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CSA A23.3-04 Example 001

SHEAR AND FLEXURAL REINFORCEMENT DESIGN OF A SINGLY REINFORCED RECTANGLE

EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION
The flexural and shear strength of a rectangular concrete beam is tested in this
example.

In the example a simply supported beam is subjected to a uniform factored load

of 92.222 kN/m. This example is tested using the CSA A23.3-04 concrete design
code. The flexural and shear reinforcing computed is compared with independent
results.

GEOMETRY, PROPERTIES AND LOADING

400mm
CL A

54 mm 600 mm

A
Section A-A
6m

Material Properties Section Properties Design Properties

E= 25x106 kN/m2 d = 546 mm f’c = 40 MPa
ν= 0.2 W = 92.222 kN/m fy = 400 MPa
G= 10416666.7kN/m2

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 2.2 on page 2-12 in Part II on Concrete Design
Handbook of Cement Association of Canada.

Percent
Output Parameter ETABS Independent Difference
Design Moment, Mf (kN-m) 415.00 415.00 0.00%

Tension Reinf, As (mm2) 2466 2466 0.00%

Design Shear, Vf (kN) 226.31 226.31 0.00%

Shear Reinf, Av/s (mm2/mm) 0.379 0.379 0.00%

COMPUTER FILE: CSA A23.3-04 Ex001

CONCLUSION
The computed results show an exact match with the independent results.

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HAND CALCULATION

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

φc = 0.65 for concrete

φs = 0.85 for reinforcement

0.2 f ′c
As,min = b h = 758.95 mm2
fy

α1 = 0.85 – 0.0015f'c ≥ 0.67 = 0.79

β1 = 0.97 – 0.0025f'c ≥ 0.67 = 0.87

700
cb = d = 347.45 mm
700 + f y

ab = β1cb = 302.285 mm

COMB1
wu l 2
Mf = = 415 kN-m
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The depth of the compression block is given by:

2M f
a = d − d2 − = 102.048 mm
α 1 f 'c φc b

If a ≤ ab, the area of tension reinforcement is then given by:

Mf
As = = 2466 mm2
 a
φs f y  d − 
 2

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 4   4 
= =
As ,min min =
 As ,min ,   As ,required  min 758.95,   2466  758.95 mm
2

 3   3 

Shear Design
The basic shear strength for rectangular section is computed as,
φc = 0.65 for shear

λ = {1.00, for normal density concrete

d v is the effective shear depth. It is taken as the greater of

0.72h = 432 mm or 0.9d = 491.4 mm (governing).

β = 0.18 since minimum transverse reinforcement is provided

∙
V f = 92.222 (3 - 0.546) = 226.31 kN

Vc = φc λβ f ′c bw dv = 145.45 kN

Vr ,max = 0.25φc f 'c bw d = 1419.60 kN

θ = 35º since f y ≤ 400 MPa and f 'c ≤ 60 MPa

Av (V f − Vc ) tan θ
= = 0.339 mm2/mm
s φ s f yt d v

 Av 
'
fc
  = 0.06 b = 0.379 mm2/mm (Govern)
 s  min fy

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