Feasibility of Using Palmyrah Strips as Reinforcing Material in Cost Effective Houses

Table 2

Reinforcement details of beams.

	Area of bottom reinforcement; number × mm × mm	Area of top reinforcement; number × mm × mm	Reinforcement; percentage	Cover; mm
Beam 1 (without r/f)
Beam 2	4×10×10	2×10×10	2.67%	15
Beam 3	6×10×10	2×10×10	3.5%	15
Beam 4	2×20×20	2×10×10	4.4%	15