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Initial Design of a Beam on Elastic Foundation
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The beam is simply supported beam

Span of the beam = 2600 mm

Nominal cover to reinforcement in Moderate

BS 8110-Part Exposure Condition (for Grade 40 Concrete) = 30 mm
1:1997, Table 3.3

BS 8110-Part Nominal cover to reinforcement for 1.5 hr Fire

1:1997, Table 3.4 Resistance = 20 mm

Minimum Beam Width for 1.5 hr Fire

BS 8110-Part Resistance = 200 mm
1:1997, Figure
3.2
Select the Beam Width (b) = 300 mm b = 300 mm
(Beam width is fixed as per the site
conditions)

Hence the cover shall be reduced by 5.0 mm

Therefore, the Selected Cover = 40 mm

Beam depth is decided to suit the site

conditions. Ie to protect the power cable. = 500 mm
Hence the beam depth is 500 mm.

Assume,
Diameter of Main Reinforcement = 16 mm
Diameter of Shear Links = 10 mm

Effective depth (de) = 500 - 40-10 - (16/2) de = 442 mm

442 mm

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b = 300 mm

de = 442 mm

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Design of Beams

500 mm

600mm 2600 mm 600 mm

Beam is simply supported on compacted ABC layer

Loading on Beam (for 1.0 m length of the beam)

Dead Load (Gk) Live Load (Qk)

Self Weight of slabs (0.2x1.8x24/2) = 4.32 kN/m

Self weight - finishes (0.04x1.8x24/2) = 0.86 kN/m

Self weight of beam (0.3x0.5x1x24) = 3.60 kN/m

BS 5400-2:1978
Cl. 6.2.1 HA type Load (UDL) (10 x 1.8/2) = 9.00 kN/m

Cl.6.2.2 HA type Load (KEL) (40 /2) = 20.00 kN

Total 8.78 kN/m 9.00 kN/m

Total design load (UDL) = 1.40 x DL + 1.60 x LL

= 1.40 x 8.784 + 1.60 x 9
= 26.70 kN/m

Total design load (Point Load) = 1.60 x 20

= 32.00 kN
Cover for all concrete is considered as 40 mm as previous design
Width of the beam is considered as 300mm as previous design
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Effective depth
(assume 16 mm Dia rebars & 10mm Dia shear links) = 500-40-10-8 mm
442 mm

BS 8110:1- Effective span of the beam

1997
Cl 3.4.1.2 Distance between the centers of the bearings = 3.2 m
clear distance between supports + effective depth = 3.04 m
(assume 16 mm Dia rebars & 10mm Dia shear links)

Hence select effective span = 3.04 m

considering beam as simply supported beam,

Maximum bending moment will be at the center of the beam

Bending moment due to UDL (M1) = (26.7 x 3.04²)/8

= 30.84 kNm

Bending moment due to UDL (M2) = (32 x 3.04)/4

= 24.32 kNm

Total bending moment at the center of the beam = 30.84 + 24.32 kNm
= 55.16 kNm

No moment redistribution done. Hence,

BS 8110-1 βb = Moment at the section after redistribution

Cl. 3.4.4.3 Moment at the section before redistribution

βb = 1.0

BS 8110-1 Since the redistribution not exceeded 10%,

Cl. 3.4.4.4 K' = 0.156

K = M/bd2 fcu
= 55.2 x 10^6 /(300 x 442²x 40)
K = 0.0235

K < K'
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Hence compression r/f is not required

z = de x {0.5 + (0.25 - K/0.9)1/2}

442 x {0.5 + (0.25 - 0.0235/0.9)1/2}
= 430.14 mm

0.95 x de = 0.95 x 442

= 419.90 mm

Therefore selected z = 419.90 mm

Depth to natural axis x = (de - z) /0.45

= (442-419.9)/0.45
= 49.111 < 221

Then, As,req = M/0.95 fyz

= 52.2 x 106/(0.95 x 460 x 419.9)
As,req = 300.63 mm2

Provide 3 Nos ofT16,

Then, As,pro = 602.88 mm2

As,pro > As,req

Check for minimum percentage of reinforcement

BS 8110-1
Cl. 3.12.5.3 100 As/Ac = 100 x 602.88/(300 x 500)
Table 3.25 = 0.40 %
> 0.13 %

Check for minimum steel is satisfied.

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BS 8110-1 Check for deflection

Cl 3.4.6.3 Allowable span/ effective depth ratio > actual span / effective depth ratio

Actual sapn / effective depth = 3.2 / 0.442

= 7.24

Allowable span / effective depth = Basic span x MF for tension RF

Table 3.9 Basic span / effcetive depth = 20

Table 3.10 fs = 2 x fy x As req x (1/B)

3 As prov

= 2 x 460 x 300.6 x (1/1)

3 x 602.88

= 152.906051

Moddification factor for tension RF

= 0.55 + (477- fs) < 2.0
120 x (0.9+ M / (bd²)

= 0.55 + (477- 152.90)

120 x (0.9+ 55.2 x 10^6 / (300 x 442²)

= 0.550 < 2.0

Hence,
Allowable Span/ effective depth ratio = 20 x 0.55
= 11 > 7.24
Allowable span/effective depth > Actual span/ effective depth

Hence, Deflection check is OK.

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Design for Shear Forces

Shear Forces

Beam can be considered as symmetrical

Shear force due to point load = 32/2 kN

= 16 kN

Shear force due to UDL = (26.7 x 3.04 )/2 kN

= 40.611 kN
Maximum shear force is at the end of the beam,

Maximum shear force, V = 16 + 40.61

= 56.61 kN

BS 8110-1
Cl. 3.4.5.2 Design shear stress (v) = V/ bd
v = 56.61x 1000 / (300 x 442)
v = 0.4269 N/mm2

0.8 x (fcu)1/2 = 0.8 x (40)1/2

= 5.06 N/mm2

v < 0.8 x (fcu)1/2 or 5.0 N/mm2

BS 8110-1
Table 3.8 100 As / bvd = 100 x 602.88 / (300 x 442)
= 0.4547
< 3.00

400 / d = 400 / 442

= 0.905
< 1.00
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Modification factor for concrete grade (MF) = (fcu/25)1/3

= (40/25)1/3
= 1.17

vc = 0.79 x {(100As/bvd)1/3 x (400/d)1/4} x MF

γm
γm = 1.25

vc = 0.79 x {(0.454)1/3 x (1.0)1/4} x 1.17

1.25
= 0.142 N/mm2
BS 8110-1
Table 3.7 (vc + 0.4) = 0.142 + 0.40
= 0.542 N/mm2

0.5 vc = 0.5 x 0.142

= 0.071 N/mm2

0.5 vc < v < (vc + 0.4)

Therefore, Asv ≥ 0.4 bv sv /(0.95 fyv)

Diameter of shear reinforcement = 10.00 mm

fyv = 460.00 N/mm2

Asv = 2 x π x (102/4)
= 157.08 mm2

157.08 ≥ 0.4 x 300 x sv /(0.95 x 460)

sv ≤ 572 mm

Provide T10 @ 250 mm C/C

BS 8110-1
Cl. 3.4.5.5 Maximum spacing of shear r/f = 0.75 x d
= 0.75 x 442
= 331.50 mm
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Provided spacing < Maximum spacing

Check for maximum spacing is satisfied.

Therefore, T10@250 mm C/C is OK.