UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

College Park Campus
Fall Semester 2002
Solution to QUIZ #1
ENCE 355 Introduction to Structural Design

NAME:______________________

For the reinforced concrete beam cross section shown in the figure,
determine
1- The amount of steel required to create the balanced condition.
2- Whether this beam is balanced, underreinforced, or
overreinforced? Why?
3- The practical moment capacity Mn of the beam according
d = 20
to the ACI Code.
Use fy = 40,000 psi for steel and f c = 3,000 psi for concrete.

b = 11

3 #10
3 #10

**** SOLUTION ****

1- Amount of Steel:

max 0.0278
=
= 0.03707
0.75
0.75
Hence, Steel required for balanced condition = Asb = b bd = 0.03707(11)(20 ) = 8.16 in 2
From Table 2, max = 0.0278, therefore, b =

(Note: b can also be obtained using b =

0.85 f c1 87,000
f + 87,000
fy
y

2- The Condition of the Beam:

From Table 1, the area for one #10 bar = 1.27 in2
Therefore, As = 6 1.27 = 7.62 in2
The beam is underreinforced because
As = 7.62 in 2 < As b = 8.16 in 2

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3- Practical moment capacity of the beam:

According to the ACI Code, the practical moment capacity Mn of the beam should be
determined based on As,max, and not As = 7.62 in2. Therefore,
As ,max = max bd = 0.0278(11)(20 ) = 6.12 in 2
6.12(40 )
= 8.73 in.
0.85 f cb 0.85(3)(11)
a
8.73
= 15.64 in.
Z = 20 = 20
2
2
M n = (0.90 )(As ,max f y Z ) = 0.9(6.12 )(40 )(15.64 ) = 3,445.8 in - kips = 287 ft - kips
a=

As ,max f y

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Formulas, Tables, and Figures

0.85 f c

0.85

1 = 1.05 5 10-5 f c
0.65

a
2

c a

for f c 4,000 psi

for 4,000 psi < f c 8,000 psi
for f c > 8,000 psi

N C = 0.85 f cab

N .A.

As

max = 0.75 b

a = 1c
A
= s
bd

NT = As f y

Asmax = 0.75 Asb

Table 1. ASTM Standard - English Reinforcing Bars

Bar Designation
#3 [#10]
#4 [#13]
#5 [#16]
#6 [#19]
#7 [#22]
#8 [#25]
#9 [#29]
#10 [#32]
#11 [#36]
#14 [#43]
#18 [#57]

Diameter
in
0.375
0.500
0.625
0.750
0.875
1.000
1.128
1.270
1.410
1.693
2.257

Area
in2
0.11
0.20
0.31
0.44
0.60
0.79
1.00
1.27
1.56
2.25
4.00

Weight
lb/ft
0.376
0.668
1.043
1.502
2.044
2.670
3.400
4.303
5.313
7.650
13.60

b =

0.85 f c1 87,000
f + 87,000
fy
y

Note: Metric designations are in brackets

Table 2. Design Constants

Table 3. Strength Reduction Factors

Type of Loading

Bending

0.90

Shear and Torsion

0.85

Compression members (spirally reinforced)

0.75

Compression Members (tied)

0.70

Bearing on Concrete

0.70

ENCE355 Quiz #1 FALL 02

f c (psi )

3 f c 200

f y
f y

3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000

0.0050
0.0050
0.0053
0.0058

3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000

0.0040
0.0040
0.0042
0.0046

3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000

0.0033
0.0033
0.0035
0.0039

3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000

0.0027
0.0027
0.0028
0.0031

max = 0.75 b
Fy = 40,000 psi
0.0278
0.0372
0.0436
0.0490
Fy = 50,000 psi
0.0206
0.0275
0.0324
0.0364
Fy = 60,000 psi
0.0161
0.0214
0.0252
0.0283
Fy = 75,000 psi
0.0116
0.0155
0.0182
0.0206

Recommended Design Values

k (ksi)

0.0135
0.0180
0.0225
0.0270

0.4828
0.6438
0.8047
0.9657

0.0108
0.0144
0.0180
0.0216

0.4828
0.6438
0.8047
0.9657

0.0090
0.0120
0.0150
0.0180

0.4828
0.6438
0.8047
0.9657

0.0072
0.0096
0.0120
0.0144

0.4828
0.6438
0.8047
0.9657

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