PROBLEM SET # 1 (COMPRE 3)

1. A simply reinforced concrete beam has a width of 250 mm and an effective depth of 500 mm.
Concrete strength is 28 MPa and steel yield strength Fy = 280 MPa.

a. Which of the following gives us the balanced reinforcement ratio in percent.

b. Which of the following gives the max. allowable steel area AS in accordance with the
1992 NSCP strength design specifications.

c. Which of the following gives the number of 25 mmØ bars to be used based in NSCP
specifications.
2. A reinforced concrete beam having a width of 450 mm and an effective depth of 675 mm is
reinforced with 4 – 25 mmØ. The beam has a simple span of 9 m. it carries an ultimate
uniform load of 40 kN/m. fc’ = 27.6 MPa, fy = 414.7 MPa.

a. Compute the compressive force resisted by concrete in the beam.

b. Compute the ultimate moment capacity of the beam.

c. Compute the cut-off point for two of the bars from the support.
3. A 12 mm simple supported beam is provided by an additional support at mid-span. The beam
has a width of b = 300 mm and a total depth h = 450 mm. it is reinforced with 4 – 25 mmØ at
the tension side and 2 – 25 mmØ at the compression side with 70 mm cover to centroid of the

reinforcements. Fc’ = 30 MPa, fy = 415 MPa. Use 0.75 b = 0.023.

a. Determine the depth of the regular stress block.

b. Determine the nominal bending moment Mn.

c. Determine the total factored uniform load including the beam weight considering
moment capacity reduction of 0.90.
4. A reinforced concrete T-beam has an effective depth of 650 mm and is reinforced with 8 – 25
mmØ bars. The web width is 330 mm and has a flange thickness of 115 mm. The beam has a
span of 8 meters and has a spacing center to center equal to 4 meters. fc’ = 21 MPa and fy =
350 MPa.

a. Compute the effective with of the flange.

b. Compute the depth of the compression block.

c. Compute the nominal moment capacity of the beam.

5. An isolated T-beam is composed of a flange 710 m. wide and 150 mm deep poured
monolithically with a web of 250 mm width which extends 610 mm below the bottom
surface of the flange to produce a beam of 760 mm total depth. Tensile reinforcement
consists of 6 – 32 mmØ bars placed in two horizontal rows. The centroid of the bars group is
660 mm from the top of the beam. It has been determined that the concrete has strength of
20.73 MPa and that the yield stress of steel is 414.7 MPa.

a. Compute the max. permitted steel ration.

b. Compute the depth of the stress block.

c. Compute the design strength of the beam

6. A two way reinforced concrete building floor system is composed of slab panels measuring
6.1 m x 7.6 m. in plan supported by shallow column line beams cast monolithically with the
slab as shown. Thickness of the slab is 180 mm. The typical exterior panel carries a service
live load of 6000 Pa in addition to the self-weight of the floor. Assume unit weight of
concrete to be 24 kN/m3. Beam BC has a dimension of 360 x 510 mm. Use direct design
method.

a. Which of the following gives the ultimate uniform load acting on the slab in kPa.

b. Which of the following gives max positive moment in the shot span direction of the
exterior panel.

c. Which of the following gives the total static design moment in the long direction of the
exterior panel.
7. Minimum thickness of slabs without interior beams spacing between the supports shall be in
accordance with the provisions of Table 5.9.5(c) and shall not be less than the following
values.
a. Slabs without drop panels 125 mm
b. Slabs with drop panels 100 mm

Table 5.9.5(c) Minimum Thickness of Slabs Without Interior Beams

Yield Stress Without Drop Panels With Drop Panels
Fy Exterior Interior Exterior Interior

MPa Panels Panels Panels Panels

Without edge With edge Without edge With edge

beams beams beams beams

275 Ln/33 Ln/36 Ln/36 Ln/36 Ln/40 Ln/40

415 Ln/30 Ln/33 Ln/33 Ln/33 Ln/36 Ln/36

Ln = length of clear span in long direction of two-way construction, measured face to face of
supports in slabs without beams and face to face of beams or other support in the cases.

From the given floor plan of a building shown. Compute the following using fc’ = 27.6 MPa.

a. Min. thickness of slab S-1 if Fy = 275 MPa

b. Min. thickness of slab S-1 if Fy = 415 Mpa
c. Min. thickness of slab S-2 if Fy = 275 MPa
d. Min. thickness of slab S-2 if Fy = 415 Mpa
e. Min. thickness of slab S-3 if Fy = 275 MPa
f. Min. thickness of slab S-3 if Fy = 415 Mpa