UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE 4 | | B.Sc. (Engineering) Honours - LEVEL IV i | 1 i DESIGN OF STRUCTURES OPEN BOOK EXAMINATION | DECEMBER 2014 Engin. CE 402 Answer Any FOUR Questions Time Allowed: 4 hours} | The paper comprises 5 pages. | UI ION1 | (a) Explain why the service design load N..; is used when determining the plan area of | foundations. [4 Marks} (b) Prepare a complete design of a combined footing supporting one column at the property boundary and an internal column as shown in Figure 1, given that; fey = 25N/mm; fy = 460N/mm’; cover to reinforcement = 60mm. | COLUMN LOADS (characteristic) | Column 1 1 Nex 300kN S00KN [Na = 75KN 125kN P| 1 COLUMN SIZE: 350 x 350 for all columns i | of | | o ; + L + | | | | (c) Detail the reinforcement of the base designed above. { 14 Marks] | i iENGIN. CE 402 DESIGN OF STRUCTURES QUESTION 2 (a) Prepare a complete design of the wall of an above ground cylindrical water reservoir shown in Figure 2 given that, sliding joints are provided at the top and base of the wall. Su = 10Kn/m’; The reservoir is covered on top by a concrete flat slab. if 460N/mm?, f,= 35N/mm?, max surface crack width 0.1mm. Reservoir foundations located in uniform gravelly soils at top of a hill. £ 9 " Ed (b) Prepare a well labeled diagram showing the reinforcement arrangement for the designed wall [5 Marks] { | | | | [20 Marks} | | |ENGIN. CE 402 QUESTION 3 DESIGN OF STRUCTURES (a) Briefly discuss the various methods of resisting lateral (wind and earthquake) loads in tall building structures. [5 Marks] (b) Shown in the Figure 3 below is a typical floor plan and section of a four storey building. Prepare a design of the shearwall marked B, given that; few 30N/mm? fy 460N/mm” Basic wind speed V = 35nV/s S = 10 = 08 S= 10 Building located at the outskirts of Harare Roof characteristic uniform dead load gx 8 kN/m? live load qx 1.5 KN/m? Floors ~ characteristic uniform dead load g, = 8.5 KN/m™ liveload qx 2.5 kN/m* Al En bn [20 Marks}DESIGN OF STRUCTURES ENGIN. CE 402 QUESTION 4 (2) State the lower bound theorem of plastic analysis and explain why it is safe to use it in design. [5 Marks] (b) For the slab shown in Figure 4 derive the expression for the uniform collapse load q, given that: (a) Slab is isotropically reinforced at the bottom by mesh M, and at the top by Mesh Mo, (b) Effective depth of slab = 150mm (© fer = 25.N/imm?; f= 460N/mm? [5 Marks] (©) Ifreinforcement in M, is Y12 @ 200%/, and in Mp-¥ 12@ 150%, calculate the value of q. [5 Marks] x xX x x xX xX X% peu x ¥ ¥ xX) Xx XS HS eo Lose L=4m (a) Shown in Figure 5 is a floor plan of a three storey office block. Flat floor slabs are used to support gravity loads. Prepare a complete design of the panel marked “D”. Given that; characteristic implored load — qx = 3.SkN/m?. All columns Coop 220 Marks} [5 Marks} 4ENGIN. CE 402 DESIGN OF STRUCTURES ‘QUESTION 6 A plate girder shown in Figure 6 supports a two 254 x 254 UC columns and a concrete floor slab. (@) Design the girder using tension field action and grade 43 steel, given that Column design load, N = 1000KN, Slab design load from slab w = 20kN/m? [20 marks} (b) Prepare a well labeled diagram of the girder designed above. [5 marks} [Peouonns E COLDMA) ie bv | | | | | END OF THIS EXAMINATION