- 2075 Chaitra · 8 marks
Beam design for flexure, shear, torsion, 650x300
Short answer
Longitudinal reinforcement: 4-16 mm bars at bottom (804 mm²), 2-12 mm at top, and 1-12 mm side face bar on each face. Transverse reinforcement: 8 mm 2-legged closed stirrups at 115 mm c/c. Equivalent shear Ve = 243.3 kN, equivalent moment Me1 = 131.57 kN·m; section is adequate as τve = 1.35 N/mm² < τc,max = 3.1 N/mm².
A rectangular RC beam of overall dimensions 650 mm by 300 mm is subjected to a factored bending moment of 85 kN-m, factored shear force of 110 kN and factored twisting moment of 25 kN-m. Design the beam for longitudinal and transverse reinforcements. Use M25 concrete and Fe415 grade steel.
Given: mm, mm, kN·m, kN, kN·m, M25, Fe415. Assume effective cover 50 mm: mm; mm, mm.
Step 1: Equivalent shear and moment (IS 456 cl. 41.3)
N/mm N/mm (M25), so the section is adequate. , so is not required.
Step 2: Longitudinal reinforcement. kN·m , hence singly reinforced:
Minimum steel mm. Provide 4-16 mm bars ( mm) at the bottom and 2-12 mm at the top as hangers.
Side face bars: mm mm, so for torsion (cl. 26.5.1.7(d)) provide mm (98 mm per face): 1-12 mm bar on each face at mid-depth ( mm), giving a spacing of about 275 mm mm.
Step 3: Transverse reinforcement. , N/mm; .
Code minimum: mm/mm, so 0.851 governs. For 8 mm 2-legged closed stirrups ( mm): mm. Limits: mm, mm, 300 mm.
Answer: Longitudinal steel 4-16 mm at the bottom ( mm required for kN·m), 2-12 mm at the top and 1-12 mm side face bar on each face; transverse reinforcement: closed 8 mm 2-legged stirrups at 115 mm c/c.
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