RCC PS 06_ 22-09-2019_Full syllabus 10) A T beam shown below is made of M20 concrete

and is reinforced with 4 nos. of 25 mm dia of

Introduction to reinforced concrete Fe415 grade bars. If neutral axis lies in the web
of the beam and bf is the effective width of
1) Which one of the following correctly express the flange, the moment of resistance for the T-beam
split tensile strength of a circular cylinder of according to limit state method is ______ kNm.
length L and dia D subjected to a maximum load [232.71]
of P?
a) P/ DL b) P/2 DL
c) 2P/ DL d) P/4 DL

2) Modulus of rupture of concrete given in IS:456-

2000 is measured by
a) Direct tension test in the universal testing
machine
b) Applying compressive load along the dia
of the cylinder
c) Applying third point on the prism
d) Applying tensile load along the diameter

3) In a cylinder splitting test, the member
yielded/cracked at a load of 100 kN. If the length
and diameter of the member are 500 mm, 100 mm
then the splitting tensile strength is _______ MPa.
[1.27]
11) Assume straight line instead of parabola for
stress strain curve of concrete as given below
and partial FOS as 1.25.

4) To make 1 m3 of concrete 1:3:6 by volume

concrete, the volume of coarse aggregates required
is _________ m3. [0.9]

5) The long term modulus of M20 grade of concrete

having creep coefficient 1.6 at an age of 28 days
of loading is ____ MPa. (8600)

6) The mean strength of concrete is

A rectangular under reinforced concrete section
a) Higher than 95 % of characteristic strength
of 250 mm width and 500 mm effective depth is
b) Same as characteristic strength
reinforced with 3 bars of grade Fe415 each of 16
c) Lower than characteristic strength
mm dia. Concrete mix is M20. The depth of the
d) Higher than characteristic strength
NA from the compression fibre is
a) 95 mm b) 154 mm
7) The minimum grade of reinforced concrete
c) 114 mm d) 195 mm
required for extreme exposure condition is
a) M30 b) M35
12) A singly reinforced beam 250 mm wide and 400
c) M40 d) M50
mm deep (effective) to the centre of
reinforcement is reinforced with 3 bars of 20 mm
8) In a concrete mix, the fineness of coarse
diameter. The maximum stress in concrete when
aggregate is 7.6, the fineness modulus of fine
stress in the steel is 150 N/mm2 is ______
aggregate is 2.8 and the economic value of the
N/mm2 [take m =13.33] [10.608]
fineness modulus of combined aggregate is 6.4,
then the proportion of the coarse aggregate is
13) While designing a rectangular section size 300
_______ %.(75)
mm x 450 mm with 50 mm effective cover which
is made of M25 concrete and reinforced with 4 –
Working stress & limit state method
20 mm dia bars of Fe415 grade of steel, the lever
9) In RC rectangular beam of limiting section, the arm for the beam in the limit state method of
ratio of % tension reinforcement in working design as per IS 456:2000 is _______ mm.
stress method to limit state method for Fe415 [330]
grade steel is ______. [take NA depth constant
as 0.25] [0.381]
 14) Consider the section given below in which 18) If partial factor of the safety of concrete is taken
concrete used is M25 grade and steel is Fe415. as 2.0 instead of 1.5. the total compressive
Section can be classified based on amount of strength of the concrete will be
reinforcement used, as per criteria of LSM is a) 0.27 fckbxu b) 0.29 fckbxu
c) 0.30 fckbxu d) 0.32 fckbxu

19) A simply supported beam having the span of 10

m and section 250 mm x 500 mm effective depth
is designed as doubly reinforced beam. It is
loaded with working load of 30 kNm (inclusive of
self weight), the area of reinforcement provided
in tension flange would be ________. [use M20
grade concrete and Fe415 steel and effective
cover for the compression steel is 50 mm]
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a) Balanced section a) 3590 mm2 b) 1196.5 mm2

b) Over reinforced section c) 2394 mm2 d) 3100 mm2
c) Under reinforced section
d) Can not be said from the given data Shear & Torsion

