DESIGN OF BOX BEAM

Moment Mu =
Shear Vu =
Geometrical Properties:
B
=
Tf
=
Bf
=
Tw
=
H
=
d=eff. depth=
Material Properties
fy
=
f'c
=

406.74
8.25

kip-in
kips

12
3
3
3
12
9.5

in
in
in
in
in
in

60
3

ksi
ksi

Tf
Tw
Bf

Total Area = 108 in2

Design Calculations:

(As)max
(As)min
(As)req

=
=
=
=

0.85

1.83
0.38
0.87

in2
in2
in2

Try a Steel Area , As

=
a = As fy/(0.85 fc be)
=
Md=0.9Asfy(d-Asfy/(1.7fc b)=

0.98
1.922
452

Shear Design:
fVc =0.85 [2 (fc)1/2bw d ] =
Maximum Spacing of 1-Leg Stirrups:
Smax = [Minimum of Avfy/(50bw), d/2, 24]=
Shear Taken by Stirrups:
Vs = (fVu - fVc)/f =
Required Spacing of Stirrups:
S = [Minimum of Smax & (Av fy d / Vs)] =

in2
in
kip-in

5.31
4.75
2
4.75

k
in
k
in