Department of Civil Engineering

B.TECH 5TH SEM

Lecture Notes on
STRUCTURAL DESIGN
BCE301

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Syllabus
Module-I
Properties of concrete and reinforcing steel, Philosophy, concept and methods of reinforced
concrete design, Introduction to limit state method: Limit state of collapse and limit state of
serviceability. Application of Limit state method to rectangular beams for flexure, shear,
bond and torsion.
Module-II
Design of doubly reinforced beams. Design of T-and L-beams. Design of one way and two
way slabs, Design of staircases.
Module-III
Design of short and long columns with axial and eccentric loading, design of isolated column
footing.
Module-IV
Design principle of masonry structures: Brick and stone masonry. Design of masonry short
and long walls, columns and retaining walls.
Reference Books:
1. Limit state design of reinforced concrete by P.C. Verghese, PHI
2. Reinforced concrete: Limit state by A.K. Jain
3. Reinforced concrete by B.C. Punmia, A.K. Jain and A.K. Jain
4. SP-16 and SP-32.

MODULE-1

Introduction
Reinforced concrete, as a composite material, has occupied a special place in the modern
construction of different types of structures due to its several advantages. Due to its flexibilit y
in form and superiority in performance, it has replaced, to a large extent, the earlier materials
like stone, timber and steel. Further, architect's scope and imaginations have widened to a
great extent due to its mouldability and monolithicity. Thus, it has helped the architects and
engineers to build several attractive shell forms and other curved structures. However, its role
in several straight line structural forms like multistoried frames, bridges, foundations etc. is
enormous.
Concrete
Concrete is a product obtained artificially by hardening of the mixture of cement, sand, gravel
and water in predetermined proportions.
Depending on the quality and proportions of the ingredients used in the mix the properties of
concrete vary almost as widely as different kinds of stones.
Concrete has enough strength in compression, but has little strength in tension. Due to this,
concrete is weak in bending, shear and torsion. Hence the use of plain concrete is limited
applications where great compressive strength and weight are the principal requirements and
where tensile stresses are either totally absent or are extremely low.
Properties of Concrete
The important properties of concrete, which govern the design of concrete mix are as follows
(i) Weight
The unit weights of plain concrete and reinforced concrete made with sand, gravel of crushed
natural stone aggregate may be taken as 24 KN/m3 and 25 KN/m3 respectively.
(ii) Compressive Strength
With given properties of aggregate the compressive strength of concrete depends primarily on
age, cement content and the water cement ratio are given Table 2 of IS 456:2000.
Characteristic strength are based on the strength at 28 days. The strength at 7 days is about
two-thirds of that at 28 days with ordinary portland cement and generally good indicator of
strength likely to be obtained.
(iii) Increase in strength with age

There is normally gain of strength beyond 28 days. The quantum of increase depends upon
the grade and type of cement curing and environmental conditions etc.
(iv) Tensile strength of concrete
The flexure and split tensile strengths of various concrete are given in IS 516:1959 and IS
5816:1970 respectively when the designer wishes to use an estimate of the tensile strength
from compressive strength, the following formula can be used
Flexural strength, fcr=0.7fck N/mm2
(v) Elastic Deformation
The modulus of elasticity is primarily influenced by the elastic properties of the aggregate
and to lesser extent on the conditions of curing and age of the concrete, the mix proportions
and the type of cement. The modulus of elasticity is normally related to the compressive
characteristic strength of concrete
Ec=5000fck N/mm2
Where Ec= the short-term static modulus of elasticity in N/mm2
fck=characteristic cube strength of concrete in N/mm2
(vi) Shrinkage of concrete
Shrinkage is the time dependent deformation, generally compressive in nature. The constituents
of concrete, size of the member and environmental conditions are the factors on which the total
shrinkage of concrete depends. However, the total shrinkage of concrete is most influenced by the
total amount of water present in the concrete at the time of mixing for a given humidity and
temperature. The cement content, however, influences the total shrinkage of concrete to a lesser
extent. The approximate value of the total shrinkage strain for design is taken as 0.0003 in the
absence of test data (cl. 6.2.4.1).

(vii) Creep of concrete

Figure1.1: Stress-strain curve of concrete

Creep is another time dependent deformation of concrete by which it continues to deform,
usually under compressive stress. The creep strains recover partly when the stresses are
released. Figure 1.2.2 shows the creep recovery in two parts. The elastic recovery is
immediate and the creep recovery is slow in nature.
Thus, the long term deflection will be added to the short term deflection to get the total
deflection of the structure. Accordingly, the long term modulus E or the effective modulus
ce

of concrete will be needed to include the effect of creep due to permanent loads. The
relationship between E and E is obtained as follows:
ce

c fc / Ec
Where, c =short term strain at the age of loading at a stress value of fc
=creep co-efficient =

cr
c

cr =ultimate creep strain

th

th

th

The values of on 7 , 28 and 365 day of loading are 2.2, 1.6 and 1.1 respectively.
Then the total strain= c cr

fc
Ece

Where, E = effective modulus of concrete.

ce

From the above Equation, we have

Ece

fc
c
E

c
c cr c cr 1

The effective modulus of E of concrete is used only in the calculation of creep deflection.
ce

It is seen that the value of creep coefficient is reducing with the age of concrete at loading. It
may also be noted that the ultimate creep strain cr does not include short term strain c . The
creep of concrete is influenced by

Properties of concrete

Water/cement ratio

Humidity and temperature of curing

Humidity during the period of use

Age of concrete at first loading

Magnitude of stress and its duration

Surface-volume ratio of the member

(f) Thermal expansion of concrete

The knowledge of thermal expansion of concrete is very important as it is prepared and
remains in service at a wide range of temperature in different countries having very hot or
cold climates. Moreover, concrete will be having its effect of high temperature during fire.
The coefficient of thermal expansion depends on the nature of cement, aggregate, cement
content, relative humidity and size of the section. IS 456 stipulates (cl. 6.2.6) the values of
o

coefficient of thermal expansion for concrete / C for different types of aggregate.

Workability and Durability of Concrete
Workability and durability of concrete are important properties to be considered. The
relevant issues are discussed in the following:
The workability of a concrete mix gives a measure of the ease with which fresh concrete can
be placed and compacted. The concrete should flow readily into the form and go around and
cover the reinforcement, the mix should retain its consistency and the aggregates should not
segregate. A mix with high workability is needed where sections are thin and/or
reinforcement is complicated and congested. The main factor affecting workability is the
water content of the mix. Admixtures will increase workability but may reduce strength. The

size of aggregate, its grading and shape, the ratio of coarse to fine aggregate and the
aggregate-to-cement ratio also affect workability to some degree.
Measurement of workability
(a) Slump test
The fresh concrete is tamped into a standard cone which is lifted off after filling and the
slump is measured. The slump is 2550 mm for low workability, 50100 mm for medium
workability and 100175 mm for high workability. Normal reinforced concrete requires fresh
concrete of medium workability. The slump test is the usual workability test specified.
(b) Compacting factor test
The degree of compaction achieved by a standard amount of work is measured. The
apparatus consists of two conical hoppers placed over one another and over a cylinder. The
upper hopper is filled with fresh concrete which is then dropped into the second hopper and
into the cylinder which is struck off flush. The compacting factor is the ratio of the weight of
concrete in the cylinder to the weight of an equal volume of fully compacted concrete. The
compacting factor for concrete of medium workability is about 0.9.
Durability of concrete
A durable concrete performs satisfactorily in the working environment during its anticipated
exposure conditions during service. The durable concrete should have low permeability with
adequate cement content, sufficient low free water/cement ratio and ensured complete
compaction of concrete by adequate curing. For more information, please refer to cl. 8 of IS 456.

Design mix and nominal mix concrete

In design mix, the proportions of cement, aggregates (sand and gravel), water and
mineral admixtures, if any, are actually designed, while in nominal mix, the proportions are
nominally adopted. The design mix concrete is preferred to the nominal mix as the former
results in the grade of concrete having the specified workability and characteristic strength
(vide cl. 9 of IS 456).
Batching
Mass and volume are the two types of batching for measuring cement, sand, coarse aggregates,
admixtures and water. Coarse aggregates may be gravel, grade stone chips or other man made
aggregates. The quantities of cement, sand, coarse aggregates and solid admixtures shall be
measured by mass. Liquid admixtures and water are measured either by volume or by mass (cl.
10 of IS 456).

Properties of reinforcing steel

Steel reinforcement used in reinforced concrete may be of the following types

(a) 1. Mild steel bars conforming to IS 432 (part-I)
2. Hot rolled mild steel conforming to IS 1139
(b) 1. Medium tensile steel conforming to IS 432 (part-I)
2. Hot rolled medium tensile steel.
(c) 1. Hot rolled High Yield Strength Deformed (HYSD) steel conforming to IS 1139.
2. Cold-worked steel HYSD bars steel conforming to IS 1786.
(d) 1. Hard drawn steel wire fabric conforming to IS 1566.
2. Rolled steel made from structural steel conforming to Is 226.
1. the most important characteristic of a reinforcing bar is its stress strain curve and the
important property yield stress or 0.2% proof stress, as the case may be.
2. The modules of elasticity E for these steel is 2x105 N/mn2.
3. Mild steel bars have yield strength of 250 N/mm2 and hence it is known as Fe 250.
4. HYSD bars may be hot rolled high yield strength bars or cold rooked steel high strength
deformed bars. The latter are also known as cold twisted deformed bars or Tor steel and are
available in different grades
i) Fe 415 ii) 500 iii) Fe 550 having 0.2% proof stress as 415N/mm2, 500N/mm2 and 550
N/mm2
5. The reinforcing bars should have sufficient % of elongation.
6. Its coefficients of thermal expansion should be more or less equal to the cement concrete.
Stress-strain curves for reinforcement

Figure1.2: Stress-strain curve for Mild steel (idealised) (Fe 250) with definite yield point

Figure1.3: Stress-strain curve for cold worked deform bar

Figures 1.2 and 1.3 show the representative stress-strain curves for steel having definite yield
point and not having definite yield point, respectively. The characteristic yield strength f of
y

steel is assumed as the minimum yield stress or 0.2 per cent of proof stress for steel having no
2

definite yield point. The modulus of elasticity of steel is taken to be 200000 N/mm .
For mild steel, the stress is proportional to the strain up to the yield point. Thereafter, post
yield strain increases faster while the stress is assumed to remain at constant value of f .
y

For cold-worked bars (Fig. 1.3), the stress is proportional to the strain up to a stress of 0.8 f .
y

Thereafter, the inelastic curve is defined as given below:

Stress
0.80 f

Inelastic strain
Nil

0.85 fy
0.90 fy
0.95 fy
0.975 fy
1.00 fy

0.0001
0.0003
0.0007
0.0010
0.0020

Linear interpolation is to be done for intermediate values. The two grades of cold-worked
bars used as steel reinforcement are Fe 415 and Fe 500 with the values of fy as 415 N/mm2
and 500 N/mm2, respectively.
Method of RCC design
A reinforced concrete structure should be designed to satisfy the following criteriai) Adequate safety, in items stiffness and durability
iii) Reasonable economy.
The following design methods are used for the design of RCC Structures.
a) The working stress method (WSM)
b) The ultimate load method (ULM)
c) The limit state method (LSM)
Working Stress Method (WSM)
This method is based on linear elastic theory or the classical elastic theory. This method
ensured adequate safety by suitably restricting the stress in the materials (i.e. concrete and
steel) induced by the expected working leads on the structures. The assumption of linear
elastic behaviour considered justifiable since the specified permissible stresses are kept well
below the ultimate strength of the material. The ratio of yield stress of the steel reinforcement
or the cube strength of the concrete to the corresponding permissible or working stress is
usually called factor of safety.
The WSM uses a factor of safety of about 3 with respect to the cube strength of concrete and
a factor of safety of about 1.8 with respect to the yield strength of steel.
Ultimate load method (ULM)

The method is based on the ultimate strength of reinforced concrete at ultimate load is
obtained by enhancing the service load by some factor called as load factor for giving a
desired margin of safety .Hence the method is also referred to as the load factor method or the
ultimate strength method.
In the ULM, stress condition at the state of in pending collapse of the structure is analysed,
thus using, the non-linear stress strain curves of concrete and steel. The safely measure in
the design is obtained by the use of proper load factor. The satisfactory strength performance
at ultimate loads does not guarantee satisfactory strength performance at ultimate loads does
not guarantee satisfactory serviceability performance at normal service loads.
Limit state method (LSM)
Limit states are the acceptable limits for the safety and serviceability requirements of the
structure before failure occurs. The design of structures by this method will thus ensure that
they will not reach limit states and will not become unfit for the use for which they are
intended. It is worth mentioning that structures will not just fail or collapse by violating
(exceeding) the limit states. Failure, therefore, implies that clearly defined limit states of
structural usefulness has been exceeded.
Limit state are two types
i) Limit state of collapse
ii) Limit state of serviceability.
Limit states of collapse
The limit state of collapse of the structure or part of the structure could be assessed
from rupture of one or more critical sections and from bucking due to elastic bending, shear,
torsion and axial loads at every section shall not be less than the appropriate value at that
section produced by the probable most unfavourable combination of loads on the structure
using the appropriate factor of safely.
Limit state of serviceability
Limit state of serviceability deals with deflection and crocking of structures under service
loads, durability under working environment during their anticipated exposure conditions
during service, stability of structures as a whole, fire resistance etc.
Characteristic and design values and partial safety factor

1. Characteristic strength of materials.

The term characteristic strength means that value of the strength of material below
which not more than minimum acceptable percentage of test results are expected to fall. IS
456:2000 have accepted the minimum acceptable percentage as 5% for reinforced concrete
structures. This means that there is 5% for probability or chance of the actual strength being
less than the characteristic strength.

Figure 1.4: Frequency distribution curve for strength

Figure shows frequency distribution curve of strength material (concrete or steel). The value
of K corresponding to 5% area of the curve is 1.65.
The design strength should be lower than the mean strength (fm)
Characteristic strength = Mean strength K x standard deviation or
fk =fm-KSd
Where, fk=characteristic strength of the material
fm=mean strength
K=constant =1.65
Sd=standard deviation for a set of test results.
The value of standard deviation (Sd) is given by

Sd

2
n 1

Where, =deviation of the individual test strength from the average or mean strength of n
samples.
n= number of test results.
IS 456:2000 has recommended minimum value of n=30.
Characteristic strength of concrete
Characteristic strength of concrete is denoted by fck (N/mm2) and its value is different for
different grades of concrete e.g. M 15, M25 etc. In the symbol M used for designation of
concrete mix, refers to the mix and the number refers to the specified characteristic
compressive strength of 150 mm size cube at 28 days expressed in N/mm2
Characteristic strength of steel
Until the relevant Indian Standard specification for reinforcing steel are modified to include
the concept of characteristic strength, the characteristic value shall be assumed as the
minimum yield stress or 0.2% proof stress specified in the relevant Indian Standard
specification. The characteristic strength of steel designated by symbol f y (N/mm2)
Characteristic loads
The term Characteristic load means that values of load which has a 95% probability of
not being exceeded during that life of the structure.

Figure 1.5: Frequency distribution curve for load

The design load should be more than average load obtained from statistic, we have
Fk=Fm+KSd
Where, Fk=characteristic load;
Fm= mean load
K=constant=2.65;
Sd=standard deviation for the load.
Since data are not available to express loads in statistical terms, for the purpose of this
standard, dead loads given in IS 875(Part-1), imposed loads given in IS 875(Part-2), wind
loads. Given in IS 875 (Part-3), snow load as given in IS 875(Part-4) and seismic forces given
in IS 1893 shall be assumed as the characteristic loads.
Design strength of materials
The design strength of materials (fd) is given by

fd

fk

Where, fk=characteristic strength of material.

m =partial safety factor appropriate to the material and the limit state being
considered
Design loads
The design load ( Fd) is given by.
Fd=Fk. f

f =partial safety factor appropriate to the nature of loading and the limit state being
considered.
The design load obtained by multi plying the characteristic load by the partial safety factor
for load is also known as factored load.
Partial safety factor ( m) for materials
When assessing the strength of a structure or structural member for the limit state of collapse,
the values of partial safety factor,

should be taken as 1.15 for steel.

Thus, in the limit state method , the design stress for steel reinforcement is given by f y /
fy/1.15=0.87fy.

ms

According to IS 456:2000 for design purpose the compressive strength of concrete in the
structure shall be assumed to be 0.67 times the characteristic strength of concrete in cube and
partial safety factor

mc

=1.5 shall be applied in addition to this. Thus, the design stress in

concrete is given by
0.67 fck / mc 0.67 fck /1.5 0.446 fck

Partial safety factor for loads

The partial safety factors for loads, as per IS 456:2000 are given in table below
Load

Limit State of collapse

Limit State of Serviceability

combination DL

LL

WL/EL

DL

LL

WL/EL

DL+IL

1.5

1.5

1.0

1.0

DL+WL

1.5 or 0.9*

1.5

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.0

0.8

0.8

DL+IL+WL 1.2

(* This value is to be considered when stability against overturning or stress reversal is

critical)
Limit state of collapse in flexure
The behaviour of reinforced concrete beam sections at ultimate loads has been explained in
detail in previous section. The basic assumptions involved in the analysis at the ultimate limit
state of flexure (Cl. 38.1 of the Code) are listed here.
a) Plane sections normal to the beam axis remain plane after bending, i.e., in an initially
straight beam, strain varies linearly over the depth of the section.
b) The maximum compressive strain in concrete (at the outermost fibre) cu shall be taken as
0.0035 in bending.
c) The relationship between the compressive stress distribution in concrete and the strain in
concrete may be assumed to be rectangle, trapezoid, parabola or any other shape which
results in prediction of strength in substantial agreement with the results of test. An
acceptable stress-strain curve is given below in figure 1.6. For design purposes, the
compressive strength of concrete in the structure shall be assumed to be 0.67 times the
characteristic strength. The partial safety factor y, = 1.5 shall be applied in addition to this.

Figure 1.6 Stress-strain curve for concrete

d) The tensile strength of the concrete is ignored.
e) The stresses in the reinforcement are derived from representative stress-strain curve for the
type of steel used. Typical curves are given in figure 1.3. For design purposes the partial
safety factor m equal to 1.15 shall be applied.
f) The maximum strain in the tension reinforcement in the section at failure shall not be less
than:

fy
1.15Es

0.002

Limiting Depth of Neutral Axis

Figure: 1.7 Rectangular beam under flexure xu xu ,max

Figure 1.8 Rectangular beam under flexure xu xu ,max

Based on the assumption given above, an expression for the depth of the neutral axis at the
ultimate limit state, xu , can be easily obtained from the strain diagram in Fig. 1.8.
Considering similar triangles,

xu

0.0035

0.0035
0.87 f y
Es

(1)

0.002

According to IS 456:2000 cl no 38.1 (f) ,when the maximum strain in tension reinforcement
is equal to

Therefore,

0.87 f y
Es
xu ,max
d

0.002 , then the value of neutral axis will be xu ,max .

