RCC PROBLEMS TEST 17.11.2021
If the effective length of a 32 cm diameter
1. For a continuous slab off 3 m x 3.5 m size, the
minimum overall depth of slab to satisfy vertical
deflection limit is (with HYSD bars)
a) 5.4 cm b) 7.5 cm c) 9.3 cm d) 10 cm
2. The rectangular beam of width, 300 mm is
having overall depth of 600mm. The concrete
grade is M20 and the grade of reinforcing steel is
Fe415. The tensile reinforcement is provided by
5-20 mm dia bars. The clear cover is 25 mm. The
design shear strength of concrete, tc, MPa for
M20 grade of concrete is given as (100 Ast/bd, tc,
MPa) (0.25,0.36),(0.50, 0.48), (0.75, 0.56), (1.00,
0.62), (1.25, 0.67), (1.50, 0.72), (1.75, 0.75),
(2.00, 0.79), (2.25, 0.81), (2.50, 0.82) As per limit
state, the critical shear capacity of beam is equal
to :
(a) 76.582 kN (b) 102.109 kN
(c) 127.636 kN (d) 153.164 kN
3. A balanced reinforced concrete beam of M25
grade and width 300mm is having a factored
limiting moment of 125 kNm. The grade of steel
is of Fe415. The effective depth (to nearest
multiple of 10) of the section is
(a) 450mm (b) 350mm (c) 300mm (d) 250mm
4. If the permissible compressive and tensile
stresses in a singly reinforced beam are 50 kg/cm2
and 1400 kg/cm2 respectively and the modular
ratio is 18, the percentage area, At of the steel
required for an economic section, is
(A) 0.496% (B) 0.596 % (c) 0.696% (D) 0.796%
6. The stresses developed in concrete and steel in
reinforced concrete beam 25 cm width and 70 cm
effective depth, are 62.5 kg/cm2 and 250kg/cm2
respectively. If m = 15, the depth of its neutral
axis is
(A) 20 cm (B) 25 cm C) 30 cm (D) 35 cm
7. If the diameter of longitudinal bars of a square
column is 16 mm, the diameter of lateral ties
should not be less than
(A) 4 mm (B) 5 mm (C) 6 mm (D) 8 mm
8.
R.C.C. column is 4.40 m, its slenderness ratio, is
(A) 40 (B) 45 (C) 50 (D) 55
9. An RCC short column (with lateral ties) of
rectangular cross section of 250 mm × 300 mm is
reinforced with four numbers of 16 mm diameter
longitudinal bars. The grades of steel and concrete
are Fe415 and M20, respectively. Neglect
eccentricity effect. Considering limit state of
collapse in compression (IS 456 : 2000), the axial
load carrying capacity of the column (in kN,), is
(A) 853 (B) 913 (C) 623 (D) 817
10. As per IS 456 : 2000, the minimum percentage
of tension reinforcement (up to two decimal
places) required in reinforced-concrete
beams of rectangular cross-section (considering
effective depth in the calculation of area) using
Fe500 grade steel is
(a) 0.04 (b) 0.17 (c) 0.0017 (d)4
11. A singly-reinforced rectangular concrete beam
of width 300 mm and effective depth 400 mm is
to be designed using M25 grade concrete and
Fe500 grade reinforcing steel. For the beam to be
under-reinforced, the maximum number of 16 mm
diameter reinforcing bars that can be provided is
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6
12. For M25 concrete with creep coefficient of
1.5, the long-term static modulus of elasticity
(expressed in MPa) as per the provisions of
IS:456-2000 is
(a) 25000 (b) 10000 (c)28500 (d) 16666
13. While designing, for a steel column of Fe250
grade, a base plate resting on a concrete pedestal
of M20 grade, the bearing strength of concrete (in
N/mm2) in limit state method of design as per
IS:456-2000 is
(a) 5 (b)9 (c)7 (d) 11
14. Un-factored maximum bending moments at a
section of a reinforced concrete beam resulting
from a frame analysis are 50, 80, 120 and 180
kNm under dead, live, wind and earthquake loads
respectively. The design moment (kNm) as per IS:
456-2000 for the limit state of collapse (flexure)
is
(a) 195 (b)250 (c)345 (d) 372
15. A reinforced concrete column contains
longitudinal steel equal to 1 percent of net cross-
sectional area of the column. Assume modular
ration as 10. the loads carried (using the elastic
theory) by the longitudinal steel and the net area
of concrete, are Ps and Pc respectively. The ration
Ps/Pc expressed as percent is
(a) 0.1 (b)1 (c)1.1 (d) 10

21. A reinforced-concrete slab with effective

depth of 80 mm is simply
supported at two opposite ends on 230 mm thick
masonry walls. The centre-to-centre distance
17. A rectangular beam of width 300mm and between the walls is 3.3 m. As per IS 456 :
overall depth 450mm is provided with 20mm dia. 2000, the effective span of the slab is
Fe 415 bars on the tension side with a clear a) 3300mm b) 3380mm (c) 3150mm (d) 3080mm
cover of 25mm. The beam is made with concrete
having a tc,max = 3.1MPa. For the reinforcement
provided and the grade of concrete used, it
may be assumed that the tc= 0.80 MPa. The
design shear in beam B1 is 350 KN and in beam
B2 is 450 KN. Considering the provisions of IS:
456-2000, which of the following is true?
a) Shear reinforcement should be designed for 250
kN for beam B1 and the section
for beam B2 should be revised.
b) Nominal shear reinforcement is required for
beam B1 and the shear
reinforcement should be designed for 350 kN for
a) 4 (b) 6.4 (c)8 (d) 5
beam B2.
c) Shear reinforcement should be designed for 250
kN for beam B1 and the shear
reinforcement should be designed for 350 kN for
beam B2.
d) The sections for both beam B1 and B2 should
be revised.

18. Calculate the effective width of a RCC T-

beam section having the following sectional
properties: Distance between points of zero
moments in the beam = 3000mm; Width of flange
= 1800mm; Thickness of flange =150 mm;
Breadth of the web = 200 mm; Effective depth =
300 mm;Reinforcement = 4-20 mm diameter
(a) 200mm (b) 223mm (c) 236mm (d) 273mm
Fe500 steel bars on tension side.Grade of concrete
= M25.
25. A 16 mm thick plate measuring 650 mm x 420
(a) 1800mm (b) 1400mm (c)1600mm (d) 1200mm
mm is used as a base plate for an ISHB 300
column subjected to a factored axial compressive
load of 2000 kN. As per IS 456-2000, The
minimum grade of concrete that should be used
below the base plate for safely carrying the load is
(a) M15 (b) M20 (c) M25 (d) M30