Majmaah University - College of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering Department

Quiz – 9
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Q.: A double reinforced rectangular beam with b = 350 mm, d = 537 mm, A s
= 3437 mm2, As' = 603 mm2 , d' = 58 mm, f c' = 25MPa , f y = 400 MPa .
Determine the design flexural strength ɸMn. (ρmax. = 0.0194, ϵt = 0.004) (ρmax. =
0.0169, ϵt = 0.005).
f c' d ' 600
 lim
'
= 0.85 1 +  ' 0.85 f c ab + As [ f s − 0.85 f c ] = As fy ,
' ' ' '
f y d 600 − f y

f s'
M n1 = 0.85 f c' ab (d − a / 2) , M n 2 = As' ( f s' − 0.85 f c' )(d − d ' ) ,  max
'
=  max +  '
fy