Design Of Beams

Input Data

Assume Beam Size B

D

Length of the Slab in Shorter Direction Lx

Length of the Slab in Longer Direction Ly

Width of the Supporting Beams bs

Live Load Considered in DesAs per IS 875 (Part 2) Wl

Superimposed Dead Load Wsdl
Grade of Concrete M
Grade of Steel Fe
Unit weight of Concrete As per IS 875 (Part 1) Ƴconc
Effective Cover to the Reinforcement Ceff
Factor for Dead Load
Factor for Live Load
Depth of the Slab D
Height of the Floor Hf
Unit weight of Brick Ƴbrick
Width of the Wall
Wall Load acting on Beam Wwall
Effective Depth o beam d

Calculation of K
k Ly/Lx <2
k Ly/Lx 1.67

Load Calculation

Dead Load due Self weight of Slab ( ϒxDpro ) Wd

Super imposed Dead load on Slab Wsdl
Live Load acting on slab ( As per IS 875-2 ) Wl

Total load acting on Slab W

Load Distribution On Beams

Dead load
Uniformly Distributed Load on Long Beams W x Lx x (1 - (1/3k2))
Wl
Uniformly Distributed Load on Short Beams ( W x Lx )/3
Ws
Wall Loads on Beams Wwall
Self weight of Beam Wd

Total Load Acting on Short Beams

Total Load Acting on Long Beams

Factored Dead Load

Total Load Acting on Short Beams

Total Load Acting on Long Beams

Live load
Uniformly Distributed Load on Long Beams W x Lx x (1 - (1/3k2))
Wl
Uniformly Distributed Load on Short Beams ( W x Lx )/3
Ws
Total Load Acting on Short Beams
Total Load Acting on Long Beams
Factored Live Load

Total Load Acting on Short Beams

Total Load Acting on Long Beams

Moment Calculation
Shorter Span
Short Beams 3.3
Moment Locations DL
Moment near Middle of End Span Mu1 = (wL2/12) +
= 79.377
Moment at Support Next to the End Support = (wL2/10) +
Mu2 = 93.894
Moment at Middle of Interior Span (wL2/16) +
Mu3 = 61.100
Moment at Other Interior Supports (wL2/12) +
Mu4 = 81.264
Moment at End Span Support (wL /24)
2
+
Mu5 = 38.462

Longer Span
Long Beam 5.5
Moment Locations DL
Moment near Middle of End Span Mu1 = (wL2/12) +
= 223.230
Moment at Support Next to the End Support = (wL2/10) +
Mu2 = 265.289
Moment at Middle of Interior Span (wL2/16) +
Mu3 = 170.890
Moment at Other Interior Supports (wL /12)
2
+
Mu4 = 227.404
Moment at End Span Support (wL2/24) +
Mu5 = 109.169

Design of Short Beam

Location Of Short Beam End Span

Negative Bending Moment at Support

Positive Bending Moment at Midspan

Check for Effective Depth

Maximum BM in Short Beam

As per IS 456:2000 Annex G , For Balanced section
Limiting Moment Mu.Lim 0.36 x (xu.max/d) x (1-(0.42 x (xu.max/d) )) x b x d2 x Fck

As per IS 456:2000, Clause 38.1 Page For Fy 500 N/mm2 (xu.max/d) 0.46
Limiting Moment Mu.Lim 209.09
Hence Mu < Mu.Lim

The Provided Depth is safe

Design For Flexure

Positive Bending Moment at Mid span Mu 79.38
As per IS 456:2000, Annex G for Limiting Section
Mu 0.87 x Fy x Ast x d x ( 1 - ((Ast x Fy)/(b x d x Fck)))
Substitutuing values in above equation, We get a quadratic equation,
24.166667 Ast2 -181395 Ast +
Quadratic Equation, ax2 + bx + c = 0

a 24.167
b -181395
c 79376665.5
 b2 - 4ac 25231068360
�=(−𝑏±√(𝑏^2−4𝑎𝑐))/2𝑎 Sqrt( b -4ac )
2
158842.90
Solving Quadratic Equation, Root 1 7039.40
Root 2 466.60

Area of Reinforcement Required Ast 466.60

As per IS 456 : 2000 Clause 26.5.2.1,
Percentage of minimum Reinforcement (0.85 x b x d) / Fy
Minimum Reinforcement 212.67
Reinforcement to be Provided 466.60

Negative Bending Moment at Support Mu 38.46

As per IS 456:2000, Annex G for Limiting Section
Mu 0.87 x Fy x Ast x d x ( 1 - ((Ast x Fy)/(b x d x Fck)))
Substitutuing values in above equation, We get a quadratic equation,
24.166667 Ast2 -181395 Ast +
Quadratic Equation, ax2 + bx + c = 0

a 24.167
b -181395
c 38461554.65
b2 - 4ac 29186195742
�=(−𝑏±√(𝑏^2−4𝑎𝑐))/2𝑎 Sqrt( b -4ac )
2
170839.68
Solving Quadratic Equation, Root 1 7287.61
Root 2 218.39

Area of Reinforcement Required Ast 218.39

As per IS 456 : 2000 Clause 26.5.2.1,
Percentage of minimum Reinforcement (0.85 x b x d) / Fy
Minimum Reinforcement 212.67
Reinforcement to be Provided 218.39
 300 mm
450 mm
Slab 1 Slab 2
3.3 m 3.3 m
3300 mm 3300 mm
5.5 m 5.5 m
5500 mm 5500 mm
0.3 m 0.3 m
300 mm 300 mm
3.5 kN/m2 3.5 kN/m2
1.5 kN/m2 1.5 kN/m2
30 N/mm2 30 N/mm2
500 N/mm2 500 N/mm2
25 kN/m3 25 kN/m3
25 mm 25 mm
1.5 1.5
1.5 1.5
150 mm 150 mm
3.5 3.5
20 kN/m3 20 kN/m3
200 mm 200 mm
14 kN/m 14 kN/m
417 mm

< 2

Slab 1 Slab 2
3.75 kN/m2 3.75 kN/m2
1.5 kN/m2 1.5 kN/m2
3.5 kN/m2 3.5 kN/m2

8.75 kN/m2 8.75 kN/m2

 Slab 1 Slab 2
7.62 kN/m 7.62 kN/m

5.78 kN/m 5.78 kN/m

14.00 kN/m 14.00 kN/m
3.38 kN/m 3.38 kN/m

23.15 kN/m 23.15 kN/m

25.00 kN/m 25.00 kN/m

69.45 kN/m
74.99 kN/m

Slab 1 Slab 2
5.08 kN/m 5.08 kN/m

3.85 kN/m 3.85 kN/m

5.08 kN/m 5.08 kN/m
3.85 kN/m 3.85 kN/m

15.25 kN/m
11.55 kN/m

orter Span
3.3
LL
(wL2/10)
kNm
(wL2/9)
kNm
(wL2/12)
kNm
(wL2/9)
kNm
(wL2/24)
kNm

onger Span
 5.5
LL
(wL2/10)
kNm
(wL2/9)
kNm
(wL2/12)
kNm
(wL2/9)
kNm
(wL2/24)
kNm

38.462 kNm
79.377 kNm

79.3766655 kNm

xu.max/d) )) x b x d2 x Fck

kNm

kNm

x Fy)/(b x d x Fck)))

79376665.5 = 0
 mm2

mm2
mm2

kNm

x Fy)/(b x d x Fck)))

38461554.65 = 0

mm2

mm2
mm2