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Herff College of Engineering  Entry to the Herff College of Engineering 2015 Reinforced
2015 Reinforced Concrete Competition Concrete Competition requires:

 The competition is sponsored by:

Dr. Shahram Pezeshk, Chair

Department of Civil Engineering
The University of Memphis
Memphis, TN 38152

 A research-based progress report must be submitted to

Dr. Charles Camp, Contest Coordinator, by April 12, 2015.

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 The objective of this project is to develop the

 Each team should prepare a full formal technical strongest reinforced concrete beam as measured
report with a 6-minute presentation supported by by the cost-adjusted strength-to-weight ratio.
recent and relevant research
 The strength-to-weight ratio (SWR) is:
 Final presentation and reports are due Sunday,
Ultimate Load (lb.)
April 12, 2015 -- 6:00 p.m. Engineering Auditorium SWR 
Beam Weight (lb.)

 The strength of the beam is the ultimate load

recorded during testing.

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 The concrete beam must have a length of 30 in., a height of
 A cost factor will be computed as follows: 6 in., and have a prismatic cross-section. Maximum width of
the beam is 8 in.
Applied Load

If cost < $3.00 then: Cost Factor = 1

$3.00
If cost > $3.00 then: Cost Factor  width
6 in.

Cost 8 in. 8 in.

 Using your cost factor, the cost-adjusted 24 in.

30 in.
SWRAdjusted is computed as:
 In designing the reinforced concrete beam groups may
consider the use of admixtures, various types of
SWRAdjusted  SWR  Cost Factor reinforcement, various types of cements and aggregates,
and non-rectangular cross-sections.
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 The reinforced concrete beam problem poses  The reinforced concrete beam project schedule:
several challenges to the student:
Date Activity
February 24-26 Introduction; concrete beam #1
1. selection of the shape and size of the cross-section of
March 3-5 Break beam #1; develop concrete beam #2
the beam;
March 9-13 Spring Break
2. design of a concrete mix based on strength and
workability; March 17-19 Break beam #2; develop concrete beam #3

3. design of the reinforcement (type of reinforcement, March 24-26 Break beam #3; develop concrete beam #4

amount, and position in the beam), and March 31 and April 1-2 Break beam #4; develop final beam

4. the prediction of the SWR of the beam. April 7-9 Break final concrete beam

April 12 Reinforced concrete beam presentations - 6:00 p.m.

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 The cost of each beam will be estimated using the  The cost of steel may be estimated as follows:
following data:
As L  lb.  $1,007   ton 
Cost of steel   490 ft.3  ton   2,000 lb. 
   
3
Material Cost
1,728 in. 3
Portland Type I cement $116/ton ft.

Coarse aggregate $18/ton

Fine aggregate $10/ton

Steel reinforcement
Admixtures - water reducer
Admixture - silica flume
where As is the cross-sectional area of steel
$1,007/ton
rebars, L is the length of the steel rebars,
$15/gal.
and 490 lb./ft.3 is the unit weight of steel.
$500/ton

Fiber reinforcement Market value (see Dr. Camp)

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 For example, if one #5 rebar in placed in the beam  Consider the following mix for a cubic yard of
the steel cost is estimated as: concrete developed using the ACI mix design
procedure.
Bar # Diameter (in) As (in2)
2 0.125 0.0245 Cost of steel
3 0.375 0.11 Component Amount (lb.)
4 0.500 0.20
Water
5 0.625 0.31 (0.31 in.2 )(30in.)  lb.  $1,007   ton  304
6 0.750 0.44   490 ft.3  ton   2,000 lb. 
1,728 in. 3     Cement 708
3
7 0.875 0.60
8 1.000 0.79 ft.
9 1.128 1.00 Coarse aggregate 1,824
10 1.270 1.27
Fine aggregate 1,131
 $1.33
11 1.410 1.56
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 The cost of the concrete required for a 4 in. by 6 in.  The cost of the concrete required for a 4 in. by 6 in.
by 30 in. beam is estimated as: by 30 in. beam is estimated as:

4in.(6in.)30in.  708 lb.   $116   ton  4in.(6in.)30in.  1,131 lb.   $10   ton 
Cost of cement   3    Cost of fine aggregate   3   
1,728 in. 3  27 ft .   ton   2,000 lb.  1,728 in. 3  27 ft .   ton   2,000 lb. 
3 3

ft. ft.
 $0.63  $0.09

4in.(6in.)30in.  1,824 lb.   $18   ton  The cost concrete is estimated as: $0.96
Cost of coarse aggregate  3  3   
1,728 in. 3  27 ft .   ton   2,000 lb. 
ft.
The cost reinforced concrete beam is estimated as:
 $0.24 $2.28

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 The cost adjustment for the reinforced concrete  For example, if the unadjusted SWR for a beam is
beam is : 510 and the cost is $2.24, then the cost adjusted
SWR is:
If cost < $3.00 then: Cost Factor = 1

$3.00 SWRAdjusted  SWR  Cost Factor

If cost > $3.00 then: Cost Factor 
Cost
SWRAdjusted  510  1  510

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 For example, if the unadjusted SWR for a beam is

510 and the cost is $4.31, then the cost adjusted
SWR is:

SWRAdjusted  SWR  Cost Factor

$3.00
SWRAdjusted  510   355
$4.31
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