NON RECTANGULAR REINFORCED BEAM DESIGN-ACI

DETERMINE MAX AS FOR NON RECTANGULAR SECTION (double flange section)

MEYER-181

DESCRIPTION OF PARAMETERS DESIGNATION UNIT MEYER 181

MATERIAL PROPERTIES
max crack strain in concrete sc 0.0030
elasticity of steel Es ksi 29,000
steel yield stress fy ksi 60
allowable stress in concrete fc ksi 3
flange thickness inch 5.0
flange width inch 15.0
web thickness inch 5.0
effective depth of beam d inch 27.5
CALCULATIONS
strength reduction factor beta 0.85
area of concrete in balanced condition Acb sq inch 119.17
area of concrete for max permissible limit sq inch 89.38
depth of compression area for max limit inch 7.88
centroid of area in max condition inch 3.13
As balanced sq inch 5.06
strain in steel at balanced condition 0.00207
depth of neutral axis for balanced condition inch 16.28
depth of stress block for balanced condition inch 13.83
As max permissible sq inch 3.80
ultimate moment in max condition kip-ft 417

insert assumed stress block depth of compression area bar (a) inch 2.50

required steel area #REF!

check concrete area #REF!
concrete area of flange 75.00
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check assuption for a #REF!
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revise As #REF!
difference of steel area(revised-assumsd) #REF!
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minimum area of steel ratio 0.0033

minimum area of steel ratio 0.0027
minimum area of steel 1.38
minimum area of steel 1.13
minimum area of steel- first criteria 1.38
minimum area of steel- second criteria #REF!
minimum area of steel- governed #REF!
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As provided #REF!