Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design

Assignment-2
Question 1-20, each question carries 1 Mark & Question 21-30, each question carries 2
Marks.
(Total marks: 40)
1. Find the target mean compressive strength of M40 grade concrete (assume standard
deviation as per IS 456:2000)
a) 58.25 MPa
b) 48.75 MPa
c) 31.75 MPa
d) 48.25 MPa
e) 31.25 MPa
Answer: d
2. What is the maximum design compressive stress of M50 grade concrete?
a) 22.35 MPa
b) 33.5 MPa
c) 50 MPa
d) 58.25 MPa
e) 18 MPa
Answer: a
3. What is the modulus of elasticity of concrete having cylinder strength 30 MPa as per IS
456:2000?
a) 30618 MPa
b) 27386 MPa
c) 31622 MPa
d) 35355 MPa
e) 25743 MPa
Answer: a
4. Hognestad model for concrete is generally accepted for concrete strength up to?
a) 50 MPa
b) 30 MPa
c) 20 MPa
d) 40 MPa
e) 80 MPa
Answer: d
5. The constants k and n in the Thorenfeldt’s model accounts for?
a) Curve fitting and post-peak strength decay
 b) Post-peak strength decay only
c) Curve fitting only
d) They doesn’t have any significance
e) Post-peak strength decay and curve fitting
Answer: e
6. What is the effect of strain rate on concrete under compression?
a) As strain rate increases, only strength increases
b) As strain rate increases, only stiffness increases
c) As strain rate increases, strength increases significantly, but stiffness increases
marginally
d) No change in strength and stiffness
Answer: c
7. What is the shape of the design stress-strain curve for concrete under compression?

a) c
b) a
c) d
d) b
Answer: c

8. The compressive strength of concrete cube is approximately -------- times that of

cylinder?
a) 0.8
b) 1.5
c) 1.25
d) 1
e) 1.15
Answer: c
9. The load carrying capacity of 150 mm cube is 400 kN and 300 mm cube is 600 kN.
Comment on strength of concrete when compared to 150 mm cube?
a) Does not change
b) Increases
c) Decreases
d) Cannot say
Answer: c

10. What is the flexural tensile strength of the concrete having cylinder compressive strength
50 MPa (As per IS 456:2000)?
a) 9.375 MPa
b) 4 MPa
c) 5.53 MPa
d) 3.95 MPa
e) 5 MPa
Answer: c
11. What is the split tensile strength of the concrete having compressive strength of cylinder
30 MPa?
a) 3.06 MPa
b) 2.4 MPa
c) 3 MPa
d) 3.83 MPa
e) 2.74 MPa
Answer: e

12. The von-Mises criteria is a generalized case of ------------- yield criteria?

a) Maximum principal stress
b) Maximum principal strain
c) Energy of distortion theory
d) Drucker Prager criteria
e) Mohr-Coulomb criteria

Answer: d

13. What is the shape of yield surface according to drucker-prager failure criteria?
a) Cylinder
b) Regular hexagon
c) Cone
d) Hexagonal pyramid

Answer: c

14. Modulus of elasticity of various reinforcement bars?

 a) Steel > GFRP > CFRP
b) Steel = GFRP > CFRP
c) Steel > CFRP > GFRP
d) CFRP > Steel > GFRP
e) Steel = GFRP = CFRP

Answer: c

15. What is Pozzolanic reaction?

a) Reaction of cement with water
b) Reaction of alumina and silica with water
c) Reaction of alumina and silica in the presence of water with calcium hydroxide
d) Reaction of cement and lime in the presence of water with calcium hydroxide
Answer: c
16. Design stress-strain curve for HYSD bars as per IS 456:2000?

a) c
b) a
c) d
d) b
Answer: c
17. Why a minimum aspect ratio of 2 has to be used for testing concrete cylinder under
compression?
a) St Venant's Principle
b) D'Alembert's Principle
c) Principle of virtual work
d) Principle of virtual displacement
Answer: a
18. What is drying shrinkage?
a) water loss due to hydration
b) Increase in strain under sustained load over long period of time
c) Water loss to environment
c) Reaction of moisture present in hardened concrete with carbon dioxide
Answer: c

19. Arrange grades of steel based on their ductility in ascending order?

i) Fe 250
ii) Fe 500
iii) Fe 415
a) i, iii, ii
b) i, ii, iii
c) iii, ii, i
d) ii, iii, i
Answer: d

20. Order of appearance of various strains in concrete members from the time of placing of
concrete?
i) Drying shrinkage
ii) Creep strains
iii) Strain due to service loads
iv) Autogenous shrinkage
a) iii, ii, ii, iv
b) i, ii, iii
c) i, ii, iv
d) i, iv, iii
e) iv, i, iii, ii
f) i, iv, ii, iii
Answer: e

21. With the increase in grade of concrete (Choose all the suitable options)
a) Strain corresponding to peak stress increases
b) Strain corresponding to peak stress decreases
c) Ultimate strain increases
d) Ultimate strain decreases
e) Strain corresponding to peak stress and ultimate strain increases
Answer: a, d
22. Effect of water-cement ratio on strength of concrete? (Choose all the suitable options)
a) Water cement ratio does not affect strength of concrete
b) Decreasing water-cement ratio increases strength of concrete
c) Increasing water-cement ratio increases strength of concrete
d) High water-cement ratio results in high shrinkage and creep
 e) Water-cement ratio has no effect on creep and shrinkage
Answer: b, d
23. Choose pozzolans (supplementary cementitious materials) from the given options?
(Choose all the suitable options)
a) Fly ash
b) Silica fume
c) Ground Granulated Blast-furnace Slag
d) Cement
e) Rice husk ash
Answer: a, b, c, e
24. Choose the correct options (Choose all the suitable options)
a) High early-age strength can be achieved by higher C 2 S in cement
b) High early-age strength can be achieved by higher C 3 S in cement
c) Process of hydration can be slowed down by using lower C 4 AF in cement
d) Process of hydration can be slowed down by using lower C 3 A in cement
Answer: b, d
25. Failure theories appropriate for concrete/ brittle materials? (Choose all the suitable
options)
a) Maximum shear stress theory
b) Drucker-Prager criteria
c) Mohr-Coulomb criteria
d) von-Mises criteria
e) Maximum Elastic Energy Theory

Answer: b, c

26. Type of artificial coarse aggregates used in light weight concrete? (Choose all the suitable
options)
a) Sintered fly ash aggregates
b) Gravel
c) Expanded clay aggregates
d) Crushed rock
e) Pumice
f) Shale
Answer: a, c
27. For normal strength concrete (Choose all the suitable options)
a) Strength of cement paste is less than strength of coarse aggregates
b) Strength of cement paste is greater than strength of coarse aggregates
c) Strength of concrete is more than strength of coarse aggregates
d) Stiffness of aggregates is less than stiffness of cement paste
e) Stiffness of concrete is less than stiffness of coarse aggregates
Answer: a, e
28. Drying shrinkage can be minimized by --------------- (Choose all the suitable options)
a) Using reinforcement
b) Less water to cement ratio
c) Proper curing
d) Increasing cement content
Answer: a, b, c
29. Choose the correct options that are related to Ettringite? (Choose all the suitable options)
a) Ettringite helps in development of early age strength
b) Ettringite has needle like structure
c) Ettringite is not a product of cement hydration
d) Delayed ettringite formation causes cracking
Answer: b, d
30. Corrosion of reinforcement can be avoided by using? (Choose all the suitable options)
a) Fiber reinforced polymer bars
b) Galvanized steel
c) Corrosion is not an issue in reinforced concrete
d) Epoxy coated bars
Answer: a, b, d