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The document presents calculations for the bending moment capacity of a reinforced concrete beam with two types of tensile reinforcement: three N32 bars and three N20 bars. It concludes that the N20 bars provide a ductile failure mode, making them the preferred choice, while the N32 bars lead to brittle failure. Additionally, it determines that the section is inadequate for a shear load of 350 kN, and shear reinforcement cannot be applied.

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Example 3

The document presents calculations for the bending moment capacity of a reinforced concrete beam with two types of tensile reinforcement: three N32 bars and three N20 bars. It concludes that the N20 bars provide a ductile failure mode, making them the preferred choice, while the N32 bars lead to brittle failure. Additionally, it determines that the section is inadequate for a shear load of 350 kN, and shear reinforcement cannot be applied.

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QUESTION 1 (100 Marks)

(a) Two types of tensile reinforcement are available for a RC beam with the section shown in
Fig. 1: (1) three N32 bars with Ast = 2400 mm2 and (2) three N20 bars with Ast = 930 mm2.
Calculate the individual failure bending moment for such a beam with different tensile
reinforcement. Concrete strength f’c = 20 MPa, steel yielding strength fsy = 400 MPa and steel
Young’s modulus Es = 200,000 MPa.

(b) On the basis of the calculation in (a), which tensile reinforcement should be used for such
a section, according to the design criteria of RC beam for bending? You must provide reasons
to support your conclusion.

(c) If a design shear load V* of 350 kN is applied to this section, check whether the section is
adequate for shear and whether shear reinforcement can be applied to resist the shear load.
Take D=450 mm. You must provide calculation to support your conclusion, but you do not
need to calculate the spacing if shear reinforcement is deemed necessary.

3N32 or 3N20

Fig. 1 (unit in mm)


Solution

(1) d = 400 mm

ɑ2 = 0.85 – 0.0015 x 20 = 0.82 2 marks


 = 0.97 -0.0025x 20 = 0.92 2 marks

Check whether under-reinforced:

0.82 fc b  ku d = A st fsy 5 marks

0.82 x20 x 250 x 0.92 x 400 x ku = 930 x 400

ku = 0.2465 5 marks

Section is under-reinforced 2 marks

  ku d   k 
Mu = Ast fst  d −  = Ast fsy d 1 − u  5 marks
 2   2 
0.92×0.2465
= 930x 400 x400 (1 − 2
) x 10-6

= 132 kN.m 5 marks

(2) Ast = 3 x /4 x 322 = 2411.52 mm2

Check whether under-reinforced:

0.82 fc b  ku d = A st fsy 5 marks

0.82 x20 x 250 x 0.92 x 400 x ku = 2411.52 x 400

ku = 0.64 >> 0.36 5 marks

Section is over-reinforced, brittle failure. At failure, steel stress fst is below yield 2 marks

Recalculate ku:
0.82 fc b  ku d = A st fst

0.82 x20 x 250 x 0.92 x 400 x ku = 2411.52 x fst 10 marks

ku = 0.0016 fst ....... (1)

From strain diagram:

 st  cu
=
d − ku d ku d

1 − ku 1 − ku 1 − ku
 st =  cu , f st = Es  st = Es  cu = 200,000  0.003
ku ku ku

1 − ku
f st = 600 ...... (2) 10 marks
ku

Solve equations 1 and 2 to find fst and ku

ku = 0.61 5 marks

fst = 381.25 MPa 5 marks

  ku d   k 
Mu = Ast fst  d −  = Ast fst d 1 − u  5 marks
 2   2 
0.92×0.61
= 2411.52 x 381.25 x400 (1 − 2
) x 10-6

= 264.56 kN.m 5 marks

2. section 1 is ductile failure while section 2 is brittle failure. Therefore section 1 should be used 6
marks

3.
dv=max(0.72D, 0.9d)=max(0.72*450, 0.9*400)=360 mm 5 marks

v = 36

Vu,max=0.55 [0.9*20*250*360*(cot36/(1+cot36*cot36))]/1000=424 kN 5 marks

Vu,max< V*/0.75=350/0.75=466 kN 2 marks

The section is not adequate and shear reinforcement cannot be applied. 4 marks

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