Beam Reinforcements

Notations

bw : The width (thickness) of the beam [m]

hk : The height of the beam [m]

ln : Clear span [m]

MdUpper : The design moment giving the larger tensile reinforcement area in the related upper part of the beam [tm]

MdLower : The design moment giving the larger tensile reinforcement area in the related lower part of the beam [tm]

Cal.AsUp. : The reinforcement area calculated in the related upper part of the beam [cm2]

Cal.AsLo. : The reinforcement area calculated in the related lower part of the beam [cm2]

Ex.AsUp. : The reinforcement area existing in the related upper part of the beam [cm2]

Ex.AsLo. : The reinforcement area existing in the related lower part of the beam [cm2]