Darwin N.

Pan BSCE-5A

CE 512-Reinforced Concrete 2

PLATE NO.1

1. What is the difference between a non-prestressed concrete and prestressed concrete?

- Prestressed concrete is that the concrete in which internal stresses of suitable magnitude are
introduced so that the stresses resulting from the external loadings can be counteracted to a
desired degree it is done by tensioning the reinforcement. While, non-prestressed concrete the
compressive stresses are taken up by concrete and tensile stresses by steel alone.

2. What is the difference between the working stress design and strength design?
- Working stress design is a method in which the reinforced concrete are assumed to be within
the elastic limits, where stresses are proportional to strains. While, Strength design is a method
in which the stress in the material is restrained to its yield limit.

3. Modulus of rupture, load combinations and beta factors in three local code editions

NSCP 2001 NSCP 2010 NSCP 2015

LOAD COMBINATION LOAD COMBINATION LOAD COMBINATION
U=1.4D U=1.4(D+F) U=1.4(D+F)
U=1.2D+1.6L+0.5Lr U=1.2(D+F+T)+1.6(L+H)+0.5(Lr or R) U=1.2(D+F+T)+1.6(L+H)+0.5(Lr or R)
U=1.2D+1.6Lr+ (f1L or 0.8W) U=1.2D+1.6(Lr or r)+ (f1L or 0.8W) U=1.2D+1.6(Lr or r)+ (f1L or 0.5W)
U=1.2D+1.3W+ f1L+0.5Lr U=1.2D+1.6W+ f1L+0.5(Lr or R) U=1.2D+1.0W+ f1L+0.5(Lr or R)
U=1.2D+1.0E+ f1L U=1.2D+1.0E+ f1L U=1.2D+1.0E+ f1L
U=0.9D+1.0E U=0.9D+1.6W+1.6H U=0.9D+1.0W+1.6H
U=0.9D+1.3W U=0.9D+1.0E+1.6H U=0.9D+1.0E+1.6H

where:
f1 = 1.0 for floors in places of
public assembly, for live loads
in excess of 4.8kPa, and for
garage live load
= 0.5 for other live loads
MODULUS OF RUPTURE
fr = 0.7λ√𝑓′𝑐
where:
f1 = 1.0 for floors in places of public
assembly, for live loads in excess of
4.8kPa, and for garage live load
= 0.5 for other live loads
MODULUS OF RUPTURE
fr = 0.62λ√𝑓′𝑐
where:
f1 = 1.0 for floors in places of public
assembly, for live loads in excess of
4.8kPa, and for garage live load
= 0.5 for other live loads
MODULUS OF RUPTURE
fr = 0.62λ√𝑓′𝑐

BETA FACTOR, β1 BETA FACTOR, β1 BETA FACTOR, β1

𝒇′𝒄,MPa β1 𝒇′𝒄,MPa β1 𝒇′𝒄,MPa β1
17≤ 𝑓′𝑐≤28 0.85 17≤ 𝑓′𝑐≤28 0.85 17≤ 𝑓′𝑐≤28 0.85
𝑓′𝑐<28 0.05(𝑓′ 𝑐−28) 𝑓′𝑐<28 0.05(𝑓′ 𝑐−28) 28< 𝑓′𝑐<55 0.85-
0.85 0.85-
7 7 0.05(𝑓′ 𝑐−28)
7
β1 shall not be taken less than β1 shall not be taken less than 0.65 𝑓′𝑐≥55 0.65
0.65