0.0035

0.0035
0.87 f y
Es

0.002
(2)

The values of xu ,max for different grades of steel, obtained by applying Eq. (2), are listed in
table.
Table 1 Limiting depth of neutral axis for different grades of steel
Steel Grade

Fe 250

Fe 415

Fe 500

xu ,max / d

0.5313

0.4791

0.4791

The limiting depth of neutral axis xu ,max corresponds to the so-called balanced section, i.e., a
section that is expected to result in a balanced failure at the ultimate limit state in flexure. If
the neutral axis depth xu is less than xu ,max , then the section is under-reinforced (resulting in
a tension failure); whereas if xu exceeds xu ,max , it is over-reinforced (resulting in a
compression failure).

Analysis of Singly Reinforced Rectangular Sections

Analysis of a given reinforced concrete section at the ultimate limit state of flexure implies
the determination of the ultimate moment MuR of resistance of the section. This is easily
obtained from the couple resulting from the flexural stresses (Fig 1.9).

Fig. 1.9 Concrete stress-block parameters in compression

M uRCu .z Tu .z

(3)

where Cu and Tu are the resultant (ultimate) forces in compression and tension respectively,
and z is the lever arm.
Tu f st . Ast
Where

f st 0.87 f y

(4)

for xu xu ,max

and the line of action of Tu corresponds to the level of the centroid of the tension steel.
Concrete Stress Block in Compression
In order to determine the magnitude of Cu and its line of action, it is necessary to analyse the
concrete stress block in compression. As ultimate failure of a reinforced concrete beam in
flexure occurs by the crushing of concrete, for both under- and over-reinforced beams, the
shape of the compressive stress distribution (stress block) at failure will be, in both cases, as
shown in Fig. 1.9. The value of Cu can be computed knowing that the compressive stress in
concrete is uniform at 0.447 fck for a depth of 3xu / 7, and below this it varies parabolically
over a depth of 4xu / 7 to zero at the neutral axis [Fig. 1.9].
For a rectangular section of width b,

3x 2 4 x
Cu 0.447 fck b u x u
7 3 7
Therefore, Cu 0.361 fck bxu

(5)

Also, the line of action of Cu is determined by the centroid of the stress block, located at a
distance x from the concrete fibres subjected to the maximum compressive strain.
Accordingly, considering moments of compressive forces Cu, C1 and C2 [Fig. 1.9] about the
maximum compressive strain location,

5 4 xu
3 1.5 xu 2 4
(0.362 fck bxu ) x x (0.447 fck bxu )
x xu x

8 7
7 7 3 7
Solving x 0.416 xu

(6)

Depth of Neutral Axis

For any given section, the depth of the neutral axis should be such that Cu Tu , satisfying
equilibrium of forces. Equating Cu Tu , with expressions for Cu and Tu given by Eq. (5) and
Eq. (4) respectively.

xu

0.87 f y Ast
0.361 fck b

, valid only if resulting xu xu ,max

(7)

Ultimate Moment of Resistance

The ultimate moment of resistance MuR of a given beam section is obtainable from Eq. (3).
The lever arm z, for the case of the singly reinforced rectangular section [Fig. 1.8, Fig. 1.9] is
given by
z d 0.416 xu

(8)

Accordingly, in terms of the concrete compressive strength,

M uR 0.361 fck bxu (d 0.416 xu ) for all xu

(9)

Alternatively, in terms of the steel tensile stress,

M uR f st Ast (d 0.416 xu ) for all xu

(10)

With fst=0.87fy for xu xu ,max

Limiting Moment of Resistance
The limiting moment of resistance of a given (singly reinforced, rectangular) section,
according to the Code (Cl. G1.1), corresponds to the condition, defined by Eq. (2). From
Eq. (9), it follows that:

M u,lim 0.361 fck bxu,max (d 0.416 xu,max )

(11)

xu ,max 0.416 x u ,max 2

M u ,lim 0.361 fck
1
bd
d
d

(11a)

Limiting Percentage Tensile Steel

Corresponding to the limiting moment of resistance M u ,lim , there is a limiting percentage

tensile steel pt ,lim 100xAst ,lim / bd . An expression for pt ,lim is obtainable from Eq. (7) with:
xu xu ,max .

xu ,max
d

0.87 f y
0.361 fck

pt ,lim
100

f xu ,max
pt ,lim 41.61 ck
f d
y

The values of pt ,lim and

Mu
bd 2

(12)

(in MPa units) for, different combinations of steel and

concrete grades are listed in Table 2. These values correspond to the so-called balanced
section for a singly reinforced rectangular section.
Table 2 Limiting values of pt ,lim and

Mu
bd 2

for singly reinforced rectangular beam sections for

various grades of steel and concrete.

(a) pt ,lim values
M20

M25

M30

M35

M40

Fe 250

1.769

2.211

2.653

3.095

3.537

Fe 415

0.961

1.201

1.441

1.681

1.921

Fe 500

0.759

0.949

1.138

1.328

1.518

(a)

M u ,lim
bd 2

values (MPa)

M20

M25

M30

M35

M40

Fe 250

2.996

3.746

4.495

5.244

5.993

Fe 415

2.777

3.472

4.166

4.860

5.555

Fe 500

2.675

3.444

4.013

4.682

5.350

Safety at Ultimate Limit State in Flexure

The bending moment expected at a beam section at the ultimate limit state due to the factored
loads is called the factored moment Mu. For the consideration of various combinations of

loads (dead loads, live loads, wind loads, etc.), appropriate load factors should be applied to
the specified characteristic loads, and the factored moment Mu is determined by structural
analysis.
The beam section will be considered to be safe, according to the Code, if its ultimate
moment of resistance MuR is greater than or equal to the factored moment Mu. In other words,
for such a design, the probability of failure is acceptably low. It is also the intention of the
Code to ensure that at ultimate failure in flexure, the type of failure should be a tension
(ductile) failure. For this reason, the Code requires the designer to ensure that xu xu ,max ,
whereby it follows that, for a singly reinforced rectangular section, the tensile reinforcement
percentage pt should not exceed pt ,lim and the ultimate moment of resistance M uR should not
exceed M u ,lim .
Modes of failure: Types of section
A reinforced concrete member is considered to have failed when the strain of concrete in
extreme compression fibre reaches its ultimate value of 0.0035. At this stage, the actual strain
in steel can have the following values:
(a) Equal to failure strain of steel (

0.87 f y
Es

0.002 ) corresponding to balanced section.

(b) More than failure strain, corresponding to under reinforced section.

(c) Less than failure strain corresponding to over reinforced section.
Thus for a given section, the actual value of

xu
can be determined from Eq. (7). Three cases
d

may arise.
Case-1:

xu ,max
xu
equal to the limiting value
: Balanced section.
d
d

Case-2:

xu
less than limiting value: under-reinforced section.
d

Case-3:

xu
more than limiting value: over-reinforced section.
d

In balanced section, the strain in steel and strain in concrete reach their maximum values
simultaneously. The percentage of steel in this section is known as critical or limiting steel
percentage. The depth of neutral axis (NA) is xu xu ,max .
Under-reinforced section
An under-reinforced section is the one in which steel percentage (pt) is less than critical or
limiting percentage ( pt ,lim ). Due to this the actual NA is above the balanced NA and
xu xu ,max .

Over-reinforced section
In the over reinforced section the steel percentage is more than limiting percentage due to
which NA falls below the balanced NA and xu xu ,max . Because of higher percentage of
steel, yield does not take place in steel and failure occurs when the strain in extreme fibres in
concrete reaches its ultimate value.
Computation of Mu
M can be obtained by multiplying the tensile force T or the compressive force C with the
u

lever arm. The expressions of C, lever arm and T are given in Eqs. (4) and (3) respectively.
Previous section discusses that there are three possible cases depending on the location of x .
u

The corresponding expressions of M are given below for the three cases:
u

(i) When x < x

u

u, max

In this case the concrete reaches 0.0035, steel has started flowing showing ductility (Strain >

0.87 f y
Es

0.002 ). So, the computation of M is to be done using the tensile force of steel in
u

this case.
Therefore, M = T (lever arm) = 0.87 f A (d - 0.42 x )
u

st

(ii) When x = x
u

u, max

In this case steel just reaches the value of

0.87 f y
Es

0.002 and concrete also reaches its

maximum value. The strain of steel can further increase but the reaching of limiting strain of
concrete should be taken into consideration to determine the limiting M as M
u

we have

u, lim

here. So,

u, lim

= C (lever arm)

Substituting the expressions of C

M u ,lim 0.36

xu ,max
xu ,max
2
1 0.42
fck bd
d
d

(iii) When x > x

u

u, max

In this case, concrete reaches the strain of 0.0035, tensile strain of steel is much less than (

0.87 f y
Es

0.002 ) and any further increase of strain of steel will mean failure of concrete,

which is to be avoided. On the other hand, when steel reaches

0.87 f y
Es

0.002 , the strain of

concrete far exceeds 0.0035. Hence, it is not possible. Therefore, such design is avoided and
the section should be redesigned.
However, in case of any existing reinforced concrete beam where x > x
u

u, max

resistance M for such existing beam is calculated by restricting x to x

u

corresponding M will be as per the case when x = x

u

u, max

, the moment of

u, max

only and the

Numerical Problem
Find the moment of resistance of a singly reinforced concrete beam of 200 mm width 400mm
effective depth, reinforced with 3-16 mm diameter bars of Fe 415 steel. Take M20 grade of
concrete.
Solution
Ast 3x

(16)2 603.19 mm2

% pt 100 x

603.19
0.754%
200 x 400

fy
xu
0.754 415
2.417 pt
2.417 x
x
0.378
d
fck
100
20
Now for Fe 415 grade of steel,

xu ,max
d

Hence the beam is under-reinforced.

The moment of resistance is given by

0.479

f y Ast

M u 0.87 f y Ast d 1

fck bd

415 x603.19

0.87 x415 x603.19 x400 1

20 x200 x400
=73.48 KN-m.
Design Type of Problems
The designer has to make preliminary plan lay out including location of the beam, its span
and spacing, estimate the imposed and other loads from the given functional requirement of
the structure. The dead loads of the beam are estimated assuming the dimensions b and d
initially. The bending moment, shear force and axial thrust are determined after estimating
the different loads. In this illustrative problem, let us assume that the imposed and other loads
are given. Therefore, the problem is such that the designer has to start with some initial
dimensions and subsequently revise them, if needed. The following guidelines are helpful to
assume the design parameters initially.
(i) Selection of breadth of the beam b
Normally, the breadth of the beam b is governed by: (i) proper housing of reinforcing bars
and (ii) architectural considerations. It is desirable that the width of the beam should be less
than or equal to the width of its supporting structure like column width, or width of the wall
etc. Practical aspects should also be kept in mind. It has been found that most of the
requirements are satisfied with b as 150, 200, 230, 250 and 300 mm. Again, width to overall
depth ratio is normally kept between 0.5 and 0.67.
(ii) Selection of depths of the beam d and D
The effective depth has the major role to play in satisfying (i) the strength requirements of
bending moment and shear force, and (ii) deflection of the beam. The initial effective depth
of the beam, however, is assumed to satisfy the deflection requirement depending on the span
and type of the reinforcement. IS 456 stipulates the basic ratios of span to effective depth of
beams for span up to 10 m as (Clause 23.2.1)
Cantilever 7
Simply supported 20
Continuous 26
For spans above 10 m, the above values may be multiplied with 10/span in metres, except for
cantilevers where the deflection calculations should be made. Further, these ratios are to be

multiplied with the modification factor depending on reinforcement percentage and type.
Figures 4 and 5 of IS 456 give the different values of modification factors. The total depth D
can be determined by adding 40 to 80 mm to the effective depth.
(iii) Selection of the amount of steel reinforcement A

st

The amount of steel reinforcement should provide the required tensile force T to resist the
factored moment M of the beam. Further, it should satisfy the minimum and maximum
u

percentages of reinforcement requirements also. The minimum reinforcement A is provided

s

for creep, shrinkage, thermal and other environmental requirements irrespective of the
strength requirement. The minimum reinforcement A to be provided in a beam depends on
s

the f of steel and it follows the relation: (cl. 26.5.1.1a of IS 456)

y

As 0.85

bd
fy
The maximum tension reinforcement should not exceed 0.04 bD (cl. 26.5.1.1b of IS 456),
where D is the total depth.
Besides satisfying the minimum and maximum reinforcement, the amount of reinforcement
of the singly reinforced beam should normally be 75 to 80% of p
strain in steel will be more than (

0.87 f y
Es

t, lim

. This will ensure that

0.002 ) as the design stress in steel will be 0.87 f .

y

Moreover, in many cases, the depth required for deflection becomes more than the limiting
depth required to resist M

u, lim

. Thus, it is almost obligatory to provide more depth. Providing

more depth also helps in the amount of the steel which is less than that required for M

u, lim

This helps to ensure ductile failure. Such beams are designated as under-reinforced beams.
(iv) Selection of diameters of bar of tension reinforcement
Reinforcement bars are available in different diameters such as 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20,
22, 25, 28, 30, 32, 36 and 40 mm. Some of these bars are less available. The selection of the
diameter of bars depends on its availability, minimum stiffness to resist while persons walk
over them during construction, bond requirement etc. Normally, the diameters of main tensile
bars are chosen from 12, 16, 20, 22, 25 and 32 mm.
(v) Selection of grade of concrete

Besides strength and deflection, durability is a major factor to decide on the grade of
concrete. Table 5 of IS 456 recommends M 20 as the minimum grade under mild
environmental exposure and other grades of concrete under different environmental
exposures also.
(vi) Selection of grade of steel
Normally, Fe 250, 415 and 500 are in used in reinforced concrete work. Mild steel (Fe 250) is
more ductile and is preferred for structures in earthquake zones or where there are
possibilities of vibration, impact, blast etc.
Failure Modes due to Shear

Figure 1.10 (a) Web shear progress along dotted lines

Figure 1.10 (b) Flexural tension

Figure 1.10 (b) Flexural compression

Bending in reinforced concrete beams is usually accompanied by shear, the exact analysis of
which is very complex. However, experimental studies confirmed the following three
different modes of failure due to possible combinations of shear force and bending moment at
a given section:
(i) Web shear (Fig. 1.10a)
(ii) Flexural tension shear (Fig. 1.10b)
(iii) Flexural compression shear (Fig. 1.10c)
Web shear causes cracks which progress along the dotted line shown in Fig. 1.10a. Steel
yields in flexural tension shear as shown in Fig. 1.10b, while concrete crushes in compression
due to flexural compression shear as shown in Fig. 1.10c. An in-depth presentation of the

three types of failure modes is beyond the scope here. Only the salient points needed for the
routine design of beams in shear are presented here.
Shear Stress
The distribution of shear stress in reinforced concrete rectangular, T and L-beams of uniform
and varying depths depends on the distribution of the normal stress. However, for the sake of
simplicity the nominal shear stress is considered which is calculated as follows (IS 456, cls.
v

40.1 and 40.1.1):

Figure 1.11: Distribution of shear stress and average shear stress

(i) In beams of uniform depth (Figs. 1.11a and b):

Vu
bd

(13)

where V = shear force due to design loads,

u

b = breadth of rectangular beams and breadth of the web b for flanged beams, and
w

d = effective depth.
(ii) In beams of varying depth:

Vu

Mu
tan
d
bd

(14)

where v, Vu, b or bw and d are the same as in (i),

Mu = bending moment at the section, and
= angle between the top and the bottom edges.
The positive sign is applicable when the bending moment M decreases numerically in the
u

same direction as the effective depth increases, and the negative sign is applicable when the
bending moment M increases numerically in the same direction as the effective depth
u

increases.
Design Shear Strength of Reinforced Concrete
Recent laboratory experiments confirmed that reinforced concrete in beams has shear strength
even without any shear reinforcement. This shear strength ( ) depends on the grade of concrete
c

and the percentage of tension steel in beams. On the other hand, the shear strength of reinforced
concrete with the reinforcement is restricted to some maximum value

cmax

depending on the

grade of concrete. These minimum and maximum shear strengths of reinforced concrete (IS 456,
cls. 40.2.1 and 40.2.3, respectively) are given below:

Design shear strength without shear reinforcement (IS 456, cl. 40.2.1)
Table 19 of IS 456 stipulates the design shear strength of concrete for different grades of
c

concrete with a wide range of percentages of positive tensile steel reinforcement. It is worth
mentioning that the reinforced concrete beams must be provided with the minimum shear
reinforcement as per cl. 40.3 even when is less than given in Table 3.
v

Table 3 Design shear strength of concrete, in N/mm

c

100 As / bd
0.15
0.25
0.50
0.75

M 20

M 25

Grade of concrete
M 30

0.28
0.36
0.48
0.56

0.29
0.36
0.49
0.57

0.29
0.37
0.50
0.59

M 35
0.29
0.37
0.50
0.59

M40 and
above
0.30
0.38
0.51
0.60

1.00
1.25
1.50
1.75
2.00
2.25
2.50
2.75
3.00

0.62
0.67
0.72
0.75
0.79
0.81
0.82
0.82
0.82

0.64
0.70
0.74
0.78
0.82
0.85
0.88
0.90
0.92

0.66
0.71
0.76
0.80
0.84
0.88
0.91
0.94
0.96

0.67
0.73
0.78
0.82
0.86
0.90
0.93
0.96
0.99

0.68
0.74
0.79
0.84
0.88
0.92
0.95
0.98
1.01

In Table 3, A is the area of longitudinal tension reinforcement which continues at least one
s

effective depth beyond the section considered except at support where the full area of tension
reinforcement may be used provided the detailing is as per IS 456, cls. 26.2.2 and 26.2.3.
Maximum shear stress

cmax

with shear reinforcement (cls. 40.2.3, 40.5.1 and 41.3.1)

Table 20 of IS 456 stipulates the maximum shear stress of reinforced concrete in beams

cmax

as given below in Table 6.2. Under no circumstances, the nominal shear stress in beams
shall exceed

cmax

given in Table 6.2 for different grades of concrete.

Table 4 Maximum shear stress,

cmax

Grade of
concrete
c,max N/mm2

in N/mm

M 20

M 25

M 30

M 35

2.8

3.1

3.5

3.7

Critical Section for Shear

Figure 1.12 Support condition for locating factored shear force

M 40 and
above
4.0

Clauses 22.6.2 and 22.6.2.1 stipulate the critical section for shear and are as follows:
For beams generally subjected to uniformly distributed loads or where the principal load is
located further than 2d from the face of the support, where d is the effective depth of the
beam, the critical sections depend on the conditions of supports as shown in Figs. 1.12 a, b
and c and are mentioned below.
(i) When the reaction in the direction of the applied shear introduces tension (Fig. 1.12a) into
the end region of the member, the shear force is to be computed at the face of the support of
the member at that section.
(ii) When the reaction in the direction of the applied shear introduces compression into the
end region of the member (Figs. 1.12b and c), the shear force computed at a distance d from
the face of the support is to be used for the design of sections located at a distance less than d
from the face of the support. The enhanced shear strength of sections close to supports,
however, may be considered as discussed in the following section.
Minimum Shear Reinforcement (cls. 40.3, 26.5.1.5 and 26.5.1.6 of IS 456)
Minimum shear reinforcement has to be provided even when is less than given in Table 3
v

as recommended in cl. 40.3 of IS 456. The amount of minimum shear reinforcement, as given
in cl. 26.5.1.6, is given below.
The minimum shear reinforcement in the form of stirrups shall be provided such that:

Asv
0.4

bsv 0.87 f y

(15)

where A = total cross-sectional area of stirrup legs effective in shear,

sv

s = stirrup spacing along the length of the member,

v

b = breadth of the beam or breadth of the web of the web of flanged beam b , and
w

f = characteristic strength of the stirrup reinforcement in N/mm which shall not be

y

taken greater than 415 N/mm .

