Which one of the following statements about the percentage of tensile steel required to produce a balanced reinforced concrete section is correct? The required percentage of steel
a) Reduces as the yield strength of steel increases
b) Remains unchanged irrespective of the yield strength of steel
c) Is the same for a given quality of steel irrespective of whether working stress method is followed or ultimate load method used
d) Is only function of the modulus of elasticity of steel
Reduces as the yield strength of steel increases