The basic strength requirement from ACI 318 is “Reduced nominal strength ​≤ Factored load effects.”

Adjacent span loading is the common loading pattern for determining maximum negative moments at supports due to live load.

For the initial analysis-design cycle, total beam depths are typically in the range of L/18 to L/12, where L is the center-to-center span length of the beam.

A two-dimensional structural analysis is permitted for determining design moments in a typical continuous beam and column frame system.

A beam has dimensions of b = 14 in., h = 28 in., and d = 25.5 in. and is reinforced with 3 No. 6 bars. The concrete strength is 7,300 psi, and the yield strength of the reinforcement is 60,000 psi. Determine the nominal moment capacity, Mn, of the beam.

A beam is singly reinforced with the reinforcement in two rows. The bottom row contains 10 No. 8 bars at a depth of 20 in. The top row contains 7 No. 5 bars at a depth of 16 in. Determine the effective (centroidal) depth, d, of the steel.

A beam has dimensions of b = 14 in., h = 28 in., d’ = 2.5 in., and d = 25.5 in. It is reinforced with 2 No. 5 bars on the compression side and 4 No. 8 bars on the tension side. The concrete strength is 4,000 psi, and the yield strength of the reinforcement is 60,000 psi. If the depth of the neutral axis is c = 4.199 in., determine the strain in the compression reinforcement, ε’s.

A beam has dimensions of b = 16 in., h = 22 in., and d = 19.5 in. and is reinforced with 4 No. 7 bars. The concrete strength is 9,100 psi, and the yield strength of the reinforcement is 60,000 psi. Determine the nominal moment capacity, Mn, of the beam.

Which symbol represents the distance from the extreme fiber in compression to the centroid of the longitudinal reinforcement on the tension side of a reinforced concrete member?

A beam has dimensions of b = 18 in., h = 30 in., and d = 27.5 in. and is reinforced with 5 No. 7 bars. The concrete strength is 7,300 psi, and the yield strength of the reinforcement is 60,000 psi. If the depth to the neutral surface is c = 2.352706 in., determine the strain in the reinforcement.