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ACI 318-08 Example 001

SHEAR AND FLEXURAL REINFORCEMENT DESIGN OF A SINGLY REINFORCED RECTANGLE
EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION
The flexural and shear design of a rectangular concrete beam is calculated in this
example.
A simply supported beam is subjected to an ultimate uniform load of 9.736 k/ft.
This example is tested using the ACI 318-08 concrete design code. The flexural
and shear reinforcing computed is compared with independent hand calculated
results.
GEOMETRY, PROPERTIES AND LOADING
CL

10"

13.5"

2.5"
A

Section A-A

10' = 120"
Material Properties
E=
3600 k/in2
=
0.2
G=
1500 k/in2

Section Properties
d = 13.5 in
b = 10.0 in
I = 3,413 in4

Design Properties
fc = 4 k/in2
fy = 60 k/in2

TECHNICAL FEATURES TESTED

Calculation of Flexural reinforcement, As
Enforcement of Minimum tension reinforcement, As,min
Calculation of Shear reinforcement, Av
Enforcement of Minimum shear reinforcing, Av,min

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RESULTS COMPARISON
Independent results are hand calculated based on the equivalent rectangular stress
distribution described in Example 6.1 in Notes on ACI 318-08 Building Code.

Output Parameter

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Independent

Percent
Difference

Design Moment, Mu (k-in)

1460.4

1460.4

0.00%

Tension Reinf, As (in2)

2.37

2.37

0.00%

Design Shear Force, Vu

37.73

37.73

0.00%

Shear Reinf, Av/s (in2/in)

0.041

0.041

0.00%

COMPUTER FILE: ACI 318-08 Ex001

CONCLUSION
The computed results show an exact match for the flexural and the shear
reinforcing.

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HAND CALCULATION

Flexural Design
The following quantities are computed for all the load combinations:
= 0.9, Ag = 160 sq-in
As,min =

200

b w d = 0.450 sq-in (Govern)

fy

'

fc
fy

bw d

= 0.427 sq-in

f c 4000
0.85
1000

1 0.85 0.05

c m ax

0.003
0.003 0.005

d 5.0625 in

a m ax 1 c m ax = 4.303 in

Combo1
wu = (1.2wd + 1.6wl) = 9.736 k/ft
M

wu l

= 9.736 102/8 = 121.7 k-ft = 1460.4 k-in

The depth of the compression block is given by:

a d

2M

0 . 85 f c b
'

= 4.183 in (a < amax)

The area of tensile steel reinforcement is given by:

As

fyd

As

1460 . 4
0 . 9 60 13 . 5 4 . 183 / 2

= 2.37 sq-in

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Shear Design
The following quantities are computed for all of the load combinations:

0.75
f c :

Check the limit of

f c

= 63.246 psi < 100 psi

The concrete shear capacity is given by:

Vc =

f c

bd

= 12.807 k

The maximum shear that can be carried by reinforcement is given by:

Vs =

f c

bd = 51.229 k

The following limits are required in the determination of the reinforcement:

( Vc/2)

= 6.4035 k

Vmax = Vc + Vs = 64.036 k
Given Vu, Vc and Vmax, the required shear reinforcement in area/unit length for
any load combination is calculated as follows:
If Vu (Vc/2),
Av
s

= 0,

else if (Vc/2) < Vu Vmax

Av
s

(V u V c )

f ys d

A
v
s m in

where:

b b
Av
m ax 50 w , w

f f
s m in

yt yt

f c

else if Vu > Vmax,

a failure condition is declared.

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Vu = 9.736 (5-13.5/12) = 37.727 k

V c / 2 6.4035 k V u 37.727 k V m ax 64.036 k
10
Av
m ax 50

s m in
60, 000

4, 000

10 3
,

60, 000 4
2

in
Av
m ax 0.0083 , 0.0079 0.0083

in
s m in
Av
s

(V u V c )

f ys d

0.041

in

in

0.492

in

ft

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