PURPOSE FIRST FLOOR BEAM (P1FB23) SECTION

CHECK IN SHEAR FORCE

Prepaired By
Dr. Saad Ahmed
Engr. Athar Ul Islam

Design of Purpose Beam Section in Shear

The Beam is considered as a simply supported beam because it is a single span beam and not
continuing from both ends and it is calculated @ 1m from the support near the stair.

Characteristic Strength of Concrete; fc

32 N/mm2

Yield Strength of Reinforcement; fy

460 N/mm2

Dimension of Beam
Width; B

400 mm

Depth; D

600 mm

Length; L

8915 mm

Width; B

200 mm

Depth; D

200 mm

Effected Length

1000 mm

Reinforcement used at bottom

3 No.s of T25

Reinforcement used at top

4 No.s of T20

Reinforcement used for Shear

12 mm (1 Link + 1 Closed Stirrups @

100mm for L/3 of the span and @ 200mm
for the mid span.)

Cover

25 mm

Effective Depth; d

200 25 -12-12.5

150.5 mm

Purposed Beam Section

Load Calculation
Effective Length of Beam (c/c of support) ; Le

7.715 m

Avg. Width of effective landing slab

(1.8+ 4.8) / 2

3.3 m

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Load per running meter

load / width of effective slab

Live load; WL

5 kN/m2x 3.3 m

16.5 kN/m

Super Imposed Dead Load; WSD

=

4.95 kN/m2 x 3.3 m

16.335 kN/m

Self-Weight of Beam per running meter; WD

= 25x0.4 x 0.6
= 6 kN/m
Factored Load
Load Combination; WU

1.2 D.L + 1.6 L.L

(ACI 318-11, Section 9.2.1)

1.2 (16.335 + 6) + 1.6 x 16.5

53.202 kN/m

SHEAR FORCE
Factored Shear Force ; Vu
Shear Force at any section at a distance of x from left support
Vx

Wu ( Le/2 x )

At x= 1 m from Left support

Vu

53.202 (7.715 / 2 1)

Vu

152.025 kN

(While at support of the Beam; Shear force is 205.26 kN)

This Vu should be resist partially by Concrete and Partially by Shear stirrups.

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Vu

Vc + Vs

Vc

Shear Resisting Capacity of Concrete

Vs

Shear Resisting by Shear Stirrups

Vc

Vc

0.17 x x x b x d

(ACI 318-11, Eq. 11-3)

0.17 x 1 x 5.65 x 200 x 200

( =1, ACI 318-11, Sec 8.6.1)

38.467 kN

0.75 x 38.467

28.85 kN

Required Shear Force resisting by Shear Stirrups

Vs =

Vu- Vc

152.025 28.85

123.175 kN

Shear resisting Capacity of Stirrups

Vs =

x fy x Asv x (d / s )

Asv

Cross-section Area of 1 legged rebar

Spacing of Stirrups

Provided T12@ 100 mm c/c

If 3 legged Stirrup used (Actual)
Vs =
=

0.75 x 460 x 3 x ( / 4) x (12)2 x (150.5 / 100)

176.17 kN

Vs (Required ) < Vs (Provided ) OK

If 2 Legged Stirrup used
Vs =
=

0.75 x 460 x 2 x ( / 4) x (12 )2 x (150.5 / 100 )

117.45 kN

Vs (Required ) > Vs (Provided ) Fail

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If 1 Legged Stirrup used (Purposed)

Vs

0.75 x 460 x 1 x ( / 4) x (12 )2 x (150.5 / 100 )

58.723 kN

Vs (Required ) > Vs (Provided )

Fail

The Purpose critical beam Section (200 mm x 200mm x 1000mm) having only one legged
stirrup of T12@ 100mm c/c , which is not sufficient for resisting the Shear Force.

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