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DESIGNOFSTRUCTURALELEMENTS

Thef ormwor kplanonpage2/ 2isthatofasol idreinforcedconcret


efloorofoneof
the classroom in a proposed 4cl
assroom bl ockf orNPUI .The bal
cony1.5m is
canti
leveredandcar r
iesamet al
li
chandrailofnegli
giblewei ght.
STUDYOFBEAM B
Weshal lconsi
derthatthefl
oorloadsarecar r
iedent i
relybyt hebeamsA,B,CandD.
Themechani calsket
chofbeam Bi spresentedbelow.

Char
act er
isti
csofloads:
Weightof3cm t hickti
l
es=0.2KN/m2/
cm Sandscreed=0. m2
3KN/
Underneathplasteri
ng=0.
2KN/m2 Densityofconcret
e=25KN/m3
Exploi
tati
onLoads=3KN/ m2
Desi
gnpr opert
ies:
γb=1.5MPa, f
e=400MPa,fc28=25MPa,γs=1.
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1)Obtaint
heulti
matedesignloadsPu/ m acti
ngonthebeam 2mks
2)Obtaint
hemoment sandshearforcesalongthebeam l
engt
handdr
awthei
r
respect
ivedi
agrams. 3mks
3)Designandpresentthel
ongit
udinalsteelf
orthebeam.Takeb=b0+0.
1span.
5mks
4)Designandpresentthet
ransver
sal st
eelforthebeam. 5mks

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