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NTC 2008 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.

In the example a simple supported beam is subjected to a uniform factored load

of 36.67 kN/m. This example is tested using the Italian NTC 2008 concrete
design code. The flexural and shear reinforcing computed is compared with
independent results.

GEOMETRY, PROPERTIES AND LOADING

230mm
CL A

60 mm 550 mm

A
Section A-A
6m

Material Properties Section Properties Design Properties

E= 25x106 kN/m2 d = 490 mm fck = 30 MPa
ν= 0.2 b = 230 mm fyk = 460 MPa
G= 10416666.7kN/m2

TECHNICAL FEATURES 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
Independent results are hand calculated based on the equivalent rectangular stress
distribution.

Percent
Output Parameter ETABS Independent Difference

Design Moment, MEd (kN- 165.00 165.00 0.00%

m)

Tension Reinf, As (mm2) 933 933 0.00%

Design Shear, VEd (kN) 110.0 110.0 0.00%

Shear Reinf, Asw/s (mm2/m) 345.0 345.0 0.00%

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

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HAND CALCULATION

Flexural Design
The following quantities are computed for both of the load combinations:
γc, concrete = 1.50
α cc = 0.85
k1 = 0.44 k2 = 1.25 ( 0.6 + 0.0014 / ε cu 2 ) =
k4 = 1.25 k3 = 0.54

f cd = α cc f ck / γ c = 0.85(30)/1.5 = 17 MPa
f y 460
f yd = = 400 Mpa
γ s 1.15
η = 1.0 for fck ≤ 50 MPa
λ = 0.8 for fck ≤ 50 MPa
f ctm
As ,min = 0.26 bd = 184.5 sq-mm,
f yk

where f ctm = 0.3 f cwk

2/3
= 0.3(30)2/3 = 2.896 N/sq-mm

As,min = 0.0013bh = 164.5 sq-mm

COMB1

The factored design load and moment are given as,

wu = 36.67 kN/m

M =
wu l 2
8
∙
= 36.67 62/8 = 165.0 kN-m

The limiting value of the ratio of the neutral axis depth at the ultimate limit state
to the effective depth, ( x / d )lim , is given as,

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x δ − k1
  = for fck ≤ 50 MPa ,
 d  lim k2
where δ = 1 , assuming no moment redistribution

x δ − k1 (1 − 0.44 )
=  = = 0.448
 d lim k2 1.25

The normalized section capacity as a singly reinforced beam is given as,

x  λx 
mlim = λ   1 −    = 0.29417
 d  lim  2  d  lim 

The limiting normalized steel ratio is given as,

x
ωlim = λ   = 1 − 1 − 2mlim = 0.3584
 d  lim

The normalized moment, m, is given as,

M 165 • 106
m= = =0.1758 < mlim so a singly reinforced beam
bd 2 f cd 230 • 4902 • 17
will be adequate.

ω = 1 − 1 − 2m = 0.1947 < ωlim

 f bd  17 • 230 • 490 
As = ω  cd  = 0.1947   =933 sq-mm
 f yd   400

Shear Design
The shear force demand is given as,
VEd ω=
= L / 2 110.0 kN
The shear force that can be carried without requiring design shear reinforcement,

=VRd ,c CRd ,c k (100 ρ1 f ck ) + k1σ cp  bw d

1/3
 

VRd ,c= 0.12 • 1.6389 (100 • 0.0 • 30 ) + 0.0  230 • 490= 0 kN

1/3
 

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with a minimum of:

V=
Rd , c
vmin + k1σ cp  bd = [ 0.4022 + 0.0] 230 x 490 =
45.3 kN

where,
200
k=
1+ ≤ 2.0 = 1.6389
d
AS 0
ρ1
= = = 0.0 ≤ 0.02
bd 230490
As = 0 for ρl at the end of a simply-supported beam as it taken as the tensile
reinforcement at the location offset by d+ldb beyond the point considered.
(EN 1992-1-1:2004 6.2.2(1) Figure 6.3)
N Ed
σ cp
= = 0.0
Ac
CRd ,c = 0.18 / γ c =0.12

= =
vmin 0.035k 3/2 fck 1/2 0.4022

The maximum design shear force that can be carried without crushing of the
notional concrete compressive struts,
 cot α + cot ϑ 
= =
VRd ,max zbα c f 'cd   297 kN
 1 + cot ϑ 
2

where,
= =
z 0.9 d 441.0 mm
α c = 1.0 since there is no axial compression
f 'cd = 0.5 f cd

α = 900 for vertical stirrups

vEd
=ϑ 0.5sin
= −1
5.33
0.2 f ck (1 − f ck / 250 )
where,

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VEd
=
vEd = 0.9761
bw d

21.8 ≤ ϑ ≤ 45 , therefore use ϑ = 21.8

The required shear reinforcing is,

Asw VEd 1 110.0106 mm 2
= = = 249.4
s zf ywd ( cot α + cot ϑ ) sin α 441 460 2.5 m
1.15
The minimum required shear reinforcing is,
 Asw  mm 2
 =
 =
1.5 b 1.5 =
230 345.0 (controls)
 s  min m

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