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Understanding BMD in RCC Beams (And Advantages of Continuous Beams)

RCC beams are structural elements designed to carry loads that cause bending moments, shear forces, and sometimes torsion. Concrete resists compression well but is weak in tension, so steel reinforcement is used. A bending moment diagram graphically represents the variation of bending moment along a beam's length. Continuous beams have more than one span supported by multiple supports, providing advantages over simply supported beams like greater load capacity, reduced deflection, and decreased maximum bending moments.

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Understanding BMD in RCC Beams (And Advantages of Continuous Beams)

RCC beams are structural elements designed to carry loads that cause bending moments, shear forces, and sometimes torsion. Concrete resists compression well but is weak in tension, so steel reinforcement is used. A bending moment diagram graphically represents the variation of bending moment along a beam's length. Continuous beams have more than one span supported by multiple supports, providing advantages over simply supported beams like greater load capacity, reduced deflection, and decreased maximum bending moments.

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LONG SPAN RCC BEAMS : -

UNDERSTANDING BMD IN RCC


BEAMS (AND ADVANTAGES OF
CONTINUOUS BEAMS)

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RCC BEAMS
• RCC beams are structural elements are designed to carry transverse external loads
that cause bending moment, shear forces and in some cases torsion across their length.
• Concrete is strong in compression and very weak in tension.
• So steel reinforcement is used to take up tensile stresses in reinforced concrete beams.
Compression, tension and shear failures in concrete.

Compression, tension and shear failures in reinforced concrete beam.


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Typical rebar configuration to handle tension and shear loads.

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BMD (BENDING MOMENT DIAGRAM) :

A BENDING MOMENT DIAGRAM IS THE GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF


THE VARIATION OF HE BENDING MOMENT ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE
BEAM AND IS ABBREVIATED AS B.M.D.

DOUBLY REINFORCED BEAM :

BEAMS IN WHICH THE STEEL REINFORCEMENT IS PLACED IN THE TENSION


AS WELL AS COMPRESSION ZONE ARE CALLED AS DOUBLY REINFORCED
BEAMS.

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Continuous beams :

• A continuous beam is one having more than one span and it is carried by
several supports (minimum of three supports).
• The continuous beams can be provided with either free support or fixed
support. It is not necessary that the support is provided at ends of continuous
beam. End span of the continuous beams can be cantilever beam as well.
• Beams are made continuous over the supports to increase structural integrity

CONTINUOUS BEAM

The advantages of a continuous beam over a simply supported beam :

• For the same span and section, vertical load capacity is more.
• Mid span deflection is less.
• The depth at a section can be less than a simply supported beam for the same span. Else, for
the same depth the span can be more than a simply supported beam.
• There is redundancy in load path.
• Requires less number of anchorages of tendons.
• For bridges, the number of deck joints and bearings are reduced.
• The maximum bending moment in case of a continuous beam is much less than in case of a
simply supported beam of same span carrying same loads.
• The average B.M is lesser and hence lighter materials of construction can be used it resist the
bending moment.

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