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Refresher MODULE – Beams (NSCP)

SITUATION. NOV 2009 BOARD EXAM SITUATION. A rectangular reinforced concrete beam
has a width of 300 mm. The beam is reinforced with
From the given cross section of a rectangular beam
6 – 32 mm Φ bars at the bottom.
in figure.
The relevant provisions of the NSCP:
Diameter of stirrups = 10 mm
If the effective depth of the beam exceeds
Diameter of bars = 28 mm Φ
900 mm, longitudinal skin reinforcement shall be
Effective depth of beam = 710 mm uniformly distributed along both side faces of the
member for a distance d/2 nearest the flexural
Width of beam = 400 mm tension reinforcement. The area of skin
Steel reinforcement = 6 – 28 mm Φ reinforcement Ask per meter of height on each face
shall be at least equal to 1.0(d – 750). The maximum
Bars in two rows with a clearance of 24 mm spacing of the skin reinforcement shall not exceed
fy = 350 MPa, f’c = 28 MPa the lesser of d/6 and 300 mm. The total area of
longitudinal skin reinforcement in both faces need
not exceed one half of the required flexural tensile
reinforcement.
4. Compute the required effective depth (mm)
of the beam if the steel ratio is limited to
0.014.
a. 1178 b. 1245 c. 945 d. 1150
5. Compute the required area (mm2) of skin
reinforcement per meter height on each face
along both side faces of the member to
prevent flexural cracks.
a. 400 b. 230 c. 800 d. 460
6. Compute the spacing (mm) of 10 mm Φ skin
reinforcement along each face.
a. 191 b. 143 c. 207 d. 115

1. Compute the tensile stress of steel for an

under – reinforced beam which is subjected
to a moment of 300 kN – m. Assume 86% of
the effective depth as the moment arm of the
beam in the computation for stress of steel.
a. 133 MPa c. 125 MPa
b. 102 MPa d. 164 MPa
2. Compute the value of the effective tension
area of concrete around the main
reinforcement (having the same centroid as
the reinforcement) divided by the number of
bars.
a. 1450 mm2 c. 1200 mm2
b. 1680 mm2 d. 1350 mm2
3. Compute the crack index.
a. 10.11 MN/m c. 11.27 MN/m
b. 12.18 MN/m d. 14.02 MN/m