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Design 200x400 beam for bending, shear, torsion

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Equivalent shear is 200 kN, tau_ve=2.857 N/mm2 below 3.1; Me1=126.47 kN-m requires doubly reinforced section. Provide tension 4-20 mm (1225 mm2), compression 3-16 mm (420 mm2), and closed 10 mm 2-legged stirrups at 90 mm c/c.

Design a rectangular RC beam having cross sectional dimension 200 mm x 400 mm subjected to design bending moment 100 kN-m, design shear force 80 kN (at critical section) and design torsional moment 15 kN-m. Consider M25 grade concrete and Fe415 grade steel.

Given: b=200b=200 mm, D=400D=400 mm, Mu=100M_u=100 kN·m, Vu=80V_u=80 kN, Tu=15T_u=15 kN·m, M25, Fe415. Assume effective cover 50 mm: d=350d=350 mm. Centre-to-centre distances of the corner bars: b1=200−100=100b_1=200-100=100 mm, d1=400−100=300d_1=400-100=300 mm.

Step 1: Equivalent shear and moment

Ve=Vu+1.6Tub=80+1.6×150.2=200.0 kN,τve=200.0×103200×350=2.857 N/mm2Mt=Tu1+D/b1.7=15×1+400/2001.7=26.47 kN⋅mMe1=Mu+Mt=100+26.47=126.47 kN⋅m\begin{aligned} V_e&=V_u+1.6\frac{T_u}{b}=80+1.6\times\frac{15}{0.2}=200.0\ \text{kN},\qquad \tau_{ve}=\frac{200.0\times10^3}{200\times350}=2.857\ \text{N/mm}^2\\ M_t&=T_u\frac{1+D/b}{1.7}=15\times\frac{1+400/200}{1.7}=26.47\ \text{kN·m}\\ M_{e1}&=M_u+M_t=100+26.47=126.47\ \text{kN·m} \end{aligned}

τve<τc,max=3.1\tau_{ve}<\tau_{c,max}=3.1 N/mm2^2 (M25), so the section is acceptable. Mt<MuM_t<M_u, so there is no Me2M_{e2}.

Step 2: Longitudinal steel. Mu,lim=0.138fckbd2=0.138×25×200×3502=84.50M_{u,lim}=0.138f_{ck}bd^2=0.138\times25\times200\times350^2=84.50 kN·m <Me1<M_{e1}, so the section is doubly reinforced for Me1M_{e1}.

Doubly reinforced design

Mu2=Me1−Mu,lim=126.47−84.50=41.97 kN⋅mM_{u2}=M_{e1}-M_{u,lim}=126.47-84.50=41.97\ \text{kN·m}

Limiting depth xu,max=0.48d=168.0x_{u,max}=0.48d=168.0 mm. Strain in compression steel (similar triangles):

εsc=0.0035(1−d′xu,max)=0.0035(1−50168.0)=0.00246\varepsilon_{sc}=0.0035\left(1-\frac{d'}{x_{u,max}}\right)=0.0035\left(1-\frac{50}{168.0}\right)=0.00246

From the design stress-strain curve of Fe415 (IS 456 Fig. 23): fsc=344.0f_{sc}=344.0 N/mm2^2. Stress in concrete displaced by the steel: fcc=0.446fck=11.15f_{cc}=0.446f_{ck}=11.15 N/mm2^2.

Asc=Mu2(fsc−fcc)(d−d′)=41.97×106(344.0−11.15)(350−50)=420 mm2A_{sc}=\frac{M_{u2}}{(f_{sc}-f_{cc})(d-d')}=\frac{41.97\times10^6}{(344.0-11.15)(350-50)}=420\ \text{mm}^2 Ast1=0.36fck b xu,max0.87fy=838 mm2,Ast2=Asc(fsc−fcc)0.87fy=387 mm2A_{st1}=\frac{0.36f_{ck}\,b\,x_{u,max}}{0.87f_y}=838\ \text{mm}^2,\qquad A_{st2}=\frac{A_{sc}(f_{sc}-f_{cc})}{0.87f_y}=387\ \text{mm}^2 Ast=Ast1+Ast2=1225 mm2A_{st}=A_{st1}+A_{st2}=1225\ \text{mm}^2

Provide tension 4-20 mm (12571257 mm2^2) and compression 3-16 mm (603603 mm2^2) bars.

Step 3: Transverse reinforcement. pt=100×1257200×350=1.80%p_t=\dfrac{100\times1257}{200\times350}=1.80\%, τc=0.79\tau_c=0.79 N/mm2^2; τve>τc\tau_{ve}>\tau_c.

Asvsv=Tub1d1(0.87fy)+Vu2.5d1(0.87fy)=1.385+0.295=1.680 mm2/mm\frac{A_{sv}}{s_v}=\frac{T_u}{b_1d_1(0.87f_y)}+\frac{V_u}{2.5d_1(0.87f_y)}=1.385+0.295=1.680\ \text{mm}^2/\text{mm}

For 10 mm 2-legged closed stirrups (Asv=157.1A_{sv}=157.1 mm2^2): sv=93s_v=93 mm. Limits: x1=125x_1=125 mm, (x1+y1)/4=112(x_1+y_1)/4=112 mm, 300 mm.

Answer: Tension steel Ast=1225A_{st}=1225 mm2^2 (4-20 mm), compression steel Asc=420A_{sc}=420 mm2^2 (3-16 mm), closed 10 mm 2-legged stirrups at 90 mm c/c.

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