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Part (2): Plastic centroid

Plastic centroid is the location of the resultant force
produced by the steel and concrete.
Fconcrete = 0.85fc Ac
Y column input
Fsteel = fy As

Another Solution
by Engr. Romel Tarcelo F. Verterra
Author, MATHalino.com
Situation 1. The section of a column is shown in the figure.
For this problem, b1 = 300 mm, b2 = 180 mm, d1 = 250
mm, d2 = 350 mm, fc = 28 MPa, fy = 414 MPa.
Y
d1
55 mm

xy and y can be found at

[SHIFT] 1[STAT] 4:SUM

d2
55 mm
84 mm

[MODE]
1
2
3
4
5

3:STAT

X
2502=
250+3502=
2502=
250+350-84=

2:A+BX
Y
0.8528250300=
0.8528350180=
4140.252026=
4140.252824=

Concrete
Steel

AC

x = xyy = 291.88 mm
b1

b2

Part (3):
e = 400 290 = 110 mm = 0.11 m
Mu = Pu e = 3200(0.11) = 352 kNm

4 - 28 mm
6 - 20 mm

1.
2.

3.

Determine the location of the centroid of the gross

concrete area measured from y-axis.
B. 262
C. 274
D. 253
A. 281
Determine the location of the plastic neutral axis of the
column measured from the y-axis, in mm. Neglect the
area of concrete occupied by the steel.
A. 272
B. 302
C. 282
D. 292
Determine the factored moment Mu, in kNm, due to a
factored load Pu = 3200 kN applied 400 mm from the yaxis. Assume that the column is reinforced such that
plastic neutral axis is 290 mm from the y-axis.
A. 352
B. 387
C. 326
D. 376

Situation 2. For the section shown below, determine the

following:
4. The value of y .
A. 200 mm B. 206 mm C. 208 mm D. 202 mm
5. Moment of inertia with respect to the centroidal x-axis.
A. 240 106 mm4
C. 50.8 106 mm4
B. 260 106 mm4
D. 80.5 106 mm4
6. Moment of Inertia with respect to the centroidal y-axis.
A. 240 106 mm4
C. 50.8 106 mm4
B. 260 106 mm4
D. 80.5 106 mm4
300 mm

20 mm

20 mm
N.A.
300 mm

Solution
Y
250
55 mm

350

55 mm
84 mm
20 mm

300

180

4 - 28 mm
6 - 20 mm

Solution
Parts (1) and (2)
[MODE] 3:STAT 2:A+BX
[SHIFT] [MODE]
4:STAT
Frequency?
1:ON

Part (1): Geometric centroid

X
1
2
3
4

[MODE]
1
2
3

150 mm

3:STAT 2:A+BX
X
Y
2502= 250300=
250+3502= 350180=

Y
10=
20+150=
20+300+10=

AC

y = yn = 202 mm
AC

x = xyy = 261.96 mm

FREQ
15020=
20300=
30020=

Store to memory Y

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Another Solution

Edit the tabulated data:

[SHIFT] 1[STAT] 2:DATA
X
Y-10=
Y-170=
330-Y=

1
2
3
4

Y
10
170
330

FREQ
3000
6000
6000

Situation 4. Given the sequence 2, 6, 18, 54,

12. Find the 12th term
13. Find n if an = 9,565,938.
14. Find the sum of the first ten terms.
Solution
MODE 3:STAT 6:AB^X

AC

150(203 )
20(3003 )
300(203 )
INA =
+
+
+ x2
12
12
12
INA = 260 340 000 mm4

1
2
3
4

Part
: 12th term = 1 = 354 294

Part : n = 9565938x = 15
Part : S = (X,1,10) = 59 048

20(150 )
300(20 )
20(300 )
Iy =
+
+
12
12
12
I y = 50 825 000 mm4

3rd

Situation 3. The
term of an arithmetic progression is 11
and the 10th term is 32.
7. Find the 16th term.
A. 50
B. 53
C. 44
D. 47
8. What is the common difference?
A. 4
B. 2
C. 5
D. 3
9. If the nth term is 83, what is n?
B. 27
C. 25
D. 37
A. 35
10. Calculate the sum of the first 50 terms.
A. 3925
B. 2924
C. 1025
D. 5610
11. What is n so that the sum of the first n terms is 874?
A. 30
B. 27
C. 25
D. 23

15. A man invested P10,000.00 per month on a bank that

offers interest of 6% compounded monthly. How
much can he get after 5 years?
A. P600,000.00
C. P725,400.00
B. P697,700.00
D. P700,000.00
Solution
i = 6%12 = 0.5% = 0.005
n = 12(5) = 60
MODE 3:STAT 6:AB^X

Solution
[MODE]

3:STAT
X

1
2
3

2:A+BX

AC

16th term = 16 = 50
Common difference = 2 - 1 = 3
n = 83x = 27
S = (X,1,50) = 3925
S = (X,1,23) = 874

use the choices

3:STAT
X

10000=
10000(1+0.005)=

AC

16. A sphere of diameter 40 c m is cut by two horizontal

planes. One plane is 8 cm below the center of the
sphere and the other is 14 cm above the center of the
sphere. Determine the volume of the frustum formed
between the cutting planes.
b=2 51

Solution

[MODE] 3:STAT 3:_+cX2

Another way to solve for Part :

This approach is very convenient if the first three terms
are given. For this problem, the first three terms are a1
= 5, a2 = 8, and a3 = 11
[MODE]

F = (X,1,60)= P697,700.30

Y
11=
32=

3=
10=

X
1=
2=

1
2
3

X
1
2
3
4

0=
20=
40=

Y
0=
(202)=
0=

h = 22

1
2
3

2=
6=
18=

AC

Part (3)

Part
:
Part :
Part :
Part :
Part :

Y
1=
2=
3=

14

3:_+CX2

20
20

AC

Y
1=
2=
3=

5=
5+8=
5+8+11=

a= 4 21

[AC] [SHIFT] 1[STAT] 7:REG

A = 0
B = 125.6637
[SHIFT] RCL[STO] B
C = 3.1416
[SHIFT] RCL[STO] C

AC

n = 874x = 23

[MODE] 1:COMP

V=

34

12

( BX + CX 2 )dX = 24 236.34 cm3