CIVIL ENGINEERING India's Best Institute for IES, GATE & PSUs Solid Mechanics + RCC Structures and Prestressed Concrete aoe " {subject Average last yrs) ee Reasoning Aptitude and English 15.00% Sou Mechanics 400% siee} Engineering Mathematis 290% OMAPERT-CAM 30%, neeing ox Environmental Engineering 0.90% TTensportaton Enginerng 9084 ar Fluid Mechanics + OCF 750% nce Strength of Materials 50% Ai {surveying Engineering 60% ss | einforced Cement Concrete 08s ‘aeox | structural Analysis 430% | Building MaterilsPERT-CPM+Mechanics 4.009% som : Sco 4 ste structures 320% ae Engineering Hydrology 250% rusock Bid 88 Inigstion Engineering 120% | Total 100% Transporation py 890%Important Questions famaoe Easy for (INISELYF) | CE Solid Mechanics + RCC Structures and Prestressed Concrete Q51 A stepped circular shaft fixed at both the ends is loaded as shown in figure, then the reaction torque at end A is 361 beer |e mh 10T ar @ ar (&) 4 1st ur © a () a Q.52_ A solid circular shaft has a uniform diameter of 0.0508 m and is 3.048 m long. At its midpoint, 65 hp is delivered to the shaft by means of a belt passing over a pulley. ‘This power is used to drive two machines, one at the left end of the shaft consuming 25 hp and one at the right end consuming 40 hp. The shaft turns at 200 rev/min, then the maximum shear stress (in MPa, correct upto two decimal places) developed in the shaft will be [Take G = 82.74 GPa and assume elastic action] Q.53 If the area of cross-section of a circular beam is made four times, keeping the loads, length, support conditions and material of the beam unchanged, then the quantities (List I) will change through different factors (List II). Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List List-II ‘A. Maximum bending moment 18 B. Deflection 21 C. Bending stress 3/8 D.Section modulus 4, 1/16 Codes: ABCD (@) 2 4 3 1 () 3 1 2 4 21 3 4 @) 3 4 2 1 Q.54 The reaction on the pin C for a beam as shown in the figure below is WLN. wkN/m for | 8 u fe ee wow.madeeasy.in Day3 : Q.51-Q.75 coprighaoceasr Page T oT cDImportant Questions EaMADE EAsy for CE Q.55. For the beam as shown in figure given below, which among the following is the conjugate beam? Rigid link Ty a ht @) rr ty tt Q.56 What is the bending moment (in KN-m) at A for the bent column as shown in the figure given below? 20K po ¥e + 2m cos ; 4m A (a) Zero (b) 10 (©) 20 (a) 40 era Day3 : Q.51-Q.75 2 Copyight:waneeasy Page 2 oT cDImportant Questions EaMADE EAsy for CE Q57 Two identical rigid bars AB and BC are pinned at B and C supported at A by a pin in a frictionless roller that can only displace vertically, then the critical load of the system will be (a) © (d) None of these |B N|E 75 Q.58. For the beam loaded as shown in figure given below, if the slope at A is “7, then the deflection at Cwill be 10KN KN a+ 4 4 D fe me 11.25 2.50 @ “Er (©) TE 37.50 © “Er (d) None of these Q.59 A steel bar 50 cm long and 3 cm * 1 cm in cross-section, when it is subjected simultaneously to an axial pull of 50 KN and compressive stress of 100 N/mm? on its narrow edge, then the strain energy stored in a steel bar (in J, correct upto 1 decimal place) is [ake £ = 2 x 10° N/mm? and 4 = 0.25] Q.60 A steel wire 5 m long and of cross-sectional area 156 mm? is fitted tightly between the midpoint of a simply supported beam and the free end of a cantilever beam as shown in figure. The force developed (in N) in wire and its