A concrete floor slab 100 mm thick is cast monolithic with concrete beams 2.0 m on centers. The beams have a span of 4.0 m, web width of 250 mm and overall depth of 500 mm. The tensile reinforcement consists of 6 - ø20 mm bars in two rows with 25 mm vertical clear spacing. Use material strength f'c = 21 MPa and fy = 415 MPa. Calculate the following considering a T-geometry: Effective flange width of an interior beam in mm = _______ Depth of uniform stress block at ultimate stage in mm to the neares whole number = _______ Tensile steel strain compatible with concrete strain of 0.003 in 3 decimal places = __________

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A concrete floor slab 100 mm thick is cast monolithic with concrete beams 2.0 m on centers. The beams have a span of 4.0 m, web width of 250 mm and overall depth of 500 mm. The tensile reinforcement consists of 6 - ø20 mm bars in two rows with 25 mm vertical clear spacing. Use material strength f'c = 21 MPa and fy = 415 MPa.

Calculate the following considering a T-geometry:

Effective flange width of an interior beam in mm = _______

Depth of uniform stress block at ultimate stage in mm to the neares whole number = _______

Tensile steel strain compatible with concrete strain of 0.003 in 3 decimal places = __________

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