ACI 9.9.1.1
Deep beams are members that are loaded on one face and supported on the opposite face such that strut-like compression elements can develop between the loads and supports AND that satisfy (a) or (b):
(a) Clear span does not exceed four times the overall member depth h
(b)...
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Yes, so what i did was just remove the short column of two levels and have the beams cantilevered. High shear and moment on those beams was gone and the structure passed story drift checks with it removed anyways. The lowest story level by the way are ground beams. So its wall load (non...
Im designing a certain span of beam shorter than 4x its beam depth. RCDC designed the reinforcements and indicated there is no failing member, but im wondering if deep beam provision has been taken already into consideration with the output it has given?
So i have this framing plan for a 4 story structure. I plan to exclude the columns and beams highlighted in red from SMF design and have them carry only gravity loads.
Im wondering what would the connection be like in that part when constructed in actual? Well first off, is excluding certain...
So i got this short span beam generating high shear & moment which then requires increase in section size. Doing so would end up with a deep beam which i'd rather not do. Im thinking of not including the circled parts for SMF and only have those beams carry gravity loads. But how would it be...