The above provision is not applicable for members of minor structural importance such as
lintels where the maximum shear stress calculated is less than half the permissible value.
The minimum shear reinforcement is provided for the following:
(i) Any sudden failure of beams is prevented if concrete cover bursts and the bond to
the tension steel is lost.
(ii) Brittle shear failure is arrested which would have occurred without shear
reinforcement.

(iii) Tension failure is prevented which would have occurred due to shrinkage,
thermal stresses and internal cracking in beams.
(iv) To hold the reinforcement in place when concrete is poured.
(v) Section becomes effective with the tie effect of the compression steel.
Further, cl. 26.5.1.5 of IS 456 stipulates that the maximum spacing of shear reinforcement
measured along the axis of the member shall not be more than 0.75 d for vertical stirrups and
o

d for inclined stirrups at 45 , where d is the effective depth of the section. However, the
spacing shall not exceed 300 mm in any case.
Design of Shear Reinforcement (cl. 40.4 of IS 456)
When is more than given in Table 6.1, shear reinforcement shall be provided in any of
v

the three following forms:

(a) Vertical stirrups,
(b) Bent-up bars along with stirrups, and
(c) Inclined stirrups.
In the case of bent-up bars, it is to be seen that the contribution towards shear resistance of
bent-up bars should not be more than fifty per cent of that of the total shear reinforcement.
The amount of shear reinforcement to be provided is determined to carry a shear force V

us

equal to
Vus Vu cbd

(16)

where b is the breadth of rectangular beams or b in the case of flanged beams.

w

The strengths of shear reinforcement V for the three types of shear reinforcement are as
us

follows:
(a) Vertical stirrups:

Vus

0.87 f y Asv d

(17)

sv

(b) For inclined stirrups or a series of bars bent-up at different cross-sections:

Vus

0.87 f y Asv d
sv

(sin cos )

(18)

(c) For single bar or single group of parallel bars, all bent-up at the same cross-section:

Vus 0.87 f y Asv d sin

(19)

where A = total cross-sectional area of stirrup legs or bent-up bars within a distance s ,
sv

s = spacing of stirrups or bent-up bars along the length of the member,

v

= nominal shear stress,

v

= design shear strength of concrete,

c

b = breadth of the member which for the flanged beams shall be taken as the breadth
of the web b ,
w

f = characteristic strength of the stirrup or bent-up reinforcement which shall not be

y

taken greater than 415 N/mm ,

= angle between the inclined stirrup or bent-up bar and the axis of the member, not
o

less than 45 , and

d = effective depth.
The following two points are to be noted:

(i) The total shear resistance shall be computed as the sum of the resistance for the
various types separately where more than one type of shear reinforcement is
used.
(ii) The area of stirrups shall not be less than the minimum specified in cl. 26.5.1.6.
Curtailment of Tension Reinforcement in Flexural Members (cl. 26.2.3.2 of IS 456)
Curtailment of tension reinforcement is done to provide the required reduced area of steel
with the reduction of the bending moment. However, shear force increases with the reduction
of bending moment. Therefore, it is necessary to satisfy any one of following three conditions
while terminating the flexural reinforcement in tension zone:
(i) The shear stress at the cut-off point should not exceed two-thirds of the permitted value
v

which includes the shear strength of the web reinforcement. Accordingly,

v (2 / 3)( c Vus / bd )
or Vus (1.5 v c )bd
(ii) For each of the terminated bars, additional stirrup area should be provided over a distance
of three-fourth of effective depth from the cut-off point. The additional stirrup area shall not
be less than 0.4 b s/f , where b is the breadth of rectangular beams and is replaced by b , the
y

breadth of the web for flanged beams, s = spacing of additional stirrups and f is the
y

characteristic strength of stirrup reinforcement in N/mm . The value of s shall not exceed d/(8

 ), where is the ratio of area of bars cut-off to the total area of bars at that section, and d is
b

the effective depth.

(iii) For bars of diameters 36 mm and smaller, the continuing bars provide double the area
required for flexure at the cut-off point. The shear stress should not exceed three-fourths that
permitted. Accordingly,

v (3 / 4)( c Vus / bd )
or Vus (1.33 v c )bd
In the above expression b is the breadth of the rectangular beams which will be b in the case
w

of flanged beams.
Bond
The bond between steel and concrete is very important and essential so that they can act
together without any slip in a loaded structure. With the perfect bond between them, the plane
section of a beam remains plane even after bending. The length of a member required to
develop the full bond is called the anchorage length. The bond is measured by bond stress.
The local bond stress varies along a member with the variation of bending moment.
Thus, a tensile member has to be anchored properly by providing additional length on either
side of the point of maximum tension, which is known as Development length in tension.
Similarly, for compression members also, we have Development length L in compression.
d

Accordingly, IS 456, cl. 26.2 stipulates the requirements of proper anchorage of

reinforcement in terms of development length L only employing design bond stress .
d

bd

Design bond stress values

The average bond stress is still used in the working stress method and IS 456 has mentioned
about it in cl. B-2.1.2. However, in the limit state method of design, the average bond stress
has been designated as design bond stress

bd

and the values are given in cl. 26.2.1.1. The

same is given below as a ready reference.

Table 5: for plain bars in tension
bd

Grade of concrete
Design Bond Stress

M 20

M 25

M 30

M 35

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.7

M 40 and
above
1.9

bd in N/mm2

For deformed bars conforming to IS 1786, these values shall be increased by 60 per cent. For
bars in compression, the values of bond stress in tension shall be increased by 25 per cent.

Development Length

Figure 1.13 Development length of bar

Figure 1.13 shows the free body diagram of the segment AB of the bar. At B, the tensile force T
2

trying to pull out the bar is of the value T = ( /4), where is the nominal diameter of the bar
s

and is the tensile stress in bar at the section considered at design loads. It is necessary to have
s

the resistance force to be developed by for the length L to overcome the tensile force. The
bd

resistance force = (L ) ( ). Equating the two, we get

d

bd

(L ) ( ) = ( /4)
d

bd

(19)

Equation (19), thus gives

Ld

s
4 bd

(20)

The above equation is given in cl. 26.2.1 of IS 456 to determine the development length of
bars.
The example taken above considers round bar in tension. Similarly, other sections of the bar
should have the required L as determined for such sections. For bars in compression, the
d

development length is reduced by 25 per cent as the design bond stress in compression is
bd

25 per cent more than that in tension (see the last lines below Table 6.4). Following the same
logic, the development length of deformed bars is reduced by 60 per cent of that needed for
the plain round bars. Tables 64 to 66 of SP-16 present the development lengths of fully
stressed plain and deformed bars (when = 0.87 f ) both under tension and compression. It is
s

to be noted that the consequence of stress concentration at the lugs of deformed bars has not
been taken into consideration.
Checking of Development Lengths of Bars in Tension
The following are the stipulation of cl. 26.2.3.3 of IS 456.
(i) At least one-third of the positive moment reinforcement in simple members and one-fourth
of the positive moment reinforcement in continuous members shall be extended along the
same face of the member into the support, to a length equal to L /3.
d

(ii) Such reinforcements of (i) above shall also be anchored to develop its design stress in
tension at the face of the support, when such member is part of the primary lateral load
resisting system.
(iii) The diameter of the positive moment reinforcement shall be limited to a diameter such
that the L computed for = f in Eq. (20) does not exceed the following:
d

M1
L0
V

( Ld ) when s f d

(21)

where M1 = moment of resistance of the section assuming all reinforcement at the section to
be stressed to fd,
fd = 0.87 fy,
V = shear force at the section due to design loads,
L = sum of the anchorage beyond the centre of the support and the equivalent
o

anchorage value of any hook or mechanical anchorage at simple support. At

a point of inflection, L is limited to the effective depth of the member or
o

12, whichever is greater, and

= diameter of bar.
It has been further stipulated that M /V in the above expression may be increased by 30 per
1

cent when the ends of the reinforcement are confined by a compressive reaction.
Numerical problem of design of singly reinforced beam
A reinforced concrete beam is supported on two walls 250mm thick, spaced at a clear
distance of 6m. The beam carries a super-imposed load of 9.8 KN/m. design the beam using
M20 concrete and HYSD bars of Fe 415 grade.
Solution
The minimum depth of beam is based on limit state of serviceability requirements.
As per IS 456:2000 cl no 23.2.1 (a), for simply supported beam l/d=20 and for balanced
section, pt ,lim

0.96%

Also for Fe 415 steel, fs=0.58x415=240 N/mm2

As per IS 456:2000 cl no 23.2.1(c) and fig 4 of IS 456:2000 modification factor=1.
Therefore, l/d=20x1; d l / 20 6000 / 20 300
This is the minimum value of d. actual value of d, based on bending may be more than this.

Now from experience, assume d=l/15=400mm

Therefore, overall depth= effective depth+ clear cover + diameter of stirrup +0.5(diameter of
main reinforcement)
=400+25+8+0.5x20=443mm 450 mm
Assume b=250mm
Therefore, try a trial section of dimension 250x450.
Load Calculation
Self-weight of beam (DL)= 0.25x0.45x1x25=2.8125 KN/m
Super-imposed load (LL)= 9.8 KN/m
Therefore, total load, w =(DL+LL)=(2.8125+9.8)=12.6125 KN/m
Design load, wu =1.5x w =18.9187 KN/m
Calculation of effective span
As per IS 456:2000, cl no 22.2 (a), the effective span of a simply supported beam is lesser of
the following two.
Clear span+ the effective depth of beam or slab
Or centre to centre distance between supports.
Clear span =6m
Effective depth of beam, d=450-25-8-0.5x20=407mm
Therefore, clear span + effective depth of beam=(6+0.407)m=6.407m
Centre to centre distance between support=(6+0.25/2+0.25/2)m=6.25m
Lesser of two=6.25m
Therefore, effective span =6.25m
Calculation of BM and SF
Maximum BM =

Maximum SF=

wu l 2 18.9187 x6.252

92.376 KN m
8
8

wu l 18.9187 x 6.25

59.12 KN
2
2

Computation of effective depth, d

For M20 grade of concrete and Fe 415 grade of steel
M u 0.138 fck bd 2

92.376 x106
Therefore, d=
365.89 mm
0.138 x 20 x 250

Now assumed depth was =407mm

Therefore, required< assumed
So, the section assumed is safe from bending moment point of view.
Since the available depth (407mm) is greater than required depth (365.89mm). So the section
is under reinforced.
Calculation of steel reinforcement
The reinforcement for an under-reinforced section is given by
Ast=

0.5 fck
fy

4.6M u
0.5 x 20
4.6 x92.376 x106

(250 x407)
1

bd

2
415
fck bd 2
20
x
250
x
407

Ast=740.88mm2
%pt=100

740.88
0.728% < pt ,lim
250 x407

Therefore, using 20 mm dia, no of bars required =

740.88

2.35 3.

(20)

Provide 3nos 20 diameter bar.

Shear Reinforcement
As per IS 456:2000 Cl. No. 22.6.2, the critical section for shear is at a distance of d from the
face of the support.
So, shear force at that distance, Vu =59.12-18.9187(0.25/2+0.407) = 49.05 KN.
Nominal shear stress, v

Vu 49.05 x103

0.482 N / mm2
bd
250 x407

3x

% pt at support = 100 x

(20)2

4
0.926%
250 x 407

As per IS 456:2000, table 19, the design shear strength of concrete, c for %pt=0.926 and
M20 grade of concrete, c 0.61 N / mm2
Since v c , no shear reinforcement is necessary. However, minimum shear reinforcement
as per cl no 26.5.1.6 of IS 456:2000 should be provided.
2.175 Asv f y
Asv
0.4

Sv
bSv 0.87 f y
b

As per cl no 26.5.1.5 of IS 456:2000, maximum spacing of shear reinforcement least of the

following
(a) 0.75d or (b) 300mm
Hence provide 2L-8 mm diameter @ 300mm c/c throughout the length of the beam.
Check for Development length
As per cl no 26.2.1 of IS 456:2000, the development length L d is given by

Ld

s
4 bd

bd =1.2 N/mm2 for M20 grade of concrete.

For deformed bars conforming to Is 1786 these values shall be increased by 60%.

Ld

(4 bd ) x1.6

20 x0.87 x415
940.23 mm
4 x1.2 x1.6

Now as per cl no 26.2.3.3 (c) of IS 456:2000, at a simple support and at points of inflection,
positive moment tension reinforcement shall be limited to a diameter such that L d computed
for fd does not exceed

M1
L0
V
The value of

M1
in the above expression may be increased by 30% when the ends of the
V

reinforcement are confined by a compressive reaction.

Ld 1.3

M1
L0
V

3 bars are available at supports.

xu

o.87 f y Ast
0.36 fck b

0.87 x415 x(3x314.15)

189 mm
0.36 x20 x250

M1 0.87 f y Ast (d 0.416 xu )

0.87 x 415 x(3x314.15)(407 0.416 x189)
111.73 KN m

V=59.12 KN
L0= greatest of effective depth of member or 12
=407mm

1.3

M1
L0 2.863 m
V

Therefore, Ld 1.3

M1
L0
V
2L-8 @ 300c/c

2-10

450mm

3-20

6m
2-10

2L-8 @ 300c/c

Reinforcement Detailing

MODULE-2

One-way and Two-way Slabs

Figure 2.1(a) One-way slab (ly/lx>2)

Figure 2.1(b) Two-way slab (ly/lx<=2)

Figures 2.1a and b explain the share of loads on beams supporting solid slabs along four
edges when vertical loads are uniformly distributed. It is evident from the figures that the
share of loads on beams in two perpendicular directions depends upon the aspect ratio l /l of
y

the slab, l being the shorter span. For large values of l , the triangular area is much less than
x

the trapezoidal area (Fig. 2.1a). Hence, the share of loads on beams along shorter span will
gradually reduce with increasing ratio of l /l . In such cases, it may be said that the loads are
y

primarily taken by beams along longer span. The deflection profiles of the slab along both
directions are also shown in the figure. The deflection profile is found to be constant along
the longer span except near the edges for the slab panel of Fig. 2.1a. These slabs are
designated as one-way slabs as they span in one direction (shorter one) only for a large part
of the slab when l /l > 2.
y

On the other hand, for square slabs of l /l = 1 and rectangular slabs of l /l up to 2, the
y

deflection profiles in the two directions are parabolic (Fig. 2.1b). Thus, they are spanning in

two directions and these slabs with l /l up to 2 are designated as two-way slabs, when
y

supported on all edges.

It would be noted that an entirely one-way slab would need lack of support on short edges.
Also, even for l /l < 2, absence of supports in two parallel edges will render the slab oney

way. In Fig. 2.1b, the separating line at 45 degree is tentative serving purpose of design.
Actually, this angle is a function of l /l .
y

Design of One-way Slabs

The procedure of the design of one-way slab is the same as that of beams. However, the amounts
of reinforcing bars are for one metre width of the slab as to be determined from either the
governing design moments (positive or negative) or from the requirement of minimum
reinforcement. The different steps of the design are explained below.
Step 1: Selection of preliminary depth of slab
The depth of the slab shall be assumed from the span to effective depth ratios.
Step 2: Design loads, bending moments and shear forces
The total factored (design) loads are to be determined adding the estimated dead load of the slab,
load of the floor finish, given or assumed live loads etc. after multiplying each of them with the
respective partial safety factors. Thereafter, the design positive and negative bending moments
and shear forces are to be determined using the respective coefficients given in Tables 12 and 13
of IS 456.
Step 3: Determination/checking of the effective and total depths of slabs
The effective depth of the slab shall be determined employing.
2

u,lim

=R

,lim

bd

The total depth of the slab shall then be determined adding appropriate nominal cover (Table 16
and 16A of cl.26.4 of IS 456) and half of the diameter of the larger bar if the bars are of different
sizes. Normally, the computed depth of the slab comes out to be much less than the assumed
depth in Step 1. However, final selection of the depth shall be done after checking the depth for
shear force.

Step 4: Depth of the slab for shear force

Theoretically, the depth of the slab can be checked for shear force if the design shear strength of
concrete is known. Since this depends upon the percentage of tensile reinforcement, the design

shear strength shall be assumed considering the lowest percentage of steel. The value of c shall
be modified after knowing the multiplying factor k from the depth tentatively selected for the slab
in Step 3. If necessary, the depth of the slab shall be modified.

Step 5: Determination of areas of steel

Area of steel reinforcement along the direction of one-way slab should be determined
employing the following Eq.
M = 0.87 f A d {1 (A )(f )/(f )(bd)}
u

st

st

ck

The above equation is applicable as the slab in most of the cases is under-reinforced due to
the selection of depth larger than the computed value in Step 3. The area of steel so
determined should be checked whether it is at least the minimum area of steel as mentioned
in cl.26.5.2.1 of IS 456.
Step 6: Selection of diameters and spacings of reinforcing bars (cls.26.5.2.2 and 26.3.3 of
IS 456)
The diameter and spacing of bars are to be determined as per cls.26.5.2.2 and 26.3.3 of IS
456. As mentioned in Step 5, this step may be avoided when using the tables and charts of
SP-16.
Design the one-way continuous slab of Fig.8.18.6 subjected to uniformly distributed imposed
2

loads of 5 kN/m using M 20 and Fe 415. The load of floor finish is 1 kN/m . The span
dimensions shown in the figure are effective spans. The width of beams at the support = 300
mm.

Step 1: Selection of preliminary depth of slab

The basic value of span to effective depth ratio for the slab having simple support at the end
and continuous at the intermediate is (20+26)/2 = 23 (cl.23.2.1 of IS 456).

Modification factor with assumed p = 0.5 and f = 240 N/mm is obtained as 1.18 from Fig.4
s

of IS 456.
Therefore, the minimum effective depth = 3000/23(1.18) = 110.54 mm. Let us take the
effective depth d = 115 mm and with 25 mm cover, the total depth D = 140 mm.
Step 2: Design loads, bending moment and shear force
Dead loads of slab of 1 m width = 0.14(25) = 3.5 kN/m
Dead load of floor finish =1.0 kN/m
Factored dead load = 1.5(4.5) = 6.75 kN/m
Factored live load = 1.5(5.0) = 7.50 kN/m
Total factored load = 14.25 kN/m
Maximum moments and shear are determined from the coefficients given in Tables 12 and 13
of IS 456.
Maximum positive moment = 14.25(3)(3)/12 = 10.6875 kNm/m
Maximum negative moment = 14.25(3)(3)/10 = 12.825 kNm/m
Maximum shear V = 14.25(3)(0.4) = 17.1 kN
u

Step 3: Determination of effective and total depths of slab

2

From Eq. M

u,lim

=R

,lim

bd where R

,lim

0.5

is 2.76 N/mm . So, d = {12.825(10 )/(2.76)(1000)}

68.17 mm
Since, the computed depth is much less than that determined in Step 1, let us keep D = 140
mm and d = 115 mm.
Step 4: Depth of slab for shear force
2

Table 19 of IS 456 gives c = 0.28 N/mm for the lowest percentage of steel in the slab.
Further for the total depth of 140 mm, let us use the coefficient k of cl. 40.2.1.1 of IS 456 as
2

1.3 to get c k c = 1.3(0.28) = 0.364 N/mm .

