Reinforced Concrete Design (C)
If d = 500mm, determine the minimum
Problem Set #2
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(3pts each)
1. A reinforced concrete beam is 250mm wide with
an effective depth of 400mm. Use f’c = 21MPa
and fy = 275MPa. The section is reinforced with
4-25mmØ bars. Concrete cover to the centroid
of the tensile reinforcement is 70mm. Use 2010
NSCP.
a. Compute for the nominal flexural strength of
the beam
b. Calculate the flexural strength of the section
c. Calculate the safe service live load moment
if the total service dead load moment is
80KN-m. Assume the basic DL + LL
combination governs.
d. If the beam is 5m long, find the maximum
concentrated service live load acting at the
midspan that can be supported by the beam.
2. Using USD method, design a singly reinforced
beam that would reach a net tensile strain of
0.005 having a width of 200mm and 5m long
with steel ratio not exceeding 1.2%. The beam
carries a dead load of 20KN/m including its own
weight and live load of 20KN/m. Use
f’c=27.6MPa and fy = 414 MPa. Use minimum
effective concrete cover of 63.5mm. At ultimate
condition, U= 1.2DL + 1.6LL
a. Calculate the factored moment.
b. Calculate the required effective depth of
the beam.
c.
number of 25mmØ required as tension
reinforcement for the given section.
3. A beam 350mm wide with a depth of 600mm is
carrying a 150mm thick concrete slab 3 meters
wide. The slab is also loaded with a floor live
load of 2.4 KPa. Design the singly reinforced
beam to reach a net tensile strain of 0.005. f’c =
21MPa and fy = 415MPa. Use minimum
effective concrete cover to the centroid of
reinforcing bars 65mm. Length of beam is
4meters.
a. Calculate the factored design moment.
b. Calculate the maximum steel area for a
singly reinforced section.
c. Calculate the required number of 25mmØ
main reinforcing tension bars for the
required area and design moment.
d. What is the depth of the compression block
e. Find the distance of the neutral axis to the
extreme compression fiber.
4. A reinforced concrete beam is 300mm wide with
an effective depth of 400mm. Use f’c =21 MPa
and fy = 415 MPa. The section is reinforced
with 3- 28mmØ bars.
a. Determine the stress in the tension steel.
b. Calculate the nominal flexural strength of
the section.
c. Determine the maximum flexural strength of
the beam.
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