CE23:Reinforced Concrete Road Bridges Assignment-2 with solution : Aug-Sep,2018

Q1: The effective span of a simply supported deck slab is computed as

(a) clear span + effective depth

(b) clear span + bearing width
(c) maximum of (a) and (b)
(d) minimum of (a) and (b)

Answer : 1. (d) minimum of (a) and (b)

CE23:Reinforced Concrete Road Bridges Assignment-2 with solution : Aug-Sep,2018

Q2: The structure built at the ends of a bridge span whereon the bridge’s superstructure
rests is called

(a) Deck
(b) Girder
(c) Abutment
(d) Crash barrier

Answer : 2. (c) Abutment

CE23:Reinforced Concrete Road Bridges Assignment-2 with solution : Aug-Sep,2018

Q3: The modular ratio is the ratio of

(a) Young’ modulus of steel to Young’ modulus of concrete

(b) Young’ modulus of concrete to Young’ modulus of steel
(c) load carried by concrete to load carried by steel and concrete
(d) load carried by concrete to load carried by steel

Answer : 3. (a) Young’ modulus of steel to Young’ modulus of concrete

CE23:Reinforced Concrete Road Bridges Assignment-2 with solution : Aug-Sep,2018

Q4: In an over reinforced section

(a) steel reinforcement is not fully stressed to its permissible value

(b) concrete is not fully stressed to its permissible value
(c) either (a) or (b)
(d) both (a) and (b)

Answer : 4. (a) steel reinforcement is not fully stressed to its permissible value
CE23:Reinforced Concrete Road Bridges Assignment-2 with solution : Aug-Sep,2018

Q5: In a beam, shear reinforcement is provided in the form of

(a) vertical bars

(b) inclined bars
(c) combination of vertical bars and inclined bars
(d) any one of these

Answer : 5. (d) any one of these

CE23:Reinforced Concrete Road Bridges Assignment-2 with solution : Aug-Sep,2018

Q6: Design of RCC simply supported beams carrying uniformly distributed load is based
on the resultant bending moment at

(a) Supports
(b) Mid span
(c) Every section
(d) Quarter span

Answer : 6. (b) Mid span

CE23:Reinforced Concrete Road Bridges Assignment-2 with solution : Aug-Sep,2018

Q7: The maximum area of tension reinforcement in beams shall not exceed

(a) 0.15%
(b) 1.5%
(c) 4.0%
(d) 6.0%

Answer : 7. (c) 4.0%

CE23:Reinforced Concrete Road Bridges Assignment-2 with solution : Aug-Sep,2018

Q8: For σcbc = 5.0 N/mm2 and σst = 230 N/mm2 , according to working stress
method, the modular ratio will be

(a) 18.67
(b) 22.40
(c) 26.13
(d) 29.87

Explanation: Given, σcbc = 5.0 N/mm2 , modular ratio,

280
m=
3σcbc
280
=
3 × 5.0
= 18.67

Answer : 8. (a) 18.67

CE23:Reinforced Concrete Road Bridges Assignment-2 with solution : Aug-Sep,2018

Q9: For σcbc = 5.0 N/mm2 and σst = 230 N/mm2 , the ratio of neutral axis from
compression fiber and depth for balanced section is

(a) 0.144
(b) 0.216
(c) 0.289
(d) 0.361
280 280
Explanation: Given, σcbc = 5.0N/mm2 , σst = 230N/mm2 , m = 3σcbc
= 3×5.0
= 18.67,
The ratio of neutral axis and effective depth
x mσcbc
=
d mσcbc + σst
18.67 × 5.0
=
18.67 × 5.0 + 230
= 0.289

Answer : 9. (c) 0.289

CE23:Reinforced Concrete Road Bridges Assignment-2 with solution : Aug-Sep,2018

Q10: For σcbc = 5.0 N/mm2 and σst = 230 N/mm2 , width,b = 300mm, effective
depth, d = 500mm moment of resistance of the balanced section is

(a) 40.593kNm
(b) 54.124kNm
(c) 67.655kNm
(d) 81.186kNm

Explanation: Given, σcbc = 5.0 N/mm2 and σst = 230 N/mm2 , width,b = 300mm,
effective depth, d = 500mm
280
m=
3σcbc
280
=
3 × 5.0
= 18.67
The ratio of neutral axis and effective depth
x mσcbc
k= =
d mσcbc + σst
18.67 × 5.0
=
18.67 × 5.0 + 230
= 0.289
j = (1 − k/3) = (1 − 0.289/3) = 0.904

1
M= σcbc k j b d2
2
1
= × 5.0 × 0.289 × 0.904 × 300 × 5002 × 10−6
2
= 48.916kN m

Answer : 10. (b) 54.124kNm