A Case Study

in partial fulfilment for the requirements of

Reinforced Concrete Design

by
Domingo, Daril C.
Gaerlan, Kriselle Jane
Mariano, Jhon Adrian S.
Santos, Richmond Vince M.

Presented to:
Engr. Aurus Jodeo C. Tiam, RMP, ME-1

May 2019
Apart from axial and torsional forces there are
other types of forces to which members may be
subjected. In many instances in structural and
machine design, members must resist forces applied
laterally or transversely to their axes. Such
members are called beams. Beams are the important
structural elements that transmit the loads from
slabs, walls, imposed loads etc.. A beam must have
an adequate safety margin against bending and
shear stresses, so that it will perform effectively
during its service life.
As this study refers from the unequal dimensions of
beams on the experimental investigation of the system
that carried out different behaviour of the beams. Most
constructions use equal dimensions of beams all
throughout and it is not unusual for some constructions
to use unequal beam depths or dimensions.
Since beams are designed for its geometry and
reinforcements wherein all forces acting on the
beam is to produce shear force and bending
moments within the beam, that in turn induce
internal stresses, strains and deflections of the
beam.

Thus constructing an unequal beam depth effects

on how does it behaves on the column as well as on
its frame analysis.
Illustration:

Beams with equal depths

Illustration:

Beams with unequal depths.

Illustration:
Illustrating Examples: Equal beam depth
Figure 1:
Illustrating Examples: Unequal beam depth
Figure 2:
Figure 3:
Figure 4:
1. To
determine its effects on the analyzation of
frames using moment distribution.

2. To determine the behavior of the beam

when subjected to different loadings.
From figure 1.
Equal beam
depths
From figure 2.
Unequal beam
depths
Based from the given data’s and examples or on the
results of the unequal beam depth the effects of it in its
frame analysis is that;

1. Equal beam depths on both spans- their moments are

well-distributed .
2. Unequal beam depth
(a) Smaller depth- the higher its capacity to resist
its moment and shear.
(b) Larger depth- the lower its capacity to resist
moment and shear.
And also as the unequal beams subjected to different
loadings;
1.The smaller depth subjected to higher loading resists
higher moment and shear than that with the larger
depth subjected to a higher loading.
2. The smaller depth subjected to lower loading resists
higher moment and shear
than that with the larger depth subjected to a lower
loading.

Within this results, the smaller depth of the beam is

the one that carries most of the loads that can also
resist higher moment and shear.
Most construction sites nowadays are using the same or equal
depths of beams and some constructions also uses unequal
beam depths. Referring from our study;

It is safe to perform unequal beam depths or dimensions as

long as the followings are being observed carefully;

a. Loads
b. Length per span
 Summary
 This study considers the effect of detailing of an
interior beam to column connection with
unequal beam depths on seismic performance
of special moment‐resisting frame (SMRF),
which has not explicitly been taken into account,
despite its possible occurrence in engineering
practice, by the current codes and provisions.
Studied detailing consists of a continuity plate
arrangement, cover plate, flange plate and
haunch connection system as alternatives in
order to connect a shallow beam and a deep
beam to column. To improve the understanding
of seismic performance in SMRF connections,
coordinated analytical and experimental studies
have been conducted to examine the effect of
different geometries and the mentioned
alternatives on the seismic performance of
SMRF with unequal beam depths. This work
describes the analytical studies and includes a
summary of the experimental results used in the
development and validation of the analytical
models; the experiment and analyses show that
some detailing could provide ductile behavior
with a total storey drift angle of 0.06 rad before
experiencing 20% strength degradation while
other detailing would not satisfy this criterion.
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