Question: 6 . 5 . A reinforced concrete beam is continuous over two equal 2 2 f t spans, simply supported at the two exterior supports,

6.5. A reinforced concrete beam is continuous over two equal 22ft spans, simply supported at the two exterior supports, and fully continuous at the interior support. Concrete cross-sectional dimensions are b=10in.,h=22in., and d=19.5 in. for both positive and negative bending regions. Positive reinforcement in each span consists of two No.9(No.29) bars, and negative reinforcement at the interior support is made up of three No.10(No.32) bars. No compression steel is used. Material strengths are fy=60,000 psi and fc'=5000. The beam will carry a service live load, applied early in the life of the member, of 1800lbft distributed uniformly over both spans; 20 percent of this load will be sustained more or less permanently, while the rest is intermittent. The total service dead load is 1000lbft including selfweight.
(a) Find the immediate deflection when shores are removed and the full dead load is applied.
(b) Find the long-term deflection under sustained load.
(c) Find the increment of deflection when the short-term part of the live load is applied.
Compare with ACI Code deflection limits; piping and brittle conduits are carried that would be damaged by large deflections. Note that midspan deflection may be used as a close approximation of maximum deflection.
6 . 5 . A reinforced concrete beam is continuous

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