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1. 03-Mar-13
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Prof. Abdelhamid Charif
Analysis and Design of
Doubly Reinforced Beams
Definitions
• The steel that is occasionally used on the compression side of
beams is called compression steel.
• Beams with both tensile and compressive steel are also
referred to as doubly reinforced beams.
• Depth of compression steel is d’ = cover + ds + db’/2
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• Bending contribution of steel increases
with lever arm
• For tension steel a high value of depth d
is desirable and for compression steel a
low value of depth d’ is desirable.
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Why use compression steel ?
• Compression steel is not normally required in beams because
high compressive strength of concrete decreases the need for
such reinforcement.
• Occasionally, however, space or aesthetic requirements limit
beams to such sizes that compression steel is needed in addition
to tensile steel.
• A beam designed with tension steel only but not satisfying
tension-control condition (εt < 0.005) must either have
compression reinforcement or increased dimensions.
• Compression steel may also be provided for practical reasons only
(to fix stirrups and prevent their movement during casting and
vibration)
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Why use compression steel ? (cont.)
• Compressive steel increases moment capacity of RC sections as
well as their ductility (higher ultimate curvature).
• Though expensive, compression steel makes beams tough and
ductile, enabling them to withstand large moments,
deformations, and stress reversals such as might occur during
earthquakes.
• Many codes for earthquake zones require that certain minimum
amounts of compression steel be included in flexural members.
• Compression steel reduces long-term deflections due to
shrinkage and plastic flow.
• Tests of doubly reinforced concrete beams have shown that
even if the compression concrete crushes, the beam may very
well not collapse if the compression steel is enclosed by stirrups.
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Effect of compression steel
on sustained load deflection
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Effect of compression steel on ductility
Limited effect on strength
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Sometimes the neutral axis is close to the compression steel, the
strain and stress are therefore very small. Thus compression
steel adds little moment capacity to the beam. It can, however,
increase beam ductility and reduce long term deflections.
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Analysis of RC Beams with
Compression Steel
Analysis of RC beams
with compression steel
• In beams with compression steel (doubly reinforced),
the amount of tension steel is high (almost maximum).
There is normally no need to check minimum steel
• Flanges in T-beams provide extra compression
capacity. T-beams do not usually require compression
steel
• Analysis and design of doubly reinforced beams is
therefore limited to rectangular sections.
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Strain Compatibility in
Doubly Reinforced Beams
Tension steel in one layer or more.
Compression steel in one layer.
Tensile steel assumed yielding but in
analysis problems, this may be untrue
Compression steel may yield or not.
Strain expressions are derived from
strain compatibility of plane
sections (use of similar triangles).
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• dmin , εmin = Depth and strain at minimum depth tension layer
• A’s , d’ , ε’s = Area, depth and strain at compression steel
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Strain Compatibility in
Doubly Reinforced Beams
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Strain expressions are derived
using similar triangles :
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Displaced Concrete
• Compression steel bars displace an equal amount (area) of
compression concrete.
• The concrete compression force is therefore slightly
reduced
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Nominal Moment in
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Analysis of Doubly Reinforced Beams
• Assume tension steel has yielded
• Assume compression steel has yielded
• Compute stress block depth a and neutral axis depth c
• Compute compression and tension steel strains
• If compression and tension steel have yielded, OK continue,
perform strain checks and compute nominal moment
• If compression steel has not yielded, express unknown stress
block depth and compression steel stress in terms of neutral
axis depth c and solve resulting quadratic equation. Perform
strain checks and compute nominal moment.
• If tension steel has not yielded, use adapted method
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Analysis of Doubly Reinforced Beams
(Compression steel has yielded)
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Analysis of Doubly Reinforced Beams
(Compression steel has not yielded) (1)
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Analysis of Doubly Reinforced Beams
(Compression steel has not yielded) (2)
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Multiplying all terms by c and assembling leads to a quadratic
equation with respect to the neutral axis depth c :
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Analysis Problem-1
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Analysis Problem-2
Analysis of a rectangular section 300 x 600 mm with six 20-mm bars
in two layers as tension steel and three 20-mm bars as compression
reinforcement. Net spacing between steel layers is 30 mm.
