Concrete Design I
Symbol Description
f’c Specified compressive strength of
6. Modular Ratio:
concrete, MPa
fc Allowable compressive stress of
concrete
= 0.45 f’c Working Stress Design
Ec Modulus of Elasticity of Concrete A design method for reinforced concrete
structural elements by allowing the elements be
Es Modulus of Elasticity of Steel
only stressed within the elastic limit.
Assumptions:
Formula:
1. Plane section remains plane after
1. Modulus of Elasticity of concrete: bending, i.e., the variation in strain is
linear across the depth of the member.
2. Stress is proportional to strain
3. Concrete does not take tension
4. Perfect bond exist between steel and
concrete such that no slippage occurs
2. Modulus of Elasticity of Steel:
Internal Couple Method (Singly Supported,
One Layer)
3. Tensile Strength of Concrete: Formula:
a. Moment Capacity of Concrete:
4. Allowable Stress in steel:
a. Grade 275 – fs= 140 MPa b. Moment Capacity of Steel:
b. Grade 415 or higher – fs = 170
MPa’ c. ; Balanced condition:
5. Modulus of Elasticity:
Sabay mag fail concrete and
a. For concrete:
steel so: Mc = Ms
b. For steel:
d. ; Rectangular section,
singly reinforced, single layer
Where:
d = effective depth to the
centroid of all the
reinforcement
f’c = allowable stress in
concrete
b. Moment of Inertia (taken from
fc = 0.45 f’c
fs = allowable stress in steel Neutral axis)
b = width of section
As = total area of tension steel
c. Flexure Formula:
a. Concrete:
b. Steel:
Transformed Section Method (Singly
Supported, One Layer)
Formula:
a. Moment Area below = Moment
Area above the neutral axis of
the section