CHAPTER 4: DESIGN OF RECTANGULAR CONCRETE SE

INPUT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

b=
12
in.
d=
17
in.
fc
3
ksi
fy
60
ksi
Mu=
170
k-ft

0.9

Where,
= Input cell
b = Width of the section
d = Effective depth
f'c = Compressive strength of concrete
fy = yield strength of steel
Mu= factored applied moment (demant capacity of section)
= Strenght reduction factor

Upper limit of percentage of reinforcement for tension-controled section:

max =
0.0135
Maximum capacity of the single-reinforced tension-controled section:
Mnmax =
177.7
k-ft

Since Mnmax Mu, Design Section as Single Reinforced (follow the procedure in PART 1)
PART 1: DESIGN OF SINGLE REINFORCED CONCRETE SECTION
Choose to satisfy the following:
STEP 1.

min
As =

0.0033
< =
2.652
in^2

0.013 <

For the selected capacity of the section is:

Reinforcement is adequate
Tension Reinforcement:
STEP 2. Choose bar #
Use

8
#

max= 0.0135

Mn= 171.85 k-ft

bars

PART 2: DESIGN OF DOUBLE REINFORCED CONCRETE SECTION

STEP 1.

STEP 2.

d' =
Mu2=
Tension steel:
As=
choose bar #
Use
Compression steel:

2.5 in.
-7.7 k-ft
2.65 in2
8
4 bars (As

3 in^2)

STEP 3.

A's=
choose bar #
Use
Capacity of the section:
Mn =

-0.12 in2
8
-1 bars (As

201.1 k-ft

-1 in^2)

R CONCRETE SECTION

mant capacity of section)

procedure in PART 1)