Stirrups have 10-mm diameter
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Solution 2 – Cont.
(Compression steel has not yielded)
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Solution 2 – Cont.
(Compression steel has not yielded old)
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Solution 2 – Cont.
(Compression steel has not yielded)
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Observations about effect of compression steel :
• Three compression steel bars (50% of tension steel) have added
9.36 kN.m (2.9%) only to the beam flexural capacity, because of
the reduced stress (61 % of yield value).
• Little advantage in strength from compression steel
• Main advantage of compression steel is in increasing ductility
and reducing long term deflections
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Analysis Problem-3
Analysis of a rectangular section 250 x 600 mm with six 28-mm bars
in two layers as tension steel and two 20-mm bars as compression
reinforcement. Net spacing between steel layers is 28 mm.
Stirrups have 10-mm diameter
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Analysis of Doubly Reinforced Beams
Tension steel has not yielded
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As shown in the previous problem 3, tension steel does not yield
when the neutral axis depth is rather large, which usually leads to
yielding of the compression steel. We therefore assume initially that
compression steel has yielded.
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We treat the case of problem 3 with
two tension layers in a general way
using strain compatibility.
Both tension layers are not yielding.
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Analysis of Doubly Reinforced Beams
Tension steel has not yielded – Cont.
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Analysis of Doubly Reinforced Beams
Tension steel has not yielded – Cont.
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Tension steel has not yielded – Cont.
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Analysis of Doubly Reinforced Beams
Tension steel has not yielded – Solution 3 - Cont.
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Analysis of Doubly Reinforced Beams
Tension steel has not yielded – Solution 3 - Cont.
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Analysis of Doubly Reinforced Beams
Tension steel has not yielded – Solution 3 - Cont.
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Prof. Abdelhamid Charif
Design of doubly reinforced beams
according to ACI and SBC 304
RC design of beams with compression steel
according to ACI and SBC 304
• If a section, designed with tension steel only, is not tension-
controlled, compression steel is then required.
• The solution is to set tension steel strain equal to minimum
value of 0.005 and then design accordingly.
• The neutral axis depth and strains become therefore all known.
• With many tension layers, satisfying tension-control at the
bottom layer will in general satisfy yield condition at the
tension steel layers.
• If however it is suspected that this might not be true, then the
neutral axis depth will be chosen to satisfy both conditions.
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RC design of beams with compression steel
Design steps
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41
RC design of beams with compression steel
Design steps – Cont.
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42
RC design of beams with compression steel
Design steps – Cont.
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Although the tension control condition is enforced from the start,
the actually provided steel areas (when choosing bar numbers) may
violate this condition and strain checks are therefore required.
The provided tension steel area must not be excessive as compared
to the required value. This topic will be elaborated later.
22. 03-Mar-13
CE 370 : Prof. Abdelhamid Charif 22
43
Design Problem-1
85.0MPa30andMPa420
kN.m510andkN.m753
1
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LD
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mmdd
mmdd
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70'
67030
73030
700100
min
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800
375
'd
'
sA
sA
d
Expecting two tension steel layers, the
various steel depths are estimated as :
Design the shown 375 x 800 mm rectangular beam subjected to
the following dead and live moments :
kN.mM
MMM
u
LDu
0.1392
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44
Solution 1
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45
Solution 1 – Cont.
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dc
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Solution 1 – Cont.
46
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CE 370 : Prof. Abdelhamid Charif 24
Using 32 mm for bar spacing (not less than bar diameter), and
10 mm stirrups, the maximum number of 32-mm bars in one layer is:
4
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n
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Two layers are therefore required as assumed (4+4).
For layer spacing, we use 30 mm.
Solution 1 – Cont.
800
375
'd
223
328
d
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Solution 1 – Cont.
375
'd
223
328
d
4.1140223/8.997:)(steelncompressioActual/Required
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The difference between the required and provided values of steel
areas may lead to violation of the tension control condition. Strain
checks are therefore required using actual steel areas and depths .
