DCS BeamDesign Lect3

Doubly Reinforced Beam
 Necessity
1. When the section is required in beams of restricted depth
due to head room requirements.
2. When the SRB section is not sufficient to resist the BM on
the section. Thus additional tension and compression
reinforcements are designed to withstand the flexural
stresses.
3. When the reversal of stresses occurs due the lateral forces.
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Stress Block Parameters For Doubly Reinforced Beam
Doubly reinforced section = Balanced section + Addition Tension and compression reinforcement
 Moment of resistance of Doubly Reinforced Beam section.
 Limiting moment Mu,lim of Singly Reinforced Beam section.

• Calculate Ast,lim from the equation,
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 For the additional moment ), the additional tension steel and compression steel are to be provided.
• Find compression steel from the equation,
Asc = area of compression reinforcement

d’ = effective depth of compression steel from the top fibre
fsc = stress in compression reinforcement at the level of steel (from Table)
fcc = stress in concrete at the level of compression reinforcement
= 0.446*fck fy fsc (N/mm2) value corresponding to d’/d value
(N/mm2)
0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2
250 217 217 217 217

415 355 353 342 329
500 424 412 395 370
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550 458 441 419 380
• Corresponding tensile steel Ast2 may be found out from,
Where, Ast2 = area of additional tensile reinforcement

 From the above equation, Calculate Ast,
.
 Moment of resistance of DRB section is given as,
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PROBLEMS
1. Find the factored moment of resistance of a beam section 230mm * 460mm effective
depth reinforced with 2-16mm diameter bars as compression reinforcement at a cover
of 40 mm and 4-20 mm diameter bars as tension reinforcement. The materials are M20
grade concrete and mild steel reinforcement .
Sol. b = 230 mm Asc = 2*201 = 402 mm 2
d = 460 mm Ast = 4*314 = 1256 mm 2
d’ = 40 mm
Equating total forces
0.36 * fck * b * xu + Asc*fsc = 0.87*fy*Ast
d’/d = 40/460
= 0.090, next higher value 0.1 may be adopted
Fsc = 217 N/mm2
Substituting
0.36*20*230*Xu + 402*217 = 0.87*250*1256
Which gives 1656 Xu = 273180-87234
= 185946
Xu = 112.29mm
Xu,max = 0.53d = 0.53*460 = 243.8mm
Xu < Xu,max
Hence, section is under reinforced.
Taking moments of compressive forces about centroid of tensile reinforcement
Mu = 0.36 fck*b*Xu*(d-0.42Xu) + Asc*fsc*(d-d’)
= 0.36*20*230*112.29*(460-0.42*112.29)*10-6 + 402*217*(460-40)*10-6
= 113.4 kNm
2. Find out the moment of resistance of a previous example , if the materials are M20
grade concrete and HYSD reinforcement of grade Fe 415.
Sol. b = 230 mm Asc = 2*201 = 402 mm2
d = 460mm Ast = 4*314 = 1256 mm2
d’ = 40m
Equating total forces, total compression C = total tension T
0.36 * fck * b * xu + Asc*fsc = 0.87*fy*Ast
For d’/d = 0.1, fsc = 353 N/mm2
Substituting,
0.36*20*230*Xu + 402*353 = 0.87*415*1256
1656Xu + 141906 = 453479
Which gives Xu = 188.15 mm
Xu,max = 0.48*460=220.8 mm
Xu < Xu,max
Hence, Section is under-reinforced.
The moment of resistance can be found out by taking forces about
centroid of tensile reinforcement.
Mu = 0.36 fck*b*Xu*(d-0.42Xu) + Asc*fsc*(d-d’)
= [1656 Xu(460-0.42Xu) + 141906(460-40)]*10-6
Substituting Xu = 188.15 mm
Mu = 118.7 + 59.60 = 178.3 kNm
3. A rectangular beam of size 230mm wide x 500mm effective depth is subjected to a factored
moment of 200kNm. Find the reinforcement for flexure. The materials are M20 grade
concrete and HYSD reinforcement of grade Fe 415.
sol. Mu = 200 kNm Fy = 415 N/mm2 fck = 20 N/mm2
b = 230 mm
= 0.36 * 0.48 ( 1 – (0.42*0.48))*20

= 2.76
Mu,lim = Qlim * bd2
= 2.76 x 230 x 5002 x 10-6
= 158.7 kNm < Mu
Hence, double reinforced section.
Mu2 = Mu – Mu,lim
= 200 – 158.7
= 41.3 kNm
Let the compression reinforcement be provided at an eff. cover of 50mm.
d/d’ = 50/500 = 0.1
Stress in compression steel fsc = 353 N/mm2
Asc =
= 41.3 x 106 / (353*(500-50))
= 260 mm2
Corresponding tensile steel
Ast2 =
= 260 x 353 / (0.87 x 415)
= 254.2 mm2
Ast,lim =
=
= 1101.1 mm2
Asc = 260 mm2, provide 2-20# = 628 mm2 (Trial & Error)
Ast = 1101.1 + 254.2 = 1355.3 mm2, provide 5-20# = 1570 mm2
For the designed section, determine xu by equating total compression and total
tension,
0.36fckbxu + Ascfsc = 0.87fy Ast
0.36 x 20 x 230 xu + 628 x 353 = 0.87 x 415 x 1570
xu = 208.43 mm
Xu,max = 0.48 d
= 0.48 x 500 = 240 mm
Xu < Xu,max
The beam is under-reinforced. The design is accepted.
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Doubly Reinforced Beam

 Moment of resistance of Doubly Reinforced Beam section.

 Limiting moment Mu,lim of Singly Reinforced Beam section.

Asc = area of compression reinforcement

250 217 217 217 217

Where, Ast2 = area of additional tensile reinforcement

= 0.36 * 0.48 ( 1 – (0.420.48))20

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