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A rectangular beam has a cross section of b = 16 in., h = 22 in., and d = 19.5 in. It is reinforced with four No. 8 Grade 60 bars. The concrete strength is 4,000 psi (normal weight). The beam has Grade 60 No. 3 stirrups. Determine the transformed cross-sectional area of the bars, Ast.

Compute the maximum bar spacing, s, to control for cracks in a one-way slab with 2.1 in. of clear cover and f​y​ = 68 ksi.

A rectangular beam has a cross section of b = 14 in., h = 26 in., and d = 23.5 in. It is reinforced with two No. 6 Grade 60 bars. The concrete strength is 9,400 psi (normal weight). The beam has Grade 60 No. 3 stirrups. Determine the neutral axis location of the cracked beam (measured from the top of the beam).

A rectangular beam has a cross section of b = 14 in., h = 30 in., and d = 27.5 in. It is reinforced with five No. 6 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 rectangular beam has a cross section of b = 18 in., h = 30 in., and d = 27.5 in. It is reinforced with two No. 5 Grade 60 bars. The concrete strength is 2,500 psi (normal weight). The beam has Grade 60 No. 3 stirrups. Determine the transformed cross-sectional area of the bars, Ast.

Compute the maximum bar spacing, s, to control for cracks in a one-way slab with 2.4 in. of clear cover and f​y​ = 56 ksi.

Compute the maximum bar spacing, s, to control for cracks in a one-way slab with 1.9 in. of clear cover and f​y​ = 60 ksi.

A rectangular beam has a cross section of b = 14 in., h = 22 in., and d = 19.5 in. It is reinforced with two No. 7 Grade 60 bars. The concrete strength is 7,300 psi (normal weight). The beam has Grade 60 No. 3 stirrups. Determine the modulus of rupture of the concrete, fr.

A wall footing has the following conditions. Determine the required cross-sectional area of shrinkage and temperature reinforcement. Assume the footing is 4 ft wide, the pressure that acts on the bottom of the footing is 5,900 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 9 kips/ft, and the service live load is 8 kips/ft.The wall is 12 in. thick.The footing is 15 in. thick.The allowable soil pressure, qa, is 5,600 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 = 3,700 psi and fy = 60,000 psi.

A rectangular beam has a cross section of b = 18 in., h = 26 in., and d = 23.5 in. It is reinforced with five No. 7 Grade 60 bars. The concrete strength is 6,700 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 6.0183 in.