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    This document discusses parameters for reinforced concrete beam design according to ACI 318-11 standards. It covers topics like reinforcement ratio, maximum and minimum reinforcement, cover requirements, bar spacing, effective width, and compression reinforcement.

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    This document discusses parameters for reinforced concrete beam design according to ACI 318-11 standards. It covers topics like reinforcement ratio, maximum and minimum reinforcement, cover requirements, bar spacing, effective width, and compression reinforcement.

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    ACI 318 - 11: Reinforced concrete beam design parameters

    Reinforcement Ratio

    The amount of steel reinforcement in concrete members


    should be limited. Over-reinforcing (the placement of too
    much reinforcement) will not allow the steel to yield before
    the concrete crushes and there is a sudden failure.

    The reinforcement ratio in concrete beam design is the


    following fraction:

    The reinforcement ratio , ρ, must be less than a value


    determined with a concrete strain of 0.003 and tensile strain
    of 0.004 (minimum). When the strain in the reinforcement is
    0.005 or greater, the section is tension controlled. (For
    smaller strains the resistance factor reduces to 0.65 because
    the stress is less than the yield stress in the steel.)

    Maximum Reinforcement

    Based on the limiting strain of 0.005 in the steel, x(or c) =


    0.375d so

    α = β1 (0.375d) to find As-max

    The values of β1 are presented in the following Table:

    LDS Notes on RC Beam Design to ACI 318-11 Page 1


    Minimum Reinforcement

    Minimum reinforcement is provided even if the concrete can


    resist the tension, in order to control cracking.

    Minimum required reinforcement:

    but not less than

    where:

    LDS Notes on RC Beam Design to ACI 318-11 Page 2


    fy is the yield strength in psi

    bw is the width of the web of a concrete T-Beam cross section

    d is the effective depth from the top of a reinforced concrete


    beam to the centroid of the tensile steel

    Cover for Reinforcement

    Cover of concrete over/under the reinforcement must be


    provided to protect the steel from corrosion. For indoor
    exposure, 1.5 inch is typical for beams and columns, 0.75 inch
    is typical for slabs, and for concrete cast against soil, 3 inch
    minimum is required.

    Bar Spacing

    Minimum bar spacings are specified to allow proper


    consolidation of concrete around the reinforcement. The
    minimum spacing is the maximum of 1 in, a bar diameter, or
    1.33 times the maximum aggregate size.

    Effective width beff

    In case of T-Beams or Gamma-Beams, the effective slab can


    be calculated as follows:

    For interior T-sections, beff is the smallest of:

    L/4, bw + 16t, or center to center of beams

    LDS Notes on RC Beam Design to ACI 318-11 Page 3


    For exterior T-sections, bE is the smallest of

    bw + L/12, bw + 6t, or bw + ½(clear distance to next beam)

    When the web is in tension the minimum reinforcement


    required is the same as for rectangular

    sections with the web width (bw) in place of b.

    When the flange is in tension (negative bending), the

    minimum reinforcement required is the greater value of

    where:

    fy is the yield strength in psi

    bw is the width of the web of a concrete T-Beam cross section

    beff is the effective flange width

    Compression Reinforcement

    If a section is doubly reinforced, it means there is steel in the


    beam seeing compression. The force in the compression steel
    that may not be yielding is

    Cs = As´(f´s - 0.85f´c)

    LDS Notes on RC Beam Design to ACI 318-11 Page 4


    The total compression that balances the tension is now: T =
    Cc + Cs.

    The moment taken about the centroid of the compression


    stress is Mn = T(d-a/2)+Cs(a-d’)

    where As‘ is the area of compression reinforcement

    d’ is the effective depth to the centroid of the compression


    reinforcement

    Because the compression steel may not be yielding, the


    neutral axis x must be found from the force equilibrium
    relationships, and the stress can be found based on strain to
    see if it has yielded.

    LDS Notes on RC Beam Design to ACI 318-11 Page 5

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