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RC Beam Design ACI

The document discusses beam design considerations including flexure, shear, torsion, and anchorage. Beams are designed for these forces at critical sections along the beam. Output includes reinforcement ratios and patterns. Shear and torsional reinforcement is designed according to ACI 318 specifications. Anchorage requirements are also considered in reinforcement design and output.

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RC Beam Design ACI

The document discusses beam design considerations including flexure, shear, torsion, and anchorage. Beams are designed for these forces at critical sections along the beam. Output includes reinforcement ratios and patterns. Shear and torsional reinforcement is designed according to ACI 318 specifications. Anchorage requirements are also considered in reinforcement design and output.

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Technical Reference
3.6 Beam Design
Beams are designed for flexure, shear and torsion. For all these forces, all active beam loadings are
prescanned to locate the possible critical sections. The total number of sections considered is 12 (twelve)
unless this number is redefined with an NSECTION parameter. All of these equally spaced sections are
scanned to determine moment and shear envelopes.

Description of Output for Beam Design


Table 3.2 shows a sample output of an actual reinforcement pattern developed by the program. The
following annotations apply to the Table 3.2:

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Technical Reference
3.6.1 Design for Flexure
Reinforcement for positive and negative moments are calculated on the basis of the section properties
provided by the user. If the section dimensions are inadequate to carry the applied load, that is if the
required reinforcement is greater than the maximum allowable for the cross section, the program reports
that beam fails in maximum reinforcement. Effective depth is chosen as Total depth - (Clear cover +
diameter of stirrup + half the dia. of main reinforcement), and a trial value is obtained by adopting
proper bar sizes for the stirrups and main reinforcements. The relevant clauses in Sections 10.2 to 10.6
of ACI 318 are utilized to obtain the actual amount of steel required as well as the maximum allowable
and minimum required steel. These values are reported as ROW, ROWMX and ROWMN in the output
and can be printed using the parameter TRACK 1.0 (see Table 3.1). In addition, the maximum,
minimum and actual bar spacing are also printed.

It is important to note that beams are designed for flexural moment MZ only. The moment MY is not
considered in the flexural design.

Technical Reference
3.6.2 Design for Shear
Shear reinforcement is calculated to resist both shear forces and torsional moments. Shear forces are
calculated at a distance (d+SFACE) and (d+EFACE) away from the end nodes of the beam. SFACE and
EFACE have default values of zero unless provided under parameters (see Table 3.1). Note that the
value of the effective depth "d" used for this purpose is the update value and accounts for the actual c.g.
of the main reinforcement calculated under flexural design. Clauses 11.1 through 11.6 of ACI 318 are
used to calculate the reinforcement for shear forces and torsional moments. Based on the total stirrup
reinforcement required, the size of bars, the spacing, the number of bars and the distance over which
they are provided are calculated. Stirrups are always assumed to be 2-legged.

Technical Reference
3.6.3 Design for Anchorage
In the output for flexural design, the anchorage details are also provided. At any particular level, the
START and END coordinates of the layout of the main reinforcement is described along with the
information whether anchorage in the form of a hook or continuation is required or not at these START
and END points. Note that the coordinates of these START and END points are obtained after taking
into account the anchorage requirements. Anchorage length is calculated on the basis of the Clauses
described in Chapter 12 of ACI 318.

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Technical Reference
3.6.4 Description of Output for Beam Design
Table 3.2 shows a sample output of an actual reinforcement pattern developed by the program. The
following annotations apply to the Table 3.2:

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Technical Reference
3.6.5 Cracked Moment of Inertia - ACI Beam Design
When beam design is done per ACI 318, STAAD will now report the moment of inertia of the cracked
section at the location where the design is performed. The cracked section properties are calculated in
accordance with the equations shown below.

A typical screen from the STAAD beam design output, showing the cracked moment of inertia value, is
shown below.

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