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Envelope #18: Super-Quick Concrete Beam Check
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Happy Thursday! This is Back of the Envelope – the structural engineering newsletter that helps you become slightly smarter each week.
Today, I am going to share a quick tip about flexural reinforcing for concrete beams. I learned this a decade ago from an old book, and I still find it helpful to this day.
Let’s dive in.
(Estimated read time = 1 minute 36 seconds)