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A rectangular beam has a cross section of b = 16 in., h = 28 in., and d = 25.5 in. It is reinforced with three No. 7 Grade 60 bars. The concrete strength is 4,000 psi (normal weight). The beam has Grade 60 No. 3 stirrups. Determine the cracked moment of inertia, Icr. The neutral axis location of the cracked beam (measured from the top of the beam) is 5.9487 in.

A rectangular beam has a cross section of b = 18 in., h = 28 in., and d = 25.5 in. It is reinforced with five No. 5 Grade 60 bars. The concrete strength is 7,000 psi (normal weight). The beam has Grade 60 No. 3 stirrups. Determine the gross moment of inertia, Ig, for the beam.

A wall footing has the following conditions. Determine the moment capacity, Mn, of the footing. Assume the footing is 4 ft wide, the pressure that acts on the bottom of the footing is 5,000 psf, and the reinforcement is a #9 bar spaced every 12 inches.The bottom of the footing is at a depth of 3 ft below grade.The service dead load is 6 kips/ft, and the service live load is 8 kips/ft.The wall is 14 in. thick.The footing is 13 in. thick.The allowable soil pressure, qa, is 4,100 psf.The soil has a density of 120 lb/ft3.The concrete has a density of 150 lb/ft3.The concrete cover has a thickness of 3 in.f’c = 4,000 psi and fy = 60,000 psi.

A rectangular beam has a cross section of b = 16 in., h = 30 in., and d = 27.5 in. It is reinforced with five No. 5 Grade 60 bars. The concrete strength is 6,100 psi (normal weight). The beam has Grade 60 No. 3 stirrups. Determine the cracked moment of inertia, Icr. The neutral axis location of the cracked beam (measured from the top of the beam) is 5.294 in.

A wall footing has the following conditions. Determine the distance to the neutral axis, c, measured from the top of the footing. Assume the footing is 4 ft wide, the pressure that acts on the bottom of the footing is 5,200 psf, and the reinforcement is a #8 bar spaced every 12 inches.The bottom of the footing is at a depth of 3 ft below grade.The service dead load is 8 kips/ft, and the service live load is 7 kips/ft.The wall is 14 in. thick.The footing is 13 in. thick.The allowable soil pressure, qa, is 5,300 psf.The soil has a density of 120 lb/ft3.The concrete has a density of 150 lb/ft3.The concrete cover has a thickness of 3 in.f’c = 3,700 psi and fy = 60,000 psi.

A wall footing has the following conditions. Determine the moment capacity, Mn, of the footing. Assume the footing is 5 ft wide, the pressure that acts on the bottom of the footing is 5,440 psf, and the reinforcement is a #8 bar spaced every 12 inches.The bottom of the footing is at a depth of 3 ft below grade.The service dead load is 12 kips/ft, and the service live load is 8 kips/ft.The wall is 12 in. thick.The footing is 10 in. thick.The allowable soil pressure, qa, is 4,400 psf.The soil has a density of 115 lb/ft3.The concrete has a density of 150 lb/ft3.The concrete cover has a thickness of 3 in.f’c = 3,800 psi and fy = 60,000 psi.

A wall footing has the following conditions. Determine the shear capacity, φVn, of the footing. Assume the footing is 6 ft wide, the pressure that acts on the bottom of the footing is 4,866 psf, and the reinforcement is a #5 bar spaced every 12 inches.The bottom of the footing is at a depth of 3 ft below grade.The service dead load is 15 kips/ft, and the service live load is 7 kips/ft.The wall is 14 in. thick.The footing is 16 in. thick.The allowable soil pressure, qa, is 4,600 psf.The soil has a density of 120 lb/ft3.The concrete has a density of 150 lb/ft3.The concrete cover has a thickness of 3 in.f’c = 3,800 psi and fy = 60,000 psi.

A wall footing has the following conditions. Determine the depth, d, of the reinforcement. Assume the footing is 5 ft wide, the pressure that acts on the bottom of the footing is 5,920 psf, and the reinforcement is a #8 bar spaced every 12 inches.The bottom of the footing is at a depth of 3 ft below grade.The service dead load is 14 kips/ft, and the service live load is 8 kips/ft.The wall is 10 in. thick.The footing is 16 in. thick.The allowable soil pressure, qa, is 5,500 psf.The soil has a density of 110 lb/ft3.The concrete has a density of 150 lb/ft3.The concrete cover has a thickness of 3 in.f’c = 4,000 psi and fy = 60,000 psi.

A wall footing has the following conditions. Determine the critical bending moment, Mu, at the face of the wall. Assume the footing is 7 ft wide and the pressure that acts on the bottom of the footing is 4,228 psf.The bottom of the footing is at a depth of 4 ft below grade.The service dead load is 14 kips/ft, and the service live load is 8 kips/ft.The wall is 10 in. thick.The footing is 15 in. thick.The allowable soil pressure, qa, is 4,000 psf.The soil has a density of 125 lb/ft3.The concrete has a density of 150 lb/ft3.The concrete cover has a thickness of 3 in.f’c = 3,600 psi and fy = 60,000 psi.

A wall footing has the following conditions. Determine the shear capacity, φVn, of the footing. Assume the footing is 5 ft wide, the pressure that acts on the bottom of the footing is 5,280 psf, and the reinforcement is a #5 bar spaced every 12 inches.The bottom of the footing is at a depth of 5 ft below grade.The service dead load is 14 kips/ft, and the service live load is 6 kips/ft.The wall is 10 in. thick.The footing is 10 in. thick.The allowable soil pressure, qa, is 5,200 psf.The soil has a density of 130 lb/ft3.The concrete has a density of 150 lb/ft3.The concrete cover has a thickness of 3 in.f’c = 4,000 psi and fy = 60,000 psi.