Plinth Beam

Data:
Size of the Beam : 250 x 400 x 6000 mm
Ht. Of Brick wall above beam : 2500 mm
Effective depth, d = 400 - 50 - 16/2 = 342 mm
Dead load of beam = 0.4 x 0.25 x 1.0 x 25 = 2.5 kN/m
Imposed load (Bk wall)=
(i) .125 x 1.5 x 1.0 x 19.2 3.6
(ii) .25 x 1.0 x 1.0 x 19.2 4.8 = 8.4 kN/m
+ ve Bending moment (at support) Staad calculation 35.835 kNm
-ve Bending moment (at centre) 17.985 kNm
Moment due to Earth pressure (1.0m ht.)
= 1/2x16x(1.0)2x 0.25 @ 1.0/3 m 0.67 kNm
Mu = 1.5 (35.835 + 0.67) = 54.76 kNm
A) Design for maximum Bending moment at support :
The limiting moment of resistance,
Mulim = 0.138 fck bd2
2
= 0.138 x 20 x 250 x 342 = 80.71 kNm
Mu = = 54.76 kNm
Mulim > Mu Hence , it is under reinforced beam

Percentage of steel,
4.6 Mu
1- 1- 2
fck bd
Pt = 50
fy
fck

6
Mu 54.76 x 10
= 1.87
bd 2 250 x 342 2

4.6 x 1.87
1- 1-
20
Pt = 50 = 0.59%
415
20

Minimum percentage of steel required

85 85
% = = 0.20%
fy 415

Therefore, Area of steel required,

2
Ast = (0.59 /100) x 250 x 400 = 590 mm

Provide , 2/16 F + 2/12 F bar = 628 mm 2

Actual area of steel is greater than required steel. Hence, Ok.

B) Design for maximum Bending moment at centre :
As the bending moment at centre is about 50% of support bending moment
therefore, 2/16 F bar is sufficient for central Bending moment

Minimum percentage of steel required

85 85
% = = 0.20%
fy 415

Therefore, minimum area of steel required ,

Ast = (0.20/100) x 250 x 400 = 200 mm 2

Provide , 2/16 F bar = 402 mm 2

Percentage of steel provided = 0.40 % Ok.

(C ) Transverse Reinforcement :

b = 250 mm, d = 342 mm

Ast = 628 mm 2 Su = 30.463 kN (Staad calculation)
f ck = 20 N / mm 2 f y = 415 N/ mm 2

Nominial shear stress , t v = S u / bd

3
30.463x 10
= 250 x 342
0.36 N/mm 2

Percentage of tensile steel provided (at support) 0.59%

Percentage of tensile steel provided (at centre) 0.40%

For 0.40 % steel, t c = 0.44 N/mm 2

tv< tc
Therefore, Only nominal shear reinforcement is needed.
Providing 8 mm f MS bars for stirrups
spacing of two-legged stirrups is given by
0.87 Aw fy
p = = 217.5 mm
0.4 b
p shall not exceed
(i) 0.75 d = 0.75 x 342 = 256 mm
(ii) 300 mm
Provide two-legged 8 mm f stirrups @ 200 mm c/c