A reinforced concrete beam of rectangular section 300 mm wide by 600 mm deep is reinforced with 4 bars of 20 mm diameter at an effective depth of 500 mm. The effective span of the beam is 6 m. If fcu -20 N/mm2 and fy 415 N/mm2, estimate the uniformly distributed load on the beam.

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0 85 Fck b a Fy Ast Ast 4 3 142 4 x 20 x 20 Ast 3 142 View the full answer