![Problem 4.4<br>A rectangular beam must carry a service live load of 36.05 KN/m and a calculated dead load of 15.32 KN/m 20<br>on a 5.5 m simple span is limited in cross-section for architectural reasons to 250 mm width and 500 mm total<br>depth. If fy = 414 MPa and f'. = 28 MPa, what steel area must be provided?<br>Use d = 400 mm and d' = 62.5 mm<br>Note: if compression steel does not yield:<br>use: As'fs' = As, fy<br>fy]<br>As' = As2<br>fs'<br>](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/storage.unifolks.com/qimg-008/008_4rguzp0-exjhw4sv.jpeg)
Extracted text: Problem 4.4 A rectangular beam must carry a service live load of 36.05 KN/m and a calculated dead load of 15.32 KN/m 20 on a 5.5 m simple span is limited in cross-section for architectural reasons to 250 mm width and 500 mm total depth. If fy = 414 MPa and f'. = 28 MPa, what steel area must be provided? Use d = 400 mm and d' = 62.5 mm Note: if compression steel does not yield: use: As'fs' = As, fy fy] As' = As2 fs'