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C5 It is this devintion in the composition of a reinforced concerte section from the bornogeneity of standard wood or steel sections that requires a modified approach to the basic principles of sctuctural design. The two components of the beterogeneous reinforced concrete section are to be so arranged and proportioned that optmal use is made of the materials involved. This is possible because concrete can easily be given any desired shape by placing and compacting the wet mixture of the constituent ingredients into suitable forms in which the plastic mass hardens. If the various ingredients ar