LABORATORY EXERCISE 1 IN CE 324 (WSDM-SINGLY, DOUBLY REINFORCED BEAMS AND T-

BEAMS)
1.Compute the flexural stresses in the concrete and steel for the beams shown using the
transformed-area method.

2. Compute the flexural stresses in the concrete and steel for the beams shown using the
transformed-area method.

3. Compute the flexural stresses in the concrete and steel for the beams shown using the
transformed-area method.
4. A reinforced concrete beam 300 mm wide has an effective depth of 600 mm. It is reinforced with 4-32
mm diameter bars for tension. f’c = 21 MPa and fy = 275 MPa. Find the moment capacity of the beam.
5. A rectangular concrete beam is reinforced in tension only. The width is 300 mm and the effective
depth is 600 mm. The beam carries a moment of 80 kN·m which causes a stress of 5 MPa in the extreme
compression fiber of concrete. Use n = 9.What is the distance of the neutral axis from the top of the
beam? Calculate the required area for steel reinforcement. Find the stress developed in the steel.