nature due to temperature drop of 30°C is, respectively are: [For steel wire, E = 200 GPa, a = 12 x 10 per °C and E/ = 85 kNm? for both the beams] come Day3 : Q51-Q75 © Copright:aveeasy Page oT cDImportant Questions EaMADE EAsy for CE be 0.75m wbe0.75in of (a) 526.39 and tension (b) 526.39 and compression (©) 77541 and tension (4) 775.41 and compression Q.61 A beam with internal hinge B is shown in figure below. A concentrated moving load of 5 KN and a uniform moving load of 500 N/m is subjected to beam together. A B ¢ D E Internal ee fe dm ef 4m ole din eof fn ef ‘The maximum positive bending moment that can be developed at point ‘D’ in the beam is kNm, [Consider self weight of beam = 300 N/m] Q.62. A beam is subjected to an axial compressive force of 100 KN along with the transverse loading. Maximum shear force in the section is 125 KN, and it has longitudinal tension reinforcement of 900 mm?. Take M20 grade concrete and Fe415 grade steel. Corresponding to 0.6% of steel the design shear strength of M20 concrete is 0.512 N/mm?, The design shear strength of given beam (in N/mm? correct upto 2-decimal places) is [Use LSM] Q.63 A beam section of size 400 mm * 600 mm and of span 8 mm is doubly reinforcement as limiting section, Area of reinforcement required in tension side to sustain under live load of 35 kNm will be mm? [Take f, = 20 N/mm? ‘, = 415 N/mm?, d, = 50 mm, effective cover = 50 mm] (a) 1745 mm? (b) 1196 mm? (©) 3000 mm? (4) 3898 mm? Q.64 An isolated footing of size 4 m x 4 m supports square column of size 500 mm x 500 mm. The column is subjected to 3000 KN service load. Assume M 20 grade concrete for footing and M 25 grade concrete for the column. The bearing resistance of concrete at column footing interface is KN. come Day3 : Q51-Q75 © Copright:Maveeasy Page4 oT cDImportant Questions EaMADE EAsy for CE Q.65 A post tensioned PSC beam shown in figure. P= 9504N feos Lp soins “ oll Jom Z WO Ss oo {lz som z Wire “ fh 12m mm ‘The loss of stress due to elastic shortening in wire-3 will be points] if wire tensioned subsequently and wire-3 tensioned first. N/mm®, [upto 2 decimal Q.66 A cantilever beam of width 450 mm and effective depth 600 mm is laterally restrained at a distance L from the free end. The maximum value of ‘L’ to ensure proper lateral stability is Q.67. In limit state design, a doubly reinforced beam is subjected to ultimate shear force of 240 KN. Adopt 12 mm diameter 2 legged shear stirrups and Fe500 grade of steel. The value of design shear strength of concrete, +, for M20 grade are as given in table below: 7 memo | 200 079 5 225 ost g 250 greater os | The spacing of vertical shear stirrups is (a) 145mm. (b) 167 mm (© 197mm (4) 245 mm. Q.68 A prestressed concrete pile, 250 mm square contains 60 pre-tensioned wire, each of 2mm diameter, uniformly distributed over the section. The wires are initially tensioned with a total force of 300 KN. Given, E, = 2.1 * 105 N/mm? and E, = 3.2 x 10! N/mm?, shrinkage strain of concrete = 200 x 10 and creep coefficient = 16. Consider the following statements: (i) Loss of stress due to elastic deformation is 31.5 N/mm? Loss of stress due to creep of concrete = 50.38 N/mm? (iii) Loss of stress due to shrinkage of concrete = 42 N/mm? Which of the above statements are correct? (a) (i) and (ii) (b) (ii) and (iii) (©) @ and (iii) (@) (, (i) and (ii) come Day3 : Q51-Q75 © Copright-aveeasy Pages oT cDImportant