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ASSIGHNMENT-I FOR RC-I Max. Mark (30%) PART-ONE Use Working stress Design Method (WSD) for the following problems
1. A rectangular beam made using concrete with C-30MPa and steel with S-400MPa has

width b=600mm, total depth D=460mm, and effective depth d=395mm. The tensile steel area As=4810.5mm2. Find the maximum service load moment that can be resisted by the beam section. Which allowable stress governs moment capacity of the beam section? Use material strengths of: =10.05 N mm ) C-30MPa ( f
2 c , allow

S-400MPa ( f n=7

s , allow

=208.8 N mm 2

2. A singly reinforced rectangular beam is to be designed, with effective depth approximately 1.5 times the width, to carry a service live load of 21.9kN/m in addition to its own weight, on a 7.3m simple span with S-400MPa and C-30MPa, determine the required dimension of beam, and area of tension reinforcement by proportioning beam section as balanced section. Use material strengths of: C-30MPa ( f
c , allow

=10.05 N mm 2

) )

S-400MPa ( f

s , allow

=208.8 N mm 2

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3. A rectangular reinforced-concrete beam of width b=600mm is limited by architectural considerations to a maximum total depth D=400mm. The beam must carry a total service design load moment of Mw=110kN-m. Design the flexural reinforcement for this member, using compression steel if necessary. Allow effective cover of d |=50mm up to center of the bars from the compression or tension face of beam. Use material strengths of: C-30MPa ( f
c , allow

=10.05 N mm 2

) )

S-400MPa ( f n=7 &

s , allow

=208.8 N mm 2

RC = 24 kN m 3

4. A reinforced-concrete floor system consists of parallel T-beams spaced 3m c/c and spanning 9.6m between supports. The 150mm thick slab is cast monolithically with Tbeams webs having width bw=350mm and total depth, measured from the top of the slab, of D=700mm. The effective depth will be taken 75mm less than the total depth. In addition to its own weight, each T-beam must carry a super imposed dead load of 2.4kN/m2 and service live load of 10.8kN/m 2. Assume weight of floor finish about 1kN/m2. Determine the required tensile steel area of interior T-beam. Assume Tbeams are simply supported. Use material strengths of: =10.05 N mm ) C-30MPa ( f
2 c , allow

S-400MPa ( f n=7 &

s , allow

=208.8 N mm 2

RC = 24 kN m 3

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PART-TWO Use Limit State Design Method (LSD) for the following problems
1. A rectangular, tension-reinforced beam is to be designed for dead load of 7.3kN/m

plus self weight and service live load of 17.5kN/m, with a 6.7m simple span. Material strengths will be S-400MPa and C-25MPa for steel and concrete, respectively. The total beam depth must not exceed 400mm. Calculate the required beam-width and tensile steel area by proportioning beam section using maximum reinforcement ratio of under-reinforced section ( = 0.0115 for 0% redistribution of elastic moments). The effective depth may be assumed to be 63.5mm less than the total depth of beam.
max

Use:

C-25MPa ( f =11.17 N mm )
2 cd

S-400MPa ( f =347.83 N mm )
2 yd

RC = 25 kN m 3

Maximum design constants for single reinforcement 2. A rectangular reinforced-concrete beam of width b=600mm is limited by architectural considerations to a maximum total depth D=400mm. The beam must carry a total factored design load moment of M = 410 kN m . Design the flexural reinforcement for this member, using compression steel if necessary.
d

Use:

C-30MPa ( f =13.4 N mm )
2 cd

S-400MPa ( f =347.83 N mm )
2 yd

Maximum design constants for single reinforcement

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3. A reinforced-concrete floor system consists of parallel T-beams spaced 3m c/c and spanning 9.6m between supports. The 150mm thick slab is cast monolithically with TBY: SILENAT D. Page 3

beams webs having width bw=350mm and total depth, measured from the top of the slab, of D=700mm. The effective depth will be taken 75mm less than the total depth. In addition to its own weight, each T-beam must carry a super imposed dead load of 2.4kN/m2 and service live load of 10.8kN/m2. Determine the required tensile steel area of interior T-beam. Assume T-beams are simply supported. Use EBCS-2/95 code provision to determine effective width of flange. Assume weight of floor-finish about 1kN/m2. Use 30 bars for longitudinal reinforcement. Use: C-30MPa ( f =13.4 N mm )
2 cd

S-400MPa ( f =347.83 N mm )
2 yd

RC = 25 kN m 3

4. A rectangular beam has a width 300mm and total depth of 480mm. It is reinforced with 4-35 bars (As=3848.45mm2) in one layer placed in tension zone. Determine the ultimate moment capacity of this beam section. Use: C-25MPa ( f =11.17 N mm )
2 cd

S-300MPa ( f = 260.87 N mm )
2 yd

Maximum design constants of under reinforced section for 0% redistribution of elastic = 0.0153 x 0.448d moments are = 0.294 , &
max max

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