This document provides information on the design of singly reinforced concrete beams. It defines key terms like overall depth, effective depth, cover, and neutral axis. It explains that a singly reinforced beam only has steel reinforcement in the tension zone. The document also describes balanced and unbalanced beam sections, including under-reinforced and over-reinforced beams. It lists design rules for beams and explains the procedure for designing a singly reinforced beam using the working stress method.