RC Beam Analysis & Design (BS8110) First Floor Beam C1-C3
RC Beam Analysis & Design (BS8110) First Floor Beam C1-C3
Support conditions
Support A Vertically restrained
Rotationally restrained
Support B Vertically restrained
Rotationally restrained
Support C Vertically restrained
Rotationally restrained
Applied loading
Dead self weight of beam 1
Dead full UDL 16.3 kN/m
Imposed full UDL 5.8 kN/m
Dead full UDL 7.9 kN/m
Dead point load 38 kN at 700 mm
Imposed point load 4 kN at 700 mm
Load combinations
Load combination 1 Support A Dead 1.40
Imposed 1.60
Span 1 Dead 1.40
Imposed 1.60
Support B Dead 1.40
Imposed 1.60
Span 2 Dead 1.40
Imposed 1.60
Support C Dead 1.40
Imposed 1.60
Analysis results
Maximum moment support A; MA_max = -80 kNm; MA_red = -80 kNm;
Maximum moment span 1 at 1728 mm; Ms1_max = 30 kNm; Ms1_red = 30 kNm;
Maximum moment support B; MB_max = -74 kNm; MB_red = -74 kNm;
Maximum moment span 2 at 2200 mm; Ms2_max = 37 kNm; Ms2_red = 37 kNm;
Maximum moment support C; MC_max = -74 kNm; MC_red = -74 kNm;
Maximum shear support A; VA_max = 139 kN; VA_red = 139 kN
Maximum shear support A span 1 at 346 mm; VA_s1_max = 123 kN; VA_s1_red = 123 kN
Maximum shear support B; VB_max = 101 kN; VB_red = 101 kN
Maximum shear support B span 1 at 3354 mm; VB_s1_max = -74 kN; VB_s1_red = -74 kN
Maximum shear support B span 2 at 346 mm; VB_s2_max = 85 kN; VB_s2_red = 85 kN
Maximum shear support C; VC_max = -101 kN; VC_red = -101 kN
Project Job no.
Maximum shear support C span 2 at 4054 mm; VC_s2_max = -85 kN; VC_s2_red = -85 kN
Maximum reaction at support A; RA = 139 kN
Unfactored dead load reaction at support A; RA_Dead = 83 kN
Unfactored imposed load reaction at support A; RA_Imposed = 14 kN
Maximum reaction at support B; RB = 191 kN
Unfactored dead load reaction at support B; RB_Dead = 109 kN
Unfactored imposed load reaction at support B; RB_Imposed = 24 kN
Maximum reaction at support C; RC = 101 kN
Unfactored dead load reaction at support C; RC_Dead = 57 kN
Unfactored imposed load reaction at support C; RC_Imposed = 13 kN
Rectangular section details
Section width; b = 200 mm
Section depth; h = 400 mm
Concrete details
Concrete strength class; C25/30
Characteristic compressive cube strength; fcu = 30 N/mm2
Modulus of elasticity of concrete; Ec = 20kN/mm2 + 200 fcu = 26000 N/mm2
Maximum aggregate size; hagg = 20 mm
Reinforcement details
Characteristic yield strength of reinforcement; fy = 450 N/mm2
Characteristic yield strength of shear reinforcement; fyv = 450 N/mm2
Nominal cover to reinforcement
Nominal cover to top reinforcement; cnom_t = 30 mm
Nominal cover to bottom reinforcement; cnom_b = 30 mm
Nominal cover to side reinforcement; cnom_s = 30 mm
Support A
Project Job no.
Mid span 1
Support B
K = M / (b d2 fcu) = 0.103
K' = 0.156
K' > K - No compression reinforcement is required
Lever arm; z = min(d (0.5 + (0.25 - K / 0.9) 0.5), 0.95 d) = 300 mm
Depth of neutral axis; x = (d - z) / 0.45 = 101 mm
Area of tension reinforcement required; As,req = M / (0.87 fy z) = 629 mm2
Tension reinforcement provided; 2 16 bars + 2 16 bars
Area of tension reinforcement provided; As,prov = 804 mm2
Minimum area of reinforcement; As,min = 0.0024 b h = 192 mm2
Maximum area of reinforcement; As,max = 0.04 b h = 3200 mm2
PASS - Area of reinforcement provided is greater than area of reinforcement required
Rectangular section in shear
Design shear force span 1 at 3354 mm; V = abs(min(V B_s1_max, VB_s1_red)) = 74 kN
Design shear stress; v = V / (b d) = 1.075 N/mm2
Design concrete shear stress; vc = 0.79 min(3,[100 As,prov / (b d)]1/3) max(1, (400 /d)1/4)
(min(fcu, 40) / 25)1/3 / m
vc = 0.732 N/mm2
Allowable design shear stress; vmax = min(0.8 N/mm2 (fcu/1 N/mm2)0.5, 5 N/mm2) = 4.382 N/mm2
PASS - Design shear stress is less than maximum allowable
Value of v from Table 3.7; 0.5 vc < v < (vc + 0.4 N/mm 2)
Design shear resistance required; vs = max(v - vc, 0.4 N/mm 2) = 0.400 N/mm2
Area of shear reinforcement required; Asv,req = vs b / (0.87 fyv) = 204 mm2/m
Shear reinforcement provided; 2 8 legs at 200 c/c
Area of shear reinforcement provided; Asv,prov = 503 mm2/m
PASS - Area of shear reinforcement provided exceeds minimum required
Maximum longitudinal spacing; svl,max = 0.75 d = 260 mm
PASS - Longitudinal spacing of shear reinforcement provided is less than maximum
Design shear force span 2 at 346 mm; V = max(VB_s2_max, VB_s2_red) = 85 kN
Design shear stress; v = V / (b d) = 1.226 N/mm2
Design concrete shear stress; vc = 0.79 min(3,[100 As,prov / (b d)]1/3) max(1, (400 /d)1/4)
(min(fcu, 40) / 25)1/3 / m
vc = 0.732 N/mm2
Allowable design shear stress; vmax = min(0.8 N/mm2 (fcu/1 N/mm2)0.5, 5 N/mm2) = 4.382 N/mm2
PASS - Design shear stress is less than maximum allowable
Value of v from Table 3.7; (vc + 0.4 N/mm 2) < v < vmax
Design shear resistance required; vs = max(v - vc, 0.4 N/mm 2) = 0.494 N/mm2
Area of shear reinforcement required; Asv,req = vs b / (0.87 fyv) = 252 mm2/m
Shear reinforcement provided; 2 8 legs at 200 c/c
Area of shear reinforcement provided; Asv,prov = 503 mm2/m
PASS - Area of shear reinforcement provided exceeds minimum required
Maximum longitudinal spacing; svl,max = 0.75 d = 260 mm
PASS - Longitudinal spacing of shear reinforcement provided is less than maximum
Spacing of reinforcement (cl 3.12.11)
Actual distance between bars in tension; s = (b - 2 (cnom_s + v + top,L1/2)) /(Ntop,L1 - 1) - top,L1 = 92 mm
Project Job no.
Mid span 2
Support C