25. 03-Mar-13
CE 370 : Prof. Abdelhamid Charif 25
CE370 : Prof. Abdelhamid Charif 49
Solution 1 – Cont.
375
'd
223
328
d
mmd
mm
dd
d
mmdd
mmdd t
61'
703
2
672
734
21
min2
1
The actual tension steel depths are slightly greater than was
initially safely assumed.
The actual compression steel depth is less than was assumed and
this also is on the safe side.
The steel strain checks are however still required because of the
excess in the provided steel areas.
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Solution 1 – Cont.
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51
Solution 1 – Cont.
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control-tensionOKNOT005.000495.0
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min
t
t
t
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c
cd
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cd
The section turns out to be not tension controlled because in the
provided steel areas, there was more excess in the tension steel:
2'
2
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0.19900.62350.6434:Tension
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mmA
mmA
s
s
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Solution 1 – Cont.
375
'd
282
328
d
2'
2
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2
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0.19900.62350.6434:Tension
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21
min21
Let us now try another solution with more excess in compression
steel (keeping the same bar reinforcement in tension):
27. 03-Mar-13
CE 370 : Prof. Abdelhamid Charif 27
53
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Solution 1 – Cont.
54
Solution 1 – Cont.
CE370 : Prof. Abdelhamid Charif
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CE 370 : Prof. Abdelhamid Charif 28
Over Design and Tension Control Condition
• Recall the maximum tensile steel ratio which corresponds to a
tensile strain of 0.005 (Figure a).
• To maintain force equilibrium, any further increase in the
tensile steel area would require a longer compression block
and thus a shift downwards for the neutral axis (Figure b).
• This reduces the steel strain below the limit of 0.005 and
violates the tension control condition of SBC code.
CE370 : Prof. Abdelhamid Charif 55
d
areasteelMaximum:(a)
max,sA
003.0
005.0t
maxc
d
steelmax.thanMore:(b)
max,sA
003.0
005.0t
maxc
Over Design and Tension Control Condition
• In the design of beams with tension steel only, the risk of over
design, generating non-tension-controlled beams, is avoided by
imposing a steel strain check using the actual provided steel
area and depth (equivalent to satisfying maximum steel limit).
• The over design risk is higher in beams requiring compression
steel, as the design is based on the limit condition.
• Excess in provided tensile steel area will also shift the neutral
axis downwards and violate the tension control condition.
CE370 : Prof. Abdelhamid Charif 56
d
steelRequired:(a)
sA
003.0
005.0t
maxc
d
in tensionexcessmorewithsteelProvided:(b)
psA ,
003.0
005.0t
maxc'
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29. 03-Mar-13
CE 370 : Prof. Abdelhamid Charif 29
CE370 : Prof. Abdelhamid Charif 57
Over Design and Tension Control Condition
• Excess in tensile steel must be balanced by corresponding
excess in compression steel.
• Thus in order to avoid violation of the tension control condition,
the required compression steel area must be re-determined
using the actual tension steel area (after setting bar diameter
and bar number for tension steel).
• The new compression steel area is determined using force
equilibrium and using the actual provided tension steel area:
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Design Summary (if compression steel required
1. Assume initial steel depths according to expected layers (do not
overestimate tension depth / underestimate compression depth)
2. Set neutral axis depth to satisfy tension steel strain conditions
and deduce compression steel strain and stress.
3. Compute required compression steel using force equilibrium.
4. Deduce required tension steel using moment equilibrium.
5. Select bar diameter, find required bar number for tension steel,
and then determine the actual provided area.
6. Deduce the new required compression steel using force
equilibrium and the actual provided tension steel area.
7. Select bar diameter, find required bar number for compression
steel, and then determine the actual provided area
8. Determine final values of steel depths, and perform moment
check if required.
CE370 : Prof. Abdelhamid Charif 58
30. 03-Mar-13
CE 370 : Prof. Abdelhamid Charif 30
59
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cssc
s
cs
c
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,
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RC design steps for beams with compression steel
60
RC design steps for beams with compression steel – Cont.
design-rethen),(unsafestillifand
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CE370 : Prof. Abdelhamid Charif
• With this strategy, the tension control condition is
always satisfied.
