Instructional Objectives:

At the end of this lesson, the student should be able to:

identify the primary load carrying mechanisms of reinforced concrete beams

and slabs,

name three different types of reinforced concrete beam with their specific
applications,

identify the parameters influencing the effective widths of T and L-beams,

differentiate between one-way and two-way slabs,

state and explain the significance of six assumptions of the design,

draw the stress-strain diagrams across the depth of a cross-section of

rectangular beam,

write the three equations of equilibrium,

write and derive the expressions of total compression and tension forces C
and T, respectively.

3.4.1 Introduction

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