Questions famaoe Easy for (INIAPL-Y¥) | CE Q.69 A concrete beam is prestressed by a cable carrying an initial prestressing force of 500 kN. The cross-sectional area of the wires in the cable is 500 mm?. The ratio of percentage loss of stress in the cable due to shrinkage of concrete in pre-tensioned and post-tensioned prestressed beam is [Assume modulus of elasticity of steel (E,) = 210 kN/mm? and age of concrete at transfer = 8 days] Q.70 If a simply supported concrete beam prestressed with a force of 2500 kN is designed by load balancing concept for an effective span of 10 m and to carry a uniformly distributed load of 40 KN/m (including self weight) then the central dip of the cable profile should be (a) 100 mm. (b) 300 mm. (©) 200mm. (4) 400 mm. Q,71. The deflection of prestressed concerete beam is excessive in the (a) Pre - cracking stage (b) Plastic stage (6) Post - cracking stage (d) None of the above Multiple Select Questions (MSQ) Q.72 Which of the following statements are correct? (a) Allload carrying members transmit load through basic modes of tension, compression, torsion and shear only. (b) Beams carry transverse loads. (6) Combined loading is a complicated loading. (d) Nature of internal forces decides the aspect of combined loading. Q.73 Consider the following statements: Mohr's Circle is used to determine the stress on an oblique section of a body subjected to (a) direct tensile stress on one plane accompanied by a shear stress. (b) direct tensile stresses in two mutually perpendicular directions accompanied by a shear stress. (©) direct tensile stress in two mutually perpendicular directions. (d) a simple shear stress ple Q.74 Consider the following statements: Percentage of steel for balanced design of a singly reinforced rectangular section by limit state method depends on (a) Characteristic strength of concrete. (b) Yield strength of concrete. (©) Modulus of elasticity of steel (d)Geometry of the section, Q.75 Shear strength of concrete in a reinforced concrete beam is a function of which of the following: (a) Compressive strength of concrete (b) Percentage of shear reinforcement (6) Percentage of longitudinal reinforcement in tension in the section (d) Percentage total longitudinal reinforce-ment in the section come Day3 : Q51-Q75 © Copright:aveeAsy Pages oT cDImportant Questions EaMADE EAsy for CE Berean 51) From figure since both the ends is fixed We know that, A, = 0 Oct Oe + Opt Opy = 0 Thy Ly (Ty TL (Uq-20)L , (Uy ~20 +20) faa 6G) 3G} 3G] 9G} Gh vw, _ Plist > is 4 "> T, 17 52. 55.35 (52 - 56) 746%25 Torque in left half shaft, Ty= “aogycan faq) "SAT 2nN/60) 74640 Torque in tight half shaft, = oo 75 gp ~ 124. 75Nem Tr Maximum shear stress, ¢ = wana 75( © “ = (0.0508) 332 (0.0508) 53. (a) [As the cross section area of circular beam is increased upto 4 times, then it means that the diameter is increased by two times. () Maximum bending moment does not depend upon the cross sectional property of the beam ie. A ~ 2. ) Deflection whe die BH4 1 1(D/2),, (ip Bendingstress = 7 <4 Bie c-3 IAP _16f A? A wy F aoa) Laaher era Day3 : Q.51-Q.75 2 Copyright:Maneeasy Page 7 oT cDImportant Questions EaMADE EAsy for CE 54, 1875 (186 - 189) Free body diagram of the given beam is shown below w/a length Deflection of point C remains same for beam AC and CB. wit RD RE ° SEI 3EI ~ 3EI 2RP wht = 3EL ~ SEL > R Ful «1000 =187:5wL.N 55. (a) 56. (a) km RRS ous. ( me ‘, ( ' ’ eg 101m “ 10iN now 0K B oun 208m 10K 10kN . Bending moment at A = 0 kN-m wwwmadeeasy.in Day3 : Q.51-Q.75 copnighnnocersr Pages oT cDImportant Questions EaMADE EAsy for CE 57. (b) A free body diagram of the entire system of two rigid bars is shown below ‘Take, IM, = 0 > Hx 4a-F,x3a = 0 =H, 4a—ka(A0) x 3a = 0 3ka(A0) . 