- 2081 Baisakh · 10 marks
Beam design for bending, torsion, shear, 425x550
Short answer
Ve = Vu+1.6Tu/b = 205.4 kN, Me1 = Mu+Mt = 137.8 kN·m. Longitudinal steel 3–20 mm (942 mm²), top 2–12 mm, side face 1–16 mm each side. Closed 8 mm stirrups at 125 mm c/c.
Design a beam 425 mm x 550 mm subjected to factored bending moment of 100 kN-m, twisting moment of 28 kN-m and shear force at critical section of 100 kN. The beam is under mild exposure condition. Use M20 grade concrete and Fe415 grade steel.
Given: mm, mm, kN·m, kN·m, kN, M20, Fe415, mild exposure. Assume effective cover 50 mm: mm; mm, mm.
Step 1: Equivalent forces (IS 456 cl. 41.3)
, so is negative and no compression-face steel is required.
Step 2: Section check. N/mm N/mm, OK. kN·m , so the section is singly reinforced.
Step 3: Longitudinal steel
Provide 3-20 mm bars ( mm, ). Minimum steel mm, OK. Provide 2-12 mm bars at the top corners as hangers.
Side face bars: mm mm, so cl. 26.5.1.7(d) requires extra longitudinal bars of mm (117 mm per face). Provide 1-16 mm bar on each face at mid-depth ( mm), giving a vertical spacing of about 225 mm mm.
Step 4: Stirrups. N/mm; since :
This is more than the code minimum mm/mm. For 8 mm 2-legged closed stirrups ( mm): mm. Limits: mm, mm, 300 mm.
Answer: Longitudinal steel mm (3-20 mm bars at the bottom), 2-12 mm at the top, 1-16 mm side face bar on each face; closed 8 mm 2-legged stirrups at 125 mm c/c.
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