2

Table 20 of IS 456 gives c,max = 2.8 N/mm . For this problem v

2

Vu
bdVuv/ = =
bd

17.1/115 = 0.148 N/mm . Since, v c c,max , the effective depth d = 115 mm is

acceptable.
Step 5: Determination of areas of steel

It is known that
M = 0.87 f A d {1 (A )(f )/(f )(bd)}
u

st

st

ck

(i) For the maximum negative bending moment

12825000 = 0.87(415)(A )(115){1 (A )(415)/(1000)(115)(20)}
st

st

or - 5542.16 A2stA + 1711871.646 = 0

st

Solving the quadratic equation, we have the negative A = 328.34 mm

st

(ii) For the maximum positive bending moment

10687500 = 0.87(415) A (115) {1 (A )(415)/(1000)(115)(20)}
st

st

or - 5542.16 A2stA + 1426559.705 = 0

st

Solving the quadratic equation, we have the positive A = 270.615 mm

st

Distribution steel bars along longer span l

y
2

Distribution steel area = Minimum steel area = 0.12(1000)(140)/100 = 168 mm . Since, both
positive and negative areas of steel are higher than the minimum area, we provide:
2

(a) For negative steel: 10 mm diameter bars @ 230 mm c/c for which A = 341 mm
st

giving p = 0.2965.
s

(b) For positive steel: 8 mm diameter bars @ 180 mm c/c for which A = 279 mm
st

giving p = 0.2426
s

(c) For distribution steel: Provide 8 mm diameter bars @ 250 mm c/c for which A

st

(minimum) = 201 mm .
Step 6: Selection of diameter and spacing of reinforcing bars
The diameter and spacing already selected in step 5 for main and distribution bars are
checked below:
For main bars (cl. 26.3.3.b.1 of IS 456), the maximum spacing is the lesser of 3d and 300 mm
i.e., 300 mm. For distribution bars (cl. 26.3.3.b.2 of IS 456), the maximum spacing is the
lesser of 5d or 450 mm i.e., 450 mm. Provided spacings, therefore, satisfy the requirements.
Maximum diameter of the bars (cl. 26.5.2.2 of IS 456) shall not exceed 140/8 = 17 mm is
also satisfied with the bar diameters selected here.

Two-way Slabs
Two-way slabs subjected mostly to uniformly distributed loads resist them primarily by
bending about both the axis. However, as in the one-way slab, the depth of the two-way slabs
should also be checked for the shear stresses to avoid any reinforcement for shear. Moreover,
these slabs should have sufficient depth for the control deflection. Thus, strength and
deflection are the requirements of design of two-way slabs.

Figure 2.2 strips for shear

Computation of shear force
Shear forces are computed following the procedure stated below with reference to
Fig.2.2.
The two-way slab of Fig. 2.2 is divided into two trapezoidal and two triangular zones by
o

drawing lines from each corner at an angle of 45 . The loads of triangular segment A will be
transferred to beam 1-2 and the same of trapezoidal segment B will be beam 2-3. The shear
forces per unit width of the strips aa and bb are highest at the ends of strips. Moreover, the
length of half the strip bb is equal to the length of the strip aa. Thus, the shear forces in both
strips are equal and we can write,

V = W (l /2)
u

where W = intensity of the uniformly distributed loads.

The nominal shear stress acting on the slab is then determined from

Vu
bd

Computation of bending moments

Two-way slabs spanning in two directions at right angles and carrying uniformly distributed
loads may be analysed using any acceptable theory. Pigeouds or Wester-guards theories are
the suggested elastic methods and Johansens yield line theory is the most commonly used in
the limit state of collapse method and suggested by IS 456 in the note of cl. 24.4.
Alternatively, Annex D of IS 456 can be employed to determine the bending moments in the
two directions for two types of slabs: (i) restrained slabs, and (ii) simply supported slabs. The
two methods are explained below:
(i) Restrained slabs
Restrained slabs are those whose corners are prevented from lifting due to effects of torsional
moments. These torsional moments, however, are not computed as the amounts of
reinforcement are determined from the computed areas of steel due to positive bending
moments depending upon the intensity of torsional moments of different corners. Thus, it is
essential to determine the positive and negative bending moments in the two directions of
restrained slabs depending on the various types of panels and the aspect ratio l /l .
y x

Figure 2.3 (a): For Span lx

Figure 2.3 (b): For Span ly

Restrained slabs are considered as divided into two types of strips in each direction: (i) one
middle strip of width equal to three-quarters of the respective length of span in either
directions, and (ii) two edge strips, each of width equal to one-eighth of the respective length
of span in either directions. Figures 2.3 (a) and b present the two types of strips for spans l
and l separately.
y

The maximum positive and negative moments per unit width in a slab are determined from

M x x wlx 2

(1)

M y y wlx 2

(2)

where x and y are coefficients given in Table 26 of IS 456, Annex D, cl. D-1.1. Total
design load per unit area is w and lengths of shorter and longer spans are represented by l and
x

l , respectively. The values of x and y , given in Table 26 of IS 456, are for nine types of
y

panels having eight aspect ratios of l /l from one to two at an interval of 0.1. The above
y x

maximum bending moments are applicable only to the middle strips and no redistribution
shall be made.
Tension reinforcing bars for the positive and negative maximum moments are to be provided
in the respective middle strips in each direction. Figure 2.3 shows the positive and negative
coefficients x and y .
The edge strips will have reinforcing bars parallel to that edge following the minimum
amount as stipulated in IS 456.

(ii) Simply supported slabs

The maximum moments per unit width of simply supported slabs, not having adequate
provision to resist torsion at corners and to prevent the corners from lifting, are determined
from Eqs.(1) and (2), where x and y are the respective coefficients of moments as given in
Table 27 of IS 456, cl. D-2. The notations M , M , w, l and l are the same as mentioned
x

below Eqs.(1) and (2) in (i) above.

Detailing of Reinforcement
The detailings of reinforcing bars for (i) restrained slabs and (ii) simply supported slabs are
discussed separately for the bars either for the maximum positive or negative bending
moments or to satisfy the requirement of minimum amount of steel.
(i) Restrained slabs
The maximum positive and negative moments per unit width of the slab calculated by
employing Eqs. (1) and (2) are applicable only to the respective middle strips (Fig.2.3). There
shall be no redistribution of these moments. The reinforcing bars so calculated from the
maximum moments are to be placed satisfying the following stipulations of IS 456.

Figure 2.4 (a) Bars along lx only

Figure 2.4 (b) Bars along ly only

Figure 2.4 Reinforcement of two-way slab (except torsion reinforcement)

Figure 2.4 (c)

Figure 2.4 (d)

Figure 2.4 Reinforcement of two-way slab (except torsion reinforcement)

Bottom tension reinforcement bars of mid-span in the middle strip shall extent in the
lower part of the slab to within 0.25l of a continuous edge, or 0.15l of a discontinuous
edge (cl. D-1.4 of IS 456). Bars marked as B1, B2, B5 and B6 in Figs.2.4 a and b are
these bars.

Top tension reinforcement bars over the continuous edges of middle strip shall extend
in the upper part of the slab for a distance of 0.15l from the support, and at least fifty
per cent of these bars shall extend a distance of 0.3l (cl. D-1.5 of IS 456). Bars marked
as T2, T3, T5 and T6 in Figs.8.19.5 a and b are these bars.

To resist the negative moment at a discontinuous edge depending on the degree of

fixity at the edge of the slab, top tension reinforcement bars equal to fifty per cent of
that provided at mid-span shall extend 0.1l into the span (cl. D-1.6 of IS 456). Bars
marked as T1 and T4 in Figs. 2.4 a and b are these bars.

The edge strip of each panel shall have reinforcing bars parallel to that edge satisfying
the requirement of minimum reinforcement. The bottom and top bars of the edge
strips are explained below.
Bottom bars B3 and B4 (Fig. 2.4 a) are parallel to the edge along l for the edge strip for
x

span l , satisfying the requirement of minimum amount of steel (cl. D-1.7 of IS 456).
y

 Bottom bars B7 and B8 (Fig. 2.4 b) are parallel to the edge along l for the edge strip for
y

span l , satisfying the requirement of minimum amount of steel (cl. D-1.7 of IS 456).
x

Top bars T7 and T8 (Fig. 2.4a) are parallel to the edge along l for the edge strip for span
x

l , satisfying the requirement of minimum amount of steel (cl. D-1.7 of IS 456).

y

Top bars T9 and T10 (Fig. 2.4 b) are parallel to the edge along l for the edge strip for
y

span l , satisfying the requirement of minimum amount of steel (cl. D-1.7 of IS 456).
x

(ii) Simply supported slabs

Figure 2.5 Simply supported two-way slab, corners not held down
Figures 2.5 a, b and c present the detailing of reinforcing bars of simply supported slabs not
having adequate provision to resist torsion at corners and to prevent corners from lifting.
Clause D-2.1 stipulates that fifty per cent of the tension reinforcement provided at mid-span
should extend to the supports. The remaining fifty per cent should extend to within 0.1l or
x

0.1l of the support, as appropriate.

y

Numerical Problem
Design a R.C. slab for a room measuring 5mx6m size. The slab is simply supported on all the
four edges, with corners held down and carries a super-imposed load of 3 KN/m2 inclusive of
floor finish etc. Use M20 grade of concrete and Fe 415 grade of steel.
Solution
Computation of loading and bending moment

From deflection point of view l/d=20 for simply supported slab. Let us assume p t = 0.2% for
an under-reinforced section. Hence from figure 4 of IS 456:2000, we get modification factor
=1.68.
Hence l/d=20x1.68 =33.6
and d =l/33.6 = 5000/33.6 =148.8 mm
Providing 20 mm nomonal cover and 8 mm bar
D=148.8+20+8 =172.8 mm
Hence assume an overall depth of 180 mm for the purpose of computing dead load
(i) Self weight of slab per m2 = 0.18x1x1x25 =4.5 KN/m2
(ii) Super-imposed load @ 3 KN/m2

= 3 KN/m2

Total load w

=7.5 KN/m2

Hence wu =1.5x7.5 = 11.25 KN/m2

Taking an effective depth of 150 mm.
Effective ly = 6+0.15 = 6.15m
Effective lx = 5+0.15 = 5.15m
Therefore

ly
lx

6.15
1.2 2
5.15

From table 27 of IS 456:2000 x 0.072 and y 0.056

M ux x wulx 2 0.072 x11.25x5.152 21.483 KN m

M uy y wulx 2 0.056 x11.25x5.152 16.709 KN m

For short span, width of middle strip =

3
3
l y x6.15 4.61 m
4
4

Width of edge strip = 0.5x(6.15-4.61) = 0.77m

For long span, width of middle strip =

3
3
lx x5.15 3.87 m
4
4

Width of edge strip = 0.5x(5.15-3.87) = 0.64m

Computation of effective depth and total depth

M ux
21.483x106

88.2 mm
Ru b
2.761x103

However, from the requirement of deflection keep D= 180 mm.

Therefore , d=180-20-4=156 mm and that for long span d=156-8=148 mm
Computation of steel reinforcement for short span
Astx 0.5

fck
4.6M ux
2
1 1
bd 403.2 mm
2
f y
fck bd

Spacing of 8 mm bar S x

1000 x50.3
124.7 mm
403.2

However, use 8 mm bars @120 mm c/c for the middle strip of width 4.61m.
Edge strip of length = 0.77m
The reinforcement in the edge strip =

0.12 x180 x1000

216 mm2
100

Provide spacing 8 mm 225 c/c.

Computation of steel reinforcement for long span

Asty 327.9 mm2

Spacing of 8 mm bar S y 153.4 mm
Provide 8 mm bars @150 mm c/c for the middle strip of width 3.87m.
For edge strip of width = 0.64m , Ast = 216 mm2
Hence provide spacing 8 mm @ 225 c/c.
Torsional reinforcement at corners
Size of torsion mesh =

lx 5.15

1.03 m from the centre of support or 1.03+0.08 = 1.10

5
5

from the edge of the slab.

Area of torsional reinforcement =

3
3
Astx x403.2 302.4 mm2
4
4

Required spacing 8 mm @ 166 mm

Provide spacing 8 mm @ 150 c/c.

Doubly Reinforced Beam

Figure 2.6 Doubly reinforced beam

Concrete has very good compressive strength and almost negligible tensile strength. Hence,
steel reinforcement is used on the tensile side of concrete. Thus, singly reinforced beams
reinforced on the tensile face are good both in compression and tension. However, these
beams have their respective limiting moments of resistance with specified width, depth and
grades of concrete and steel. The amount of steel reinforcement needed is known as A

st,lim

Problem will arise, therefore, if such a section is subjected to bending moment greater than its
limiting moment of resistance as a singly reinforced section.
There are two ways to solve the problem. First, we may increase the depth of the beam,
which may not be feasible in many situations. In those cases, it is possible to increase both
the compressive and tensile forces of the beam by providing steel reinforcement in
compression face and additional reinforcement in tension face of the beam without increasing
the depth (Fig. 2.6). The total compressive force of such beams comprises (i) force due to
concrete in compression and (ii) force due to steel in compression. The tensile force also has
two components: (i) the first provided by A ,

st lim

which is equal to the compressive force of

concrete in compression. The second part is due to the additional steel in tension - its force
will be equal to the compressive force of steel in compression. Such reinforced concrete

beams having steel reinforcement both on tensile and compressive faces are known as doubly
reinforced beams.
Doubly reinforced beams, therefore, have moment of resistance more than the singly
reinforced beams of the same depth for particular grades of steel and concrete. In many
practical situations, architectural or functional requirements may restrict the overall depth of
the beams. However, other than in doubly reinforced beams compression steel reinforcement
is provided when:
(i) Some sections of a continuous beam with moving loads undergo change of sign of
the bending moment which makes compression zone as tension zone or vice versa.
(ii) The ductility requirement has to be followed.
(iii) The reduction of long term deflection is needed.
Basic Principle

Figure 2.7 Stress, strain and force diagrams of doubly reinforced beam
The moment of resistance M of the doubly reinforced beam consists of (i) M
u

u,lim

of singly

reinforced beam and (ii) M because of equal and opposite compression and tension forces
u2

(C and T ) due to additional steel reinforcement on compression and tension faces of the
2

beam (Figs. 2.6 and 7). Thus, the moment of resistance M of a doubly reinforced beam is
u

Mu = Mu,lim + Mu2

M u ,lim 0.36
Also, M ,

u lim

(3)

xu ,max
xu ,max
2
1 0.42
fck bd
d
d

(4)

can be written

M u,lim 0.87 Ast ,lim f y (d 0.416 xu,max )

The additional moment M

u2

(5)

can be expressed in two ways (Fig. 2.7): considering (i) the

compressive force C due to compression steel and (ii) the tensile force T due to additional
2

steel on tension face. In both the equations, the lever arm is (d - d'). Thus, we have
M u Asc ( f sc fcc )(d d )

(6)

M u Ast (0.87 f y )(d d )

(7)

where A = area of compression steel reinforcement

sc

f = stress in compression steel reinforcement

sc

f = compressive stress in concrete at the level of centroid of compression steel reinforcement

cc

A = area of additional steel reinforcement

st2

Since the additional compressive force C is equal to the additional tensile force T , we have
2

A (f - f ) = A (0.87 f )
sc

sc

cc

st2

(8)

Any two of the three equations (Eqs. 6 - 8) can be employed to determine A and A .
sc

st2

The total tensile reinforcement A is then obtained from:

st

Ast Ast1 Ast 2

Ast1 pt ,lim

(9)

M u ,lim
bd

100 0.87 f y (d 0.42 xu ,max )

Determination of f and f
sc

(10)

cc

It is seen that the values of f and f should be known before calculating A . The following
sc

cc

sc

procedure may be followed to determine the value of f and f

sc

cc

for the design type of

problems (and not for analysing a given section). For the design problem the depth of the

neutral axis may be taken as x

u,max

as shown in Fig. 2.7. From Fig. 2.7, the strain at the level

of compression steel reinforcement may be written as

sc

sc 0.0035 1

xu ,max

(11)

fsc for Cold worked bars Fe 415 and Fe 500

Table 2.1 Values of f and
sc

Stress level

sc

Fe 415
Stress f

Strain

Stress f

0.00144

(N/mm )
288.7

0.00174

(N/mm )
347.8

0.00163

306.7

0.00195

369.6

0.00192

324.8

0.00226

391.3

0.00241

342.8

0.00277

413.0

0.00276

351.8

0.00312

423.9

0.00380

360.9

0.00417

434.8

sc

0.80 f
0.85 f
0.90 f
0.95 f

yd
yd
yd
yd

0.975 f
1.0 f

yd

yd

Fe 500

Strain

sc
2

sc

sc
2

Design type of problems

In the design type of problems, the given data are b, d, D, grades of concrete and steel. The
designer has to determine A and A of the beam from the given factored moment.
sc

Step 1: To determine M

u, lim

st

and A

st, lim

from Eqs. 4 and 10, respectively.

Step 2: To determine M , A , A and A from Eqs. 3, 5, 8 and 9, respectively.

u2

sc

st2

st

Step 3: To select the number and diameter of bars from known values of A and A .
sc

st

Analysis type of problems

In the analysis type of problems, the data given are b, d, d', D, f , f , A and A . It is required
ck

to determine the moment of resistance M of such beams.

u

Step 1: To check if the beam is under-reinforced or over-reinforced.

sc

st

First, x

is determined assuming it has reached limiting stage using

u,max

xu ,max

given in cl. 38.1, Note of IS 456. The strain of tensile steel

st

c (d xu ,max )

fy
1.15E

st

coefficients as

is computed from

and is checked if has reached the yield strain of steel:

st

xu ,max

st at yield

0.002

The beam is under-reinforced or over-reinforced if is less than or more than the yield strain.
st

Step 2: To determine M

u,lim

from Eq. 4 and A

st,lim

from the p

t, lim .

