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Q.1 The total compressive force at the time of failure of a concrete beam section of width ‘b’ without
considering the partial safety factor of the material is
(All symbols have their usual meanings)
a. 0.24 fck bxu
b. 0.36 fck bxu
c. 0.54 fck bxu
d. 0.67 fck bxu
Q.2 The nominal cover (in mm) used for a column of size 200 mm × 200 mm with longitudinal bar of size 12 mm
diameter, is
a. 25
b. 30
c. 35
d. 20
Q.3 In the stress block of concrete, the distance of centroid of parabolic portion from extreme compression
fibre is
Where ‘xu’ is neutral axis depth and ‘d ’ is effective depth.
a.
b.
c.
d.
a. failure of concrete in compression zone
b. failure of concrete in tension zone
c. failure of steel in tension
d. both (a) or (b)
Q.5 The spacing of transverse reinforcement as stirrups for torsion should not exceed
a. 300 mm; longer dimension of stirrups
b. 300 mm; shorter dimension of stirrups
c. 450 mm; longer dimension of stirrups
d. 450 mm; shorter dimension of stirrups
Q.6 What will be the minimum shear reinforcement in the form of stirrups for a beam of width 400 mm and
spacing 100 mm? [Steel used is Fe415]
a. 45 mm2
b. 100 mm2
c. 60 mm2
d. 25 mm2
Q.7 Which type of reinforcing bar is more corrosion resistant
a. Epoxy coated bar
b. Stainless steel
c. Galvanized steel
d. All of these
Q.8 In a simply supported prestressed concrete beam subjected to prestress, downward dead loads and
downward live loads, the
a. pressure line coincides with the cable line.
b. pressure line shifts uniformly towards the top of beam as load increases.
c. pressure line shifts more at centre of span and zero at supports.
d. pressure line shifts from cable line towards the soffit of beam.
Q.9
A pretensioned concrete member of section 200 mm × 250 mm contains tendons of area 500 mm2 at
centre of gravity of the section. The prestress in the tendons is 1000 N/mm2 . Assuming modular ratio as
10, the stress in concrete is _____________ N/mm2 .
Q.10 A RC beam has an effective depth of 500 mm and a breadth of 350 mm. It is subjected to ultimate shear
force of 350 kN. The maximum shear contribution by the bent up bars is limited to __________ kN.
[Assume τc = 0.60 N/mm2 ]
Q.11 A simply supported beam of 6 m effective span is provided with parabolic tendon having a sag of 100 mm
at mid span and zero eccentricity at ends. For a prestressing force of 1920 kN, the total upward force from
the tendon on the beam is ___________ kN.
Q.12 A column is reinforced transversely by using helical reinforcement. Quantity of helical reinforcement is
such that pitch corresponding to is 95 mm. If the core diameter is 450 mm and
diameter of steel bar forming the helix is 10 mm, then the maximum pitch of the helical reinforcement will
be ____________ mm.
Q.13 Consider a beam with rectangular crosssection in which maximum depth of neutral axis is 50% of the
effective depth. Assuming Fe250 grade of steel and M20 grade concrete, the percentage of tensile
reinforcement corresponding to the limiting moment of resistance is given by _____________ % of bd
where, b and d are width and effective depth of the rectangular crosssection respectively.
Q.14 Two legged 8 mm diameter vertical stirrups are provided at a spacing of 200 mm centre to centre in a
rectangular beam of 200 mm width and 350 mm effective depth. If design shear strength of concrete is 0.5
MPa, total shear capacity of the section will be ____________ kN.
[Take Fe415 grade steel]
Q.15
A simply supported slab of span 3.0 m × 3.5 m have total loading as 3 kN/m2 . If grade of steel is Fe415 and
M25 concrete is used, then the overall depth of slab by deflection criterion is ____________ mm.
Q.16 If a beam of crosssection 300 mm × 600 mm is subjected to a torsional moment of 50 kNm, then
equivalent shear for the beam crosssectionwill be ___________ kN.
Q.17 Consider the following statements related with flexural reinforcement to be terminated in the tension zone:
I. The shear at the cutoff point not to exceed 2/3rd of permitted value.
II. Shear reinforcement is provided along each terminated bar overlapping 3/4th of effective depth of
member from the cutoff point.
