Homework 5 CVEN 444
Homework 5 - Concrete problems
Due: April 1, 2002




There are 4 problems. There is a hint page for the assignment. If you can't read any of the numbers in the figures click on the figure and the figure will increase in size. If you have questions, email me! There is a question page, where will be answering any questions which might arise.





[1]
Problem 8.1 from the book A cantilever beam with b =12 in containing 3 No. 7 bars which are anchored in the column by standard 90 hooks. fc = 5 ksi and fs = 60 ksi. Assume that the steel is stressed to fy at the face of the column, can these bars

  1. be anchored by hooks into the column. The clear cover to the side of the hooks is 2.75 in. The clear cover to the bar extension beyond the bend is 1.875 in. The joint is enclosted by ties at 6 in off center.
  2. be developed in the beam. The bar ends 2 in. from the end of the beam. The beam has No. 3 double leg stirrups at 7.5 in.


10 pts.


[2]
Problem 8.4 A simply supported rectangular beam with b = 14 in. and d = 17.5 in. an No. 3 minimum stirrups spans 14 ft and supports a total factored uniform load of 6.5 kip/ft, including its own dead load. It is built of 3000 psi concrete and contains 2 No. 10 grade 50 bars which extend 5 in. past centers of the supports at each end of No. 3 minimum stirrups. does this beam satisfy ACI Sec. 12.11.3? If not, what is the largest size bar which can be used?



10 pts.


[3]
Design a 14 ft simply supported slab to carry a uniform dead load (exclude self-weight) of 140 lb/ft2and a uniform live load of 160 lb/ft2. Use fc = 3 ksi and fy =60 ksi.

10 pts.


[4]
A 17 ft span simply supported beam has a clear span of 16 ft and carries a uniformly distributed dead and live loads of 5.0 k/ft and 4.0 k/ft, respectively. The dimensions beam section are 25 in. x 14 in., reinforced with 4 #10 bars in single row (d = 22.5 in.) and 2 #4 at top of the beam. Check the section for shear and design the necessary shear reinforcement. Given fc = 3 ksi and fy = 60 ksi.

10 pts.



Last modified: 10:15 March 22, 2002

Dr. E.W. Sandt
Civil Engineering Department
Texas A&M University

esandt@stommel.tamu.edu