In: Civil Engineering
Complete the bending design of a simply supported reinforced concrete beam with the following parameters: Service loads are WD = 2.5 Kip/ft and WL = 1.5 Kip/ft, Span = 16 ft, f'c = 6,000 psi, fy = 40,000 psi, b = 12 in., cover to the center of the steel = 3 in. Assume phi = 0.9, but make sure that phi is actually 0.9 at the end. Find h by doubling the recommended minimum height for this beam and provide it in whole inches rounded up to the nearest inch.