Enter beam dimensions, b and D, mm

Characteristic strength of concrete, f c'

Characteristic strength of steel, f y
Factored 'positive' moment, M u
Diameter of main bar, Ø
Diameter of stirrups, Øτ
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, Ø

Number of bars
Ast provided
pt,lim from table E, SP 16
Ast,lim = (pt,lim * b * d / 100) =
Check : Ast,lim > Ast provided

DOUBLY REINFORCED BEA

Compression reinforcement, Asc :
Equation
d'/d
fsc from table F, SP 16
Asc required
 Diameter of main bar, Ø
Number of bars
Asc provided

Tension reinforcement, Ast :

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

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

Ast required

Choose diameter of main bar, Ø

Number of bars
Ast provided

Constant1
Constant2
Constant3

Solution1
Solution2
 500 900

30 N/mm2
415 N/mm2
140 kN-m
25 mm
10 mm
30 mm
52.5 mm
847.5 mm
0.48 from 38.1, IS 456
1486.397408 kN-m
Mu,lim > Mu Singly reinforced

NFORCED BEAM

464.5773248 mm2
25 mm

1
490.8738519 mm2
0.96
4068 mm2
Yes Bar diameter OK

NFORCED BEAM

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

0.061946903
353 N/mm2
-4797.681714 mm2
 25 mm
-10
-4908.738519 mm2

Ast = Ast1 + Ast2

-4690.712214 mm2

6084.254258 mm2
1393.542044 mm2

25 mm
3
1472.621556 mm2

9.98905 A1
-305989.875 B1
140000000 C1

30167.9528
464.5773248
 Tables from SP 16
'Table F' for fsc value (in N/mm2); SP 16
d'/d
fy (N/mm2) 0.05 0.1 0.15
415 355 353 342
500 424 412 395

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

fy (N/mm2)
fck (N/mm )2
250 415 500
15 1.32 0.72 0.57
20 1.76 0.96 0.76
25 2.2 1.19 0.94

30 2.64 1.43 1.13

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