To help prevent excessively wide inclined cracks, the textbook author recommends the use of _______.

A simply-supported beam has a 5 kip/ft uniformly-distributed load over the left half of its 9-ft span. What is the magnitude of the maximum shear force in the beam?

Inclined stirrups are an ineffective solution for resisting seismic loads.

A simply-supported beam has a 2 kip/ft uniformly-distributed load over the entire 8-ft span. What is the magnitude of the maximum shear force in the beam?

_______ must occur before a shear failure can occur in most concrete beams.

If φVc = 44 kip and Vu = 39 kip, are stirrups required?

The textbook author recommends the use of 135° stirrups throughout, except in certain cases where 180° stirrups are needed to prevent overlap.

In a mechanical splice, the force in one bar is transferred to the concrete, which transfers it to the adjacent bar.

Web reinforcement is normally provided to ensure that the beam reaches the full flexural capacity.

A simply-supported beam has a 1 kip/ft uniformly-distributed load over the entire 8-ft span. What is the magnitude of the shear force at midspan?