This paper presents an investigation to study the behavior of stepped reinforced concrete beams under static load. An experimental study is carried out to test one stepped reinforced concrete beam. To verify the nonlinear finite element modeling constructed by the use of the nonlinear finite element program ANSYS in the analysis of the stepped reinforced concrete beam, one model identical to the experimentally tested beam is prepared and constructed by the use of this program. Analytical study is performed using the ANSYS finite element program to predict the ultimate load capacity. Nonlinear material behavior, as it relates to steel reinforcing bar and concrete are simulated appropriate constitutive models. The crack patterns of the beams are presented. The load deflection plots are obtained. The analytical results show good agreement with the experimental results.