A. Design of Flanged Beam Section
A. Design of Flanged Beam Section
1 Design the intermediate flanged beam on the floor of a classroom hall measuring 20 m x
8 m, simply supported on two walls 300 mm thick, clear span 8 m and the beam carries a super-
imposed load of 3 kN/m2 in addition to self-weight to provide 2 hours fire resistance. The floor
consists of 6 beams spaced 4 m center to center with slab thickness as 130 mm. Take the grade of
concrete and steel as M20 and Fe415. Design a beam to satisfy the limit state of collapse and
limit state of serviceability.
7. Load Calculation:
Self-weight of slab (dead load) / m2 = Df x unit weight
= 0.130 x 25
= 3.25 kN/m2
Live or Imposed Load/m2 = 3 kN/m2
Floor finish = 0.25 kN/m2
Total Load per metre run of the beam = 6.5 kN/m2 x 4m
= 26 kN/m
Self-weight of beam web (dead load) / m = b x (D – Df) x unit weight
= 0.300 x (0.615 – 0.130) x 25
= 3.64 kN/m
Hence, total working/applied load = 29.64 kN/m
Factored Load (wu) = 1.5*29.64
wu = 44.46 kN/m
8. Limiting moment:
Mulim = 0.446 fck bf Df (d – 0.5 Df)
= 0.446 x 20 x 2470 x 130 (550 – ( 0.5 x 130 ))
= 1389.143 kNm
As, Mu = 382.856 kNm < Mulim = 1389.143 kNm
Hence, a singly reinforced section has to be provided.
b. Design of Reinforcement
1. Tension reinforcement:
Mu = MuD = 0.87 fy Ast d [ 1 – ((fy x Ast)/(fck x bf x d)) ]
382.856 x 106 = 0.87 x 415 x Ast x 555 x [ 1 – ((415 x Ast)/(20 x 2470 x 555)) ]
1910.6235 = Ast x [ 1 – ( Ast / 66065.06) ]
Ast2 - 66065.06 Ast + 126225456.1649 = 0
Hence, Ast = 1969.327 mm2
Minimum tension reinforcement shall not be less than the following (IS 456-2000 clause
26.5.1.1(a)):
Ast,min / bd = 0.85 / fy
Ast,min = 0.85*bd / fy
= ( 0.85 x 300 x 555 )/415
= 341.024 mm2
Maximum tension reinforcement shall not be less than the following (IS 456-2000 clause
26.5.1.1(a)):
Ast,max = 0.04*b*D
= 0.04*300*615
= 7380 mm2
Ast,min = 341.024 mm2 < Ast,prov = 1969.327 mm2 < Ast,max = 7380 mm2 (OK)
2. Shear Reinforcement:
a. Nominal shear force:
As per IS 456: 2000 Cl. 31.6 distance of theoretical center of support from the face.
= d/2 = 0.555/2 = 0.2775 m
Nominal SF, Vu = ( wu x l )/2 - wu( d + d/2 )
= ( 44460 x 8.3 )/2 – 44460( 0.555 + 0.555/2 )
Vu = 147496.05 N
e. Spacing of stirrups:
i. Using IS 456: 2000 Cl. 40.4
sv = ( 0.87 x fy x Asv x d )/ Vus
Where, Vus = Vu – ( τc x bd ) = ( τv – τc ) x bd
= ( 0.8859 – 0.77 ) x 300 x 555
= 18315 N
sv = ( 0.87 x 415 x ( 2 x π x 102 / 4 ) x 555 )/ 18315
sv = 1718.59 mm
ii. As per IS 456:2000 Cl. 26.5.1.6
sv ≤ (2.175 x Asv x fy )/b
sv ≤ (2.175 x ( 2 x π x 102 / 4 ) x 415 )/300
sv ≤ 472.61 mm
iii. As per IS 456:2000 Cl. 26.5.1.5
sv = 300 mm
3. Properties:
Shear resistance of concrete:
= 0.5τcbd
= 0.5 x 0.77 x 300 x 555
= 64.102 kN
The distance where no shear reinforcement is required from support is where SF reduces
to 64.102 kN.
a. x1/64.102 = 4.15/184.509
x1 = 1.44 m from center of span
b. y1 = 4.15 – 1.44
= 2.71 m from center of supports
c. z1 = 2.71 – 0.15
= 2.56 m from inner face of support.
Hence provide 10 mm dia 2-legged vertical stirrups @ 300 mm c/c at a distance 2.71 m
from center of supports. IS 456: 2000 recommends max spacing @ 300 mm c/c at a distance of
0.889 m from mid span, so provided.