DESIGN OF SINGLY REINFORCED RCC T-BEAM GIRDER

(Working Stress method - IRC 21)

MATERIALS & DESIGN CONSTANTS :
Grade of concrete : M-40 Grade of reinforcing steel : Fe-415
fck = 40 MPa fy = 415 MPa Es = 200 GPa Ec = 32.5 GPa
Modular ratio : Based on E values m value = 10.0
Stresses :
Limiting bending compressive concrete stress = sbc = 13.33 MPa Clear cover at bottom = 50 mm.
Limiting bending tensile concrete stress = sbt = 0.67 MPa At Top = 50 mm.
Maximum shear stress in concrete = tc,max = 2.50 MPa Sides = 25 mm.
Maximum allowable tensile stress in steel = sst = 200 MPa k= 0.40
Minimum diameter of spacer bars = 32 mm.

DESIGN OF SECTION
Span of girder = 24000 mm.
Critical shear
Description Section at L/4 Section at L/3 Section at L/2
Distance from support =
section
1000 mm. 6000 mm. 8000 mm. 12000 mm.
Maximum moment value = 100 t-m. 120 t-m. 160 t-m. 210 t-m.
Shear force value = 96 t 78 t 43 t 5t
Beam Dimensions :
Effective width of flange, bf = 2100 mm. 2100 mm. 2100 mm. 2100 mm.
Depth of flange, Df = 200 mm. 200 mm. 200 mm. 200 mm.
Overall depth of girder, D = 1700 mm. 1700 mm. 1700 mm. 1700 mm.
Width of web, bw = 350 mm. 350 mm. 350 mm. 350 mm.
Reinforcing bar arrangements
Critical shear
Section at L/4 Section at L/3 Section at L/2
Layer description section
Nos. f d Nos. f d Nos. f d Nos. f d
First layer from bottom 4 32 1634 5 32 1634 5 32 1634 5 32 1634
2nd layer from bottom 2 32 1570 4 32 1570
3rd layer from bottom
4th layer from bottom
5th layer from bottom
pt = Ast/(b wd) = 0.56% 0.70% 1.00% 1.29%

Developed stresses :
Critical shear
Description Section at L/4 Section at L/3 Section at L/2
Depth of N.A. from top =
section
209.1 mm. 233.6 mm. 277.0 mm. 316.5 mm.
Critical depth of N.A. = 653.5 mm. 653.5 mm. 653.5 mm. 653.5 mm.
Stress at flange top = 2.9 MPa 3.2 MPa 3.8 MPa 4.7 MPa
Stress at flange botom = 0.1 MPa 0.5 MPa 1.1 MPa 1.7 MPa
Maximum stress in steel = 198.7 MPa 191.5 MPa 187.9 MPa 195.4 MPa
Design of shear reinforcements :
Critical shear
Description Section at L/4 Section at L/3 Section at L/2
Developed shear stress =
section
1.68 MPa 1.36 MPa 0.76 MPa 0.09 MPa
Allowable shear stress = 0.33 MPa 0.37 MPa 0.42 MPa 0.46 MPa
Diameter of stirrups = 12 mm. 12 mm. 10 mm. 10 mm.
Number of links per stirrup set = 2 2 2 2
Inclination angle of stirrups = 90 Degree 90 Degree 90 Degree 90 Degree
Stirrup specification = 4L 12dia 190mm C/C 4L 12dia 260mm C/C 4L 10dia 300mm C/C 4L 10dia 300mm C/C
 E D. Comp B. Comp Tensile Max shear
Conc.
GPa MPa MPa MPa MPa Permissible shear stress
0.002 0.003 ### 0.008 ### 0.013 ### 0.0175
M-20 27.50 5.00 6.67 0.53 1.80 0.18 0.22 0.30 0.35 0.39 0.42 0.45 0.47
M-25 29.00 6.25 8.33 0.61 1.90 0.19 0.23 0.31 0.36 0.40 0.44 0.46 0.49
M-30 30.50 7.50 10.00 0.67 2.20 0.20 0.23 0.31 0.37 0.41 0.45 0.48 0.50
M-35 31.50 8.75 11.67 0.67 2.30 0.20 0.23 0.31 0.37 0.42 0.45 0.49 0.52
M-40 32.50 10.00 13.33 0.67 2.50 0.20 0.23 0.32 0.38 0.42 0.46 0.49 0.52
M-45 33.50 11.25 15.00 0.67 2.50 0.20 0.23 0.32 0.38 0.42 0.46 0.49 0.52
M-50 35.00 12.50 16.67 0.67 2.50 0.20 0.23 0.32 0.38 0.42 0.46 0.49 0.52
M-55 36.00 13.75 18.30 0.67 2.50 0.20 0.23 0.32 0.38 0.42 0.46 0.49 0.52
M-60 37.00 15.00 20.00 0.67 2.50 0.20 0.23 0.32 0.38 0.42 0.46 0.49 0.52

b. ten d. comp helix

MPa MPa MPa
Fe-240 125 115 95
Fe-415 200 170 95
Fe-500 240 205 95
Permissible shear stress
### 0.0225 ### 0.0275 ### 0.0325 0.0350 0.0375 0.0400
0.49 0.51 0.51 0.51 0.51 0.51 0.51 0.51 0.51
0.51 0.53 0.55 0.56 0.57 0.57 0.57 0.57 0.57
0.53 0.55 0.57 0.58 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60
0.54 0.56 0.58 0.60 0.62 0.62 0.62 0.62 0.62
0.55 0.57 0.60 0.62 0.63 0.63 0.63 0.63 0.63
0.55 0.57 0.60 0.62 0.63 0.63 0.63 0.63 0.63
0.55 0.57 0.60 0.62 0.63 0.63 0.63 0.63 0.63
0.55 0.57 0.60 0.62 0.63 0.63 0.63 0.63 0.63
0.55 0.57 0.60 0.62 0.63 0.63 0.63 0.63 0.63