31. 03-Mar-13
CE 370 : Prof. Abdelhamid Charif 31
61
Re - Solve Design Problem-1
85.0MPa30andMPa420 1 '
cy ff
mmd
mmdd
mmdd
mmhd
t
70'
67030
73030
700100
min
CE370 : Prof. Abdelhamid Charif
800
375
'd
'
sA
sA
d
No need to show again that compression
steel is required. We use the same initial
steel depths:
Design the shown 375 x 800 mm rectangular beam subjected to
an ultimate moment of 1392 kN.m:
62
Re-Solution 1
mmca
mmc
dd
c
y
t
6875.23275.27385.0
75.27312.394,75.273Min
0021.010003
6703
,
8
7303
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10003
3
,
8
3
Min
conditionssteelnsionsatisfy tetoaxisneutralSet the
1
min
CE370 : Prof. Abdelhamid Charif
MPaff
c
dc
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s
420)0021.0(
00223.0
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32. 03-Mar-13
CE 370 : Prof. Abdelhamid Charif 32
63
Re-Solution 1 – Cont.
2'
6
'
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2
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2
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2
,
2
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64CE370 : Prof. Abdelhamid Charif
2'
,
2'
2,
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s
cs
cyps
s
375
'd
282
328
d
The required compression steel area
jumped from 997.8 to 1200.65 mm2
because of the provided tension steel.
This time, we find directly the second
solution which was checked before.
33. 03-Mar-13
CE 370 : Prof. Abdelhamid Charif 33
65
Design Problem-2
0.85MPa30andMPa420 1 '
cy ff
CE370 : Prof. Abdelhamid Charif
600
375
'd
'
sA
sA
d
Design the shown 375 x 600 mm rectangular beam for an ultimate
moment of 780 kN.m and with the following data:
mmd
mmdd
mmdd
mmhd
t
60'
47030
53030
500100
min
Expecting two tension steel layers, the
various steel depths are estimated as :
66
Solution 2
mmca
mmc
dd
c
y
t
9375.16875.19885.0
75.19847.276,75.198Min
0021.010003
4703
,
8
5303
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3
,
8
3
Min
1
min
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mkNmNM
a
dabfM
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n
n
cn
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Set the N.A. depth to satisfy tension steel conditions:
Nominal moment without compression steel :
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CE 370 : Prof. Abdelhamid Charif 34
67
Solution 2 – Cont.
MPaEf
c
dc
sss
ys
s
8.418002094.0200000
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a
dabf
M
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s
s
cs
c
u
s
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Solution 2 – Cont.
68
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cs
cyps
s
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s
s
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s
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35. 03-Mar-13
CE 370 : Prof. Abdelhamid Charif 35
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mm
d
dd
mm
dd
d
mmdSddd
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d
dhdd
b
s
bl
t
b
st
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cover
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1min2
1
1
375
'd
204
288
d600
Solution 2 – Cont.
Actual steel depths are :
The actual compression steel depth is unchanged whereas the
tension steel depths are slightly greater than was initially safely
assumed. No moment check is therefore required.
CE370 : Prof. Abdelhamid Charif 70
Solution 2 – Strain Check – Optional only
Assume as was found that compression steel has not yielded. The
neutral axis depth is thus the solution of a quadratic equation :
mmcammc
c
P
RP
b
A
R
bf
A
P
bf
fA
P
RPP
dPRPP
c
s
c
s
c
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36. 03-Mar-13
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71
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c
dc
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s
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Solution 2 – Cont.
controlTensionOK005.000527.0
357.194
357.194536
003.0003.0
:layer)(bottomdepthmaximumatcheckcontrolTension
yieldOK0044.0
357.194
357.194478
003.0003.0
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min
min
t
t
t
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c
cd
c
cd
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dabfM
un
n
n
n
csscn
CE370 : Prof. Abdelhamid Charif
Solution 2 – Cont.
