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RC Exercises 2006

This document contains engineering exercise problems related to the design of reinforced concrete beams. It includes problems about rectangular beams with varying dimensions and reinforcement under different loading conditions. It also includes problems about T-beams used in floor systems and bridges, involving the design of flexural reinforcement and calculation of moment capacities. The problems are meant to help students learn and practice the design of reinforced concrete beams.

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RC Exercises 2006

This document contains engineering exercise problems related to the design of reinforced concrete beams. It includes problems about rectangular beams with varying dimensions and reinforcement under different loading conditions. It also includes problems about T-beams used in floor systems and bridges, involving the design of flexural reinforcement and calculation of moment capacities. The problems are meant to help students learn and practice the design of reinforced concrete beams.

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ARBAMINCH UNIVERSITY

Department of Civil Engineering


Exercise Problems - CE 451 Reinforced Concrete Structures I

A. Rectangular Beams

3.3 A two-span continuous concrete beam is to be supported by three masonry walls


spaced 7.5m on centers. A characteristic live load of 20 kN/m is to be carried, in
addition to the self weight of the beam. A constant rectangular cross section is to be
used, with D = 2b, but reinforcement is to be varied according to requirements. Find
the required concrete dimensions and reinforcements at all critical sections. Use C-
30 and S-400 with class I work.

3.4 A rectangular concrete beam of width b = 400mm is limited by architectural


considerations to a maximum total depth D = 400mm. It must carry a total factored
load moment Md = 540 kNm. Design the flexural reinforcement for this member,
using compression steel if necessary. Material strengths are fyk = 400 MPa and fck =
24 MPa. Select rebars to provide the needed areas, and show a sketch of your final
design, include provisions for 8 stirrups.

3.5 A rectangular beam with width b = 400mm, gross depth D = 450mm is constructed
using materials C-40 and S-400. Tensile reinforcement consists of 628 plus 220
bars. Compression reinforcement consists of 420 bars. Calculate the design
moment capacity of the section (a) neglecting the compression reinforcement (b)
accounting for the compression reinforcement.

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B. T - Beams

4.1 A rectangular floor system consists of parallel T-beams spaced 3m on centers and
spanning 9.6m between supports. The 150mm thick slab is poured monolithically
with T-beam webs having width bw = 350mm, and total depth, measured from the
top of slab, of D = 700mm. The effective depth will be taken 75mm less than the
total depth. In addition to its own weight, each T-beam must carry a superimposed
dead load of 2.5 kN/m2 and live load of 10 kN/m2. Material grades are S-400 and C-
30. Determine the required tensile steel.

4.2 A single precast T-beam is to be used as a bridge over a small roadway. Concrete
dimensions are b = 1200mm, bw = 250mm, hf = 125mm, and D = 625mm. The
effective depth d = 500mm. C-30 and S-400 are used. If 1226 bars are used as
tensile reinforcement, determine the design moment capacity of the girder. If the
beam is used on a 9m simple span, and if in addition to its own weight it must
support railings, curbs, and suspended loads totaling 7 kN/m, what uniform
characteristic live load limit should be posted.

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