A beam is to be designed for loads causing a maximum factored shear of 270 kN, using a concrete with fc'= 35 Mpa and fy=414 Mpa. Proceeding on the basis that the concrete dimensions will be determined by diagonal tension (shear stress), select the appropriate width b and effective depth d (a) for a beam in which no web reinforcement is to be used, (b) for a beam in which only the minimum web reinforcement is provided, and (c) for a beam in which web reinforcement provides shear strength V, = 2Ve . Follow the ACI Code requirements, and let d = 2b in each case.

A beam is to be designed for loads causing a maximum factored shear of 270 kN, using a concrete with fc'= 35 Mpa and fy=414 Mpa. Proceeding on the basis that the concrete dimensions will be determined by diagonal tension (shear stress), select the appropriate width b and effective depth d (a) for a beam in which no web reinforcement is to be used, (b) for a beam in which only the minimum web reinforcement is provided, and (c) for a beam in which web reinforcement provides shear strength V, = 2Ve . Follow the ACI Code requirements, and let d = 2b in each case.

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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