RCD Assignment 2

REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN ASSIGNMENT No.
1. Design a rectangular beam to carry a 4. Design the beam to carry the ff.
maximum design moment of 272 moments.
kN-m. the beam is limited to a cross-
section of 250mmx480mm having an
effective depth of 400 mm. fc’=20.7
MPa, fy=344.7 MPa. Use steel
covering of 60 mm both top and
bottom.
Use ACI Specifications
2. Design the beam using concrete
section of 0.30mx0.60m. Use fc’=21
5. A rectangular beam is reinforced for
MPa, fy=276 MPa.
compression with
placed 62.5 mm below the top of the
beam. The beam has a criss section
of 250mmx700mm with an effective
depth of 625 mm. fc’=20.68 MPa,
fy=400 MPa, Es=200000 MPa.
Determine:
a. Area of the balanced steel at
the top of the beam.
b. Depth of the compression block.
c. Maximum area of flexural steel
permitted in the cross section.
6. The column cross section contains

3. Design a rectangular beam to carry steel having yield stress of 348.58
the ff. loads fc’=21 MPa, fy=276 MPa.
MPa, n=18, fs=140 MPa, fc=9.45 Determine:
MPa. Using the ultimate strength a. Actual stress in the compression
design. reinforcement considering
0.85fc’ to be deducted from the
steel stress in the compression
60 kN 300 mm
zone. Use fc’=20.7 MPa
90 b. Actual stress of the
reinforcement on the tension
W= 80 kN/m
B
side.
A
600
a= 4.0 m b= 2.0 m
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90
Me= 150 kNm Me= 100 kNm
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7. A reinforced concrete beam has a at the top and

width of 300mm and an effective
depth of 450mm. The beam is placed at the bottom with an
effective depth of 510mm. steel
reinforced with
covering is 50mm at the top, fc’=35
at the bottom and MPa, fy=400 MPa. Span =6m. Use
ultimate strength.
at the top located 65mm from the
maximum compression fiber.
Fc’=34.5 MPa, fy=345 MPa.
Assume that the contribution of
compression steel may not be
neglected and that compression steel
yields.
Determine:
a. Balance steel ratio.
b. Depth of compression block.
c. Nominal moment capacity of the
beam.
8. A reinforced concrete beam has a 10. A rectangular reinforced concrete

limited dimension having a width of beam ha a width of 250mm and
250mm, an effective depth of d=625mm. it is reinforced with
625mm with steel covering of 60mm compression bars at the top with an
for both top and bottom of the beam.
If the compression steel area placed at the
, fc’=20.68 MPa, distance 62.5mm from the top of the

beam fc’=20.68 MPa, fy=400 MPa,
and fy=400 MPa, Es=200000 MPa. Es=200000 MPa.
Determine: Determine:
a. Strain of steel in compression. a. Compute the neutral axis of the
b. Balanced steel area. cross section when it is
c. Maximum area of flexural steel reinforced with balanced steel
permitted using NSCP measured from the top of the
specifications beam.
b. Area of balanced steel for
9. Find the safe live load the regular
beam shown. Could carry if it is the given cross section.
reinforced with
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c. Maximum area of flexural steel MPa, fy=400 MPa. Use ultimate

permitted by NSCP strength.
specifications.
11. A reinforced concrete beam has a

width of 300mm and an effective
depth of 450mm. The beam is
reinforced with
at the bottom and
at the top located

65mm from the maximum
14. Determine the safe flexural strength
compression fiber. Fc’=34.5 MPa
design that the cross section shown
and fy=345 MPa. Assume that the
could carry if fc’=20.7 MPa,
contribution of the compression steel
fy=414.7 MPa.
maybe neglected and that
compression steel yields.
Determine:
a. Balance steel ratio.
b. Depth of compression block.
c. Nominal moment capacity of the
beam.
12. A rectangular beam has a width of

250mm and an effective depth
400mm. the beam is reinforced at the
top and bottom section with a steel
covering of 75mm for compression
bars and has a simple span of 6m. it
carries a uniform live load of 36
kN/m. if fc’=21 MPa, fy=276 MPa.
Determine:
a. Ultimate uniform load.
b. Nominal moment capacity of the
beam at balanced condition.
c. Total steel area in tension.
13. Find the safe live load that a 6m

simple beam could carry if fc’=35
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REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN ASSIGNMENT No.

6. The column cross section contains

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7. A reinforced concrete beam has a at the top and

8. A reinforced concrete beam has a 10. A rectangular reinforced concrete

, fc’=20.68 MPa, distance 62.5mm from the top of the

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c. Maximum area of flexural steel MPa, fy=400 MPa. Use ultimate

11. A reinforced concrete beam has a

at the top located

12. A rectangular beam has a width of

13. Find the safe live load that a 6m

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