III. For 36 mm and smaller bars, the continuing bars shall provide double the area required for flexure at the
cut off point and shear shall not exceed 3/4th of the permitted value. Which of the above statement(s)
is(are) CORRECT?
a. I and II
b. II and III
c. I, II and III
d. III only
Q.18 A RCC beam (M20 grade concrete and Fe415 grade steel) has a rectangular section of 300 mm width and
500 mm overall depth. The spacing of transverse reinforcement provided is 150 mm, effective cover is 30
mm and diameter of main longitudinal bar is 16 mm. Using limit state method, estimate the area of
transverse reinforcement (in mm2 ) if beam is subjected to a factored pure torsion of 7.6 kNm.
a. 21.04
b. 33.25
c. 2978.72
d. 3011.97
Q.19 Consider the following statements dealing with purposes of providing pedestal to a footing:
I. The thickness requirement of the footing slab is reduced.
II. The pedestal provides a suitable base to support the column shuttering.
Which of the above statement(s) is(are) CORRECT?
a. I and II
b. I only
c. II only
d. None of these
Not Attempt Correct Ans. a
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Q.20 The percentage reinforcement of balanced section, pt , in WSM for a singly reinforced balanced
rectangular section is
[Take M20 grade concrete and Fe415 grade steel]
a. 0.68
b. 0.59
c. 0.52
d. 0.44
Q.21 A square isolated footing of size 3.0 m × 3.0 m is having a uniform depth of 420 mm and a steel column of
size 600 mm × 600 mm is resting on it. Use limit state method and find the permissible bearing stress. Use
M20 concrete.
a. 18
b. 20
c. 22
d. 24
Q.22 A simply supported prestressed concrete beam of effective span 6 m has size 150 mm × 300 mm. Initial
stress in tendon is 1000 N/mm2 located at a constant downward eccentricity of 50 mm and area of steel is
self weight is 6.08 N/mm.
a. 1.234 × 103
b. 4.504 × 103
c. 5.738 × 103
d. 3.27 × 103
Q.23
A concrete beam of rectangular crosssection with section modulus as 800000 mm3 is prestressed by a
straight tendon to an effective force of 150 kN at an eccectricity of 20 mm (below the centrioidal axis along
a. 10 (compressive)
b. 10 (tensile)
c. 2.5 (compressive)
d. 2.5 (tensile)
a. xu < Df
b.
c.
d. xu > xmax
Q.25 A RCC short circular column of diameter 425 mm is made of M20 grade concrete and has 1% steel of
Fe415. The ultimate axial load carrying capacity of the column is ____________ kN.
[Assume the column is under minimum eccentricity and helical ties are not used]
Q.26
If 1.6 is creep coefficient, 10.2 N/mm2 is initial prestress in concrete at the level of tendon, 6 is modular
then the total losses in concrete due to effect of creep and shrinkage of concrete is ____________N/mm2 .
Q.27 A simply supported beam of rectangular section of effective span 18 m is subjected to uniformly
distributed load. The minimum effective depth required to check deflection of this beam, when modification
factor for tension and compression reinforcements are 0.8 and 1.2 respectively, will be ___________ m.
Q.28 The Tbeam as shown is made of M20 concrete and is reinforced with 4 numbers 25φ of Fe415 grade bars.
If neutral axis lies in the web of the beam and bf is the effective width of flange, the moment of resistance
for the Tbeam according to limit state method is _________ kNm.
Attempt Incorrect Your Ans. 229.41 Correct Ans. 232.71 (230 235)
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Q.29
A posttensioned cable of beam 10 m long is initially tensioned to a stress of 1000 N/mm2 at one end. If the
tendons are curved so that the slope is 1 in 24 at each end, with an area of 600 mm2 .
Coefficient of friction between duct and cable = 0.55; friction coefficient for ‘wave’ effect = 0.0015 per m.
During anchoring, if there is a slip of 4 mm at the jacking end, then the total percentage loss in prestress
due to friction and slip is ______%. [Take Es = 210 kN/mm2 ]
Q.30 For the cantilever beam as shown in figure below, the design shear stress (as per limit state design) at
section AA is __________ N/mm2 .
[Take effective cover = 40 mm]
The beam has a constant width of 250 mm. Working shear force and bending moment at section A A are
100 kN and 150 kNm respectively.
Q.31 A doubly reinforced rectangular beam 250 mm wide and 500 mm deep is designed as balanced section.
___________ mm2 .
[Use WSM and take m = 19]
The intensity of super imposed load (excluding the self weight) that the beam can carry over a simply
supported effective span of 6 m is _________ kN/m.
[Assume limiting capacity of beam to be 180 kNm]
Q.33 A M25 RCC column of size 550 mm × 550 mm carries a factored compressive axial load of 1100 kN. The
permissible shear strength of concrete is ___________ MPa.
[Given design shear strength of concrete = 0.75 MPa]