Design of RCC Beam

Parameters

Rectangular Beam Dimensions B  10in H  22in L  20ft

Material Properties f'c  3000psi fy  50ksi

Factored Moment M u  226.5kip ft

Rebar Center to Beam Extreme Fiber Distance d'  2.5in

Parameters

Section Constants
ε u  0.003 ε t  0.005 ϕM  0.9 ϕV  0.75

β1  0.85

Section Constants

Tensile Steel Calculation

Effective Depth of Beam (considering two layers of reinforcement) d  H  ( d'  1in)  18.5 in

εu
Distance of Neutral Axis from Extreme Compression Fiber c   d  6.938  in
εu  εt

f'c εu
Maximum Reinforcemennt Ratio ρmax  0.85 β1    0.01626
fy ε u  ε t

2
fy 
Resisting Moment for Singly Reinforced Beam M u1  ϕM  ρmax fy  B d   1  ρmax   175.387  kip ft
1.7 f'c
 
2
Primary Tensile Steel Area As1  ρmax B d  3.007  in

Secondary Steel  "Required"

Moment Resisted by Secondary Steel M u2  51.113 kip  ft

M u2 2
Secondary Tensile Steel Area As2   0.852  in
ϕM  fy  ( d  d')

2
Total Tensile Steel Area As  As1  As2  3.859  in

Tensile Steel Calculation

Compression Steel Calculation

Compression Steel  "Required"

Maximum Stress in Compressive Steel f's  50 ksi

M u2 2
Compression Steel Area A's   0.852  in
ϕM  f's ( d  d')

Compression Steel Calculation