A concrete beam will have reinforcements running through the beam to increase the strength. The reinforcements are normally circular, what would be the advantages and disadvantages of using pentagon shaped reinforcements instead of circular.

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Q: o Why the tensilę strengths of concrete are of the order of 10 and 15%of the compressive'strength.

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Q: what conclusion we can make regarding the  strength of the concrete.

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Q: Determine the forces in members CD, CK, EF, EH and KL of the simple truss shown in Figure (3). State…

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Q: Write the parameters that affect the compressive strength of concrete.

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