STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION

REINFORCED CONCRETE SINGLY REINFORCED RECTANGULAR BEAM

DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS Situation 2. A rectangular concrete beam

has a width of 300 mm and an effective
According to Section 5.3.3.2 of the NSCP, depth of 550 mm. The beam is simply
the nominal maximum size of coarse supported over a span of 6m and is used
aggregates shall not be large than: to carry a uniform dead load of 25 kN/m
a. 1/5 of the narrowest dimension and a uniform live load of 40 kN/m.
between the sides of forms, nor Assume f’c = 21 MPa and fy = 312 MPa.
b. 1/3 of the depth of slab, nor Compression reinforcement, if necessary,
c. 3/4 of the minimum clear spacing shall be placed at a depth 80 mm for the
between individual reinforcing bars outermost compression concrete.
or wires, bundles of bars, or
prestressing tendons or ducts a. Which of the following most nearly
gives the maximum tension steel area for
According to Section 5.7.6: singly reinforced condition. 3960 mm2
5.7.6.1 - The minimum clear spacing b. Which of the following most nearly
between parallel bars in a layer shall be gives the required tension steel area in
db, but not less than 25mm. square millimeter. 3750 mm2
5.7.6.1 – Where parallel reinforcement is c. Which of the following most nearly
placed in two or more layers, bars in the gives the required number of 25 mm
upper layers shall be placed directly tension bars. 8 bars
above bars in bottom layer with clear
distance between layers not less than SINGLY REINFORCED T-BEAM
25mm.
Situation 3. Determine the effective
Situation 1. A section of a reinforced flange width for a symmetrical T-beam
concrete beam is shown in the figure. with a span of 6m. The width of web is
250 mm, the slab thickness is 120 mm, and
the clear distance to adjacent beams is
3m. 1281.6 kN-m

Situation 4. A reinforced concrete T-beam

has an effective flange width of 750mm
with a slab thickness of 100mm. The
effective depth if 750mm and the width of
web is 350 mm. The beam is reinforced
with 6325 mm2 of steel with fy = 345 MPa/
Assuming f’c = 20.7 MPa, calculates the
ultimate moment capacity. 1281.6 kN-m

Situation 5. A reinforced concrete T-beam

with b=813mm, d=300 mm, bw=200 mm, t=102
a. Which of the following gives the clear mm, f’c=20.7 MPa, and fy = 414 MPa is to
spacing between the horizontal bars in be designed to carry a factored moment of
millimeters. 28 mm 221 kN-m. Determine the required steel
b. Which of the following gives the area, As. 2211 mm2
narrowest possible dimension (width) of
the forms for the given bar arrangement.
261 mm
c. Which of the following gives the
maximum size of coarse aggregates that
may be used for the beam. 21 mm
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DOUBLY REINFORCED RECTANGULAR BEAM a. Calculate the nominal axial load

capacity of the column that can be
Situation 6. Calculate the ultimate applied at an eccentricity of 450 mm from
moment capacity of a reinforced concrete the neutral axis along the shorter side.
rectangular beam 280 mm wide with an 1370 kN
effective depth of 510 mm. The beam is b. Determine the nominal balanced load Pbn
reinforced for tension and compression of the column. 1656.6 kN
with tension steel area of 5089 mm2 and
compression steel area of 2035 mm2. The FOOTING
compression steel is 65 mm from the
extreme compression concrete. Assume fy = Situation 10. A square column footing is
400 MPa and f’c = 35 MPa. 806 kN-m to support a 400 mm square tied column
that carries a DL of 880 kN and LL of 710
Situation 7. A rectangular concrete beam kN. The column is reinforced with 8-#8
having a width of 375 mm and an effective bars. The base of the footing is 1.5m
depth of 500 mm is to carry a dead load below the natural grade with allowable
moment of 200 kN-m and a live load moment soil pressure of 235 kPa. The soil above
of 300 kN-m. Compression reinforcement, the footing has a weight of 15.6 kN/m3.
if necessary, will be placed at a depth Assuming fy = 275 MPa, f’c = 27.5 MPa,
of 100 mm from the outermost compression and unit weight of concrete as 23.5 kN/m3.
concrete. Using fy = 414 MPa and f’c =
27.5 MPa, determine the required tension a. Assuming a footing depth of 600mm, the
steel area. 5232 mm2 effective bearing capacity of the soil is
nearest to: 207 KPa
REINFORCED COLUMN b. Determine the required dimension of
the footing rounded-off to the nearest
Situation 8. The T-shaped column is 0.1m. 2.8m x 2.8m
reinforced with 4-28 mm diameter bar with c. Determine the required effective depth
fy = 414 MPa. Determine the plastic of footing based on wide beam or one-way
centroid of the column measured from the shear, in millimeter. 354 mm
400 mm side. 154 mm d. Determine the required effective depth
the footing based two-way or punching
shear, in millimeter. 444 mm

Situation 9. A rectangular column 350 mm

by 600mm is reinforced with 6-28 m
diameter bars with three bars along each
350 mm side. The center of the bars is
located 65 mm from the column edge.
Assume fy = 414 MPa and f’c = 20.7 MPa.
Assume all steel have yielded.
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Situation 11. A square column footing is

to support a 400 mm square tied column
that carries a DL of 880 kN and LL of 710
kN. The column is reinforced with 8-#8
bars. The base of the footing is 1.5m
below the natural grade with allowable
soil pressure of 235 kPa. The soil above
the footing has a weight of 15.6 kN/m3.
Assuming fy = 275 MPa, f’c = 27.5 MPa,
and unit weight of concrete as 23.5 kN/m3.

a. Assuming a footing depth of 600mm, the

effective bearing capacity of the soil is
nearest to: 207 KPa
b. Determine the required dimension of
the footing rounded-off to the nearest
0.1m. 2.8m x 2.8m
c. Determine the required effective depth
of footing based on wide beam or one-way
shear, in millimeter. 354 mm
d. Determine the required effective depth
the footing based two-way or punching
shear, in millimeter. 444 mm
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DESIGN SPECIFICATION
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SINGLY REINFORCED RECTANGULAR BEAM
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SINGLY REINFORCED -TBEAM
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SINGLY REINFORCED -TBEAM
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SINGLY REINFORCED -TBEAM
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DOUBLY REINFORCED RECTANGULAR BEAM
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DOUBLY REINFORCED RECTANGULAR BEAM
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REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMN
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REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMN
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REINFORCED CONCRETE FOOTING
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REINFORCED CONCRETE FOOTING