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Is 459-1978 recommends to provide certain minimum steel in a RCC beam
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19 comments Page 2 of 2.
Gyanadatta Rout said:
1 decade ago
Concrete is weak in tension, so that concrete is reinforced to resist tension force acting on it.
Asaithambi said:
9 years ago
Sometimes minimum steels are provided beam first ductility and second time of rupture and flexure failure.
Aaron said:
9 years ago
IS 456-2000 Recommends providing certain minimum steel in a RCC beam.
Answer : to provide enough ductility to the beam.
Answer : to provide enough ductility to the beam.
Rahul said:
9 years ago
Yes, D is the answer.
Karthik said:
9 years ago
I think option B is correct because steel is mainly provided to give flexural strength to the concrete.
Paras Nayyar said:
9 years ago
According to me option D is the correct answer.
Deepthi said:
1 decade ago
Ductility might be suitable option as per is 13920.
Abid Ali said:
1 decade ago
I think it is to provide enough ductility to the beam. The language of option B is not suitable for answer.
Hassan said:
1 decade ago
Also to avoid sudden failure because the difference between steel and concrete tension strength. When over load -over stress the cracks appears will be warning.
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