PROBLEM 2: CE Board May 1998
Calculate the
A rectangular reinforced concrete beam with
width of 300 mm and effective depth of 600
mm is subjected to a service (unfactored)
bending moment of 200 kN-m. The beam is
reinforced with 4-32 mm Ø bars. The modular
ratio n = 8.
I. Using the alternate (working stress)
Design method, which of the following
most nearly gives the distance of the
neutral· axis from the top of the beam
(kd)?
a. 145 mm
b. 335 mm
c. 246 mm
d. 302 mm
II. Which of the following most nearly gives
the total compressive force in concrete?
a. 386 kN
b. 350 kN
c. 425 kN
d. 293 kN
III. which of the following most nearly gives
the maximum stress in concrete?
a. 11.5 MPa
b. 6.4 MPa
c. 10.5 MPa
d. 9.2 MPa
PROBLEM 4:
A reinforced concrete beam has a width of 300
and an effective depth of 618 mm. Compression
reinforcement required will be placed at a
depth of __mm. If fc’ = 30 MPa, and fy = __
MPa, design the longitudinal reinforcement if
the beam is to support a bending moment of
650 kN-m with 28mm diameter bar.
a. 9 bars
b. 8 bars
c. 7 bars
d. 6 bars
PROBLEM 6:
A rectangular concrete 280 m x 600 mm is
reinforced with 36 mm Ø on compression side
and 36 mm Ø on tension side. The coverings are
respectively 70 mm and tension bars. Using fc’ =
20.7 MPa and Fy = __ MPa.
ultimate moment capacity of the beam in kN-m.
a. 847
b. 747
c. 474
d. 689
PROBLEM 8:
The required stirrup spacing for a 10 m
diameter ties in a reinforced concrete beam
with beam depth of
100 mm to carry the net shear of 3.8 kN, if fy =
200 MPa, is nearest to:
a. 100 mm
b. 300mm
c. 120 mm
d. 170 mm
PROBLEM 10: CE Board Nov. 1997
Section 5. 10.3.2 and 5. 10 .3.3 of the 1992
National Code of the Phil. States as follows:
Balanced strain conditions exists at a cross
section when tension reinforcement reaches
the strain corresponding to its specied yield
strength Fy just as concrete in compression
reaches its ultimate strain or 0.003. For flexural
members’ subject to combined flexure and
compressive axial load, when the design axial
load strength ØPn is less than the smaller of
0.10 fc' Ag or ØPb, the 'ratio of reinforcement ρ
provided shall not exceed 0 .75 of the ratio ρb
that would produced balanced strain conditions
for the section under the flexure without axial
load. For members with compression
reinforcement, the portion of ρb 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 400 mm. Concrete strength is 340
MPa. Which of the following most nearly gives
the maximum allowable steel area (As) in
accordance with the 1992 NSCP strength design
method.
a. 1730 mm²
b. 2530 mm²
c. 2930 mm²
d. 1490 mm²