Step 3: To determine A and A from Eqs. 9 and 8, respectively.

st2

sc

Step 4: To determine M and M from Eqs. 6 and 3, respectively.

u2

Numerical Problem
Determine the moment of resistance of an existing beam having the following data: b=350
mm; d=900mm; d =50mm. Tension reinforcement: 5-20mm HYSD bars (Fe 415);
compression reinforcement 2-20 HYSD bars (Fe 415); grade of concrete M15.
Solution

Ast 5 x
Asc 2 x

(20)2 1570.8mm2 ;
(20)2 628.3mm2

T 0.87 f y Ast 0.87 x415x1570.8 567120 N

Cu 0.36 fck xub f sc Asc 0.446 fck Asc

=1890 xu 628.3 f sc 4203

Let assume xu =230mm; hence

sc

3
xu =98.6mm > d
7

0.0035( xu d ) 0.0035(230 50)

0.00274
xu
230

Hence from stress-strain curve, we get fsc =351 N/mm2

Cu = 1890x230 + (628.3x351)-4203=651030 N
This is much more than Tu = 567120 N. Hence take xu = 190 mm.

sc

0.0035( xu d ) 0.0035(190 50)

0.00258
xu
190

Hence fsc =347 N/mm2

Cu=572919 N

Therefore, Mu = 1890x190x(900-0.416x190) + (628.3x347-4203)x(900-50)

476.5 KN-m

Tbeams and Lbeams

Beams having effectively T-sections and L-sections (called T-beams and L-beams) are
commonly encountered in beam-supported slab floor systems [Figs. 2.8]. In such situations, a
portion of the slab acts integrally with the beam and bends in the longitudinal direction of the
beam. This slab portion is called the flange of the T- or L-beam. The beam portion below the
flange is often termed the web, although, technically, the web is the full rectangular portion of
the beam other than the overhanging parts of the flange. Indeed, in shear calculations, the
web is interpreted in this manner.
When the flange is relatively wide, the flexural compressive stress is not uniform over its
width. The stress varies from a maximum in the web region to progressively lower values at
points farther away from the web. In order to operate within the framework of the theory of
flexure, which assumes a uniform stress distribution across the width of the section, it is
necessary to define a reduced effective flange.
The effective width of flange may be defined as the width of a hypothetical flange that
resists in-plane compressive stresses of uniform magnitude equal to the peak stress in the
original wide flange, such that the value of the resultant longitudinal compressive force is the
same (Fig. 2.8).

Figure 2.8 T-beams and L-beams in beam-supported floor slab systems

The effective flange width is found to increase with increased span, increased web width and
increased flange thickness. It also depends on the type of loading (concentrated, distributed,
etc.) and the support conditions (simply supported, continuous, etc.). Approximate formulae
for estimating the effective width of flange bf (Cl. 23.1.2 of Code) are given as follows:

l0 / 6 bw 6 D f for T Beam
bf

l0 /12 bw 3D f for L Beam

(12)

where bw is the breadth of the web, Df is the thickness of the flange [Fig 2.8], and l0 is the
distance between points of zero moments in the beam (which may be assumed as 0.7 times
the effective span in continuous beams and frames). Obviously, bf cannot extend beyond the
slab portion tributary to a beam, i.e., the actual width of slab available. Hence, the calculated
bf should be restricted to a value that does not exceed (s1+s2)/2 in the case of Tbeams, and
s1/2 + bw/2 in the case of Lbeams, where the spans s1 and s2 of the slab are as marked in Fig.
2.8.
In some situations, isolated Tbeams and Lbeams are encountered, i.e., the slab is
discontinuous at the sides, as in a footbridge or a stringer beam of a staircase. In such cases,
the Code [Cl. 23.1.2(c)] recommends the use of the following formula to estimate the
effective width of flange bf:

l0
l / b 4 bw for isolated T Beams
0
bf
0.5l0 b for isolated L Beam
l0 / b 4 w

(13)

where b denotes the actual width of flange; evidently, the calculated value of bf should not
exceed b.
Analysis of Singly Reinforced Flanged Sections
The procedure for analysing flanged beams at ultimate loads depends on whether the neutral
axis is located in the flange region [Fig. 2.8(a)] or in the web region [Fig. 2.8(b)].
If the neutral axis lies within the flange (i.e., xu Df ), then as in the analysis at service
loads all the concrete on the tension side of the neutral axis is assumed ineffective, and the Tsection may be analysed as a rectangular section of width bf and effective depth d [Fig.
2.8(a)]. Accordingly, Eq. (7) and Eq. (9) are applicable with b replaced by bf .

If the neutral axis lies in the web region (i.e., xu > Df ), then the compressive stress is carried
by the concrete in the flange and a portion of the web, as shown in Fig. 2.8(b). It is
convenient to consider the contributions to the resultant compressive force Cu , from the web
portion (bw xu) and the flange portion (width bf bw) separately, and to sum up these effects.
Estimating the compressive force Cuw in the web and its moment contribution Muw is easy,
as the full stress block is operative:
Cuw 0.361 fck bw xu

(14)

M uw Cuw (d 0.416 xu )

(15)

Figure 2.9 Behaviour of flanged beam section at ultimate limit state

However, estimating the compressive force Cuf in the flange is rendered difficult by the fact
that the stress block for the flange portions may comprise a rectangular area plus a truncated
parabolic area [Fig. 2.8(b)]. A general expression for the total area of the stress block
operative in the flange, as well as an expression for the centroidal location of the stress block,
is evidently not convenient to derive for such a case. However, when the stress block over the
flange depth contains only a rectangular area (having a uniform stress 0.447 fck), which

occurs when

3
xu D f , an expression for Cuf and its moment contribution Muf can easily be
7

formulated. For the case, 1 xu / D f 7 / 3 , an equivalent rectangular stress block (of area
0.447fck yf) can be conceived, for convenience, with an equivalent depth yf Df , as shown in
Fig. 2.8(c). The expression for yf given in the Code (Cl. G 2.2.1) is necessarily an
approximation, because it cannot satisfy the two conditions of equivalence, in terms of area
of stress block as well as centroidal location. A general expression for yf may be specified for
any xu > Df:

0.15 xu 0.65D f for 1 xu / D f 7 / 3

yf
for D f 7 / 3

D f

(16)

The expressions for Cuf and Muf are accordingly obtained as:

Cuf 0.447 fck (b f bw ) y f for xu D f

(17)

M uf Cuf (d y f / 2)

(17a)

The location of the neutral axis is fixed by the force equilibrium condition (with yf expressed
in terms of xu [Eq. 17]).

Cuf Cuf f st Ast

(18)

where fst = 0.87 fy for xu xu,max. Where xu > xu,max, the strain compatibility method has to be
employed to determine xu.
Substituting Eq. 14 and Eq. 17 in Eq. 18, and solving for xu,

xu

f st Ast 0.447 fck (b f bw ) y f

0.361 fck bw

for xu D f

(19)

The final expression for the ultimate moment of resistance MuR is obtained as:

M uR M uw M uf

(20)

M uR 0.361 fck bw xu (d 0.416 xu ) 0.447 fck (b f bw ) y f (d y f / 2)

(21)

Limiting Moment of Resistance

The limiting moment of resistance Mu,lim is obtained for the condition xu = xu,max, where xu,max
takes the values of 0.531d, 0.479d and 0.456d for Fe 250, Fe 415 and Fe 500 grades of tensile
steel reinforcement. The condition xu /Df 7/3 in Eq. 4.69, for the typical case of Fe 415,
works out, for xu = xu,max, as 0.479d / D f 7 / 3 , i.e., Ddf0205.. The Code (Cl. G2.2)
suggests a simplified condition of d / D f 0.2 for all grades of steel to represent the
condition xu /Df 7/3.
Eq. (21) and Eq. (16) take the following forms:
M u ,lim 0.361 fck bw xu ,max (d 0.416 xu ,max )

(22)

0.447 fck (b f bw ) y f (d y f / 2) for xu ,max D f

0.15 xu ,max 0.65D f for D f / d 0.2

yf
for D f / d 0.2

D f

(23)

The advantage of using Eq. (23) in lieu of the more exact Eq. (16) (with xu = xu,max) is that the
estimation of yf is made somewhat simpler. Of course, for xu,max Df (i.e., neutral axis within
the flange),

M u,lim 0.361 fck b f xu,max (d 0.416 xu,max ) for xu,max D f

(24)

As mentioned earlier, when it is found by analysis of a given T-section that x > x

u

u,max

, then

the strain compatibility method has to be applied. As an approximate and conservative

estimate, MuR may be taken as Mu,lim, given by Eq. (23) / (24). From the point of view of
design (to be discussed in Chapter 5), Mu,lim provides a measure of the ultimate moment
capacity that can be expected from a T-section of given proportions. If the section has to be
designed for a factored moment Mu > Mu,lim , then this calls for the provision of compression
reinforcement in addition to extra tension reinforcement.

Design Procedure
In the case of a continuous flanged beam, the negative moment at the face of the support
generally exceeds the maximum positive moment (at or near the midspan), and hence governs
the proportioning of the beam cross-section. In such cases of negative moment, if the slab is

located on top of the beam (as is usually the case), the flange is under flexural tension and
hence the concrete in the flange is rendered ineffective. The beam section at the support is
therefore to be designed as a rectangular section for the factored negative moment. Towards
the midspan of the beam, however, the beam behaves as a proper flanged beam (with the
flange under flexural compression). As the width of the web bw and the overall depth D are
already fixed from design considerations at the support, all that remains to be determined is
the area of reinforcing steel; the effective width of flange is determined as suggested by the
Code .
The determination of the actual reinforcement in a flanged beam depends on the location of
the neutral axis xu, which, of course, should be limited to xu,max. If Mu exceeds Mu,lim for a
singly reinforced flange section, the depth of the section should be suitably increased;
otherwise, a doubly reinforced section is to be designed.
Neutral Axis within Flange (xu Df):
This is, by far, the most common situation encountered in building design. Because of the
very large compressive concrete area contributed by the flange in T-beam and L-beams of
usual proportions, the neutral axis lies within the flange (xu Df), whereby the section
behaves like a rectangular section having width bf and effective depth d.
A simple way of first checking xu Df is by verifying M u ( M uR ) xu D f where ( M uR ) xu D f
is the limiting ultimate moment of resistance for the condition xu D f and is given by
(M uR ) xu D f 0.361 fck b f D f (d 0.416D f )

(25)

It may be noted that the above equation is meaning only if xu,max D f . In rare situations
involving very thick flanges and relatively shallow beams, xu ,max may be less than Df. in such
cases, Mu,lim is obtained by substituting xu,max in place of Df in Eq. (25).
Neutral Axis within Web (xu > Df):
When M u (M uR ) xu D f , it follows that xu D f . The accurate determination of xu can be
laborious. The contributions of the compressive forces Cuw and Cuf in the web and flange
may be accounted for separately as follows:

M uR Cuw (d 0.416 xu ) Cuf (d y f / 2)

(26)

Cuw 0.361 fck bw xu

(27)

Cuf 0.447 fck (b f bw ) y f

(28)

and the equivalent flange thickness yf is equal to or less than D f depending on whether xu
exceeds 7Df/3 or not.
For xu,max 7Df /3, the value of the ultimate moment of resistance ( M uR ) xu 7 D f /3
corresponding to xu 7 D f / 3 and y f D f may be first computed. If the factored moment
M u (M uR ) xu 7 D f /3 ,

it

follows

that

xu 7 D f / 3

and

y f Df .

Otherwise,

D f xu 7 D f / 3 for (M uR ) xu D f M u (M uR ) xu 7 D f /3 and
y f 0.15xu 0.65D f

(29)

Inserting the appropriate value Df or the expression for yf in Eq. (29), in Eq. (26), the
resulting quadratic equation (in terms of the unknown xu ) can be solved to yield the correct
value of xu.. Corresponding to this value of xu, the values of Cuw and Cuf can be computed [Eq.
(27), (28)] and the required Ast obtained by solving the force equilibrium equation.

Tu 0.87 f f Ast Cuw Cuf

( Ast )required

Cuw Cuf
0.87 f y

(30)

Numerical Problem
A continuous T-beam has the cross-sectional dimensions shown in figure below. The web
dimensions have been determined from the consideration of negative moment at support and
shear strength requirements. The span is 10 m and the design moment at midspan under
factored loads is 800 kNm. Determine the flexural reinforcement requirement at midspan.
Consider Fe 415 steel. Assume that the beam is subjected to moderate exposure conditions.
Solution
Determining approximate Ast
Effective flange width bf
Actual flange width provided =1500mm; D f=100 mm; bw=300mm
Maximum width permitted =(0.7x10000)/6 + 300 + (6x100) =2067 mm >1500 mm
Therefore, bf =1500 mm
Assuming d=650 mm and a lever arm z equal to larger of 0.9d = 585 mm
And d- Df/2 = 600mm i.e. z=600 mm

( Ast )required

800 x106
3693 mm2
0.87 x415 x600

Figure: Reinforcement of T-beam of Example Problem

Determining actual Ast
xu,max = 0.479 618 =296 mm
As xu,max>Df =100mm, the condition xu=Df satisfies xu xu ,max
Assuming M 25 concrete, fck = 25 MPa
( M uR ) xu D f 0.362 25 1500 100 (618 0.416 100)
6

= 782.5 10 Nmm < Mu = 800 kNm

xu > Df and Mu = Cuw(d 0.416 xu) + Cuf (d yf/2)
where Cuw = 0.362fck bw u = 0.362 25 300xu = (2715xu) N
and Cuf = 0.447fck (bf bw)yf = 0.447 25 (1500 300)yf = (13410yf)
Considering xu = 7Df /3 = 233 mm ( < xu,max = 296 mm), yf = Df = 100 mm

 ( M uR ) xu 7 D f /3 (2715 233)(618 0.416 233) + (13410x100)x(618-100/2)

=1091.3x106 Nmm >Mu = 800 KNm

Evidently, D f xu

7
D f , for which yf=0.15xu+o.65Df
3

Cuf = 13410(0.15x.65 100) = (2011.5xu + 871650) N

Mu = 800 106 = (2715xu)(618 0.416xu)
+ (2011.5xu+871650)x[618-(0.15xu+65)/2]
= -1280.3xu2 + 2790229.5 xu + 510.35106
Solving this quadratic equation,
xu = 109.3 mm < xu,max = 296 m
yf = 0.15xu + 65 = 81.4 mm
Applying Tu = 0.87fyAst = Cuw +Cuf

( Ast )required

(2715 x109.3) (13410 x81.4)

3845 mm2
0.87 x415

The reinforcement (5-32; Ast=4020 mm2, based on appropriate estimate of Ast [Fig.] is
evidently adequate and appropriate.

Design of Staircase
The staircase is an important component of a building, and often the only means of access
between the various floors in the building. It consists of a flight of steps, usually with one or
more intermediate landings (horizontal slab platforms) provided between the floor levels. The
horizontal top portion of a step (where the foot rests) is termed tread and the vertical
projection of the step (i.e., the vertical distance between two neighbouring steps) is called
riser [Fig. 2.10]. Values of 300 mm and 150 mm are ideally assigned to the tread and riser
respectively particularly in public buildings. However, lower values of tread (up to 250
mm) combined with higher values of riser (up to 190 mm) are resorted to in residential and
factory buildings. The width of the stair is generally around 1.1 1.6m, and in any case,
should normally not be less than 850 mm; large stair widths are encountered in entrances to
public buildings. The horizontal projection (plan) of an inclined flight of steps, between the
first and last risers, is termed going. A typical flight of steps consists of two landings and one
going, as depicted in Fig. 2.10(a). Generally, risers in a flight should not exceed about 12 in
number. The steps in the flight can be designed in a number of ways: with waist slab, with
tread-riser arrangement (without waist slab) or with isolated tread slabs as shown in Fig.
2.10(b), (c), (d) respectively.

Figure 2.10 A typical flight in a staircase

TYPES OF STAIRCASES
Geometrical Configurations
A wide variety of staircases are met with in practice. Some of the more common geometrical
configurations are depicted in Fig. 2.11. These include:
straight stairs (with or without intermediate landing) [Fig. 2.11 (a)]
quarter-turn stairs [Fig. 2.11 (b)]
dog-legged stairs [Fig. 2.11 (c)]

 open well stairs [Fig. 2.11 (d)]

spiral stairs [Fig. 2.11 (e)]
helicoidal stairs [Fig. 2.11 (f)]

Fig. 2.11 Common geometrical configurations of stairs

Structural Classification
Structurally, staircases may be classified largely into two categories, depending on the
predominant direction in which the slab component of the stair undergoes flexure:
1. Stair slab spanning transversely (stair widthwise);
2. Stair slab spanning longitudinally (along the incline).
Stair Slab Spanning Transversely
The slab component of the stair (whether comprising an isolated tread slab, a tread-riser unit
or a waist slab) is supported on its side(s) or cantilevers laterally from a central support. The
slab supports gravity loads by bending essentially in a transverse vertical plane, with the
span along the width of the stair.

In the case of the cantilevered slabs, it is economical to provide isolated treads (without
risers). However, the tread-riser type of arrangement and the waist slab type are also
sometimes employed in practice, as cantilevers. The spandrel beam is subjected to torsion
(equilibrium torsion), in addition to flexure and shear.
When the slab is supported at the two sides by means of stringer beams or masonry walls, it
may be designed as simply supported, but reinforcement at the top should be provided near
the supports to resist the negative moments that may arise on account of possible partial
fixity.
Stair Slab Spanning Longitudinally
In this case, the supports to the stair slab are provided parallel to the riser at two or more
locations, causing the slab to bend longitudinally between the supports. It may be noted that
longitudinal bending can occur in configurations other than the straight stair configuration,
such as quarter-turn stairs, dog-legged stairs, open well stairs and helicoidal stairs .
The slab arrangement may either be the conventional waist slab type or the tread-riser
type. The slab thickness depends on the effective span, which should be taken as the centreto-centre distance between the beam/wall supports, according to the Code (Cl. 33.1a, c).In
certain situations, beam or wall supports may not be available parallel to the riser at the
landing. Instead, the flight is supported between the landings, which span transversely,
parallel to the risers. In such cases, the Code(Cl. 33.1b) specifies that the effective span for
the flight (spanning longitudinally) should be taken as the going of the stairs plus at each end
either half the width of the landing or one metre, whichever is smaller.
Numerical Problem
Design a (waist slab type) dog-legged staircase for an office building, given the following
data:
Height between floor = 3.2 m;
Riser = 160 mm, tread = 270 mm;
Width of flight = landing width = 1.25 m
2

Live load = 5.0 kN/m

Finishes load = 0.6 kN/m

Assume the stairs to be supported on 230 mm thick masonry walls at the outer edges of the
landing, parallel to the risers [Fig. 12.13(a)]. Use M 20 concrete and Fe 415 steel. Assume
mild exposure conditions.

