Lesson 6
Lesson 6
Lesson 6
Lesson 6
Doubly Reinforced Beams Doubly Reinforced Beams
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Contents
Contents
Introduction to Doubly reinforced concrete Introduction to Doubly reinforced concrete
beams beams
Worked example Worked example
Design methodology Design methodology
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Introduction to Doubly
Introduction to Doubly
R
R
fed
fed
beams
beams
If M > If M > Mu Mu
Concrete can no more withstand the actual Concrete can no more withstand the actual
moment. moment.
Either increase the concrete strength, Either increase the concrete strength,
Or doubly reinforced the beam Or doubly reinforced the beam
Providing compression steel will resist the Providing compression steel will resist the
moment in excess of moment in excess of Mu Mu
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Stress
Stress
Strain blocks
Strain blocks
b
d
x=d/2
s = 0.9x
F
st
F
cc
z
0.45f
0.0035
c
st
Cross section Strains
Stresses
A
s
A
s
' d
'
c
sc
cu
F
sc
=
=
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Area of reinforcement
Area of reinforcement
Compression steel Compression steel reinf reinf. Is cal. Using . Is cal. Using
=
d: depth to the compression steel from the top surface
s
y
s
A
z f
M
A
'
95 . 0
+ =
(
+ = )
9 . 0
25 . 0 ( 5 . 0
'
K
d z
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Assumption
Assumption
Compression steel has yielded i.e. steel Compression steel has yielded i.e. steel
stress = 0.95 stress = 0.95 fy fy, but this will only apply if , but this will only apply if
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Worked example
Worked example
=
669
270 460 95 . 0
10 5 . 127
95 . 0
6
'
+
= + =
s
y
u
s
A
z f
M
A
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Design methodology
Design methodology
a). Calculate K from M/fcubd2 a). Calculate K from M/fcubd2
K` = 0.402(bb K` = 0.402(bb 0.4) 0.4) 0.18(bb 0.18(bb 0.4)2 0.4)2
If K < K If K < K , compression steel is not required, beam , compression steel is not required, beam
shall be designed as a singly reinforced one. shall be designed as a singly reinforced one.
If K > K If K > K , compression steel is required. , compression steel is required.
b). Calculate x = (bb b). Calculate x = (bb 0.4)d 0.4)d
If If d d /x /x < 0.37, the compression steel has yielded and < 0.37, the compression steel has yielded and
fsc fsc = 0.95fy = 0.95fy
If If d d /x /x > 0.37, calculate the steel compressive strain > 0.37, calculate the steel compressive strain
esc and hence esc and hence fsc fsc
c). Calculate the area of compression steel, c). Calculate the area of compression steel,
As As = (K = (K K K )fcubd2/(fsc(d )fcubd2/(fsc(d d d )) ))
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Design methodology
Design methodology
d). Calculate the area of tension steel from d). Calculate the area of tension steel from
As =K As =K fcubd2/(0.95fyZ) + Asc fcubd2/(0.95fyZ) + Asc fsc/0.95fy fsc/0.95fy
Where Z =d Where Z =d 0.9x/2 0.9x/2
e). Links e). Links
The links should pass round the corner bars and each The links should pass round the corner bars and each
alternate bar. alternate bar.
The link size should be at least one The link size should be at least one- -quarter the size of quarter the size of
the largest compression bar. the largest compression bar.
The spacing of links should not be greater than twelve The spacing of links should not be greater than twelve
times the size of the smallest compression bars. times the size of the smallest compression bars.
NO compression bar should be more than 150mm NO compression bar should be more than 150mm
from a restrained bar. from a restrained bar.