REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN ASSIGNMENT No.

1. Design a rectangular beam reinforced design the steel reinforcement if the

for tension only to carry a dead load beam is to support a bending moment
moment of 150 KN-m and a live load of of 650 KN/m.
140 KN-m.
fc’= 20.7 MPa; fy = 414 MPa 5. A rectangular reinforced concrete
Use 65 mm steel covering. beam has a width of 300 mm and an
effective depth of 450 mm. It is
2. A reinforced rectangular beam has a reinforced for tension at the bottom
width of 350 mm having a simple span
with a total steel area of 962.5 .
of 6m. It carries a dead load moment
(including its own weight) of 100 KN-m, fc’ = 24.2 MPa; fy = 345.6 MPa; Es = 200
a live load moment of 140 KN-m and a 000 MPa.
moment due to the effect of a) Evaluate the curvature due
earthquake of 118 KN-m. If fc’ = 20.7
MPa, with a steel yield strength of 414 to the moment which
MPa.
a) Determine the design moment. produces initial yielding of the
b) Determine the effective depth tension steel in radians per
of the beam. meter.

c) How many 25 mm bars are b) Evaluate the curvature due

needed for the reinforcement. to nominal flexural strength Mn

of the cross section in radians
3. A reinforced concrete beam has a width per meter.
of 300 mm and an effective depth to c) Determine the magnitude of
the tension reinforcement of 600 mm. the cross sections curvature
Compression reinforcement of 600 ductility ratio.
mm. Compression reinforcement if
required will be placed at a depth of 60 6. An under reinforced beam has a width
mm. If fc’ = 300 mm and fy = 410 MPa, of 300 mm and an effective depth of
design the longitudinal reinforcement if 425 mm is reinforced with a total steel
the beam is to support a bending area of 587 . Its neutral axis is
moment of 650 KN-m.
located at 102.5 mm below the top of
4. A reinforced concrete beam has a width the beam.
300 mm and an effective depth to the fc’ = 24.9 MPa; fy = 414.7 MPa; Es = 200
tension reinforcement of 618 mm. 000 MPa.
compression reinforcement if required a) Compute the magnitude of the
moment that produces initial
will be placed at a depth of 60 mm. if
failure of the cross section
(Tension Steel Strained to )
and

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b) Compute the associated yield strength fy just as concrete in

compression reaches its ultimate strain
curvature .
of 0.003. for flexural members subject
c) Compute the stress fc at the to combined flexural and compressive
top surface of the beam. axial load when the design axial load
7. Using USD method, design a simply strength is less than the smaller of
supported reinforced concrete beam
0.20 m wide and 4.50 m long, carrying 0.10 fc’ Ag or the ratio of
only a wall load of 8.27 KN/m including
its own weight. Keep the steel ratio reinforcement provided shall not

within 1 % and use 16 mm reinforcing exceed 0.75 of the ratio that would
bars. Use fy = 413.7 MPa, fc’ = 27.6 MPa produced balanced strain conditions for
and a minimum concrete cover of 63.5 the section under the flexure without
mm. Indicate the depth and number of axial load. For members with
reinforcing bars on the figure: compression reinforcement the portion
200
of equalized by compression
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.
d

Concrete strength is 24 MPa and steel

yield strength is 340 MPa. Determine
the maximum allowable steel area n
accordance with the 1992 NSCP
strength design method.
63.5

9. A simply reinforced concrete beam has

a width of 250 mm and an effective
Wu = 11. 578 KN/m depth of 500 mm concrete strength is
28 MPa and fy = 280 MPa. Determine:
a) Balanced reinforced ratio in
4.5 m percent.
b) Maximum allowable steel area
accordance with 1992 NSCP.
8. Section 5.10.3.2 and 5.10.3.3 of the c) Number of 25 mm bar to be
1992 National Code of the Philippines used.
states as follows: Balanced strain
conditions exist at a cross section when 10. A reinforced concrete beam has the
tension reinforcement reaches the following properties: b = 320 mm; d =
strain corresponding to its specified

