Input Values: f'c 28 MPa fy 414 MPa Length, L 4.5 m Φ 0.9 Height, h 500 mm Base, b 300 mm Concrete Cover, Cc + Stirrups 40 mm Depth, d 442 mm β1 0.85 Stirrups ⌀, mm 10 Bar Diameter in Tension, db (mm ⌀) 16 mm Bar Diameter in Compression, db (mm ⌀) 16 mm ULTIMATE MOMENTS Mu at Left (kN-m) 75.006 Mu at Midspan (kN-m) 45.759 Mu at Right (kN-m) 81.884 PARAMETERS AT LEFT SUPPORT AT MIDSPAN AT RIGHT SUPPORT
Rn (MPa), 1.422 0.867 1.552
Steel percentage, 0.003544 0.002134 0.00388
ρmin= 0.003382 0.003382 0.003382
Max. Steel ratio, ) 0.020942 0.020942 0.020942
SINGLY RC SINGLY RC SINGLY RC
Remarks Use ρ = 0.003544 Use ρ = 0.003382 Use ρ = 0.00388 Area of steel, As (mm2) A s = ρbd 469.934 448.453 514.488
No. of tension bars, 3 3 3
No. of comp. bars/ Extra bars, n'b 2 2 2
INVESTIGATION: PARAMETERS AT LEFT SUPPORT AT MIDSPAN AT RIGHT SUPPORT Clear spacing, Cs (mm) 76 76 76 Cs > Csmin Cs > Csmin Cs > Csmin Remarks OK for single layer OK for single layer OK for single layer FOR DOUBLE LAYER No. of bars in 1st layer Disregard! 4 Disregard! 4 Disregard! 3 No. of bars in 2nd layer -- -- -- New Cs in 1st layer (mm) -- -- -- New effective depth, d (mm) -- -- --