Given the following data of the figure shown:

L1 L2 L3
A B C D
S

E F G H
S

I J K L
S

M N O P

bf
t

bw
Figure Code-523

Dimensions:
Beam, b x h = 300 mm x 500 mm
Slab Thickness, t = 100 mm
Column 400 x 400 mm
L1 = L2 = 6 m; L3 = 7.5 m; S = 2.5 m
Loads:
Dead load = 5.0 kPa
Live Load = 3.6 kPa
f’c = 27.5 MPa
fy = 415 MPa

Load combination, U = 1.2D + 1.6L

a. Calculate the factored load on beam EFGH

b. According to the code, for symmetrical T-beam, the effective width bf shall not exceed
c. Determine the required steel area at maximum positive factored moment if designed as singly
reinforced beam
d. Determine the required steel area at maximum negative
e. Calculate the moment at end J of beam IJ
f. Calculate the moment at mid-span of beam JK.
g. Calculate the moment at end J of beam JK
h. Calculate the shear at end J of beam JK.
i. Calculate the positive moment in the slab bounded by BCGF.
j. Calculate the required spacing of slab reinforcement for negative moment at interior beam FG.
k. What is the maximum spacing of 10 mm slab reinforcement prescribed by NSCP

A rectangular fixed ended beam, 7.5 m long, has a width of 350 mm and an effective depth of 550 mm. It
carries a factored uniformly distributed load of 90 KN/m. Concrete cover is 70 mm from the centroid of
bars. Concrete compression strength is 28 MPa and steel yield strengths are 414.6 MPa for longitudinal
bars and 275 MPa for stirrups. Use normal weight concrete.
a) Determine the shear strength provided by concrete if it is subjected to shear and flexure only.
b) Determine the shear strength provided by concrete if it is subjected to an axial compressive force
of 80 KN
c) Determine the factored shear force at
6m critical section of the beam.
wu d) Determine the factored moment at
critical section of the beam
e) Calculate the spacing of stirrups at mid-
span.

Situation 3. (40 points)

A reinforced concrete girder is subjected to torsional moment from loads on the cantilever frame. The
following factored forces are computed from this beam:
Factored moment, Mu = 400 kN-m
Factored shear, Vu = 250 kN
Factored Torque, Tu = 150 kN-m

Girder Dimension, b x h = 450 mm x 550 mm

Concrete cover to centroid of tension steel = 90 mm
Concrete cover to centroid of compression steel = 70 mm
Allowable shear stress of concrete at factored loads = 0.88 MPa
Maximum steel ratio, b = 0.0223
Concrete strength, f’c = 21 MPa for normal weight concrete
Steel Strength:
Lateral ties, fyt = 265 MPa
Longitudinal bars, fy = 414.6 MPa

a) Calculate the tension steel area for singly reinforced condition

b) Determine the required area (mm2) of tensile reinforcement for the factored moment Mu?
c) Determine the required area (mm2) of compression reinforcement for the factored moment Mu?
d) Determine the spacing (mm) of 12 mm diameter transverse reinforcement due to factored shear Vu.
e) Determine the spacing (mm) of 12 mm diameter transverse reinforcement due to factored torque
Tu
f) Determine the spacing (mm) of 12 mm diameter transverse reinforcement due to shear & torsion.
g) Determine the additional area of longitudinal reinforcement to resist the required torsion in mm 2.
Assume clear cover of 40 mm to lateral reinforcement.