RC Beams analysis, design and detailing

What you will learn

1. From loads to demand in one view — how geometry, loads, deformation, shear, moment, and stress connect as one continuous load path for a single beam.
2. The analysis behind the diagrams – how the stiffness matrix method is assembled and solved in real time, using the same method taught in the classroom.
3. How the code decides — how the same section responds differently at increasing demand levels, moving from singly reinforced, to doubly reinforced, to inadequate, and why.
4. Design checks you can defend – step-by-step solutions with every symbol and governing code clause shown, so results can be verified and reviewed with confidence.
5. Design vs. investigate – the difference between designing for required steel and checking capacity of steel already provided, including how the demand-capacity ratio (DCR) is computed.
6. The four stages of reinforcement – how reinforcement moves from computed, to required, to provided, to detailed, and how the DCR is checked against provided steel for every load combination.
7. One workflow, multiple starting points – how forces from ETABS, SAP2000, or Excel, or from frame and beam models built directly in the platform, all follow the same transparent path to final reinforcement detailing.

Key Takeaways

• See the complete beam design process made transparent, from applied load to final rebar detailing, with no step hidden.
• Understand not just the result but the reasoning: every equation, every code clause, every decision branch.
• Learn how to bring in forces from tools you already use (ETABS, SAP2000, Excel) and carry them through to a fully detailed, code-checked design.
• Walk away able to both design a section for new demand and investigate the adequacy of existing reinforcement.
• Gain practical, ready-to-use familiarity with Eagle Eye – Gear for your own project work.