1. Design a rectangular beam compression reinforcement if
reinforced for tension only to required will be placed at a carry a dead load moment of depth of 60 mm. if 150 KN-m and a live load of 140 KN-m. fc’= 20.7 MPa; fy = 414 MPa and Use 65 mm steel covering.
2. A reinforced rectangular beam design the steel
has a width of 350 mm having a reinforcement if the beam is to simple span of 6m. It carries a support a bending moment of dead load moment (including its 650 KN/m. own weight) of 100 KN-m, a live load moment of 140 KN-m and a 5. A rectangular reinforced moment due to the effect of concrete beam has a width of earthquake of 118 KN-m. If fc’ 300 mm and an effective depth = 20.7 MPa, with a steel yield of 450 mm. It is reinforced for strength of 414 MPa. tension at the bottom with a a) Determine the design moment. total steel area of 962.5 . b) Determine the effective fc’ = 24.2 MPa; fy = 345.6 MPa; depth of the beam. Es = 200 000 MPa. c) How many 25 mm bars a) Evaluate the curvature
are needed for the
due to the moment reinforcement. which produces initial 3. A reinforced concrete beam has yielding of the tension a width of 300 mm and an steel in radians per effective depth to the tension meter. reinforcement of 600 mm. b) Evaluate the curvature Compression reinforcement of 600 mm. Compression due to nominal flexural reinforcement if required will be strength Mn of the cross placed at a depth of 60 mm. If section in radians per fc’ = 300 mm and fy = 410 meter. MPa, design the longitudinal c) Determine the magnitude reinforcement if the beam is to of the cross sections support a bending moment of curvature ductility ratio. 650 KN-m. 6. An under reinforced beam has a 4. A reinforced concrete beam has width of 300 mm and an a width 300 mm and an effective depth of 425 mm is effective depth to the tension reinforced with a total steel area reinforcement of 618 mm. of 587 . Its neutral axis is
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located at 102.5 mm below the
top of the beam. Wu = 11. 578 KN/m fc’ = 24.9 MPa; fy = 414.7 MPa; Es = 200 000 MPa. a) Compute the magnitude 4.5 m of the moment that produces initial failure of the cross section (Tension 8. Section 5.10.3.2 and 5.10.3.3 of the 1992 National Code of the Steel Strained to ) Philippines states as follows: b) Compute the associated Balanced strain conditions exist curvature . at a cross section when tension reinforcement reaches the c)Compute the stress fc at strain corresponding to its the top surface of the specified yield strength fy just beam. as concrete in compression 7. Using USD method, design a reaches its ultimate strain of simply supported reinforced 0.003. for flexural members concrete beam 0.20 m wide and subject to combined flexural 4.50 m long, carrying only a and compressive axial load wall load of 8.27 KN/m including when the design axial load its own weight. Keep the steel ratio within 1 % and use 16 mm strength is less than the
reinforcing bars. Use fy = smaller of 0.10 fc’ Ag or the
413.7 MPa, fc’ = 27.6 MPa and a ratio of reinforcement
minimum concrete cover of 63.5 mm. Indicate the depth and provided shall not exceed 0.75 number of reinforcing bars on of the ratio that would the figure: 200 produced balanced strain conditions for the section under the flexure without axial load. For members with compression reinforcement the portion of equalized by compression d
reinforcement need not be
reduced by the 0.75 factor. A singly-reinforced concrete beam has a width of 300 mm and an effective depth of 400 mm. 63.5
Concrete strength is 24 MPa and
steel yield strength is 340 MPa.
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Determine the maximum Determine the required number
allowable steel area n of 20 mm ø tensile accordance with the 1992 NSCP reinforcement over each strength design method. supports and at each of the points of maximum positive 9. A simply reinforced concrete moments between the supports. beam has a width of 250 mm Also determine the maximum and an effective depth of 500 spacing at the faces of the mm concrete strength is 28 MPa supports of 10 mm ø stirrups. and fy = 280 MPa. Determine: Use fc = 21 MPa, fy = 275 MPa. a) Balanced reinforced ratio in percent. b) Maximum allowable steel area accordance with 1992 NSCP. c) Number of 25 mm bar to be used.
