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SITUATION 1: A fully continuous monolithic floor system consists of slab as shown.

Use the ACI moment coefficient as provided by the code.

Design data:
Live load= 4 kPa
Floor finish= 1 kPa
Ceiling load= 0.25 kPa
fc'= 21 MPa
fy= 276 MPa
Use 12 mm diameter as main reinforcement.
Use 10 mm diameter as secondary reinforcement.
1. Compute the minimum thickness of the slab.
A. 110 mm C. 90 mm
B. 120 mm D. 100 mm
2. Using the minimum thickness of the slab, compute the maximum negative factored moment.
A. 5.87 kN-m C. 10.06 kN-m
B. 7.83 kN-m D. 8.19 kN-m

3. Compute the spacing of the main bars at the support.


A. 210 mm C. 450 mm
B. 220 mm D. 300 mm
SITUATION 2: Beam BEH is supported by spandrel beams at the exterior edges and by a column E. The torsional resistance of beams ABC and GHI are not sufficient to restrain beam BEH at B and at H.
For all beams b x h = 300 mm x 450 mm L1 L2
For all column sections = 400 mm x 400 mm
Dead Load Wu = 6 kN/m all weights included A D G
Live Load Wu = 4.6 kN/m
L1 = 8 m; L2 = 7 m; S1 = S2 = 2.5 m
S1
E
B H

S2

F
C I

4. Calculate the critical negative moment (kN-m) of beam BEH.


A. 82.70 C. 49.26
B. 60.21 D. 33.87

5. Calculate the critical positive moment (kN-m) of beam BEH.


A. 56.39 C. 44.31
B. 77.46 D. 42.61

6. Calculate the critical shear force of beam BEH.


A. 40.53 C. 46.63
B. 40.55 D. 64.05
SITUATION 3: Figure shows a typical floor framing plan of a building. Beams AD, BE and CF are each 250 mm wide and 300 mm deep below the 100 mm thick slab. Assume beam BE is fully restrained at B and E.
Given:
Super imposed dead load: 1.8 kPa
Live load: 4.8 kPa
Concrete unit weight = 24 kN/m3
fc' = 27 MPa
fy = 415 MPa
For beams, distance to bar centroid from extreme concrete tension fiber is 70 mm.
For slabs, 12-mm main bars are to be used.
7. Calculate the total ultimate uniformly distributed load (kN/m) on beam BE.
A. 33.96 C. 30.87
B. 29.79 D. 36.86

8. Calculate the required area (mm2) of tension bars at B and E for beam BE.
A. 900.5 C. 835.7
B. 1023.4 D. 1120.5

9. Calculate the total ultimate uniformly distributed load (kN/m) per 1-m width of slabs.
A. 31.80 C. 30.87
B. 33.96 D. 29.79

10. Calculate the required spacing (mm) of the bottom main bars of the span bounded by ADEB. Use ACI moment coefficient in the analysis.
A. 200 C. 250
B. 225 D. 275
SITUATION 4: When the columns at F and G of the floor framing plan shown are deleted, girder EFGH becomes one span fixed ended beam supporting beam BFJ at F and CGK at G. While beam BFJ and CGK
becomes two-span fixed ended beams. Service floor loads are as follows:

Superimposed floor dead load = 6.2 kPa


Floor live load = 5.4 kPa L1 L2
Floor is 150-mm-thick concrete slab.
E
A I
Section properties of girder EFGH (W250x149):
w = 149 kg/m
A = 18900 mm2 S1
d = 282 mm F
bf = 262 mm B J
tw = 17.3 mm S2
tf = 28.4 mm
Ix = 259 x 106 mm4 G
Zx = 2130 x 103 mm3 C K
Sx = 1840 x 103 mm3
S3
rx = 117 mm
Iy = 86.2 x 106 mm4 H
Zy = 1000 x 103 mm3 D L
Sx = 655 x 103 mm3
ry = 67.3 mm
J = 4540 x 103 mm4
Cw = 1380 x 109 mm6
rts = 77.2 mm
ho = 254 mm

Use A36 steel (Fy = 248 MPa and Fu = 400 MPa) and LRFD. Concrete unit weight is 23.5 kN/m3 and self-weight of beams BFJ and CGK is 30 kg/m. Required strength = 1.2D + 1.6L.
Dimensions: S1 = 2.5 m; S2 = 2 m; S3 = 2 m; L1 = 6 m; L2 = 6 m
11. Calculate the transmitted concentrated ultimate load (kN) by beam BFJ to girder EFGH at F.
A. 276.30 C. 333.45
B. 245.84 D. 321.67

12. Calculate the transmitted concentrated ultimate load by beam CGK to girder EFGH at G.
A. 276.30 C. 333.45
B. 245.84 D. 321.67
13. Calculate the ultimate moment (kN-m) at E.
A. 372.50 C. 333.45
B. 405.33 D. 321.67

14. Calculate the ultimate moment (kN-m) at H.


A. 372.50 C. 333.45
B. 405.33 D. 321.67

15. If the concrete slab provides full lateral support at the top of the girder, calculate the utilization ratio of girder EFGH in flexure.
A. 0.72 C. 0.45
B. 0.55 D. 0.85

16. Calculate the utilization ratio of the girder in flexural shear.


A. 0.24 C. 0.65
B. 0.40 D. 0.33

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