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Bending Moment

The document provides formulas and guidelines for calculating bending moments on different types of beams, as well as the design resistance for various reinforced concrete structural elements like beams, slabs, columns, and more. It also lists indicative minimum dimensions for slabs, beams, and columns based on their span or load conditions.

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Bending Moment

The document provides formulas and guidelines for calculating bending moments on different types of beams, as well as the design resistance for various reinforced concrete structural elements like beams, slabs, columns, and more. It also lists indicative minimum dimensions for slabs, beams, and columns based on their span or load conditions.

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  • Bending Moments on a Beam
  • Indicative Dimensions of Slabs
  • Indicative Dimensions of Concrete Components

Bending moments [kNm] on a beam

1/2 ql2
q [kN/m]
Cantilevered beam

q [kN/m]
Simply supported beam

1/8 ql2
1/12 ql2 1/12 ql2
Fixed beam q [kN/m]

1/24 ql2

Basic formulae for reinforced concrete


Structural member Design resistance Notes
As f yd
Beam, slab, simple r. M R d = As f yd d d effective depth
2 b f cd
Beam, slab approx. MRd = As fyd z z ~ 0,9 d int. arm

Short column NRd = Ac fcd + As fyd red. coefficient

Beam shear VRd = c bw d c des. shear strength

Slab - punching s. VRd = c u d u critical peripheral

Column, plain con. NRd = b hw fcd red. due to eccentr.


Indicative dimensions of slabs

Slabs
One way spanning slabs hmin
simple supported.. l1/25 l1/20 (50 mm)
continuous and fixed . . l1/33 l1/30 (50 mm up to 1 m)
(60 mm up to 1,5 m)
(70 mm obove 1,5 m)
cantilevered .. l1/10 (50 mm)

Indicative dimensions of slabs

Slabs

Two way slabs


hmin

simply supported. l1/33 (100 mm)


partially fixed .... l1/40
- fully fixed 1,2 (l1 + l2)/105 (100 mm)
Indicative dimensions of slabs

hmin
Two ways lighten (ribbed) slabs
simply supported. l1/20
partially or fully fixed ..... l1/25
Locally supported slabs
flat slab . l2/33 (160 mm)
enlarged heads ... (l2 2c/3)/35 (120 mm)

l2 is a greater span, c effective width of the head

Indicative dimensions of concrete


beams

h b
Simply supported and continuous beams
with imposed loads l1/15 l/112 (0,33 0,4) h
roof .l1/17 11/14 (0,33 0,4) h

Cantilever beams
with imposed loads . l/5 (0,33 0,4) h
roof l/10 (0,33 0,4) h
Indicative dimensions of concrete
components
h b
Beams
with imposed loads ..l/12 l/8 (0,3 0,5) h
roofs . l/14- l/12 (0,3 0,5) h

Columns
middle column of a multistorey building
As =
Nd
0,8 f cd + s f yd
Minimum dimensions:
- 200 mm, cast in situ
- 140 mm, prefabricated columns

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