Moment check (not required)
Since the tensile steel strain conditions are satisfied and the
actual steel depths are safer than assumed, the moment check is
not required. We still perform it.
37. 03-Mar-13
CE 370 : Prof. Abdelhamid Charif 37
Design of doubly reinforced beams
Final observations
• It is important in the final design stage to comply with the design
results. Any excess in the tensile steel area may result in
violation of tension-control condition.
• Excess in tensile steel must be balanced by corresponding excess
in compression steel.
• Excess of steel may increase moment capacity but may change
the type of beam behavior and failure
• Over-design is not only uneconomical, it may also affect
structural safety
• The design method described previously avoids systematically
over design leading to violation of tension control condition.
73CE370 : Prof. Abdelhamid Charif
CE370 : Prof. Abdelhamid Charif 74
Effect of tension steel ratio
These moment curvature
relationships, produced by
RC-TOOL software, show
the ductility of under
reinforced beams.
Despite their improved
strength, over reinforced
beams have little energy
absorption capacity, which
is the main factor in seismic
design.
38. 03-Mar-13
CE 370 : Prof. Abdelhamid Charif 38
CE370 : Prof. Abdelhamid Charif 75
Effect of compression steel ratio
These moment curvature
relationships, produced by
RC-TOOL software, show
that adequate compression
steel can recover the
ductility of a brittle beam.
A measure of ductility
(energy absorption
capacity) is given by the
area under the curve.
Maximum compression steel ?
• SBC and ACI codes do not fix any maximum limit to a beam total
steel reinforcement.
• The maximum tension steel ratio is satisfied through the tension
control condition.
• If the tension control check is not satisfied, then either the section
is increased or compression steel must be provided.
• There is a risk that the second option will be abusively used
resulting in excessive compression steel.
• Should not there be a limit on the compression steel ?
• The deficiency in the section may be such that the required
compression steel may be too large and even exceed tension steel.
• This strange situation is more likely in shallow beams which are
used for architectural reasons (popular in KSA).
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Design Problem 3
Design of a shallow beam (depth less than width) 1000 x 320 mm.
In order to hide the beam, its thickness was limited to that of the
slab (320 mm).
This “hiding” architectural constraint is mechanically obsolete and
must be restrained by the structural community.
We design this beam for four different values of the ultimate
moment (300, 400, 500, 600 kN.m).
1000
320
MPa420MPa20 y
'
c ff
For simplification, we consider
the same steel depths in all
cases based on one layer in both
tension and compression steel.
d = h – 60 = 260 mm, d’ = 60 mm
78
Solution 3
mmca
mm
d
c
875.825.9785.0
5.97
8
2603
8
3
layer)tension(oneconditionssteelnsionsatisfy tetoaxisneutralSet the
1
cases.allinrequiredsteelnCompressio
.1.2779.30790.0
.9.307.109.307
2
875.82
2601000875.822085.0
2
85.0
:steelncompressiohoutmoment witNominal
0
0
6
0
'
0
un
n
n
cn
MM
mkNM
mkNmNM
a
dabfM
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79
Solution 3 – Cont.
ys
y
s
sssys
s
ff
f
f
MPaEf
c
dc
of%5555.0
8.230001154.0200000
001154.0
5.97
605.97
003.0
'
003.0
:stressandstrainsteelnCompressio
'
'
'''
'
y
cssc
s
cs
c
u
s
f
ffAabf
A
ddff
a
dabf
M
A
''''
'''
'
'
85.085.0
:areasteeltensionRequired
85.0
2
85.0
:areasteelncompressioRequired
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Solution 3 – Cont.
80CE370 : Prof. Abdelhamid Charif
300 594.2 3656.9 0.16 0.013
400 3193.1 4979.7 0.64 0.026
500 5792.0 6302.4 0.92 0.038
600 8390.8 6525.2 1.29 0.047
mkN
Mu
. bh
AA ss
'
2
'
mm
As
2
mm
As
s
s
A
A'
The following table presents the various results of required
tension and compression steel areas for the four ultimate
moment values. Comparison ratios are also given.
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Maximum compression steel ?
