What is a reasonable minimum width to assume for an interior concrete beam that has four #8 bars as its longitudinal reinforcing?

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What is a reasonable minimum width to assume for an interior concrete beam that
has four #8 bars as its longitudinal reinforcing?
Top bars
(not all bars
Bottom
bars
#4 shear.
stirrups
10 in
14 in
20 in
24 in
width
Beam Section
Transcribed Image Text:What is a reasonable minimum width to assume for an interior concrete beam that has four #8 bars as its longitudinal reinforcing? Top bars (not all bars Bottom bars #4 shear. stirrups 10 in 14 in 20 in 24 in width Beam Section
Per ACI 318, what is the minimum concrete cover over the reinforcing for concrete
cast against and permanently exposed to earth?
1.5 in
2.0 in
2.5 in
3.0 in
Transcribed Image Text:Per ACI 318, what is the minimum concrete cover over the reinforcing for concrete cast against and permanently exposed to earth? 1.5 in 2.0 in 2.5 in 3.0 in
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