Solution
Given: R = 160 mm, T = 270 mm +RT22
= 314 mm Effective span = c/c distance between supports = 5.16 m [Fig below].
Assume a waist slab thickness l20 = 5160/20 = 258 260 mm.
Assuming 20 mm clear cover (mild exposure) and 12 main bars,
effective depth d = 260 20 12/2 = 234 mm.
The slab thickness in the landing regions may be taken as 200 mm, as the bending
moments are relatively low here.
Loads on going [fig. below] on projected plan area:
2

(1) self-weight of waist slab @ 25 0.26 314/270 = 7.56 kN/m

(2) self-weight of steps @ 25 (0.5x0.16)

= 2.00 kN/m

(3) finishes (given)

= 0.60 kN/m

(4) live load (given)

= 5.00 kN/m

Total

=15.16 kN/m

2
2
2

Factored load = 15.16 1.5 = 22.74 kN/m

Loads on landing

(1) self-weight of slab @ 25 0.20 = 5.00 kN/m

(2) finishes

@ 0.6 kN/m

(3) live loads

@ 5.0 kN/m

2
2

Total

=10.60 kN/m
2

Factored load = 10.60 1.5 = 15.90 kN/m

Design Moment [Fig. below]

Reaction R= (15.90x1.365)+(22.74x2.43)/2 = 49.33 kN/m

Maximum moment at midspan:
Mu = (49.33 2.58) (15.90 1.365) (2.58 1.365/2)
2

(22.74) (2.58 1.365) /2

= 69.30 kNm/m
Main reinforcement

Mu
bd 2

= 1.265 MPa

Assuming fck = 20 MPa, fy = 415 MPa,

pt
A
st 0.381x102
100 100
( Ast )req (0.381x102 ) x103 x234 892 mm2 / m
Required spacing of 12 bars = 127 mm
Required spacing of 16 bars = 225 mm
Provide 16 @ 220c/c
Distributors

( Ast )req 0.0012bt 312 mm2 / m

spacing 10 bars = 251 mm
Provide 10 @ 250c/c as distributors.

Figure for numerical problem

MODULE-3

Introduction
Compression members are structural elements primarily subjected to axial compressive forces
and hence, their design is guided by considerations of strength and buckling. Examples of
compression member pedestal, column, wall and strut.

Definitions
(a) Effective length: The vertical distance between the points of inflection of the compression
member in the buckled configuration in a plane is termed as effective length l of that
e

compression member in that plane. The effective length is different from the unsupported
length l of the member, though it depends on the unsupported length and the type of end
restraints. The relation between the effective and unsupported lengths of any compression
member is
l =kl

(1)

Where k is the ratio of effective to the unsupported lengths. Clause 25.2 of IS 456 stipulates
the effective lengths of compression members (vide Annex E of IS 456). This parameter is
needed in classifying and designing the compression members.
(b) Pedestal: Pedestal is a vertical compression member whose effective length l does not
e

exceed three times of its least horizontal dimension b (cl. 26.5.3.1h, Note). The other
horizontal dimension D shall not exceed four times of b.
(c) Column: Column is a vertical compression member whose unsupported length l shall not
exceed sixty times of b (least lateral dimension), if restrained at the two ends. Further, its
2

unsupported length of a cantilever column shall not exceed 100b /D, where D is the larger
lateral dimension which is also restricted up to four times of b (vide cl. 25.3 of IS 456).
(d) Wall: Wall is a vertical compression member whose effective height H to thickness t (least
we

lateral dimension) shall not exceed 30 (cl. 32.2.3 of IS 456). The larger horizontal dimension i.e.,
the length of the wall L is more than 4t.

Classification of Columns Based on Types of Reinforcement

Figure 3.1(a) Tied Column

Figure 3.1(b) Column with helical reinforcement

Figure 3.1(c) Composite column (steel section)

Figure 3.1(d) Composite column (steel pipe)

Figure 3.1 Tied, helically bound and composite columns
Based on the types of reinforcement, the reinforced concrete columns are classified into three
groups:

(i) Tied columns: The main longitudinal reinforcement bars are enclosed within closely
spaced lateral ties (Fig.3.1a).
(ii) Columns with helical reinforcement: The main longitudinal reinforcement bars are
enclosed within closely spaced and continuously wound spiral reinforcement. Circular and
octagonal columns are mostly of this type (Fig. 3.1b).
(iii) Composite columns: The main longitudinal reinforcement of the composite columns
consists of structural steel sections or pipes with or without longitudinal bars (Fig. 3.1c and
d).
Out of the three types of columns, the tied columns are mostly common with different shapes
of the cross-sections viz. square, rectangular etc. Helically bound columns are also used for
circular or octagonal shapes of cross-sections.
Classification of Columns Based on Loadings

Figure 3.2(a) Axial loading (concentric)

Figure 3.2(b) Axial loading with uniaxial bending

Figure 3.2(c) Axial loading with biaxial bending

Columns are classified into the three following types based on the loadings:

(i) Columns subjected to axial loads only (concentric), as shown in Fig. 3.2a.
(ii) Columns subjected to combined axial load and uniaxial bending, as shown in Fig. 3.2b.
(iii) Columns subjected to combined axial load and bi-axial bending, as shown in Fig. 3.2c.
Classification of Columns Based on Slenderness Ratios
Columns are classified into the following two types based on the slenderness ratios:
(i) Short columns
(ii) Slender or long columns

Figure 3.3 Modes of failure of columns

Figure 3.3 presents the three modes of failure of columns with different slenderness ratios
when loaded axially. In the mode 1, column does not undergo any lateral deformation and
collapses due to material failure. This is known as compression failure. Due to the combined
effects of axial load and moment a short column may have material failure of mode 2. On the
other hand, a slender column subjected to axial load only undergoes deflection due to beamcolumn effect and may have material failure under the combined action of direct load and
bending moment. Such failure is called combined compression and bending failure of mode
2. Mode 3 failure is by elastic instability of very long column even under small load much
before the material reaches the yield stresses. This type of failure is known as elastic
buckling.
The slenderness ratio of steel column is the ratio of its effective length l to its least radius of
e

gyration r. In case of reinforced concrete column, however, IS 456 stipulates the slenderness
ratio as the ratio of its effective length l to its least lateral dimension. As mentioned earlier in
e

sec. 3.1(a), the effective length l is different from the unsupported length, the rectangular
e

reinforced concrete column of cross-sectional dimensions b and D shall have two effective
lengths in the two directions of b and D. Accordingly, the column may have the possibility of
buckling depending on the two values of slenderness ratios as given below:
Slenderness ratio about the major axis = l /D
ex

Slenderness ratio about the minor axis = l /b

ey

Based on the discussion above, cl. 25.1.2 of IS 456 stipulates the following:
A compression member may be considered as short when both the slenderness ratios l /D
ex

and l /b are less than 12 where l = effective length in respect of the major axis, D = depth in
ey

ex

respect of the major axis, l = effective length in respect of the minor axis, and b = width of
ey

the member. It shall otherwise be considered as a slender compression member.

Further, it is essential to avoid the mode 3 type of failure of columns so that all columns
should have material failure (modes 1 and 2) only. Accordingly, cl. 25.3.1 of IS 456
stipulates the maximum unsupported length between two restraints of a column to sixty times
its least lateral dimension. For cantilever columns, when one end of the column is
2

unrestrained, the unsupported length is restricted to 100b /D where b and D are as defined
earlier.
Longitudinal Reinforcement
The longitudinal reinforcing bars carry the compressive loads along with the concrete. Clause
26.5.3.1 stipulates the guidelines regarding the minimum and maximum amount, number of
bars, minimum diameter of bars, spacing of bars etc. The following are the salient points:
(a) The minimum amount of steel should be at least 0.8 per cent of the gross cross-sectional
area of the column required if for any reason the provided area is more than the required area.
(b) The maximum amount of steel should be 4 per cent of the gross cross-sectional area of the
column so that it does not exceed 6 per cent when bars from column below have to be lapped
with those in the column under consideration.
(c) Four and six are the minimum number of longitudinal bars in rectangular and circular
columns, respectively.
(d) The diameter of the longitudinal bars should be at least 12 mm.
(e) Columns having helical reinforcement shall have at least six longitudinal bars within and
in contact with the helical reinforcement. The bars shall be placed equidistant around its inner
circumference.
(f) The bars shall be spaced not exceeding 300 mm along the periphery of the column.
(g) The amount of reinforcement for pedestal shall be at least 0.15 per cent of the crosssectional area provided.

Transverse Reinforcement
Transverse reinforcing bars are provided in forms of circular rings, polygonal links (lateral
o

ties) with internal angles not exceeding 135 or helical reinforcement. The transverse
reinforcing bars are provided to ensure that every longitudinal bar nearest to the compression
face has effective lateral support against buckling. Clause 26.5.3.2 stipulates the guidelines of
the arrangement of transverse reinforcement. The salient points are:

Figure 3.4 Lateral tie (Arrangement 1)

(a) Transverse reinforcement shall only go round corner and alternate bars if the longitudinal
bars are not spaced more than 75 mm on either side (Fig.3.4).

Figure 3.5 Lateral tie (Arrangement 2)

(b) Longitudinal bars spaced at a maximum distance of 48 times the diameter of the tie shall
be tied by single tie and additional open ties for in between longitudinal bars (Fig.3.5).

Figure 3.6 Lateral tie (Arrangement 3)

(c) For longitudinal bars placed in more than one row (Fig.10.21.9): (i) transverse
reinforcement is provided for the outer-most row in accordance with (a) above, and (ii) no bar
of the inner row is closer to the nearest compression face than three times the diameter of the
largest bar in the inner row.

Figure 3.7 Lateral tie (Arrangement 4)

(d) For longitudinal bars arranged in a group such that they are not in contact and each group
is adequately tied as per (a), (b) or (c) above, as appropriate, the transverse reinforcement for
the compression member as a whole may be provided assuming that each group is a single
longitudinal bar for determining the pitch and diameter of the transverse reinforcement. The
diameter of such transverse reinforcement should not, however, exceed 20 mm (Fig.3.7).

Pitch and Diameter of Lateral Ties

(a) Pitch: The maximum pitch of transverse reinforcement shall be the least of the following:
(i) the least lateral dimension of the compression members;
(ii) sixteen times the smallest diameter of the longitudinal reinforcement bar to be
tied; and
(iii) 300 mm.
(b) Diameter: The diameter of the polygonal links or lateral ties shall be not less than onefourth of the diameter of the largest longitudinal bar, and in no case less than 6 mm.
Assumptions in the Design of Compression Members by Limit State of Collapse
The following are the assumptions in addition to given in 38.1 (a) to (e) for flexure for the
design of compression members (cl. 39.1 of IS 456).
(i) The maximum compressive strain in concrete in axial compression is taken as 0.002.
(ii) The maximum compressive strain at the highly compressed extreme fibre in concrete
subjected to axial compression and bending and when there is no tension on the section shall
be 0.0035 minus 0.75 times the strain at the least compressed extreme fibre.
Minimum Eccentricity
In practical construction, columns are rarely truly concentric. Even a theoretical column
loaded axially will have accidental eccentricity due to inaccuracy in construction or variation
of materials etc. Accordingly, all axially loaded columns should be designed considering the
minimum eccentricity as stipulated in cl. 25.4 of IS 456 and given below (Fig.3.2c)
e

greater of (l/500 + D/30) or 20 mm

greater of (l/500 + b/30) or 20 mm

x min
y min

where l, D and b are the unsupported length, larger lateral dimension and least lateral
dimension, respectively.
Governing Equation for Short Axially Loaded Tied Columns
Factored concentric load applied on short tied columns is resisted by concrete of area A and
c

longitudinal steel of areas A effectively held by lateral ties at intervals. Assuming the design
sc

strengths of concrete and steel are 0.4f and 0.67f , respectively, we can write
ck

P = 0.4f A + 0.67f Asc

u

ck

Where P = factored axial load on the member,

u

(1)

f = characteristic compressive strength of the concrete,

ck

A = area of concrete,
c

f = characteristic strength of the compression reinforcement, and

y

A = area of longitudinal reinforcement for columns.

sc

The above equation, given in cl. 39.3 of IS 456, has two unknowns Ac and A to be
sc

determined from one equation. The equation is recast in terms of A , the gross area of
g

concrete and p, the percentage of compression reinforcement employing

A = pA /100

(2)

A = A (1 p/100)

(3)

sc

Accordingly, we can write

P /A = 0.4f + (p/100) (0.67f 0.4f )
u

ck

(4)

ck

Equation 4 can be used for direct computation of A when P , f

g

ck

and f are known by

y

assuming p ranging from 0.8 to 4 as the minimum and maximum percentages of longitudinal
reinforcement. Equation 10.4 also can be employed to determine A and p in a similar manner
g

by assuming p.
Numerical Problem
Design the reinforcement in a column of size 400 mm x 600 mm subjected to an axial load of
2000 kN under service dead load and live load. The column has an unsupported length of 4.0
m and effectively held in position and restrained against rotation in both ends. Use M 25
concrete and Fe 415 steel.
Solution
Step 1: To check if the column is short or slender
Given l = 4000 mm, b = 400 mm and D = 600 mm. Table 28 of IS 456 = l = l = 0.65(l) =
ex

2600 mm. So, we have

l /D = 2600/600 = 4.33 < 12
ex

l /b = 2600/400 = 6.5 < 12

ey

Hence, it is a short column.

Step 2: Minimum eccentricity
e

= Greater of (l /500 + D/30) and 20 mm = 25.2 mm

= Greater of (l /500 + b/30) and 20 mm = 20 mm

x min
y min

ex
ey

ey

0.05 D = 0.05(600) = 30 mm > 25.2 mm (= e

x min

0.05 b = 0.05(400) = 20 mm = 20 mm (= e

y min

Hence, the equation given in cl.39.3 of IS 456 (Eq.(1)) is applicable for the design here.
Step 3: Area of steel
Fro Eq.10.4, we have
P = 0.4 f A + 0.67 f A
u

ck

sc

3000(10 ) = 0.4(25){(400)(600) A } + 0.67(415) A

sc

sc

which gives,
2

A = 2238.39 mm
sc

Provide 6-20 mm diameter and 2-16 mm diameter rods giving 2287 mm (> 2238.39 mm )
and p = 0.953 per cent, which is more than minimum percentage of 0.8 and less than
maximum percentage of 4.0. Hence, o.k.
Step 4: Lateral ties
The diameter of transverse reinforcement (lateral ties) is determined from cl.26.5.3.2 C-2 of
IS 456 as not less than (i) /4 and (ii) 6 mm. Here, = largest bar diameter used as
longitudinal reinforcement = 20 mm. So, the diameter of bars used as lateral ties = 6 mm.
The pitch of lateral ties, as per cl.26.5.3.2 C-1 of IS 456, should be not more than the least of
(i) the least lateral dimension of the column = 400 mm
(ii) sixteen times the smallest diameter of longitudinal reinforcement bar to be tied =
16(16) = 256 mm
(iii) 300 mm

Reinforcement Detailing
Let us use p = pitch of lateral ties = 250 mm.

IS Code Method for Design of Columns under Axial Load and Biaxial Bending
IS 456 recommends the following simplified method, based on Bresler's formulation, for the
design of biaxially loaded columns. The relationship between M

uxz

and M

uyz

for a particular

value of P = P , expressed in non-dimensional form is:

u

uz

( M ux / M ux1 ) ( M uy / M uy1 ) 1
n

(5)

where M and M = moments about x and y axes due to design loads, and
ux

uy

n is related to Pu/Puz,
where
P = 0.45 f A + 0.75 f A
uz

ck

sc

= 0.45 A + (0.75 f - 0.45 f ) A

g

ck

(6)

sc

where A = gross area of the section, and

g

A = total area of steel in the section

sc

M ,M ,M
uxz

uyz

ux1

and M

uy1

are explained earlier.

n = 1.0, when P /P 0.2

u

uz

n = 0.67 + 1.67 P /P , when 0.2 < (P /P ) < 0.8

u

uz

(7)

uz

n = 2.0, when (P /P ) 0.8

u

uz

Numerical Problem
Design the reinforcement to be provided in the short column is subjected to P = 2000 kN,
u

ux

= 130 kNm (about the major principal axis) and M

uy

= 120 kNm (about the minor

principal axis). The unsupported length of the column is 3.2 m, width b = 400 mm and depth
D = 500 mm. Use M 25 and Fe 415 for the design.
Solution
Step 1: Verification of the eccentricities
Given: l = 3200 mm, b = 400 mm and D = 500 mm,
The minimum eccentricities are:
e

= greater of (3200/500 + 400/30) and 20 mm = 19.73 mm or 20 mm = 20 mm

= greater of (3200/500 + 500/30) and 20 mm = 23.07 mm or 20 mm = 23.07 mm

xmin
ymin

Again from P = 2000 kN, M = 130 kNm and M = 120 kNm, we have e = M /P =
u

ux

uy

ux

130(10 )/2000(10 ) = 65 mm and e = M /P = 120(10 )/2000(10 ) = 60 mm. Both e and e

y

are greater than e

xmin

and e

ymin

uy

, respectively.

Step 2: Assuming a trial section including the reinforcement

2
2
M uy
),
We have b = 400 mm and D = 500 mm. For the reinforcement, M u 1.15( M ux

becomes 203.456 kNm. Accordingly,

3

P /f bD = 2000(10 )/(25)(400)(500) = 0.4

u ck

M /f bD = 203.456(10 )/(25)(400)(500)(500) = 0.0814

u ck

Assuming d' = 60 mm, we have d'/D = 0.12. From Charts 44 and 45, the value of p/f is
ck

interpolated as 0.06. Thus, p = 0.06(25) = 1.5 per cent, giving A = 3000 mm . Provide 12-20
sc

mm diameter bars of area 3769 mm , actual p provided = 1.8845 per cent. So, p/f = 0.07538.
ck

Step 3: Determination of M

ux1

and M

uy1
2

We have P /f bD = 0.4 and p/f = 0.07538 in step 2. Now, we get M /f bD from chart
u ck

ck

ux1 ck

corresponding to d' = 58 mm i.e., d'/D = 0.116. We interpolate the values of Charts 44 and
2

-6

45, and get M /f bD = 0.09044. So, M

ux1 ck

For

M ,

d'/b

ux1

58/400

ux1

= 0.0944(25)(400)(500(500)(10 ) = 226.1 kNm.

0.145.

In a

similar

manner,

we

get

uy1

-6

0.0858(25)(400)(400)(500)(10 ) = 171.6 kNm.

As M

ux1

and M

uy1

are significantly greater than M and M , respectively, redesign of the

ux

uy

section is not needed.

Step 4: Determination of P and n
uz

We have P = 0.45(25)(400)(500) + {0.75(415) - 0.45(25)}(3769) = 3380.7 kN.

uz

Now, the value of n is obtained for P /P = 2000/3380.7 = 0.5916, i.e., 0.2 < P /P < 0.8,
u

uz

uz

which gives, n = 0.67 + 1.67 (P /P ) = 1.658.

u

uz

Step 5: Checking the adequacy of the section

Using the values of M , M , M , M
ux

ux1

uy

uy1

and n in Eq.(5), we have (130/226.1)

1.658

(120/171.6)

= 0.9521 < 1.0. Hence, the design is safe.

1.658

Step 6: Design of transverse reinforcement

As per cl.26.5.3.2c of IS 456, the diameter of lateral tie should be > (20/4) mm diameter.
Provide 8 mm diameter bars following the arrangement shown in Fig.10.26.4. The spacing of
lateral tie is the least of:
(a) 400 mm = least lateral dimension of column,
(b) 320 mm = sixteen times the diameter of longitudinal reinforcement (20 mm),
(c) 300 mm
Accordingly, provide 8 mm lateral tie alternately @ 250 c/c (Fig.10.26.4).

