REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN ASSIGNMENT No.
1. Design a rectangular beam reinforced
for tension only to carry a dead load
moment of 150 KN-m and a live load of
140 KN-m.
fc= 20.7 MPa; fy = 414 MPa
Use 65 mm steel covering.
2. A reinforced rectangular beam has a
width of 350 mm having a simple span
of 6m. It carries a dead load moment
(including its own weight) of 100 KN-m,
a live load moment of 140 KN-m and a
moment due to the effect of
earthquake of 118 KN-m. If fc = 20.7
MPa, with a steel yield strength of 414
MPa.
a) Determine the design moment.
b) Determine the effective depth
of the beam.
c) How many 25 mm bars are
needed for the reinforcement.
3. A reinforced concrete beam has a width
of 300 mm and an effective depth to
the tension reinforcement of 600 mm.
Compression reinforcement of 600
mm. Compression reinforcement if
required will be placed at a depth of 60
mm. If fc = 300 mm and fy = 410 MPa,
design the longitudinal reinforcement if
the beam is to support a bending
moment of 650 KN-m.
4. A reinforced concrete beam has a width
300 mm and an effective depth to the
tension reinforcement of 618 mm.
compression reinforcement if required
will be placed at a depth of 60 mm. if
and
design the steel reinforcement if the
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beam is to support a bending moment
of 650 KN/m.
5. A rectangular reinforced concrete
beam has a width of 300 mm and an
effective depth of 450 mm. It is
reinforced for tension at the bottom
with a total steel area of 962.5 .
fc = 24.2 MPa; fy = 345.6 MPa; Es = 200
000 MPa.
a) Evaluate the curvature due
to the moment which
produces initial yielding of the
tension steel in radians per
meter.
b) Evaluate the curvature due
to nominal flexural strength Mn
of the cross section in radians
per meter.
c) Determine the magnitude of
the cross sections curvature
ductility ratio.
6. An under reinforced beam has a width
of 300 mm and an effective depth of
425 mm is reinforced with a total steel
area of 587 . Its neutral axis is
located at 102.5 mm below the top of
the beam.
fc = 24.9 MPa; fy = 414.7 MPa; Es = 200
000 MPa.
a) Compute the magnitude of the
moment that produces initial
failure of the cross section
(Tension Steel Strained to )
b) Compute the associated
curvature .
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c) Compute the stress fc at the
top surface of the beam.
7. Using USD method, design a simply
supported reinforced concrete beam
0.20 m wide and 4.50 m long, carrying
only a wall load of 8.27 KN/m including
its own weight. Keep the steel ratio
within 1 % and use 16 mm reinforcing
bars. Use fy = 413.7 MPa, fc = 27.6 MPa
and a minimum concrete cover of 63.5
mm. Indicate the depth and number of
reinforcing bars on the figure:
200
d
63.5
Wu = 11. 578 KN/m
4.5 m
8. Section 5.10.3.2 and 5.10.3.3 of the
1992 National Code of the Philippines
states as follows: Balanced strain
conditions exist at a cross section when
tension reinforcement reaches the
strain corresponding to its specified
yield strength fy just as concrete in
compression reaches its ultimate strain
of 0.003. for flexural members subject
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to combined flexural and compressive
axial load when the design axial load
strength is less than the smaller of
0.10 fc Ag or the ratio of
reinforcement provided shall not
exceed 0.75 of the ratio that would
produced balanced strain conditions for
the section under the flexure without
axial load. For members with
compression reinforcement the portion
of equalized by compression
reinforcement need not be reduced by
the 0.75 factor. A singly-reinforced
concrete beam has a width of 300 mm
and an effective depth of 400 mm.
Concrete strength is 24 MPa and steel
yield strength is 340 MPa. Determine
the maximum allowable steel area n
accordance with the 1992 NSCP
strength design method.
9. A simply reinforced concrete beam has
a width of 250 mm and an effective
depth of 500 mm concrete strength is
28 MPa and fy = 280 MPa. Determine:
a) Balanced reinforced ratio in
percent.
b) Maximum allowable steel area
accordance with 1992 NSCP.
c) Number of 25 mm bar to be
used.
10. A reinforced concrete beam has the
following properties: b = 320 mm; d =
640 mm; fc; = 25 MPa; fy = 400 MPa
and Es = 200 000 MPa.
