Evo Design - structural engineering Calculation No.    
001-RC BEAM  
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Project Title: Reinforced concrete beam - interactive design spreadsheet   Calc. By Date Rev.  
                  MN 16.04.2014 0  
Subject RC Beam - Bending Moment Capacity calculation (EC2)   Checked By Date    
  Metric Units Spreadsheet   CN 16.04.2014    
                         
Input  Output            
Beam section dimensions Bending moment capacity            
Reinforcement              
Materials (steel, concrete)              
                         
Reinforced Concrete Beam Calculation - Bending Moment Capacity (EC2) per EN 1992-1-1:2004*  
                Section 3  
Beam bending moment capacity at ultimate limit state   sectiune grinda.JPG          
                         
Beam section dimensions                    
h = 400 mm (parameters that can not be            
b = 300 mm  modified in the demo version)            
Area = mm2                    
                         
Reinforcement                        
c = mm cover                  
                         
f = 
mm   bars diameter          
n =
    no of bars          
Fig 3.5 - EC2.JPG                        
                per EN 1992-1-1:2004  
                Section 3.1.7 Figure 3.5  
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
As = mm2 area of reinforcement in tension side          
preinf = % percentage of tension reinforcement          
                         
Materias                        
Concrete class
            per EN 1992-1-1:2004  
fck = MPa concrete characteristic      Section 3 Table 3.1  
      cylinder strength                
Tension reinforcement                        
type   reinforcement types      
fyk = MPa reinforcement yield strength      
                   
Partial factors for materials for ultimate limit states       per EN 1992-1-1:2004  
                Section 2 Table 2.1N  
gc =             values for Persistent & Transient design situations  
gs =             recommended by the Eurocode; values to be used  
                may be found in the Eurocode National Annexes  
References:  
EN 1993-1-1:2004 - Eurocode 2: Design of concrete structures - Part 1-1: General rules and rules for buildings  
 
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Subject   Ckd. By Date    
                   
                         
Design compressive concrete strength         per EN 1992-1-1:2004  
                Section 3.1.6  
acc =             Coefficient taking account of long term effects  
                on the compressive strength and of unfavourable  
                effectsresulting from the way the load is applied  
                value may be found in the EC National Annex  
fcd = acc * fck / gc = MPa     formula 3.15      
                         
Design reinforcement strength                        
fyd = fyk / gs   = MPa     per EN 1992-1-1:2004  
                Section 3.1.7 Figure 3.8  
                         
                         
                         
l =             per EN 1992-1-1:2004  
                Section 3.1.7 (3)  
h =             A rectangular stress distribution is assumed  
                l, defining the effective height of the compression  
                zone and h, defining the effective strength are  
                derived from formulas 3.19, 3.20, 3.21 and 3.22  
                         
              diagrame grinda.JPG          
                         
                         
                         
Bending moment capacity - Stress and strain equilibrium - pure bending            
                         
Fs = As * fyd   = kN              
Fb = Fs                      
a = Fb / (h * b * fcd) = mm              
x = a / l   = mm              
                         
Mcap = Fb * (h - c - f/2 -a/2) = kN*m