Reinforcement Detailing

Slender Columns
Columns having both l /D and l /b less than twelve are designated as short and otherwise,
ex

ey

they are slender, where l and l are the effective lengths with respect to major and minor
ex

ey

axes, respectively; and D and b are the depth and width of rectangular columns, respectively.
Design of Slender Columns
The design of slender compression members shall be based on the forces and the moments
determined from an analysis of the structure, including the effect of deflections on moments
and forces. When the effect of deflections are not taken into account in the analysis,
additional moment given in cl no 39.7.1 of IS 456:2000 shall be taken into account in the
appropriate direction.
The additional moments M, and My, shall be calculated by the following formulae:
2

M = (P D/2000) (l /D)
ax

ex

M = (P b/2000) (l /b)
ay

ey

Where P = axial load on the member,

u

l = effective length in respect of the major axis,

ex

l = effective length in respect of the minor axis,

ey

D = depth of the cross-section at right angles to the major axis, and

b = width of the member.
The values given by equation 39.7.1 may be multiplied by the following factor:
(i) For P > P : k = (P P )/(P P )
u

ubx

ax

uz

uz

ubx

(ii) For P > P : k = (P P )/(P P )

u

uby

ay

uz

uz

uby

with a condition that k and k should be 1

ax

ay

where P = axial load on compression member

u

P = 0.45 f A + 0.75 f A
uz

ck

P ,P
ubx

uby

st

= axial loads with respect to major and minor axes, respectively, corresponding to

the condition of maximum compressive strain of 0.0035 in concrete and tensile strain of
0.002 in outermost layer of tension steel.
Numerical Problem
Determine the reinforcement required for a braced column against sidesway with the
following data: size of the column = 350 x 450 mm (Fig.10.27.18); concrete and steel grades

= M 30 and Fe 415, respectively; effective lengths l and l = 7.0 and 6.0 m, respectively;
ex

ey

unsupported length l = 8 m; factored load P = 1700 kN; factored moments in the direction of
u

larger dimension = 70 kNm at top and 30 kNm at bottom; factored moments in the direction
of shorter dimension = 60 kNm at top and 30 kNm at bottom. The column is bent in double
curvature. Reinforcement will be distributed equally on four sides.
Solution
Solution 1:
Step 1: Checking of slenderness ratios
l /D = 7000/450 = 15.56 > 12,
ex

l /b = 6000/350 = 17.14 > 12.

ey

Hence, the column is slender with respect to both the axes.

Step 2: Minimum eccentricities and moments due to minimum eccentricities
e

= l/500 + D/30 = 8000/500 + 450/30 = 31.0 > 20 mm

= l/500 + b/30 = 8000/500 + 350/30 = 27.67 > 20 mm

x min
y min

-3

M (Min. ecc.) = P (e

) = (1700) (31) (10 ) = 52.7 kNm

M (Min. ecc.) = P (e

) = (1700) (27.67) (10 ) = 47.04 kNm

ox

x min

-3
oy

y min

Step 3: Additional eccentricities and additional moments

Table I of SP-16
For l /D = 15.56, Table I of SP-16 gives:
ex

e /D = 0.1214, which gives e = (0.1214) (450) = 54.63 mm

ax

ax

For l /D = 17.14, Table I of SP-16 gives:

ey

e /b = 0.14738, which gives e = (0.14738) (350) = 51.583 mm

ay

ay

Step 4: Primary moments and primary eccentricities (Eqs.10.88 and 89)

M = 0.6M 0.4M = 0.6(70) 0.4(30) = 30 kNm, which should be 0.4 M (= 28 kNm).
ox

Hence, o.k.
M = 0.6M 0.4M = 0.6(60) 0.4(30) = 24 kNm, which should be 0.4 M (= 24
oy

kNm). Hence, o.k.

Primary eccentricities:
3

e = M /P = (30/1700) (10 ) = 17.65 mm

x

ox

e = M /P = (24/1700) (10 ) = 14.12 mm

y

oy

Since, both primary eccentricities are less than the respective minimum eccentricities (see
Step 2), the primary moments are revised to those of Step 2. So, M = 52.7 kNm and M =
ox

oy

47.04 kNm.
Step 5: Modification factors
To determine the actual modification factors, the percentage of longitudinal reinforcement
should be known. So, either the percentage of longitudinal reinforcement may be assumed or
the modification factor may be assumed which should be verified subsequently. So, we
assume the modification factors of 0.55 in both directions.
Step 6: Total factored moments
M = M + (Modification factor) (M ) = 52.7 + (0.55) (92.548)
ux

ox

ax

= 52.7 + 50.9 = 103.6 kNm

M = M + (Modification factor) (M ) = 47.04 + (0.55) (87.43)
uy

oy

ay

= 47.04 + 48.09 = 95.13 kNm

Step 7: Trial section
The trial section is determined from the design of uniaxial bending with P = 1700 kN and M
u

2 1/2

= 1.15( M 2ux M 2uy ) . So, we have = (1.15){(103.6) + (95.13) }

= 161.75 kNm. With

these values of P (= 1700 kN) and M (= 161.75 kNm), we use chart of SP-16 for the Dd/ =
u

0.134. We assume the diameters of longitudinal bar as 25 mm, diameter of lateral tie = 8 mm
and cover = 40 mm, to get = 40 + 8 + 12.5 = 60.5 mm. Accordingly, d / D = 60.5/450 =
0.134 and d / b = 60.5/350 = 0.173.
3

P /f bD = 1700(10 )/(30)(350)(450) = 0.3598

u ck

M /f bD = 161.75(10 )/(30)(350)(450)(450) = 0.076

u ck

We have to interpolate the values of p/f for d / D = 0.134 obtained from Charts 44 (for
ck

d / D = 0.1) and 45 ( d / D = 0.15). The values of p/f are 0.05 and 0.06 from Charts 44 and
ck

45, respectively. The corresponding values of p are 1.5 and 1.8 per cent, respectively. The
interpolated value of p for = 0.134 is 1.704 per cent, which gives Asc = (1.704)(350)(450)/100
2

= 2683.8 mm . We use 4-25 + 4-20 (1963 + 1256 = 3219 mm ), to have p provided = 2.044
per cent giving p/f = 0.068.
ck

Step 8: Calculation of balanced loads Pb

The values of P and P are determined using Table 60 of SP-16. For this purpose, two
bx

by

parameters k and k are to be determined first from the table. We have p/f = 0.068, d / D =
1

ck

0.134 and d / b = 0.173. From Table 60, k = 0.19952 and k = 0.243 (interpolated for d / D
1

= 0.134) for P . So, we have: P /f bD = k + k (p/f ) = 0.19952 + 0.243(0.068) = 0.216044,

bx

bx ck

ck

-3

which gives P = 0.216044(30)(350)(450)(10 ) = 1020.81 kN.

bx

Similarly, for P : d / D = 0.173, p/f = 0.068. From Table 60 of SP-16, k = 0.19048 and k
by

ck

= 0.1225 (interpolated for d / b = 0.173). This gives P /f bD = 0.19048 + 0.1225(0.068) =

by ck
-3

0.19881, which gives P = (0.19881)(30)(350)(450)(10 ) = 939.38 kN.

by

Since, the values of P and P are less than P , the modification factors are to be used.
bx

by

Step 9: Determination of P

uz

Method 1: From Eq.10.59 of Lesson 26

P = 0.45 f A + (0.75 f 0.45 f ) A
uz

ck

ck

sc

= 0.45(30)(350)(450) + {0.75(415) 0.45(30)}(3219) = 3084.71 kN

Step 10: Determination of modification factors
k = (P P )/(P P )
ax

uz

uz

ubx

or k = (3084.71 1700)/(3084.71 1020.81) = 0.671 and

ax

k = (P P )/(P P )
ay

uz

uz

uby

or k = (3084.71 1700)/(3084.71 939.39) = 0.645

ay

The values of the two modification factors are different from the assumed value of 0.55 in
Step 5. However, the moments are changed and the section is checked for safety.
Step 11: Total moments incorporating modification factors
M = M (from Step 4) + (k ) M (from Step 3)
ux

ox

ax

ax

= 52.7 + 0.671(92.548) = 114.8 kNm

M = M (from Step 4) + k (M ) (from Step 3)
uy

oy

ay

ay

= 47.04 + (0.645)(87.43) = 103.43 kNm.

Step 12: Uniaxial moment capacities

The two uniaxial moment capacities M

ux1

and M

uy1

are determined as stated: (i) For M , by

ux1

interpolating the values obtained from Charts 44 and 45, knowing the values of P /f bD =
u ck

0.3598 (see Step 7), p/f = 0.068 (see Step 7), d / D = 0.134 (see Step 7), (ii) for M , by
ck

uy1

interpolating the values obtained from Charts 45 and 46, knowing the same values of P /f bD
u ck

and p/f as those of (i) and d / D = 0.173 (see Step 7). The results are given below:
ck

(i) M /f bD = 0.0882 (interpolated between 0.095 and 0.085)

ux1 ck

(ii) M /f bb = 0.0827 (interpolated between 0.085 and 0.08)

uy1 ck

So, we have, M

ux1

= 187.54 kNm and M

uy1

= 136.76 kNm.

Step 13: Value of n

We have P /P = 1700/3084.71 = 0.5511. We have n = 0.67 + 1.67 (P /P ) = 1.59.
u

uz

uz

Step 14: Checking of column for safety

( M ux / M ux1 ) ( M uy / M uy1 ) 1
n

Here, putting the values of M , M , M , M

ux

ux1

uy

uy1

and n, we get: (114.8/187.54)

1.5452

1.5852

(103.43/136.76)

= 0.4593 + 0.6422 = 1.1015. Hence, the section or the reinforcement has

to be revised.
Step R9: Determination of P

uz

P = 0.45(30)(350)(450) + {0.75(415) 0.45(30)}(3927) = 3295.514 kN.

uz

Step R10: Determination of modification factors

k = (3295.514 1700)/(3295.514 1038.145) = 0.707
ax

k = (3295.514 1700)/(3295.514 948.12) = 0.68

ay

Step R11: Total moments incorporating modification factors

M = 52.70 + 0.707(92.548) = 118.13 kNm
ux

M = 47.04 + 0.68(87.43) = 106.49 kNm

uy

Step R12: Uniaxial moment capacities

Using Charts 44 and 45 for M

ux1

and Charts 45 and 46 for M , we get (i) the coefficient

uy1

0.1032 (interpolating 0.11 and 0.10) and (ii) the coefficient 0.0954 (interpolating 0.1 and
0.09) for M

ux1

and M , respectively.
uy1

-6

ux1

= (0.1032)(30)(350)(450)(450)(10 ) = 219.429 kNm

-6

uy1

= (0.0954)(30)(450)(350)(350)(10 ) = 157.77 kNm

Step R13: Value of n

P /P = 1700/3295.514 = 0.5158 which gives
u

uz

n = 1 + (0.5158 0.2)/0.6 = 1.5263

Step R14: Checking of column for safety
1.5263

(118.13/219.424)

1.5263

+ (106.49/157.77)

Hence, the revised reinforcement is safe.

= 0.3886 + 0.5488 = 0.9374 < 1.0

Design of isolated column footing.

The superstructure is placed on the top of the foundation structure, designated as substructure as
they are placed below the ground level. The elements of the superstructure transfer the loads and
moments to its adjacent element below it and finally all loads and moments come to the
foundation structure, which in turn, transfers them to the underlying soil or rock. Thus, the
foundation structure effectively supports the superstructure. However, all types of soil get
compressed significantly and cause the structure to settle. Accordingly, the major requirements of
the design of foundation structures are the two as given below (see cl.34.1 of IS 456):

1. Foundation structures should be able to sustain the applied loads, moments, forces and
induced reactions without exceeding the safe bearing capacity of the soil.
2. The settlement of the structure should be as uniform as possible and it should be within the
tolerable limits. It is well known from the structural analysis that differential settlement of
supports causes additional moments in statically indeterminate structures. Therefore,
avoiding the differential settlement is considered as more important than maintaining uniform
overall settlement of the structure.
Types of Foundation Structures
1. Shallow Foundation
Shallow foundations are used when the soil has sufficient strength within a short depth below the
ground level. They need sufficient plan area to transfer the heavy loads to the base soil. These
heavy loads are sustained by the reinforced concrete columns or walls (either of bricks or
reinforced concrete) of much less areas of cross-section due to high strength of bricks or
reinforced concrete when compared to that of soil. The strength of the soil, expressed as the safe
bearing capacity of the soil is normally supplied by the geotechnical experts to the structural
engineer. Shallow foundations are also designated as footings. The different types of shallow
foundations or footings are discussed below.

(i) Plain concrete pedestal footings

(ii) Isolated footings
(iii) Combined footings
(iv) Strap footings
(v) Strip foundation or wall footings
(vi) Raft or mat foundation

2. Deep foundations
As mentioned earlier, the shallow foundations need more plan areas due to the low strength

of soil compared to that of masonry or reinforced concrete. However, shallow foundations are
selected when the soil has moderately good strength, except the raft foundation which is good
in poor condition of soil also. Raft foundations are under the category of shallow foundation
as they have comparatively shallow depth than that of deep foundation. It is worth
mentioning that the depth of raft foundation is much larger than those of other types of
shallow foundations.
However, for poor condition of soil near to the surface, the bearing capacity is very less and
foundation needed in such situation is the pile foundation. Piles are, in fact, small diameter
columns which are driven or cast into the ground by suitable means. Precast piles are driven
and cast-in-situ are cast. These piles support the structure by the skin friction between the pile
surface and the surrounding soil and end bearing force, if such resistance is available to
provide the bearing force. Accordingly, they are designated as frictional and end bearing
piles. They are normally provided in a group with a pile cap at the top through which the
loads of the superstructure are transferred to the piles.
Piles are very useful in marshy land where other types of foundation are impossible to
construct. The length of the pile which is driven into the ground depends on the availability
of hard soil/rock or the actual load test. Another advantage of the pile foundations is that they
can resist uplift also in the same manner as they take the compression forces just by the skin
friction in the opposite direction.
However, driving of pile is not an easy job and needs equipment and specially trained persons
or agencies. Moreover, one has to select pile foundation in such a situation where the
adjacent buildings are not likely to be damaged due to the driving of piles. The choice of
driven or bored piles, in this regard, is critical.
Exhaustive designs of all types of foundations mentioned above are beyond the scope of this
course. Accordingly, this module is restricted to the design of some of the shallow footings,
frequently used for normal low rise buildings only.

Isolated Footing

Figure 3.8: Uniform and rectangular footing

Design Considerations
(a) Minimum nominal cover (cl. 26.4.2.2 of IS 456)
The minimum nominal cover for the footings should be more than that of other structural
elements of the superstructure as the footings are in direct contact with the soil. Clause
26.4.2.2 of IS 456 prescribes a minimum cover of 50 mm for footings. However, the actual
cover may be even more depending on the presence of harmful chemicals or minerals, water
table etc.
(b) Thickness at the edge of footings (cls. 34.1.2 and 34.1.3 of IS 456)
The minimum thickness at the edge of reinforced and plain concrete footings shall be at least
150 mm for footings on soils and at least 300 mm above the top of piles for footings on piles,
as per the stipulation in cl.34.1.2 of IS 456.

For plain concrete pedestals, the angle (see Fig.11.28.1) between the plane passing through
the bottom edge of the pedestal and the corresponding junction edge of the column with
pedestal and the horizontal plane shall be determined from the following expression
(cl.34.1.3 of IS 456)
tan 0.9{(100qa / fck ) 1}0.5
2

where q = calculated maximum bearing pressure at the base of pedestal in N/mm , and
a

f = characteristic strength of concrete at 28 days in N/mm .

ck

(c) Bending moments (cl. 34.2 of IS 456)

1. It may be necessary to compute the bending moment at several sections of the footing
depending on the type of footing, nature of loads and the distribution of pressure at the base
of the footing. However, bending moment at any section shall be determined taking all forces
acting over the entire area on one side of the section of the footing, which is obtained by
passing a vertical plane at that section extending across the footing (cl.34.2.3.1 of IS 456).
2. The critical section of maximum bending moment for the purpose of designing an isolated
concrete footing which supports a column, pedestal or wall shall be:
(i) at the face of the column, pedestal or wall for footing supporting a concrete column,
pedestal or reinforced concrete wall, and
(ii) halfway between the centre-line and the edge of the wall, for footing under masonry wall.
This is stipulated in cl.34.2.3.2 of IS 456.
The maximum moment at the critical section shall be determined as mentioned in 1 above.
For round or octagonal concrete column or pedestal, the face of the column or pedestal shall
be taken as the side of a square inscribed within the perimeter of the round or octagonal
column or pedestal (see cl.34.2.2 of IS 456 and Figs.11.28.13a and b).
(d) Shear force (cl. 31.6 and 34.2.4 of IS 456)
Footing slabs shall be checked in one-way or two-way shears depending on the nature of
bending. If the slab bends primarily in one-way, the footing slab shall be checked in one-way
vertical shear. On the other hand, when the bending is primarily two-way, the footing slab
shall be checked in two-way shear or punching shear. The respective critical sections and
design shear strengths are given below:
1. One-way shear (cl. 34.2.4 of IS 456)
One-way shear has to be checked across the full width of the base slab on a vertical section
located from the face of the column, pedestal or wall at a distance equal to

(i) effective depth of the footing slab in case of footing slab on soil, and
(ii) half the effective depth of the footing slab if the footing slab is on piles.
The design shear strength of concrete without shear reinforcement is given in Table 19 of
cl.40.2 of IS 456.
2. Two-way or punching shear (cls.31.6 and 34.2.4)
Two-way or punching shear shall be checked around the column on a perimeter half the
effective depth of the footing slab away from the face of the column or pedestal.
The permissible shear stress, when shear reinforcement is not provided, shall not exceed ks c
, where k = (0.5 + c), but not greater than one, c being the ratio of short side to long side of
s

the column, and c = 0.25(f )

1/2

ck

in limit state method of design, as stipulated in cl.31.6.3 of

IS 456.
Normally, the thickness of the base slab is governed by shear. Hence, the necessary thickness
of the slab has to be provided to avoid shear reinforcement.
(e) Bond (cl.34.2.4.3 of IS 456)
The critical section for checking the development length in a footing slab shall be the same
planes as those of bending moments in part (c) of this section. Moreover, development length
shall be checked at all other sections where they change abruptly. The critical sections for
checking the development length are given in cl.34.2.4.3 of IS 456, which further
recommends to check the anchorage requirements if the reinforcement is curtailed, which
shall be done in accordance with cl.26.2.3 of IS 456.
(f) Tensile reinforcement (cl.34.3 of IS 456)
The distribution of the total tensile reinforcement, calculated in accordance with the moment
at critical sections, as specified in part (c) of this section, shall be done as given below for
one-way and two-way footing slabs separately.
(i) In one-way reinforced footing slabs like wall footings, the reinforcement shall be
distributed uniformly across the full width of the footing i.e., perpendicular to the direction of
wall. Nominal distribution reinforcement shall be provided as per cl. 34.5 of IS 456 along the
length of the wall to take care of the secondary moment, differential settlement, shrinkage
and temperature effects.
(ii) In two-way reinforced square footing slabs, the reinforcement extending in each direction
shall be distributed uniformly across the full width/length of the footing.