20) A RC beam 300 mm x 500 mm (overall) in size is

15) Suppose a new code of RCC IS:456 is launched
and only two changes implemented in limit state
method
I. Partial factor of safety for steel in limit state
changed to 1.5.
II. Maximum strain of concrete in outermost
compression fibre is taken as 0.004 due to
flexure.
The difference in the limiting depth of NA of
rectangular RCC beam made up of M25 concrete
and Fe250 steel according to IS:456-2000 and
new code is ______ x d. (where d is the effective
depth of NA) [0.105]
subjected to service load of 10 kN/m (including self
weight) over a span of 8 m and service torsion
moment of 15 kNm. The value of equivalent
bending moment Me is
a) 155.3 kNm b) 103.58 kNm
c) 141.2 kNm d) 94.1 kNm
21) The factored shear force and torsional moment in a
RC beam of dimensions 300 mm x 550 mm
(effective depth) are 30 kN and 12 kNm
respectively. the value of M20 concrete for given %
of steel is 0.60 MPa. The maximum spacing of 2
legged 10 mm Ф stirrups (Fe250) is [284.7 mm]

22) Two legged 8 mm diameter vertical stirrups are

16) Following loads are at service condition: DL =
provided at a spacing of 200 mm center to center
450 N/m, LL = 500 N/m, WL = 250 N/m; EL =
in a rectangular beam of 200 mm width and 350
220 N/m. the design for limit state of collapse is
mm effective depth. If design shear strength of
____ N/m. (1440)
concrete is 0.5 MPa, total shear capacity of the
section will be _____ kN [use Fe415 grade steel]
17) What would be the lever arm for the stress block
a) 63.5 kN b) 35 kN
shown below?
c) 98.5 kN d) 28.5 kN

23) An RCC beam b = 400 mm and D = 700 mm

with effective cover 50 mm is subjected to a
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factored moment Mu = 200 kNm, factored

torsion Tu = 50 kNm and factored shear Vu = 100
kN, = 2.8 MPa and = 0.48 MPa
The design BM for main steel (Ast) is _____ kNm.
[280.88]

24) A simply supported beam 300 mm wide and 500

mm deep to the centre of the tensile
reinforcement is provided with six bars of 22 mm
a) d – 0.42 xu b) d – 0.36 xu
diameter. The maximum shear force for the
c) d – 0.38 xu d) d – 0.18 xu
beam is 140 kN. One bar is bent up to resist part
of shear. % of tensile steel available near the
support is ______ %. [1.267]
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 25) 300 mm and effective depth of 600 mm. the Bond, Anchorage & Development length
support section is reinforced with 3 bars of 20
mm diameter at an effective depth of 600 mm. 28) In a RC beam, it is desired to reduce the
8 mm diameter 2 legged stirrups at a spacing longitudinal bar diameter from 24 mm to 20 mm at
200 mm is provided as shear reinforcement near a location. What is the lap length required for the
support. Using M20 grade concrete and Fe415 lap splice. Take M25 concrete and Fe415 steel.
= 2.8 MPa.
HYSD bars. The shear strength of the support
a) 400 mm b) 600 mm
section is _____.
c) 800 mm d) 1620 mm
Design shear strength (N/mm2) of concrete
for M20 grade
(N/mm2) 29) An under reinforced RC beam has a effective depth
100
of 550 mm. At a certain section in the beam the
0.25 0.36 factored shear force is 90 kN. The beam has 4 nos
0.50 0.48
of 20 mm bars. It is given that the steel is yielded
0.75 0.56
when concrete reaches its strain value of 0.0035.
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a) 86.58 kN b) 108.89 kN
just prior to failure. What is the flexure bond stress
c) 195.47 kN d) 100 kN
at that section. Take M20 concrete & Fe415 steel.
B = 400 mm _______ [0.74 N/mm2]
26) The critical sections for shear at left and right
support of the beam respectively are 30) Consider the following statements:
(Where d = effective depth of beam) 1. Reinforcement that is no longer required for
flexure beyond a certain section, shall
however be extended by ‘d’ or 12Ф,
whichever is greater, before being curtailed
2. Atleast half of the total bars should be bent
up at the cut off point
Which of these statement(s) is/are correct?
a) 1 only b) 2 only
c) 1 & 2 d) none of above

