Beam Design Spreadsheet

Enter following data

Doubly Reinforced Beam

Compression reinforcement, Asc :

Enter beam dimensions, bxD (in mm)

Characteristic strength of concrete, fck

450

800

20

N/mm2

Equation to be used :

Mu - Mu,lim = fsc * Asc * (d-d')

Characteristic strength of steel, fy

415

N/mm2

0.06

Factored 'positive' moment, Mu

140

kN-m

d'/d =
fsc from table F, SP 16

20
8
25

mm
mm
mm

43
757

mm
mm

0.48

from 38.1, IS 456

711.54

kN-m

Mu,lim > Mu

Singly reinforced

Diameter of main bar,

Diameter of stirrups,
Clear cover provided to reinforcement
Effective cover to reinforcement, d'
Effective depth of beam, d
xu,max/d
Mu,lim
Check for singly or doubly reinforced beam

Singly Reinforced Beam

Tension reinforcement,

Ast :

Ast required
Diameter of main bar,
Number of bars
Ast provided
pt,lim from table E, SP 16

529.29
20

mm2
mm

2.00
628.32

mm2

0.96

Ast,lim = (pt,lim * b * d / 100) =

3270.24

Check : Ast,lim > Ast provided

Yes

Bar diameter OK

16.6484166667
-273314.85
140000000

A1
B1
C1

Constant1
Constant2
Constant3
Solution1
Solution2

15887.5727685845
529.294701295

mm2

Asc required
Diameter of main bar,
Number of bars
Asc provided

353

N/mm2

-2267.63
20
-8.00

mm2
mm

-2513.27

mm2

Tension reinforcement, Ast :

Equation to be used :
Ast2 = (Asc * fsc)/(0.87 * fy)

Ast = Ast1 + Ast2

-2217.07

mm2

Ast1 from G-1.1(a),(b); IS 456

Ast required

3260.73
1043.66

mm2
mm2

Choose diameter of main bar,

Number of bars
Ast provided

20
4.00
1256.64

mm

NOTE : Enter values only in white box.

mm2

b
230
250
300
350
450
500
550
600
650
750

D
350
400
450
500
550
600
650
700
750
800
850
900
1000
1050
1100
1150
1200
1250
1300
1350
1400

fck
15
20
25
30
35
40

fy
###
###
###

12
16
20
25
32

6
8
###
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cover
25
30
35

Shear Des
Dimensions of beam, bxD (in mm)
Clear cover provided to reinforcement
Characteristic strength of concrete, fck
Characteristic strength of steel, fy

450
25
20
415

Diameter of main bar,

20

Diameter of stirrups,

Effective depth of beam, d

757

Maxm. shear stress, cmax

2.8

Factored shear force due to design loads, Vu

906

Nominal shear stress, v

2.66

Factored 'negative' moment, Mu

Mu,lim
Check : Mu,lim > Mu (factored -ve moment)
Ast required
Diameter of main bar,
Number of bars
Ast provided

217.5
711.54
Yes
829.30
20
3
942.48

Shear Design Spreadsheet

800
mm
N/mm2
kN-m

Stirrup diameter, no. of legs and spacing :

pt = (100 * Ast)/(b * d) =
Equation used for c :
= (0.8 * fck)/(6.89 * pt)

>1

mm

Design shear strength of concrete, c

mm

Check : c,max > c

mm

Shear force resisted by concrete, Vuc =

Check :

N/mm2
kN

Vu > Vuc

Choose diameter of stirrups,

No. of stirrup legs

N/mm2

Minimum shear reinforcement

Stirrup spacing along beam length =

kN-m

Check : Stirrup spacing < 300mm

kN-m

Provide stirrups of diameter

mm

Calculated shear reinforcement

Shear force taken up by stirrups, Vus =

Stirrup spacing along beam length =

Check : Stirrup spacing < 300mm
mm2

Provide stirrups of diameter

nd spacing :
0.28
%
c = {0.85 x sqrt[0.8fck] x[sqrt(1+5)-1]}/6
8.39
0.375

N/mm2

Yes
127.75
Yes
6

kN
Provide

'calculated shear rft.'

mm

113

mm c/c

Yes
6 mm

2 legged

778.25
20
Yes

kN
mm c/c

6 mm

2 legged

113 mm c/c

nt

20 mm c/c

maxm shear stress, cmax

15

2.5

20

2.8

25

3.1

30

3.5

35

3.7

40

Constant1
Constant2
Constant3

Solution1
Solution2

legged stirrups
2
4
6

hear stress, cmax

13.3187

A1

-273315

B1

2.2E+008

C1

19691.7851
829.299206

stirrups dia
6
8
10
12

Tables from SP 16
'Table F' for fsc value (in N/mm2); SP 16
d'/d
fy (N/mm )
2

415
500

0.05
355
424

0.1
353
412

0.15
342
395

'Table E' for pt,lim value for singly reinforced beam; SP 16

fck (N/mm )
2

15
20
25
30

250
1.32
1.76
2.2
2.64

fy (N/mm2)
415
0.72
0.96
1.19
1.43

500
0.57
0.76
0.94
1.13

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0.2
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