MIDTERM EXAM (REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN)
INSTRUCTIONS: Avoid Erasures. Solve the following problems accurately in a separate Sheet of paper.
Unless stated in the problem, round off your FINAL answers to two decimal places only. Avoid Cheating.
Anyone caught cheating will automatically get a failing grade in this course. (PERFECT SCORE = 14/14)
1. Refer to figure BARIBAG. The beam reinforcement for negative moment at the column support is
shown.
Given:
A s=6−28 mm ∅
'
A s=4−28 mm ∅
'
f c =34 MPa
f y =415 MPa (for main bars)
f yt =275 MPa(stirrups)
d s=12 mm∅ spaced at 100 mm O. C .
ρb =0.035
h1=100 mm
h2 =500 mm
b=350 mm
Effective cover to the centroid of A s=80 mm
Effective cover to the centroid of A s ' =70 mm
a. Calculate the moment capacity (kN-m) of the section, ∅ M n . (1pt)
b. Calculate the shear strength provided by the shear reinforcement, V s . (1pt)
c. Calculate the nominal shear strength of the section, V n (kN ). (1pt)
2. Given the following data for the beam shown in the figure:
Beam dimension: f’c = 21 MPa (normal weight concrete)
Beam width, bw = 260mm fy = 415 MPa
Overall depth, h = 600mm fyt = 275 MPa
Effective depth, d = 540mm ds = 10mm, U - stirrup
Beam length, L = 7.5 m
Loads (factored)
Pu = 147 kN
Wu = 19.6 kN/m (including beam weight)
Determine the following: (a) Spacing of stirrups at critical section near the support (1pt), (b) spacing
of stirrups at the third point of the beam (1pt) , and (c) spacing of stirrups at midspan (1pt).
3. Redo number 2 considering the distributed load only w u. (3 pts)
4. Refer to figure SUPERMAN.
Given:
'
f c =28 MPa
f y =275 MPa
M =150 mm
K=200 mm
L=250 mm
'
d =50 mm
Determine the following:
(a) Maximum steel area ( A smax). (1pt)
(b) Maximum moment capacity of the beam (∅ M nmax ). (1pt)
5. The floor framing plan of a reinforced concrete structure is shown in the figure. the columns are 400
mm x 400 mm and the beams are 320 mm wide with h = 350 mm. the section at support for beam
EFGH is also shown in the figure. assume f’c = 28 MPa and fy = 415 MPa. The NSCP coefficients for
continuous beams and slab is given in figure code-523. Determine the following: (a) Nominal moment
strength of the beam (1pt), (b) maximum factored uniform load that can be supported by the beam
EFGH (1pt), and (c) If h = 500 mm, calculate the nominal moment strength of the beam (1pt).
Simplified Analysis of one-way slabs and continuous beams using ACI/NSCP 2015 coefficients.
Sec. 406.5.1. The use of ACI/NSCP 2015 coefficients in determining the design Mu and Vu can only be used
if and only if:
a. Only gravity loads (dead and live) are acting.
b. Members are prismatic.
c. Loads are uniformly distributed.
d. L ≤ 3D
e. Thera are at least 2 spans.
Long span
f. ≤1.20
Short span
Table 406.5.4 Approximate Shears for non-prestressed continuous beams and one-way slabs
Location Vu
Exterior face of first interior support 1.15 w u l n /2
Face of all other supports w u l n /2
Table 406.5.2 Approximate Moments for Non-prestressed continuous beams and one-way slabs
Moment Location Condition Mu
2
Discontinuous end integral with support w u l n /14
End span 2
Positive Discontinuous end unrestrained w u l n /11
2
Interior Spans All w u l n /16
Negative Interior face of exterior Member built integrally with supporting spandrel 2
w u l n /24
support beam
2
Member built integrally with supporting column w u l n /16
2
Exterior face of first Two spans w u l n /9
interior support 2
More than two spans w u l n /10
2
Face of other supports All w u l n /11
a) Slabs with spans not exceeding 3 m.
Face of all supports b) Beams where ratio of sum of column stiffness 2
satisfying (a) or (b) to beam stiffness exceeds 8 at each end of w u l n /12
span
To calculate negative moments, l n shall be the average adjacent clear span lengths.
Prepared by: ENGR. JERRY JAKE JUNE B.