• We can observe the rapid increase in the compression
steel area, until it exceeds the tension steel value.
• To avoid such nonsense situations, a limit must be set.
• Despite the “silence” of SBC and ACI codes on this
issue, it is recommended to limit compression steel
amount to a fraction of tension steel area (say 20 to
40%) or to fix a limit on the total steel ratio.
CE370 : Prof. Abdelhamid Charif 81
Analysis of a general multi-layer RC section
using strain compatibility method - 1
• Many problems were previously solved using strain compatibility.
• A general RC section with many steel layers is now considered
with partial yielding. The most strained layers are yielding
whereas the remaining layers are in the elastic stage.
• This allows tuning to any possible case.
• The steel area, depth and strain at each layer are :
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• Asi , di , εsi = At
tension layer i
• εt = At bottom layer
(tension control, Ф)
• A’
sj , d’
j , ε’
sj = At
compression layer j
0.003
di
a =
β1c
Depths Strains Forces
c
'
jd
si
t
abfc
'
85.0
'
85.0 cf
'
sj
'''
85.0 csjsj ffA
sisi fA
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Analysis of a general multi-layer RC section
using strain compatibility method - 2
• Steel stresses are :
c
dc
Ef
ff
c
cd
Ef
ff
j
sjssjysj
ysjysj
i
sissiysi
ysiysi
'
'''
''
600:If
:If
600:If
:If
0.003
di
a =
β1c
Depths Strains Forces
c
'
jd
si
t
abfc
'
85.0
'
85.0 cf
'
sj
'''
85.0 csjsj ffA
sisi fA
c
dc
c
cd
j
sj
i
si
'
'
003.0
003.0
• Steel strains are :
''''
85.085.0 csjsjcsisisjcsi ffAabffACCT
• Force equilibrium:
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Analysis of a general multi-layer RC section
using strain compatibility method - 3
Starting from an initial guess, steel layers are split in yielding (y) and
elastic (e) parts, and using a = β1c, equilibrium equation becomes:
'''''
1
'
85.0
600
85.0
600
sjcejsejsyjyceiseisyiy AfcdA
c
AfcbfcdA
c
Af
''''
85.085.0 csjsjcsisi ffAabffA
Multiplying by c and grouping leads to a general quadratic equation :
''
0
1
'
'
1
'
'
'
1
'
'
'
1
'
1
'
'''
0
''2
0If:caseSpecial
85.0
600
85.085.0
600
85.0
with0
ejejeiei
sj
c
sej
ej
c
yysj
yj
c
esi
ei
c
ysyi
yi
eiyiejyjejejeieio
dPdPcP
b
A
R
bf
A
P
bf
fA
P
bf
A
P
bf
fA
P
RPPPPPdPdPcPc
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Analysis of a general multi-layer RC section
using strain compatibility method - 4
The positive solution of this quadratic equation is :
1
'
'
1
'
'
'
1
'
'
'
1
'
1
'
'''
0
''2
85.0
600
85.085.0
600
85.0
with0
b
A
R
bf
A
P
bf
fA
P
bf
A
P
bf
fA
P
RPPPPPdPdPcPc
sj
c
sej
ej
c
yysj
yj
c
esi
ei
c
ysyi
yi
eiyiejyjejejeieio
1
4
1
2 2
0
''
0
P
dPdPP
c
ejejeiei
Depending on the layers and their yielding state, the term P0 may
be positive or negative. The expression of the solution is sign
dependent. The absolute value and (±) are required for generality.
(+) sign is used if the term P0 is negative and (-) is used otherwise.
CE370 : Prof. Abdelhamid Charif 86
Analysis of a general multi-layer RC section
using strain compatibility method - 5
All strains are deduced
and if the assumed
yielding is violated in
any layer, a new
iteration must be
carried out using the
last yielding state.
