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SS CP 65-1999 Example 001

SHEAR AND FLEXURAL REINFORCEMENT DESIGN OF A SINGLY REINFORCED RECTANGLE

EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION
The flexural and shear strength of a rectangular concrete beam is tested in this
example.

A simply supported beam is subjected to a uniform unfactored dead load and

imposed load of 25 and 19 kN/m respectively spanning 6m. This example is
tested using the Singapore CP65-99 concrete design code. The flexural and shear
reinforcing computed is compared with independent results.

GEOMETRY, PROPERTIES AND LOADING

Dead Load=25kN/m b=300mm
CL A
Live Load=19kN/m

d=490 mm
h=600 mm

300mm A 300mm
Section A-A
6m
Design Properties
fcu = 30 MPa
fy = 460 MPa
fyv = 250 MPa
TECHNICAL FEATURES OF TESTED

 Calculation of Flexural reinforcement, As

 Enforcement of Minimum tension reinforcement, As,min

 Calculation of Shear reinforcement, Av

 Enforcement of Minimum shear reinforcing, Av,min

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RESULTS COMPARISON

The detailed work-out of the example above can be obtained from Example 3.4
of Chanakya Arya (1994). “Design of Structural Elements.” E & FN Spon, 54-55

Percent
Output Parameter ETABS Independent Difference
Design Moment, Mu (kN-m) 294.30 294.30 0.00%

Tension Reinf, As (mm2) 1555 1555 0.00%

Design Shear, Vu (kN) 160.23 160.23 0.00%

Shear Reinf, Asv/sv (mm2/mm) 0.730 0.730 0.00 %

COMPUTER FILE: SS CP 65-1999 EX001

CONCLUSION
The computed flexural results show an exact match with the independent results.

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HAND CALCULATION

Flexural Design
The following quantities are computed for all the load combinations:
γm, steel = 1.15
As ,min = 0.0013bh , where b=300mm, h=600mm
= 234.00 sq-mm

Design Combo COMB1

wu = =65.4 kN/m
wu l 2
Mu = = 294.3 kN-m
8
wu l
Vu = − wu d = 160.23 kN
2
The depth of the compression block is given by:
M
K= = 0.108 < 0.156
f cu b d 2
If K ≤ 0.156 (BS 3.4.4.4), the beam is designed as a singly reinforced concrete
beam.
Then the moment arm is computed as:
 K 
z = d 0.5 + 0.25 −  ≤ 0.95d = 473.221 mm, where d=550 mm
 0.9 

The ultimate resistance moment is given by:

M
As = = 1555 sq-mm
( f y 1.15) z

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Shear Design
Vu = =160.23 kN at distance, d, from support
V
v= = 0.9711 MPa
bw d

vmax = min(0.8 fcu , 5 MPa) = 4.38178 MPa

v ≤ vmax , so no concrete crushing

The shear stress carried by the concrete, vc, is calculated as:
1 1
0.84k1 k 2  100 As  3  400  4
vc =     = 0.4418 MPa
γ m  bd   d 
k1 is the enhancement factor for support compression,
and is conservatively taken as 1 .
1 1
f  3  80  3
k2 =  cu  = 1.0, 1 ≤ k2 ≤  
 30   30 
γm = 1.25
100 As
0.15 ≤ ≤3
bd
100 As 100 • 469
= = 0.2842
bd 300 • 550
1 1
 400  4  400  4

 =
 0.95 ≥ 1, so   is taken as 1.
 d   d 
fcu ≤ 40 MPa (for calculation purposes only) and As is the area of tension
reinforcement.
If (vc + 0.4) < v ≤ vmax

=
Asv (=
v − vc ) bw ( 0.9711 − 0.4418 )
= 0.730 sq-mm/mm
sv 0.87 f yv 0.87250

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