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4.lecture 3

Beams are designed to resist tensile, compressive and shear stresses. Concrete is strong in compression but weak in tension, while steel is very strong in tension. Reinforced concrete beams overcome the tensile weakness of concrete by providing reinforcing steel in the tension zone. Beams can fail under tension only, tension and compression, or in an L-beam or T-beam configuration. Beams also include open and closed stirrups, as well as details like beam dimensions.

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4.lecture 3

Beams are designed to resist tensile, compressive and shear stresses. Concrete is strong in compression but weak in tension, while steel is very strong in tension. Reinforced concrete beams overcome the tensile weakness of concrete by providing reinforcing steel in the tension zone. Beams can fail under tension only, tension and compression, or in an L-beam or T-beam configuration. Beams also include open and closed stirrups, as well as details like beam dimensions.

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BEAMS

(Lecture 3)
Beams
• Designed to resist tensile, compressive and shear stresses
induced in it;
• Concrete is fairly strong in compression but very weak in
tension;
• Steel is very strong in tension;
• Tensile weakness of concrete is overcome by providing a
reinforcing steel in the tension zone to make a reinforced
concrete beam;
Beams
Beams

Modes of Failure
Beams

Rectangular beams reinforced for Rectangular beams reinforced for L –Beam (End Beam)
tension only tension and compression

T - Beam
Beams

Open & Close Stirrups


Beams

Open & Close Stirrups


Beams

Beam Details
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