Lec 3 CE 806 RCM Beams - Working Stress Method
Lec 3 CE 806 RCM Beams - Working Stress Method
Lec 3 CE 806 RCM Beams - Working Stress Method
CE 806
It has considerable compressive strength per unit cost compared with most
other materials.
Reinforced concrete has great resistance to the actions of fire and water.
Reinforced concrete structures are very rigid.
It is a low-maintenance material.
It has a very long service life. Under proper conditions, reinforced concrete
structures can be used indefinitely without reduction of their load carrying
abilities.
A special feature of concrete is its ability to be cast into an extraordinary variety
of shapes from simple slabs, beams, and columns to great arches and shells.
In most areas, concrete takes advantage of inexpensive local materials (sand,
gravel, and water) and requires relatively small amounts of cement and
reinforcing steel.
A lower grade of skilled labor is required for erection as compared with other
materials such as structural steel.
Concrete has a very low tensile strength, requiring the use of tensile reinforcing.
Forms are required to hold the concrete in place until it hardens sufficiently. In
addition, false-work or shoring may be necessary to keep the forms in place for
roofs, walls, floors, and similar structures until the concrete members gain
sufficient strength to support themselves.
The low strength per unit of weight of concrete leads to heavy members. This
becomes an increasingly important matter for long-span structures, where
concretes large dead weight has a great effect on bending moments.
Lightweight aggregates can be used to reduce concrete weight, but the cost of
the concrete is increased.
The low strength per unit of volume of concrete means members will be
relatively large, an important consideration for tall buildings and long-span
structures.
The properties of concrete vary widely because of variations in its proportioning
and mixing.
Design Basis
Elastic Behavior
At low stresses (fc/2) concrete is seen close to near elastic (stressstrain is close to proportional) with strain of about .005
Steel is elastic upto yield point with large strain of .002
Two strains being equal in reinforced concrete
Axial Capacity
or
Transformed Section
or
or
Example 3.1
= 0
(1)
implies
Example 3.2
22.3 ksi
1.39 ksi
0.48 ksi
2.8 ksi