FE Civil Exam Prep 60, Reinforced Concrete Beams — Whitney Stress Block

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - How to apply the Whitney Stress Block to find the moment capacity of a reinforced concrete beam. - The critical equilibrium equation, C = T, that forms the basis of the calculation. - A step-by-step process for solving for the design moment capacity, φMn, in an exam-style problem. - Common traps on the FE Civil exam, including unit conversions (psi vs. ksi, kip-in vs. kip-ft) and using effective depth 'd'. - How to use the strength reduction factor, φ, to convert nominal strength to design strength. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep