REINFORCED CONCRETE ASSIGNMENT No.

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1. Design a rectangular beam to carry a MPa, n=18, fs=140 MPa, fc=9.45

maximum design moment of 272 kN- MPa. Using the ultimate strength
m. the beam is limited to a cross- design.
section of 250mmx480mm having an
effective depth of 400 mm. fc’=20.7 4. Design the beam to carry the ff.
MPa, fy=344.7 MPa. Use steel moments.
covering of 60 mm both top and
bottom.

2. Design the beam using concrete

section of 0.30mx0.60m. Use fc’=21
MPa, fy=276 MPa.
Use ACI Specifications
DL= 20 kN DL= 12 kN DL= 20 kN
LL= 7.2 kN LL= 13 kN LL= 7.2 kN
5. A rectangular beam is reinforced for
compression with
placed 62.5 mm below the top of the
beam. The beam has a criss section of
250mmx700mm with an effective
depth of 625 mm. fc’=20.68 MPa,
2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 fy=400 MPa, Es=200000 MPa.
A B C D E
Determine:
Me= 50 kNm Me= 100 kNm a. Area of the balanced steel at
WDL= 19 kN/m the top of the beam.
WLL= 15 kN/m b. Depth of the compression block.
c. Maximum area of flexural steel
permitted in the cross section.
3. Design a rectangular beam to carry
the ff. loads fc’=21 MPa, fy=276 6. The column cross section contains
60 kN 300 mm steel having yield stress of 348.58
MPa.
90
Determine:
a. Actual stress in the compression
W= 80 kN/m
A B reinforcement considering
600 0.85fc’ to be deducted from the
a= 4.0 m b= 2.0 m steel stress in the compression
zone. Use fc’=20.7 MPa
90 b. Actual stress of the reinforcement
Me= 150 kNm Me= 100 kNm
on the tension side.

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7. A reinforced concrete beam has a
width of 300mm and an effective
depth of 450mm. The beam is
reinforced with at
the bottom and at
the top located 65mm from the
maximum compression fiber.
Fc’=34.5 MPa, fy=345 MPa. Assume
that the contribution of compression
steel may not be neglected and that
compression steel yields.
Determine:
a. Balance steel ratio.
b. Depth of compression block.
c. Nominal moment capacity of the
beam.
8. A reinforced concrete beam has a
limited dimension having a width of
250mm, an effective depth of 625mm
with steel covering of 60mm for both
top and bottom of the beam. If the
compression steel area
, fc’=20.68 MPa,
and fy=400 MPa, Es=200000 MPa.
Determine:
a. Strain of steel in compression.
b. Balanced steel area.
c. Maximum area of flexural steel
permitted using NSCP
specifications
9. Find the safe live load the regular
beam shown. Could carry if it is
reinforced with
at the top and
placed at the bottom with an effective
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depth of 510mm. steel covering is
50mm at the top, fc’=35 MPa, fy=400
MPa. Span =6m. Use ultimate
strength.
50
2-36mmØ
510
5-36mmØ
80
280 mm
10. A rectangular reinforced concrete
beam ha a width of 250mm and
d=625mm. it is reinforced with
compression bars at the top with an
placed at the
distance 62.5mm from the top of the
beam fc’=20.68 MPa, fy=400 MPa,
Es=200000 MPa.
Determine:
a. Compute the neutral axis of the
cross section when it is reinforced
with balanced steel measured
from the top of the beam.
b. Area of balanced steel for the
given cross section.
c. Maximum area of flexural steel
permitted by NSCP
specifications.
11. A reinforced concrete beam has a
width of 300mm and an effective
depth of 450mm. The beam is
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reinforced with
at the bottom and
at the top located 65mm from the
maximum compression fiber.
Fc’=34.5 MPa and fy=345 MPa. 14. Determine the safe flexural strength
Assume that the contribution of the design that the cross section shown
compression steel maybe neglected could carry if fc’=20.7 MPa,
and that compression steel yields. fy=414.7 MPa.
250 mm
Determine:
a. Balance steel ratio. 75
b. Depth of compression block. 2-25mmØ
c. Nominal moment capacity of the
beam. 500

12. A rectangular beam has a width of

4-28mmØ
250mm and an effective depth 150
400mm. the beam is reinforced at the
top and bottom section with a steel 400
covering of 75mm for compression
bars and has a simple span of 6m. it
carries a uniform live load of 36
kN/m. if fc’=21 MPa, fy=276 MPa.
Determine:
a. Ultimate uniform load.
b. Nominal moment capacity of the
beam at balanced condition.
c. Total steel area in tension.

13. Find the safe live load that a 6m

simple beam could carry if fc’=35
MPa, fy=400 MPa. Use ultimate
strength. 50
2-36mmØ

510

5-36mmØ

80
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280 mm