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640 mm; fc; = 25 MPa; fy = 400 MPa 12. From the given cross section of a
and Es = 200 000 MPa. rectangular beam reinforced for
If the beam is to be designed for a tension only.
balanced condition, find the required  Diameter of stirrups = 10 mm.
area of steel reinforcement in .  Clear spacing between layers of
bars = 25 mm.
Hint: The balanced steel area = 0.75
 Clear cover of stirrups = 40 mm
Asb.
 Diameter of 4 lower bars = 25
mm.
 Diameter of 4 upper bars = 28
11. For the continuous beam shown by mm.
moment distribution calculate the Determine the following:
magnitudes of the maximum negative a. Effective tension area of concrete
moments over the supports; draw the b. Value of crack index
shear and moment diagrams showing c. Allowable values of crack index for
the locations of the points of inflection interior exposure and exterior
and the point of maximum positive exposure.
moments and the total vertical
reactions at all supports. Neglect the 13. Given the cross section of the beam
dead weight of the beam. Using an having a dimension of 270 x 600 mm
effective d = 560 mm. Determine the and is reinforced with 8 – 20 mm ø bars
required number of 20 mm ø tensile arranged as shown.
reinforcement over each supports and Determine the following:
at each of the points of maximum a. Clear horizontal spacing between
positive moments between the bars
supports. Also determine the maximum b. Narrowest dimension of horizontal
spacing at the faces of the supports of forms
10 mm ø stirrups. Use fc = 21 MPa, fy = c. Maximum size of coarse
275 MPa. aggregates

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14. A reinforced concrete beam having a

width of 280 mm and a total depth of 17. The cross section of a rectangular
600 mm is reinforced for tension at the reinforced beam has a width of 250 mm
bottom with 6 – 36 mm ø bars placed and d = 360 mm and reinforced for
on two layers as shown. tension with As = 600 mm2, fc = 40
Determine the following: MPa, fy = 400 MPa and Es = 200 000
a. Effective depth of beam MPa.
b. Clear horizontal spacing between Determine the following:
bars a. Location of neutral axis below the
c. Maximum size of coarse compression surface
aggregates 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
capacity of beam
b. Steel ratio of the beam
c. Steel area required by the beam
15. A reinforced concrete beam has a width
of 300 mm and an effective depth of 19. A reinforced concrete beam has a width
600 mm fc = 35 MPa, fy = 400 MPa. of 350 mm and d = 690 mm. if fc = 20.7
Determine the following: MPa and fy = 414 MPa.
a. Value of the β factor Determine the following:
b. Value of balanced steel ratio a. Maximum steel ratio
c. Number of 28 mm ø b. Coefficient of resistane for a steel
ratio – equal to ½ pmax
16. The reinforced concrete beam has a c. Ultimate factored moment capcity
width of 250 mm and a effective depth
of 500 mm. the compressive strength 20. A symmetrical cross-section of a
of concrete is 28 MPa and the yield reinforced concrete shown has a value
strength of the steel reinforcement is of fc = 24.13 MPa and fy = 482.7 MPa,
414 MPa. Es = 200 000 MPa. Es = 200 000 MPa.
Determine the following: Determine the following:
a. Maximum steel area required a. Location of neutral axis from the
b. Number of 25 mm ø bars top of the beam for a balanced
c. Using maximum number of 25 mm condition
ø bars compute the nominal b. Balanced steel area Asb
moment capacity of beam.

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c. Maximum area permitted by the

code.

21. A rectangular reinforced concrete

beam has b = 300 mm and total depth
480 mm. it is reinforced with a total
steel area in tension equal to 2280 mm 2.
Effective depth of the beam is 400 mm.
fc = 20.68 MPa, fy = 344.7 MPa.
Determine the following:
a. Curvature of the beam due to
nominal flexural strength of the
beam in radians per meter
b. Maximum value of factored
moment Mu that the cross section
can support
c. Coefficient of resistance of beam.

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