Beam Design

Design Constants
FOR bars 16mm f & above
fy

f'c
rg
rmin
m
R

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12mm f & below

276 MPa
21 MPa
0.0020
0.00507
15.4622
3.00474

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276 MPa
21 MPa
0.0020
0.00507
15.4622
3.00474

b1 =

0.850
0.025
0.012
40 mm
300 mm
10 mm

rmax =
Assume r
Concrete Cover
Column Width
Stirrups

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Tie Beam

2 Legged

Ratio of d/b =

Main bar size :

16 mm
Top Bars =
@ supports
Midspan
Beam ID
Top bars
Bottom bars
Moment (kN-m)
27.30
15.77
2

421.5.2.1
421.5.2.2

Req'd bd (mm )
b min
b max
b (mm)
Used b (mm)
d (mm)
Req'd h (mm)
Used h (mm)
Actual d (mm)
X
Req'd r
Use r
Main Bars :
2
Req'd As (mm )
No. of Bars, n
Used, n
No. of Bars, n
Used, n

16 mm
Bottom Bars =
Stirrups :
Vu max
Vu @ d Distance

22.00 kN
22.00 kN

10095176

5832645

Vu @ 2h Distance

22.00 kN

200
525.00
200.00
200
224.67
282.67
300
242.00
0.00938
0.01019
0.01019

200
525.00
200.00
200
170.77
228.77
300
242.00
0.00542
0.00567
0.00567

Vc

36.97 kN
157.08
70.95
141.91

492.96
2.45
3
Bottom bars
1.23
2

274.42
1.36
2
Top bars
0.61
2

Notes :
> Use single layer reinforcing bars
>
0 Stiffener Bar/s 12mm
> Use 2 legged 10mm Stirrups
50 mm
1
@
60 mm
10 @
rest @
60 mm
d distance
2h from the support

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0.2420 m
0.60 m

3.2580 m
2.9000 m

Av (mm2)
smin (mm)
2smin (mm)
@ non-critical region
smax (mm)

121.00

@ critical region; 2h from the support

Length of 2h
600
smax (mm)
60.5
S req'd by Ve
Length of member
As (mm)
a (mm)
Mprt (kNm)
As (mm)
a (mm)
Mprb (kNm)
wu (kN/m)
Ve (kN)
smax (mm)
@ d Distance
Req'd s (mm)
Used s (mm)
No. of Bars, n
@ 2h from the support
Req'd s (mm)
Used s (mm)

3.50
603.19
58.29
44.29
402.12
38.86
30.88
0.01
21.50
60.50
357.67
60
10
121.00
60

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