31) The 3 bars bounded together in a RC beam are

under compression. The steel grade is Fe415. The
dia of bars is 12 mm. What is the development
length (in mm) for the group of bars. Concrete
grade is M25 and steel Fe415. = 2.24 MPa.
_______. [464.21]

32) A beam is built using M25 concrete and HYSD

bars in limit state design, the development
a) 1 & 3 b) 1 & 4 length Ld in terms of diameter of reinforcement
c) 2 & 3 d) 2 & 4 for compression zone is ______ φ.
Take yield strength of HYSD bar = 415 MPa and
27) a reinforced concrete beam of size 230 mm x bond strength with plain bar ( ) = 1.4 MPa.
460 mm effective cover of 50 mm is subjected (32.23)
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to a factored values of shear force 150 kN,

bending moment 200 kNm and twisting moment
200 kNm and twisting moment of 50 kNm.
Longitudinal tension reinforcement shall be
designed for a moment of ________ kNm.
[288.235]
33) A 25 mm diameter compression bar of Fe415
grade is embedded in M20 concrete with =
1.2 MPa. The bar has 1350 bend in the concrete.
The straight length (mm) required to be
embedded in concrete for full development
length by considering 1350 anchorage is
_______. [640.23]

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 Beams, Slabs & serviceability criteria 39) Area of distribution bars and its spacing would
be, according to IS recommendations
34) In a continuous R.C. beam, for an end span, one a) 240 mm2, 450 mm
end is fixed and other end is continuous. The b) 210 mm2, 875 mm
effective width of the flange for an intermediate c) 210 mm2, 450 mm
beam is _____. d) 240 mm2, 875 mm
Clear span = 3.6 m
Width of the support = 400 mm Columns & Walls
Width of the flange = 1500 mm
Depth of the flange = 100 mm 40) If in a column, load and moment conditions are
Width of the rib = 300 mm such that it lies in region –I of the shown
a) 1.23 m b) 1.32 m interaction diagram. The dimensions of column
c) 1.5 m d) 0.862 m are 400 x 500 mm and its area of reinforcement
is 3000 mm2. Its load carrying capacity will be
(use M20 grade concrete and Fe415 steel)
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35) A simply supported beam is of span 15 m. the

minimum depth of the beam based on deflection
control criteria is ______ mm. [1125]

36) A simply supported RC beam has clear span of 6

m and support width 200 mm and effective
depth 300 mm. the effective span of the beam
as per IS: 456 is ________ [in mm] [6200]

37) A reinforced cantilever beam of span 4 m, has a

cross section of 250 mm width and 500 mm
depth. If checked for lateral stability and
deflection, the beam will a) 2410.15 kN b) 2516.30 kN
a) Fail in deflection only c) 2706.75 kN d) 2901.35 kN
b) Fail in lateral stability only
c) Fails in both deflection and lateral stability 41) The value of for a column having ratio of =
d) Satisfy both the requirement of deflection
0.5 is
and lateral stability
a) 0.5 b) 1
c) 1.5 d) 2
Common data question for Q 38 & 39
A simply supported slab (8 m x 3.5 m) is given
42) What is the axial load carrying capacity of helical
below
column (in kN) of size 450 mm x 600 mm having
6 numbers of 16 mm diameter bars.
Unsupported length of column is 3 m. use M20
and Fe415 is _______ (in kN) [2610.07]

