Question: An interior beam with a rectangular cross section 4 5 0 mm in height and 2 5 0 mm in width is to be reinforced

An interior beam with a rectangular cross section 450 mm in height and 250 mm in width is to be reinforced with 15 M bars. The concrete has a compressive strength of 30 MPa and the steel has a tensile strength of 400 MPa. What are the maximum and minimum number of bars that could be used before risking brittle fracture? Assume one layer of reinforcement for this question. (Hint: Find max and min area of reinforcement first.)3. If 6 bars and an aggregate size of 25mm is used for question 2, will they need to be divided into two layers of reinforcing? (show your work) If so, will two layers be enough? (Hint: consider min cover and spacing.)4. What is the maximum bending moment that can be carried by the beam from question 2 with the reinforcement placement you determined in question 3?

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