10.A reinforced concrete beam has
the following properties: b = 320 mm; d = 640 mm; fc; = 25 MPa; fy = 400 MPa and Es = 200 000 MPa. If the beam is to be designed for 12.From the given cross section of a balanced condition, find the a rectangular beam reinforced required area of steel for tension only. reinforcement in . Hint: The Diameter of stirrups = 10 balanced steel area = 0.75 Asb. mm. Clear spacing between layers of bars = 25 mm. Clear cover of stirrups = 11.For the continuous beam shown 40 mm by moment distribution Diameter of 4 lower bars calculate the magnitudes of the = 25 mm. maximum negative moments Diameter of 4 upper bars over the supports; draw the = 28 mm. shear and moment diagrams Determine the following: showing the locations of the a. Effective tension area of points of inflection and the point concrete of maximum positive moments b. Value of crack index and the total vertical reactions c. Allowable values of crack at all supports. Neglect the index for interior exposure dead weight of the beam. Using and exterior exposure. an effective d = 560 mm.
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13.Given the cross section of the
beam having a dimension of 270 x 600 mm and is reinforced with 8 – 20 mm ø bars arranged as shown. Determine the following: a. Clear horizontal spacing between bars b. Narrowest dimension of horizontal forms c. Maximum size of coarse aggregates 15.A reinforced concrete beam has a width of 300 mm and an effective depth of 600 mm fc = 35 MPa, fy = 400 MPa. Determine the following: a. Value of the β factor b. Value of balanced steel ratio c. Number of 28 mm ø
16.The reinforced concrete beam
has a width of 250 mm and a effective depth of 500 mm. the compressive strength of concrete is 28 MPa and the yield 14.A reinforced concrete beam strength of the steel having a width of 280 mm and a reinforcement is 414 MPa. Es = total depth of 600 mm is 200 000 MPa. reinforced for tension at the Determine the following: bottom with 6 – 36 mm ø bars a. Maximum steel area required placed on two layers as shown. b. Number of 25 mm ø bars Determine the following: c. Using maximum number of a. Effective depth of beam 25 mm ø bars compute the b. Clear horizontal spacing nominal moment capacity of between bars beam. c. Maximum size of coarse aggregates 17.The cross section of a rectangular reinforced beam has a width of 250 mm and d = 360 mm and reinforced for tension with As = 600 mm2, fc = 40 MPa, fy = 400 MPa and Es = 200 000 MPa. Determine the following:
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a. Location of neutral axis
below the compression surface b. Strain required to yield the steel c. Condition of the beam
18.A reinforced concrete having a
width of 250 mm and an effective depth of 500 mm has coefficient of resistance of 5.32. If fc = 35 MPa and fy = 275.8 MPa. Determine the following: a. Maximum ultimate moment 21.A rectangular reinforced capacity of beam concrete beam has b = 300 mm b. Steel ratio of the beam c. Steel area required by the and total depth 480 mm. it is beam reinforced with a total steel area in tension equal to 2280 mm 2. 19.A reinforced concrete beam has Effective depth of the beam is a width of 350 mm and d = 690 400 mm. fc = 20.68 MPa, fy = mm. if fc = 20.7 MPa and fy = 344.7 MPa. 414 MPa. Determine the following: Determine the following: a. Curvature of the beam due a. Maximum steel ratio to nominal flexural strength b. Coefficient of resistane for a of the beam in radians per steel ratio – equal to ½ pmax meter c. Ultimate factored moment b. Maximum value of factored capcity moment Mu that the cross section can support 20.A symmetrical cross-section of a c. Coefficient of resistance of reinforced concrete shown has a beam. value of fc = 24.13 MPa and fy = 482.7 MPa, Es = 200 000 MPa. Determine the following: a. Location of neutral axis from the top of the beam for a balanced condition b. Balanced steel area Asb c. Maximum area permitted by the code.