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 differentiate between one-way and two-way slabs using the long-to-short side ratio of 2.0.

- Why one-way slabs are analyzed as wide beams with load transfer occurring primarily in the short direction.

- The definition of development length (l_d) and its importance for achieving the rebar's full yield strength.

- How to identify and apply the critical 'top-bar' modification factor of 1.3 in development length calculations.

- The relationship between splice length and development length for Class A (1.0 * l_d) and Class B (1.3 * l_d) tension splices.

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