43) A reinforced concrete spiral column of 390 mm

diameter subjected to an axial load of 1750 kN.
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The column is braced against sidesway and has

unsupported length of 3.3 m. what will be pitch
Design parameters:
of 6 mm spiral transverse bars. Use M25 grade
M15 and Fe415 grades are used
concrete Fe415 steel. Clear cover = 40 mm
l/deff = 20, live load = 5 kN/m
a) 32 mm b) 18 mm
effective cover = 25 mm
c) 51 mm d) 28 mm
unit weight of concrete = 25 kN/m3
surface finishes = 40 mm thick
44) A rectangular column section of (400 x 600) mm
unit weight of normal concrete = 24 kN/m3
reinforced with 6 x 28 mm bars the ultimate
38) Total area of main steel reinforcement provided, concentric load capacity of column section will
will be _____ be? Use M25 and Fe415 steel
a) 475 mm2/m b) 510 mm2/m a) 3390 kN b) 3808 kN
c) 379 mm /m2
d) 535 mm2/m c) 3585 kN d) 3784.57 kN

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 45) A column of size 250 mm x 450 mm is reinforced
with 4 bars of 16 mm dia and four bars of 12 mm
dia each. The transverse reinforcement that
should be provided is _____
a) 6 mm Ф @ 250 mm c/c spacing
b) 4 mm Ф @ 250 mm c/c spacing
c) 6 mm Ф @ 190 mm c/c spacing
d) 4 mm Ф @ 190 mm c/c spacing
46) A rectangular column has dimension 600 mm x
300 mm. the unsupported length is 3 m. what is
the difference between the minimum
eccentricities (in mm) the perpendicular planes
________. [6 mm]
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47) A RC bearing wall has length 3.5 m &
unsupported vertical height between the
horizontal supports Hu = 3 m. the minimum
thickness of the wall (in mm) may be taken as
_______. [150]
Footings & staircase
48) A square footing (3 x 3) m is accompanying
column at its centre (0.45 x 0.45) m which
carries service service load of 2300 kN. Assume
bearing capacity of soil is 300 kN/m2 at 1.5 m
below ground level. If two way shear
predominates in the design of thickness of
footing. Then consider M20 grade concrete and
Fe415 grade steel. The minimum thickness of
footing will be
a) 625 mm b) 657 mm
c) 688 mm d) 715 mm
49) A square footing of dimension 2 m x 2m supports
a square column of section 400 mm. the
minimum overall depth required to support this
column load of 700 kN will be? Use M20 concrete
and Fe415 steel.
a) 225 mm b) 250 mm
c) 275 mm d) 300 mm
50) The plan of the stairs supported at each end by
landing spanning parallel with risers is shown in
figure. The effective span of staircase slab is
a) 3000 mm b) 4600 mm
c) 4750 mm d) 6400 mm
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51) A reinforced concrete square footing of side 2.4
m and uniform effective depth of 250 mm is
provided for a 300 mm x 300 mm column. If the
magnitude of ultimate axial force is 360 kN at its
base then one way shear stress acting in the
footing is _______ N/mm2. [0.20]
Prestressed concrete
52) In post tensioned system
a) Wires are first tensioned followed by
concreting
b) Tensioning of wires and concreting is
simultaneously done
c) The wires are tensioned against the
hardened concrete
d) Hoyer’s long line method is used
53) If P is the prestressing force applied at an
eccentricity of ‘e’ at mid span to balance the load
W is
a) WL/8P b) WL/4P
c) 4WL/P d) 8WL/P
Common data question for Q 54 & 55
A simply supported prestressed concrete beam
of span 6 m, 300 mm wide and 600 mm total
depth. It is prestressed by 1200 kN, linear cable
of zero eccentricity at supports and 100 mm
eccentricity at mid span
54) Maximum and minimum prestress developed at
mid span are equal to (in MPa)
a) Zero & 13.33 b) 23.33 & 15.22
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c) 13.33 & zero d) 15.33 & 23.33
