Paper 2

RC question

2a. 350mm x 500mm rc column section subjected to 1500kN axial load and 510kNm bending
moment. Calculate the area of steel required. (Column design chart given for d/h = 0.833 and
d/h = 0.9)

2b. 350mm square column with 6T32 reinforcement bar was subjected with 150kNm bending
moment and the minimum reinforcement area required is 1510mm2. Calculate the extra axial
load that T32 reinforcement can support.

Assume cover to H10 stirrup is 10mm, use fck = 32MPa and fyk = 500MPa (Loading value not sure)
160mm
1. a. Calculate moment capacity for sagging
1H16
250mm

b. Calculate shear capacity at support. Assuming effective shear

area = 250mm from the top of beam
2H16
Assume cover to H13 stirrup is 40mm, use fck = 32MPa and
500mm

fyk = 500MPa

4H28

300mm

Hydraulics question

Trapezoidal open channel flow. Side slope 3 horizontal to 1 vertical with base width of 5m. Uniform
flow depth of 2m, n = 0.05, So = 0.0008

a. Find flow, Q

b. Find critical flow depth, yc

c. Is the flow supercritical or subcritical?

d. Is the slope mild, steep or adverse?

Geotechnical question

1a. What is the difference between displacement and non-displacement pile? Give an example of
each.

1b. A 20m long and 1.2m diameter bored pile was casted into soil consisting of 5m thick top clay
layer Cu = 32kPa and deep lower clay layer Cu = 50kPa. The saturated unit weight of soil is
 18kN/m3 with GWT at ground level. Check the adequacy of the pile using EC7 design approach 1,
modal factor = 1.4. (Density of concrete = 24kg/m3)

2a.

Steel question

1a. DL = 2kN/m and LL = 4kN/m. Assume hinge is located at apex location. Determine the bending
moment and shear at point A.

1b.