(iii) In two-way reinforced rectangular footing slabs, the reinforcement in the long direction shall
be distributed uniformly across the full width of the footing slab. In the short direction, a central
band equal to the width of the footing shall be marked along the length of the footing, where the
portion of the reinforcement shall be determined as given in the equation below. This portion of
the reinforcement shall be distributed across the central band:

Figure 3.10 Bands for reinforcement in rectangular footing

Reinforcement in the central band = {2/(+1)} (Total reinforcement in the short direction)
Where is the ratio of longer dimension to shorter dimension of the footing slab (Fig.3.10).
Each of the two end bands shall be provided with half of the remaining reinforcement, distributed
uniformly across the respective end band.
(g) Transfer of load at the base of column (cl.34.4 of IS 456)

All forces and moments acting at the base of the column must be transferred to the pedestal,
if any, and then from the base of the pedestal to the footing, (or directly from the base of the
column to the footing if there is no pedestal) by compression in concrete and steel and tension
in steel. Compression forces are transferred through direct bearing while tension forces are
transferred through developed reinforcement. The permissible bearing stresses on full area of
concrete shall be taken as given below from cl.34.4 of IS 456:

br = 0.25f , in working stress method, and

ck

br = 0.45f , in limit state method

ck

The stress of concrete is taken as 0.45f while designing the column. Since the area of
ck

footing is much larger, this bearing stress of concrete in column may be increased

considering the dispersion of the concentrated load of column to footing. Accordingly, the
permissible bearing stress of concrete in footing is given by (cl.34.4 of IS 456):

br = 0.45f (A /A )
ck

1/2

with a condition that

1/2

(A /A )
1

2.0 (11.8) 2

where A = maximum supporting area of footing for bearing which is geometrically similar to
1

and concentric with the loaded area A .

2

A = loaded area at the base of the column.

2

The above clause further stipulates that in sloped or stepped footings, A may be taken as the
1

area of the lower base of the largest frustum of a pyramid or cone contained wholly within
the footing and having for its upper base, the area actually loaded and having side slope of
one vertical to two horizontal.
If the permissible bearing stress on concrete in column or in footing is exceeded,
reinforcement shall be provided for developing the excess force (cl.34.4.1 of IS 456), either
by extending the longitudinal bars of columns into the footing (cl.34.4.2 of IS 456) or by
providing dowels as stipulated in cl.34.4.3 of IS 456 and given below:
(i) Sufficient development length of the reinforcement shall be provided to transfer the
compression or tension to the supporting member in accordance with cl.26.2 of IS 456, when
transfer of force is accomplished by reinforcement of column (cl.34.4.2 of IS 456).
(ii) Minimum area of extended longitudinal bars or dowels shall be 0.5 per cent of the crosssectional area of the supported column or pedestal (cl.34.4.3 of IS 456).
(iii) A minimum of four bars shall be provided (cl.34.4.3 of IS 456).
(iv) The diameter of dowels shall not exceed the diameter of column bars by more than 3
mm.
(v) Column bars of diameter larger than 36 mm, in compression only can be doweled at the
footings with bars of smaller size of the necessary area. The dowel shall extend into the
column, a distance equal to the development length of the column bar and into the footing, a
distance equal to the development length of the dowel, as stipulated in cl.34.4.4 of IS 456.
(h) Nominal reinforcement (cl. 34.5 of IS 456)

Clause 34.5.1 of IS 456 stipulates the minimum reinforcement and spacing of the bars in
footing slabs as per the requirements of solid slab (cls.26.5.2.1 and 26.3.3b(2) of IS 456,
respectively).

Numerical Problem
Design an isolated footing of uniform thickness of a RC column bearing a vertical load of
600 KN and having a base of size 500x500 mm. the safe bearing capacity of soil may be
taken as 120 KN/m2. Use M20 concrete and Fe 415 steel.
Solution
Size of footing
W=600 KN;
Self weight of footing @ 10% =60 KN
Total load =660 KN
Size of footing = 660/120 = 5.5 m2
Since square footing , B=

5.5 =2.345 m2

Provide a square footing = 2.4mx 2.4m

Net upward pressure , p0= 600/(2.4x2.4) = 104.17 KN/m2
Design of section
The maximum BM acts at the face of column
M= po

B
( B b) 2 112.8 KN m
8

Mu = 1.5M =169.2 KN-m

Therefore d = 160 mm; D = 160+60 = 220mm
Depth on the basis of one-way shear
For a one way shear, critical section is located at a distance d from the face of the column
where shear force V is given by

V po B{0.5( B b) d} 104.17 x2.4{0.5x(2.4 0.5) 0.001d}

Vu = 1.5V

Vu 375012(0.95 0.001d )

bd
2400d

From table B.5.2.1.1 of IS 456:2000 k=1.16 for D = 220mm.

Also for under-reinforced section with pt = 0.3% for M20 concrete, c =0.384 N/mm2.
Hence design shear stress = k c =0.445 N/mm2
From which we get d= 246.7

250 mm

Depth for two way shear

Take d greater one of the two i.e. 250mm. for two-way shear, the section lies at d/2 from the
column face all round. The width bo of the section = b+d = 750mm
Shear force around the section
F po [ B2 bo2 ] 541.42 KN

Fu=1.5F

Fu
812.13x106

1.083 N / mm2
4bo d 4 x750 x250

Permissible shear stress = ks c

Where ks (0.5 c ) (0.5 1) with a maximum value 1. ks=1

c 0.25 fck =1.118 N/mm2

Permissible shear stress= 1.118 N/mm2
Hence safe.
Hence d=250 mm, using 60 mm as effective cover and keeping D=330 mm, effective depth =
330-60= 270 mm in one direction and other direction d=270- 12 =258 mm.
Calculation of reinforcement
Ast= 1944 mm2
Using 12 mm bars, spacing required = 138.27 mm

So provide 12 mm @ 125 c/c in each direction.

Development length
Ld=564 mm
Provide 60 mm side cover, length of bars available =0.5[B-b]-60=890 mm >Ld
So safe.
Transfer of load at column base
A2= 500x500 = 250000 mm2
A1=[500+2(2x330)]= 3312400 mm2

A1
3.64
A2
Taking

A1
=2
A2

Hence permissible bearing stress = 18 KN/m2

Actual bearing stress = 3.6 N/mm2
Hence safe.

MODULE-4

Introduction
Masonry is one of the main items of construction in a building and needs careful
consideration. It comprises masonry units such as brick, stone, concrete block laid in mortar.
There is a large variety of units and a number of different types and grades of mortars that are
used in masonry. Architects and Engineers should have good knowledge of properties of
units and mortars so as to be able to choose an appropriate combination of the two, to meet
the requirements for a particular situation.
STRUCTURAL DESIGN
General
i) Some general guidance on the design concept of load bearing masonry structures is given
in the following paragraphs.
ii) A building is basically subjected to two types of loads, namely:
a) Vertical loads on account of dead loads of materials used in construction, plus live loads
due to occupancy; and
b) Lateral loads due to wind and seismic forces. While all walls in general can take vertical
loads, ability of a wall to take lateral loads depends on its disposition in relation to the
direction of lateral load. This could be best explained with the help of an illustration. In Fig.
4.1, the wall A has good resistance against a lateral load, while wall B offers very little
resistance to such load. The lateral loads acting on the face of a building are transmitted
through floors (which act as horizontal beams) to cross walls which act as horizontal beams)
to cross walls which act as shear walls. From cross walls, loads are transmitted to the
foundation. This action is illustrated in Fig. 4.2. Stress pattern in cross walls due to lateral
loads is illustrated in Fig. 4.3.

FIG. 4.1 ABILITY OF A WALL TO TAKE LATERAL LOADS

FIG. 4.2 Function of Lateral Support to Wall

FIG. 4.3 Stress Pattern in Cross Wall Acting as Shear Wall

iii) As a result of lateral load, in the cross walls there will be an increase of compressive
stress on the leeward side, and decrease of compressive stress on the windward side. These
walls should be designed for no tension and permissible compressive stress. It will be of
interest to note that a wall which is carrying-greater vertical loads, will be in a better position
to resist lateral loads than the one which is lightly loaded in the vertical direction. This point

should be kept in view while planning the structure so as to achieve economy in structural
design.
iv) A structure should have adequate stability in the direction of both the principal axes. The
so called cross wall construction may not have much lateral resistance in the longitudinal
direction. In multi-storeyed buildings, it is desirable to adopt cellular or box type
construction from consideration of stability and economy as illustrated in Fig. E-19.

Fig. 4.4 Stability Of Cross Wall and Cellular (Box Type) Construction
v) Size, shape and location of openings in the external walls have considerable influence on
stability and magnitude of stresses due to lateral loads. vi) If openings in longitudinal walls
are so located that portions of these walls act as flanges to cross walls, the strength of the
cross walls get considerably increased and structure becomes much more stable.
vii) Ordinarily a load-bearing masonry structure is designed for permissible compressive and
shear stresses (with no tension) as a vertical cantilever by accepted principles of engineering
mechanics. No moment transfer is allowed for, at floor to wall connections and lateral forces
are assumed to be resisted by diaphragm action of floor, roof slabs, which acting as
horizontal beams, transmit lateral forces to cross walls in proportion to their relative stiffness
(moment of inertia).
Numerical Problem
A hall as shown in Fig and of inside dimensions 10.0 m X 20.0 m with a clear height of 5.5 m
up to the bottom of beam is to be constructed with load bearing masonry walls using modular
bricks. Calculate thickness of walls, strength of bricks and grade of mortar for longitudinal
and cross walls, assuming a wind pressure of 1 200 N/m2.

Solution:
1) Design Data/ Assumptions
Roof consists of RCC T-beams 40 cm X 80 cm with RCC slab 12 cm thick, beams being at
4.0 m centres. Roof is covered with lime concrete terrace of 15 cm average thickness.
Height of parapet = 20 cm above slab level
Plinth height = 0.5 m
Height of plinth above foundation footing = 0.7 m
2) Minimum thickness of Walls
According to 4.6.1 of the Code, maximum SR = 27, assuming cement or cement-lime mortar
Long wall
H = 0.7 + 5.5 + 0.8/2= 6.6 m
h = 0.75 H = 0.75 X 6.6 = 4.95 m
Slenderness Ratio (SR) = h/t
Therefore t = h/SR = 4.95/27 = 18 cm
In view of long spans and assuming that joints are raked to a depth of 1.0 cm on both sides
adopt 1% brick wall with actual thickness = 29 cm, that is, nominal thickness 30 cm.
Cross wall
H = 0.7 + 5.5 + (0.80 - 0.06)
(from top of footing to centre of slab)
= 6.94 m

h = 0.75 H = 0.75 X 6.94 m

= 5.21 m
t=h/SR=5.21/27 = 19 cm
Adopt 30 cm nominal thickness for cross walls.
3) Loads :
Roof load
RCC slab = 12 X 250 = 3000 N/m2
Terrace = 15 X 200 = 3000 N/m2
Live load = 1500 N/m2
Total = 7 500 N/m2
Self-weight of beam
= 40(80 - 12) X 25 000/(100 x 100)
=6800 N/m
Effective span of beam
= 10 + 0.3
=10.3 m
Load on long walls
Load from beam = (750 X 4 + 680)10.3/ 2
=190000 N=190 kN
Self load of wall including parapet assuming 3 cm plaster thickness. Since we will be
considering combined stresses due to vertical loads and wind load, we will work out all loads
at the top of foundation footing which is
(29 + 3) (0.7 + 5.5 + 0.8 + 0.2) X 20 X 103/100
= 4.61 X 104 N/m
Load on cross walls
Slab load = 7500x4/2 = 15000 N/m
= 15 kN/m
Total load on wall at plinth level
= 46.1 + 15 = 61.1 kN/m
4) Stress in Walls Due to Vertical Loads Longwall
2.5 m length of wall will bear weight of 4.0 m length of wall, because of openings.
Stress at footing-top level due to self weight =4.61 X 104 X 4.0/(2.5 X 26 X 100)
=28.4 N/cm2 = 0.28 N/mm2
Stress due to concentrated load from beam

Load will spread on

b + 4t = 0.04 + 4 X 0.29
= 1.20 m length of wall
Stress at plinth level due to concentrated load =190000/(1.56 X 26 X 100) = 46 N/cm2= 0.46
N/m2
Therefore total axial at plinth level
= 0.28 + 0.46
= 0.74 N/mm*
Cross wall without opening (Wall a)
61.1 X lo3
Compressive stress = 26 x 103/(26x100) = 23.5 N/cm2 = 0.24 N/mm2
Cross wall with opening (Wall b)
Compressive stress at plinth level =

61.1x103
10
x
= 27.6 N/cm2 = 0.28 N/mm*
(26 x100) (10 1.5)

5) Stresses Due to Lateral Loads and Combined Stresses

i) Long walls
Since long walls are not adequately stiffened in accordance with the requirements of clause
4.2,2.2(b) of the Code and hall is longer than 8.0 m, it is necessary to work out bending
stresses due to wind load in longitudinal as well as cross wall. Obviously wind load normal to
the long walls will be critical and therefore we will work out bending stresses in long as well
as cross walls on account of wind load normal to the long walls.
Wind load on long wall
Wind load P on long wall per bay
=pA
= 1 200 X 4 X (5.5 + 0.8 + 0.2)
= 31 200 N = 31.2 kN
(Wind load on exposed portion of wall below plinth has been ignored)
Total wind load for the building (5 bays) = 31.20 X 5 = 156 kN
Moments due to wind load on long wall
The walls are laterally supported at the top by RCC beams and slabs. It can be assumed that
this lateral support will be adequate as a horizontal girder to transmit the wind force to the
cross walls. The long wall will thus function as a propped cantilever and the maximum
bending moment will be -P H at bottom support as shown in Fig. below.

Maximum B.M. on long wall per bay = PH/8

= 31 200x (0.7 + 5.5 + 0.8/2)/8

=31200X6.6
= 25 740 N.m
= 25.74 kN.m
We have erred on the safe side by including a small portion of height which is actually not
exposed and thus not subject to any wind force.
Bending stress in long wall
f

M Mx6
25.74 x103 x6

Z
bd 2
4 x0.292 x104

= + 46 N/cm2
= + 0.46 N/mm2
Combined stresses in long wall
=-axial stress + bending stress
= 0.74 0.46 = 1.20 N/mm2 or
0.28 N/ mm2 (both compression)
ii) Cross walls
Wind forces are shared by cross walls in the ratios of their stiffness. Since the cross walls are
identical except for a small door opening in the middle in one wall, for practical purposes it
may be assumed that wind loads are shared equally by the 2 walls.
Total wind load on a cross wall may be assumed to be acting at a plane at mid-height of the
cross wall. Thus total B.M. on one cross wall
=(P/2)x(H/2)

= 1 56 000 X (0.7 + 5.5 + 0.8 + 0.2)/(2x2)

= 280.8 X 103 N.m
Moment of inertia of cross wall
A part of the long wall will act as a flange with the cross wall and effective overhanging
length of flange (see 4.2.2.5 of the Code) will be actual length of wall up to window, that is,
1.25 m or 6t that is 6 X 0.20 or H/16 that is,
(0.7 + 5.5 + 0.8 + 0.2)/16
= 0.45 m
whichever is less, that is, 0.45 m. Thus I about neutral axis of the wall

0.29 x103 2(0.45 0.29) x0.29 x5.152

x
12
12
= 24 + 0.9
= 24.9 m4
Thus bending stresses at extreme fibres
f

My
280000 x5.29

6.0 N/cm2= 0.06 N/mm2

I
24.9 x104

Combined stress in cross walls

= axial stress + bending stress
In case of cross wall a combined stresses are
= 0.24 + 0.06 = 0.30 N/mm2 or
0.18 N/ mm2 (both compressive)
ln case of cross wall b combined stresses are
= 2.8 0.6 = = 0.34 N/ mm2 or 0.22 N/mm2
(both compressive)
Check for shear stress in cross walls
We will consider wall b which will have greater
shear stress
Shear load on the cross wall
= 156 X lo3
= 78.0: lo3 N
Section of wall being rectangular, we will assume parabolic shear distribution and maximum
shear stress will be 1.5 times the average shear. Since flanges do not make any contribution
for resisting shear load, maximum shear stress on wall

=78.00 X 103 X 1.5/(0.26x(10-1.5)x104)

= 5.3 N/cm2
= 0.05 N/mm2
Permissible shear stress (see 5.4.3 of the Code), assuming mortar to be of Ml grade.
Fs=0.1+fd/6 where fd is axial compressive stress on the wall due to dead load.
fd = stress due to self load of wall + stress due to dead load from slab
=( 61.1 X 103 + 6 X 103 X 2)/(26X 100) = 28 N/cm2= 0.28 N/mm2

Thus
Fs=0.1+0.28/6 =0.14 N/mm2 .
Actual stress being only 0.50 N/mm, wall is safe in shear. In fact since actual shear stress is
about one third of permissible shear for Ml mortar, we could use M2 mortar. Thus both cross
walls are safe in tension as well as shear.
6) Masonry for Walls
i) Long walls
Masonry of long walls should be designed for maximum compressive stress that is, 1.19
N/mm
SR=h/t
= 0.75(0.7 + 5.5 + 0.4)/0.26
= 19
Stress reduction factor ks from Table 9 of the code = 0.65
Therefore Basic compressive stress for masonry for unity
Shape modification factor
=- 1.19/0.65
= 1.83 N/mm2
Referring to Table 8 and Table 10, bricks should. be of strength 25 N/mm2 and mortar should
be of grade Hl. If bricks of this strength are not locally available it would be necessary to
introduce piers under the beams so as to increase the supporting area thereby reducing stress
in masonry.
ii) Masonry for cross walls
Masonry of cross wall should be designed for maximum compressive stress that is, 0.34
N/mm2
SR=h/t

= 75 X (0.7 + 5.5 + 0.8 - 0.06)/0.26

=20
Stress reduction factor from Table 9 = 0.62
Basic compressive stress for unity Shape modification factor=- 0.34/0.62 = 0.55 N/mm2
Referring to Tables 8 and 10 of the Code, bricks should be of strength 7.5 N/mm2 and with
Shape modification factor equal to 1 .I.
Thus basic stress of masonry required
0.55/1.1= 0.5 N/mm2
Therefore, Grade .of mortar should be M3. However from the consideration of shear stress,
we should use grade M2 mortar.
Design of columns
Numerical Problem
Design a brick masonry column which carries a super imposed axial compressive load of 100
KN at base of column. Take effective heights of column as 3.0m Design the footing if SBC
of soil is 100 KN/m2.
Solution
The super imposed load at the base of column =100 KN
Using H@ grade of mortar (CM=1:2), permissible axial compressive load for a short column
(SR<= 12) from table 8 =0.96 N/mm2
Area of section required = 100x1000/0.96 = 104166 mm2
Provide 345mmx345mm square section of column.
Area provided =119625 mm2
Therefore, SR = 3x1000/345 = 8.695
Therefore it is a short column.
Load on soil assuming 15% as self weight of footing =100x1.15= 115 KN
Net SBC of soil = 115/100 =1.15 m2
Provide square footing 1.2mx1.2m
Area provide = 1.44 m2 >1.15 m2