If the beam is to be designed for a
balanced condition, find the required
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area of steel reinforcement in
Hint: The balanced steel area = 0.75
Asb.
11. For the continuous beam shown by
moment distribution calculate the
magnitudes of the maximum negative
moments over the supports; draw the
shear and moment diagrams showing
the locations of the points of inflection
and the point of maximum positive
moments and the total vertical
reactions at all supports. Neglect the
dead weight of the beam. Using an
effective d = 560 mm. Determine the
required number of 20 mm tensile
reinforcement over each supports and
at each of the points of maximum
positive moments between the
supports. Also determine the maximum
spacing at the faces of the supports of
10 mm stirrups. Use fc = 21 MPa, fy =
275 MPa.
12. From the given cross section of a
rectangular beam reinforced for
tension only.
Diameter of stirrups = 10 mm.
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. Clear spacing between layers of
bars = 25 mm.
Clear cover of stirrups = 40 mm
Diameter of 4 lower bars = 25
mm.
Diameter of 4 upper bars = 28
mm.
Determine the following:
a. Effective tension area of concrete
b. Value of crack index
c. Allowable values of crack index for
interior exposure and exterior
exposure.
13. Given the cross section of the beam
having a dimension of 270 x 600 mm
and is reinforced with 8 20 mm bars
arranged as shown.
Determine the following:
a. Clear horizontal spacing between
bars
b. Narrowest dimension of horizontal
forms
c. Maximum size of coarse
aggregates
14. A reinforced concrete beam having a
width of 280 mm and a total depth of
600 mm is reinforced for tension at the
bottom with 6 36 mm bars placed
on two layers as shown.
Determine the following:
a. Effective depth of beam
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b. Clear horizontal spacing between
bars
c. Maximum size of coarse
aggregates
15. A reinforced concrete beam has a width
of 300 mm and an effective depth of
600 mm fc = 35 MPa, fy = 400 MPa.
Determine the following:
a. Value of the factor
b. Value of balanced steel ratio
c. Number of 28 mm
16. The reinforced concrete beam has a
width of 250 mm and a effective depth
of 500 mm. the compressive strength
of concrete is 28 MPa and the yield
strength of the steel reinforcement is
414 MPa. Es = 200 000 MPa.
Determine the following:
a. Maximum steel area required
b. Number of 25 mm bars
c. Using maximum number of 25 mm
bars compute the nominal
moment capacity of beam.
17. The cross section of a rectangular
reinforced beam has a width of 250 mm
and d = 360 mm and reinforced for
tension with As = 600 mm2, fc = 40
MPa, fy = 400 MPa and Es = 200 000
MPa.
Determine the following:
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a. Location of neutral axis below the
compression surface
b. Strain required to yield the steel
c. Condition of the beam
18. A reinforced concrete having a width of
250 mm and an effective depth of 500
mm has coefficient of resistance of
5.32. If fc = 35 MPa and fy = 275.8 MPa.
Determine the following:
a. Maximum ultimate moment
capacity of beam
b. Steel ratio of the beam
c. Steel area required by the beam
19. A reinforced concrete beam has a width
of 350 mm and d = 690 mm. if fc = 20.7
MPa and fy = 414 MPa.
Determine the following:
a. Maximum steel ratio
b. Coefficient of resistane for a steel
ratio equal to pmax
c. Ultimate factored moment capcity
20. A symmetrical cross-section of a
reinforced concrete shown has a value
of fc = 24.13 MPa and fy = 482.7 MPa, Es
= 200 000 MPa.
Determine the following:
a. Location of neutral axis from the
top of the beam for a balanced
condition
b. Balanced steel area Asb
c. Maximum area permitted by the
code.
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21. A rectangular reinforced concrete

beam has b = 300 mm and total depth
480 mm. it is reinforced with a total
steel area in tension equal to 2280 mm2.
Effective depth of the beam is 400 mm.
fc = 20.68 MPa, fy = 344.7 MPa.
Determine the following:
a. Curvature of the beam due to
nominal flexural strength of the
beam in radians per meter
b. Maximum value of factored
moment Mu that the cross section
can support
c. Coefficient of resistance of beam.

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