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20MPa. Determine the ultimate bending strength
of the beam section if the yield stress of both
REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN compression and tension bars fy = 415MPa. Use
NSCP 2015
Doubly Reinforced Beam Using Working Stress
Design
3. If the compression steel in problem no. 7 is
replaced by 2- Ø28mm bars. Use NSCP 2001
Doubly Reinforced Beam – Concrete beam that is
reinforced for both tension and compression steel
4. A beam of rectangular section 350mm wide by
Note: When converting
700mm deep with a steel cover of 70mm is to be
designed to carry a ultimate moment of 900kN-m.
1. A reinforced concrete beam having a width of
Concrete strength is 25Mpa and steel yield
450mm and a total depth of 700mm is reinforced
strength of 415MPa. Use NSCP 2015.
for tension by 5-32mm diameter rebars and for
a. Area of tension steel.
compression by 3-28mm diameter rebars. It has
b. Area of compression steel.
a steel cover of 70mm for both tension and
compression bars. Compressive strength of
concrete f’c = 20.7 MPa and fs=140 MPa. T-Beams
Assume n=8. Use working stress design.
Effective Width (NSCP 2001/2010)
a. Determine the distance of the neutral
axis from the top of the beam For T-beams
b. Determine the moment capacity of the
The effective width shall not exceed: One-Fourth of the
beam.
span length of the beam.
c. Determine the distance of the neutral
axis from the top of the beam assuming The effective overhanging flange width on each side
no displacement of concrete from of the web shall not exceed:
compression bars
a) Eight times the slab thickness
b) One-half the clear distance to the next web
Doubly Reinforced Beam Using Ultimate For L-beams
Strength Design
The effective overhanging flange width on each side
Note: Compression steel will only be considered once of the web shall not exceed:
As provided > As max
a) One-twelth the span length of the beam
For NSCP 2001: b) Six times the slab thickness
c) One-half the clear distance to the next web.
As max = 0.75As balanced
Effective Width (NSCP 2015)
For NSCP 2010/2015: (NSCP 2010 410.4.5/NSCP 2015
409.3.3.1) For T-beams
As max = As when Fs=800mpa The effective overhanging flange width on each side
of the web shall not exceed:
2. A rectangular concrete beam section, 300mm a) One-eighth of the span length of the beam
wide by 600mm deep, is reinforced with 4- b) Eight times the slab thickness
Ø32mm in the tension zone located 65mm from c) One-half the clear distance to the next web
the extreme tension fiber. It is also reinforced with
2- Ø20mm bars in the compression zone also
located at the same distance from the extreme
compression fiber. Concrete strength f’c =
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For L-beams

The effective width shall not exceed:

a) One-twelth the span length of the beam

b) Six times the slab thickness
c) One-half the clear distance to the next web.

5. The T-beam shown in the figure is to resist a

factored moment of 805kN-m. Design the
tension steel requirements using fy = 344.8MPa
and f’c = 20.7MPa. Use NSCP 2001

1100mm

100
mm

700mm

As

300mm

6. Design the T-beam in problem 9 to resist a

factored moment of 1500kN-m using the same
materials.

7. A concrete slab, 115mm thick is supported by

beams 300mm wide with effective depth of
650mm. The beams are 8m long, spaced 4m on
centers and reinforced with six 25mm diameter
bars. Use f’c = 21MPa and fy = 350MPa.
Determine the following using NSCP 2015:
a. Effective flange width.
b. Depth of the compression stress block.
c. Nominal moment capacity of the beam.

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