22
85.0
22
85.0 ''''' h
dfAd
h
ffA
ah
abfM isisijcsjsjcn
Bottom tensile layer strain εt is used to check tension control and
obtain the strength reduction factor leading to design moment ФMn
The nominal moment is obtained about the section centroid as :
0.003
di
a =
β1c
Depths Strains Forces
'
jd
si
t
abfc
'
85.0
'
85.0 cf
'
sj
'''
85.0 csjsj ffA
sisi fA
h/2
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Example of multi layer general section
Strain compatibility method - 1
Analyze the 600 x 1500 shown
section with the following
material and layer spacing data :
mmS
.εMPaf
.βMPaf
l
yy
'
c
30
00260520
85022 1
mm600
1000
204
2883
375
1500
208
162
162
There are two skin layers with two Φ16
bars each. Top skin layer (d =375mm)
is considered part of the compression
steel and the second layer (d =1000mm)
is part of tension steel.
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mmd
mmdSdd
mm
d
dd
mmd
mmdSdd
mmdSdd
mmd
d
dhdd
bl
b
s
bl
bl
b
st
375
110203060
60101040
2
cover
1000
1320581378
1378581436
14361410401500
2
cover
'
3
''
1
'
2
'
'
1
4
23
12
1
1
Example of multi layer general section
Strain compatibility method - 2
mm600
1000
204
2883
375
1500
208
162
162
There are four tension layers and
three compression layers and the
depths are :
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2
2
'
3
2
2
'
1
2
2
'
1
2
2
4
2
2
321
1.402
4
16
2
6.1256
4
20
4
2.2513
4
20
8
1.402
4
16
2
0.4926
4
28
8
mmA
mmA
mmA
mmA
mmAAA
s
s
s
s
sss
Example of multi layer general section
Strain compatibility method - 3
mm600
1000
204
2883
375
1500
208
162
162
The various areas are :
CE370 : Prof. Abdelhamid Charif 90
Example of multi layer general section
Strain compatibility method - 4
We start by assuming that all steel has yielded except the skin
layers which are closer to the neutral axis. All layers in the yield
parts (y) except tension layer 4 and compression layer 3 which are
in the elastic parts (e).
The neutral axis depth is given by :
1
'
'
1
'
'
'
1
'
'
'
1
'
1
'
'''
02
0
''
0
85.0
600
85.085.0
600
85.0
with1
4
1
2
b
A
R
bf
A
P
bf
fA
P
bf
A
P
bf
fA
P
RPPPPP
P
dPdPP
c
sj
c
sej
ej
c
yysj
yj
c
esi
ei
c
ysyi
yi
eiyiejyj
ejejeiei
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The various parameters are :
1802.8
85.0600
1.4026.12562.2513
2973.25
85.06002285.0
1.402600
85.0
600
5155.68
85.06002285.0
5206.1256
85.0
0309.137
85.06002285.0
5202.2513
85.0
2973.25
85.06002285.0
1.402600
85.0
600
5876.268
85.06002285.0
5200.4926
85.0
1
'
3
'
2
'
1
1
'
'
11
'
'
3'
3
1
'
'
2'
2
1
'
'
1'
1
11
'
4
4
1
'
1
321
b
AAA
b
A
R
bf
A
P
bf
fA
P
bf
fA
P
bf
A
P
bf
fA
PPP
ssssj
c
s
e
c
ys
y
c
ys
y
c
s
e
c
ys
yyy
Example of multi layer general section
Strain compatibility method - 5
CE370 : Prof. Abdelhamid Charif 92
mmc
dPdP
c
P
dPdPP
cP
P
P
RPPPPPPPRPPPPP
RPPP
PPPP
eeee
ejejeiei
eyyyeyyeiyiejyj
eyy
eyyy
415.614
1
802.557
37510002973.254
1
2
802.557
1
802.557
4
1
2
802.557
1
4
1
2
0
802.557
1802.82973.255876.26832973.255155.680309.137
1802.82973.255155.680309.137
2973.255876.268
22
'
3
'
344
2
0
''
0
0
0
0
'
4321
'
3
'
2
'
1
'''
0
''
3
'
2
'
1
4321
Example of multi layer general section
Strain compatibility method - 6
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Example of multi layer general section
Strain compatibility method - 7
OK:00117.0
415.614
375415.614
003.0
OKNOT:00246.0
415.614
110415.614
003.0
OK:0027.0
415.614
60415.614
003.0
OK:001883.0
415.614
415.6141000
003.0
OK:00345.0
415.614
415.6141320
003.0
OK:0037.0
415.614
415.6141378
003.0
OK:0040.0
415.614
415.6141436
003.0
003.0003.0
'
3
'
2
'
1
4
3
2
1
'
'
ys
ys
ys
ys
ys
ys
ys
j
sj
i
si
c
dc
c
cd
c = 614.415 mm
Steel layer strains are :
The initial assumed
yielding state is violated
at the compressive layer 2
A second round of
calculations is therefore
required using the last
yielding state.
