Project Name : Construction of Footbridge Sheet No.

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Location : Brgy. Cahagwayan, Lapinig, Northern Samar Revision No. : 0
Designed by : Raymundo Giray, Jr. Date : 12/4/20
Checked by : Angel Maestre Date :
Approved by : Date :

DESIGN OF REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAM Version 2.0

Reference Code : NSCP 2015 First Printing
Beam ID : B01 - Midspan
Design Status : Valid design!

A. Materials Properties and Design Information

cl. 419.2.1 Compressive Strength of Concrete f' c = 20.7 N/mm²
Yield strength of reinforcement fy = 414 N/mm²
cl. 420.2.2.2 Modulus of Elasticity of Steel Es = 200000 N/mm²
Unit weight of Concrete wc = normal kN/m³
cl. 419.2.2 Modulus of Elasticity of Concrete 𝐸 = 4700 𝑓′𝑐 𝑜𝑟 𝑤 .
0.043 𝑓′𝑐 = 21384 N/mm²

B. NSCP Compliance Criteria

cl. 420.6.1.3 Concrete cover to reinforcement cc = 40 mm
cl. 421.2 Strength reduction factor for shear and torsion Øv = 0.75
cl. 421.2 Strength reduction factor for tension controlled section Øf = 0.9
cl. 422.2.2.4.3 Beta factor β1 = 0.85
Table 419.2.4.2 Concrete strength modification factor λ = 1.0
Max. spacing of stirrups, d/2 sv,max = d/2 = 661 mm
cl. 425.2.1 Min. clear spacing b/n main reinforcement sb,min = max(25, db, 1.33dagg) = 25 mm
cl. 424.3.2 Max. spacing of main reinforcement, [380(280)/fs] - 2.5cc sb,max = 261 mm
cl. 422.2.2.1 Maximum strain at the extreme concrete compression fiber ec = 0.003
cl. 409.6.1 Min. flexural reinforcement As,min = [sqrt(f'c)bd/(4fy), 1.4bd/fy] = 1342 mm²
Max. flexural reinforcement As.max = 0.75 As,bal = 6358 mm²
Balanced steel reinforcement,ρbalbwd As.bal = ρbal bd = 8478 mm²
Balanced Steel ratio ρbal = [0.85ß 1 fc'/fy][600/(600+fy)] = 2.1 %

C. Design Forces and Section Properties

Ultimate Design moment Mu = 336.9 kN.m
Ultimate Design Shear Force Vu = 421.1 kN
Length of Span L = 3.2 m
Support Condition = Simply Supported
cl. 409.3.1.1 Minimum Required Depth of Beam hmin = 200 mm
Width of Beam b = 300 mm
Depth of Beam h = 1400 mm OK!

D. Design of Reinforcement
Main
Bar size Qty. Shear Reinforcement No. of Legs Bar size Spacing
Reinforcement
Layer 1 20mmØ 3 pc(s) At Critical Section 2 legs 10mmØ 150mm
Layer 2 20mmØ 2 pc(s)
Layer 3

0.003 0.85f'c
144.95 C
Neutral Axis.

1322

78.0 T
es

Beam Section Strain Diagram Stress Diagram

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Location : Brgy. Cahagwayan, Lapinig, Northern Samar Revision No. : 0
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E. Flexural Reinforcement Requirement

Effective depth d = 1322 mm
Area of steel required 𝐴𝑠, 𝑟𝑒𝑞 = (0.85𝑓 𝑐 ⁄𝑓𝑦)(1 − 1 − 2𝑅𝑛⁄0.85𝑓 𝑐) 𝑏𝑑 = 698.4 mm² < Asmin
Area of steel provided As,prov = Abar Nbar = 1570.80 mm²
Depth of Compressive Stress block a = As,prov fy/ 0.85f'c b = 123.20 mm
cl. 422.2.2.4.1 Location of the Neutral Axis from compression fiber, a/β c = ab 1 = 144.95 mm
Moment Capacity of the section 𝑀𝑢, 𝑐𝑎𝑝 = ∅ 0.85 𝑓 𝑐𝛼𝑏(𝑑 − 0.5𝛼) = 737.7 kN.m
Safety factor for Bending FOS f = Mu,cap/Mu = 2.19 > 1.0, Safe Design!

F. Shear Reinforcement Requirement

cl. 422.5.5.1 Nominal Shear Strength Provided by Concrete 𝑉𝑐 = 0.17𝜆 𝑓 𝑐 𝑏𝑑 = 306.75 kN
cl. 422.5.10.5.3 Nominal Shear Strength Provided by shear reinforcement Vs = Av fy d/s = 573.14 kN
cl. 422.5.1.1 Total shear capacity of section Vu,cap = Øv(Vc + Vs) = 659.92 kN
Safety factor for Shear FOS v = Vu,cap/Vu = 1.57 > 1.0, Safe Design!

cl. 409.7.2.3 G. Skin Reinforcement

Bar spacing, sb = 250 mm
Size of skin reinforcement = 12 mm
Area of skin reinforcement provided = 317 mm2 OK!
Depth where skin reinforcement are to be laid out from tension face = 700 mm
Side concrete cover = 40 mm
Minimum Area of skin reinforcement per face = 144 mm2
cl. Table 424.3.2 Maximum spacing of skin reinforcement = 286 mm
Note: beam total depth exceeds 900 mm

H. NSCP Compliance Criteria

Actual reinforcement ratio ρ = As/bd = 0.40 % OK!
cl. 409.6.1 Minimum steel ratio ρmin = Asmin/bd = 0.34 %
Maximum steel ratio ρmax = 0.75 ρbal = 1.60 %
Actual spacing of main reinforcement = 70.0 mm OK!
Actual spacing of stirrups = 150 mm OK!

I. Design Remarks

Amount of main reinforcement provided is checked and sufficient!

Flexure Resistance is checked and sufficient!
Shear Resistance is checked and sufficient!
Clear spacing between main reinforcement is checked and sufficient!
Amount of reinforcement provided is above minimum!
Amount of reinforcement provided is below the maximum limit!
Depth of beam is sufficient!

J. Design Recommendation

Therefore, use 300mm x 1400 mm beam with 3 Nos. of 20mmØ in layer 1, 2 Nos. of 20mmØ in layer 2,
2 legs of 10mmØ @ 150 mm o.c. stirrups.

DISCLAIMER:
This spreadsheet provides merely design of Rectangular Reinforcement Concrete beam or one-way slab. It performs ultimate limit design in accordance with the National Structural
Code of the Philippines. Further, the design forces should be taken from separate analysis.

REFERENCES:
National Structural Code of the Philippines C101-15, Volume 1 Buildings, Towers, and Other Vertical Structures, Association of Structural Engineers of the Philippines

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