Structural elements are designed to efficiently transfer and distribute loads.

Ductile failure occurs without warning. (False)

What is the main internal force that resists bending?

What does Hooke’s Law define?

A unit strip of a one-way slab is analyzed like a rectangular beam.

Calculate the maximum bending moment and maximum shear force of a simple supported beam with a uniformly distributed load of 3 k/ft. The beam span is 9 ft.

Concrete’s tensile strength is considered in ultimate moment capacity calculations.

Calculate the maximum bending moment and maximum shear force of a simple supported beam with a uniformly distributed load of 7 k/ft. The beam span is 13ft.

Calculate the ultimate Moment, Mu of a slab that has a 325 psf dead load that includes the slab weight and a service live load of225 psf. Slab span is 20ft. Final result should be in k/ft

The maximum usable concrete compressive strain is: