A singly reinforced rectangular beam 350 mm wide and 450 mm deep is reinforced with 2 -16-mm-diameter bottom bars enclosed with 10-mm-dia stirrups covered with 40 mm of concrete. Calculate the tensile steel strain compatible with concrete strain of 0.003. Use f'c = 26 MPa and fy = 370 MPa.

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A singly reinforced rectangular beam 350 mm wide and 450 mm deep is reinforced with 2
-16-mm-diameter bottom bars enclosed with 10-mm-dia stirrups covered with 40 mm of concrete.
Calculate the tensile steel strain compatible with concrete strain of 0.003. Use f'c = 26 MPa and fy = 370
MPa. Express your answer in 4 decimal places

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