55) Neglecting the self weight, the magnitude of
central load that can sustain will be _______.
a) 60 kN b) 80 kN
c) 90 kN d) 100 kN
56) As per IS code for prestressed concrete (IS
1343-1980) the minimum grade of concrete to
be used for post tensioned and pre tensioned
structural elements are respectively.
a) M20 for both b) M40 and M30
c) M15 and M20 d) M30 and M40
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 57) Which of the following statement are correct?
P. Freyssinet system of post tensioning is the
most popular system, which incurred less losses
Q. In pre tensioning M30 and in post tensioning
M40 concrete is minimum required as per IS :
1343
R. Pozzolana slows down setting time of cement
and increases rate of gain of strength
S. minimum M30 grade concrete is required for
marine RCC works
a) P & Q b) Q & R
c) R & S d) P & S
58) The profile of tendon is parabolic with a central
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dip is 0.9 m. effective prestressing force is 40 kN
and length of the beam is 10 m. the equivalent
upward acting uniform load is ______ kN/m.
[2.88]
59) A prestressed concrete beam is 250 mm x 500
mm deep has a span of 9 m. it carries two point
loads 20 kN each placed at 3 m and 6 m from
one end. A load balancing cable is provided with
an eccentricities of 100 mm for the middle third
of the beam. The prestressing force required so
that under the action of the prestressing force,
the imposed loads and dead load of the beam
the stress at the soffit at the mid section is zero
is _______. [dead load of the beam is 24 kN/m3]
a) 492.95 kN b) 208.33 kN
c) 625.23 kN d) 333.23 kN
Losses in prestressed concrete
60) A post tensioned concrete beam of symmetrical
section is 1000 mm deep the effective span of
the beam is 20 m. while its actual length is 20.60
m. the beam is provided with parabolic profile
such that the cable is 200 mm above the bottom
of the beam at the centre and 600 mm above at
the edges. If initial pre stress after over coming
the losses due to friction & anchorage is 1000
N/mm2 additional data are given below
= 0.30, K = 0.0015/m, anchorage slip = 2.55
mm
Keeping the above data in mind, the actual jack
stress required at one end will be _______
N/mm2. [1111.54]
61) The loss of stress in prestressing steel due to
shrinkage of concrete, assuming the beam to be
post tensioned, is ________ N/mm2.
Take Es = 200 kN/mm2 and age of concrete at
transfer of prestressing force = 13 days. [34]
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62) A concrete beam is pre stressed by a cable
carrying an initial pre stressing force of 300 kN.
The cross sectional area of the wires in the cable
is 300 mm2. Calculate the ratio of % loss of
stress in cable only due to shrinkage of concrete
due to pre tensioned and post tensioned.
Assume Es = 210 kN/mm2 and age of concrete
at transfer = 8 days
a) 0.67 b) 1.5
c) 2 d) 2.5
63) A rectangular concrete beam of width 120 mm
and depth 200 mm is prestressed by
pretensioning to a force of 150 KN at an
eccentricity of 20 mm. The cross sectional area
of the prestressing steel is 87.5 mm2. Take
modulus of elasticity of steel and concrete as 2.1
x 105 MPa and 3.0 x 104 MPa respectively. The
% loss of stress in the prestressing steel due to
elastic deformation of concrete is
a) 8.75 b) 6.125
c) 4.81 d) 2.19
64) Which of the following is categorized as a long
term loss of prestress in a pre stressed concrete
member?
a) Loss due to elastic shortening
b) Loss due to friction
c) Loss due to relaxation of strands
d) Loss due to anchorage slip
65) Consider a prestressed concrete beam of 12 m
span as shown in figure
The frictional loss is _______ kN.[take µ = 0.35
& k = 0.0015 m-1] (61.68)
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