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Check the flexural strength of an exterior span of an interior beam at: 1) midspan, and 2) the interior support
Exterior Span Beam Spacing Interior Span Exterior Span

Beam Spacing

Beam Span

Beam Spacing

Beam Spacing

slab span

Column Spacing

Column Spacing

Column Spacing

Column Spacing = 29 ft Col. Size = 24 x 24 Beam Spacing = 12 ft w = 10 psf wLL = 40 psf

SD

f'c = 4000 psi fy = 60,000 psi clear cover = 1.5 #3 stirrups

t_stab = 5 in beam_spacing = 12 ft h = 16 in b_w = 13 in

reinforcement at support: 3 #7 bars midspan reinforcement: 8 #6 bars 1) Midspan of exterior span: T-beam Calc. Mu wsw = unit_wt [ (b_w)(h) + (beam_spacing b_w)(t_slab)] wsw = (0.150kcf) [ (13")(16") + (12' x 12"/' 13")(5") ](1ft2/144in2) = 0.899 klf

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wSD = (wSD)(beam spacing) = (0.010ksf)(12') = 0.120 klf wL = (wL)(beam spacing) = (0.040ksf)(12') = 0.480 klf wu = 1.2 (wsw + wSD) + 1.6 wL wu = 1.2 (0.899 klf + 0.120 klf) + 1.6 (0.480 klf) = 1.991 klf Mu = wu Ln2 / 16 (ACI moment coefficient for +'ve M in interior span, ACI 8.3) Ln = clear span = column spacing width of column = 29ft 2ft = 27ft Mu =103.7 k-ft = (1.991 klf) (27 ft)2 / 14 Calc. Mn effective flange width, b_f: (FE Handout, pg 115) 16 t_slab + b_w beam spacing b_f = minimum of: clear span / 4 27' (12"/') / 4 = 81" 16(5") + 13" = 93" 12' x 12'/" = 144" b_f = 81" Calc. stress resultants
bf t c s = 0.003 0.85f'c aweb Cf Cw

d s

bw

fs

Assume the compression block does not extend below the bottom of the flange (typical). FH: C = T 0.85 fc a b_f = As fy Assume steel yields As = 3(0.60in2) = 1.80in2 0.85 (4 ksi) a (81) = (1.80 in2) (60 ksi), a = 0.392 a = 0.392 < 5 = tslab , therefore compression block does not extend below flange, as assumed Note: if a had been > t, then FH: C = T 0.85 fc [(bf bw) t + bw a] = As fy Assume steel yields Solve equation above for a, and proceed as below, except: when calculating Mn add the moment due to the compression in the flange

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Mn = [As fy (d a/2) + Cf (a/2 t/2)],

Calc. strain in steel (needed to check assumption that steel yields and to calculate ).
0.003 0.003 + s = c d d = 16"[1.5"+ 3" 1 7 + " ] = 13.69" 8 28

a = 1c, 1 = 0.85 for f c' = 4 ksi 0.392" = 0.85 c, c = 0.461"

0.003 0.003 + s = , s = 0.0861 0.461" 13.69" (1) steel has yeilded ( s > y = 0.002) , as assumed (2) s > 0.004 ( ACI minfor beams), OK (3) = 0.90 ( s >= 0.005)

Calc. Mn Mn = [As fy (d a/2)] Mn = 0.90 [(1.80in2)(60 ksi) (13.69 0.392/2)] (1' / 12"), Mn = 109.3 k-ft Mn = 109.3 k-ft > 103.7 k-ft = Mu, OK

2) At Interior Side of Interior Support The bottom of the web is in compression, everything above the neutral axis is cracked. The top steel is spread laterally across the flange (therefore it is always in one layer).
bf t T

d c bw .003 a 0.85f'c

Cc

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Calc. Mu Mu = wu Ln2 / 10 (moment coefficient for exterior span, interior support) = (1.991 klf) (27 ft)2 / 11 Mu = 145.1 k-ft Calc. Mn Calc. depth of stress block FH: C = T 0.85 fc a bw = As fy (Assume steel yields) As of one #6 bar = 0.44 in2 (pg 115, FE reference) As = (8 bars)(0.44 in2 per bar) = 3.52 in2 0.85 (4 ksi) a (13) = (3.52 in2) (60 ksi),

a = 4.778

Calc. strain in steel (needed to check assumption that steel yields and to calculate ). 0.003 0.003 + s = c d 3" 1 6 d = 16"[1.5"+ + " ] = 13.75" 8 28 a = 1c, 1 = 0.85 for f c' = 4 ksi 4.778" = 0.85 c, c = 5.621"

0.003 0.003 + s , s = 0.00434 = 5.621" 13.75" steel has yeilded ( s > y = 0.002) , as assumed &

= 0.48 + 83(0.00434) = 0.840 (pg 116 FE ref.)

&

s > 0.004 (OK )

Calc. Mn Mn = [As fy (d a/2)] Mn = 0.840 [(3.52in2)(60 ksi) (13.75 4.778/2)] (1' / 12"), Mn = 168.0 k-ft Mn = 168 k-ft > 145 k-ft = Mu, ,OK