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All tension parameters and some of the compression
parameters remain unchanged. The new values are :
mmc
dPdPdP
c
P
RPPPPPPPRPPPPP
bf
A
P
b
A
RPP
PPPP
eeeeee
eyyyeeyeiyiejyj
c
s
e
sj
ey
eyyy
656.6171
261.547
3752973.251100563.7910002973.254
1
2
261.547
1
261.547
4
1
2
261.547
261.5471802.82973.255876.26832973.250563.790309.137
0563.79
85.06002285.0
6.1256600
85.0
600
1802.82973.250309.137
2973.255876.268
2
2
'
3
'
3
'
2
'
244
0
'
4321
'
3
'
2
'
1
'''
0
1
'
'
2'
2
1
'
''
3
'
1
4321
Example of multi layer general section
Strain compatibility method - 8
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Example of multi layer general section
Strain compatibility method - 9
OK:0011786.0
656.617
375656.617
003.0
OK:0024657.0
656.617
110656.617
003.0
OK:00271.0
656.617
60656.617
003.0
OK:001857.0
656.617
656.6171000
003.0
OK:00341.0
656.617
656.6171320
003.0
OK:00369.0
656.617
656.6171378
003.0
OK:003975.0
656.617
656.6171436
003.0
003.0003.0
'
3
'
2
'
1
4
3
2
1
'
'
ys
ys
ys
ys
ys
ys
ys
j
sj
i
si
c
dc
c
cd
c = 617.656 mm
Steel layer strains are :
The assumed yielding
state is now confirmed in
all layers.
The stresses are :
ssssys
ysys
Ef
MPaff
200000
520
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Compute the various forces to check equilibrium :
OKkNT
NfAT
NfATTT
NffAC
NffAC
NffAC
NabfC
MPafmmca
sss
yssss
csss
csss
csss
cc
c
9.7833C:checkmequilibriuForce
0.1493404.3711.402
0.25615205204926
7.87255)7.187.235(1.40285.0
3.596181)7.1814.493(6.125685.0
2.1259867)7.18520(2.251385.0
2.589061260001.5252285.085.0
7.1885.001.525656.61785.0
444
1321
''
3
'
32
''
2
'
22
''
1
'
11
'
'
1
Example of multi layer general section
Strain compatibility method - 10
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The nominal moment is obtained about the section centroid as :
2
1500
10004.3711.402
2
1500
13205204926
2
1500
13785204926
2
1500
14365204926
375
2
1500
)7.187.235(1.402110
2
1500
)7.1814.493(6.1256
60
2
1500
)7.18520(2.2513
2
01.525
2
1500
60001.5252585.0
22
85.0
22
85.0
2222
'''''
'
n
isisijcsjsjcn
isijsjcn
M
h
dfAd
h
ffA
ah
abfM
h
dTd
h
C
ah
CM
Example of multi layer general section
Strain compatibility method - 11
CE370 : Prof. Abdelhamid Charif 98
The nominal moment is :
The bottom tensile layer strain εt is used to check tension control
and obtain the strength reduction factor.
Example of multi layer general section
Strain compatibility method - 11
mkNMn
y
yt
st
.45.715347.90187932.0
7932.0
0026.0005.0
0026.0003975.0
0.250.65
005.0
0.250.65
ionIn transit003975.01
mkNmmNMn .47.9018.1047.9018 6