4 Now, for the calculation of critical load, consider the free body diagram of lower bar BC, shown below Take, =M, = 0 =H, *2a~P,, x 2a(A8) ~ ka (80) x a=0 p-# > rg 58. (a) 10KN 5KN come Day3 : Q51-Q75 © Copright:aveeasy Page? oT cDImportant Questions EaMADE EAsy for CE ZF, = 0 Vat Vy = 15 @ ‘Taking, =M, = 0 > WOX34+5"9 = Vy x6 5 125 kN and 25 kN (by using equation (i)) From moment area theorem: 11.25 59, 173 (171-174) Strain energy stored will be given as, 1g gt u alt +0} -2u6,0, ]x Volume 50x10° 2 il where, Fox 10 = 16667N/mm? (Tensile) Also, 100 N/mm? (ie. compressive) 1 = U = Sp yqps 066.67)" + (-100)* ~ 20.25 166.67 x (-100)] (500% 30> 10) U = 17292 N-mm = 17.29} ~ 17.3 J 60.) Laat 5x10? «12 x 10% x 30=1.8 mm Let, P be the force developed in wire due to contraction Contraction of steel wire 18 «103 18% 109 come Day3 : Q51-Q75 > copyightiwavesasy Page 10 oT cDImportant Questions EaMADE EAsy for CE ost ont) Px5 3 TS6x2xT0" = 18 * 10" ” 775.41 N (tension) 61. 22.96 (22 - 24) ILD for moment My, > Ordinate ‘y’ > a(l-a)_ 4x8 7 2 In ABPC and ACQD, Mg = 8000267 00125267800. 2a 267 00267 Mp, = 22.96 kNm 62. 0.56 (0.54 - 0.58) Design shear strength of M20 concrete = 0.512 MPa. As per 1S 456:2000 Clause 40.2.2, come Day3 : Q51-Q75 © Copright-maveeasy Page 17 oT cDEamMADeE EAsy ei Beet reba a I, GATE 6 PSU Important Questions FAGATE 2022) le for members subjected to axial compression only, the design shear strength of concrete calculated on the basis of percentage of steel and grade of concrete is multiplied by the following factor 3P,_, , 3x100%1000 _ 8 = MAR | * 300«500%20~ 171° So, design shear strength of beam = 1.1 x 0.512 = 0.5632 MPa, 63. (c)) Dead load = 04x 0.6%1*25=6KN/m — (%,)jq = 048 d (for 415 Live load = 35 kN/m Total factored load = 1.5 (6 +35) = 61.5 KN/m Bending moment (m) = = = S15*8" _ 409 kN Now, moment resisting for a singly reinforced section (MR,) MR, = 0.36 fg, B Xy in (d ~ 0.42 2%, fn) MR, = 0.36 % 20 x 400 x 0.48 x 550 x (550 0.42 * 0.48 X 550) MR, = 33387 kNm MR, = Moment has to resist by compression steel = 492 ~ 333.87 MR=158.13 MR, 0.87 f, (d-0.42%1.) _ 333387 x10" 88310" Ag = 087x415 x[550—0.42x048x550] 087x415 (550-50) Ay = 2982 mm? ~ 3000 mm? 64. 2812.5 (2810 - 2820) Limiting bearing stress at column footing interface [A = 0. 4 Jin, san = OA fa yg () For column face 25MPa ‘A, = (600)2mm? = 250000 mm? = f 0.45% 25 x | 20) fi, max (500} = 11.25 MPa (i) For footing face Sa = 20MPa (4000)? mm? (600)? mm? > FAL flaoony? _ a000 gy ‘Az ~ (S00) 500 wwwmadeeasy.in Day3 : 051-075 ocoprigh:waneeasy Page 12 Co] eee ec)Important Questions EaMADE EAsy for CE = Jin, wax -foting = 045 * 20 X 2.= 18 MPa Limiting bearing stress is minimum of above two 2 11.25 x (500)* Limiting bearing resistance= ——~>") = 2812.5 kN ting bearing resist 7000 65. 33.40 (32.00 - 37.00) seo ° * sho {| NN 450 =m on . * \ \ A B Peres Peres A A “TT At ends: 150 mm, e, = 0, €,= 100 mm PP Peres Prtats fa ata rT 950% 10° _ 950%10° 95010" «150x100 _950%10° x0%100 fy = 800% 500" 800x500 ‘800° ‘800° 500% 500% fay = 2375 + 2.375 - 0.6679 - 0 = 4.0821 N/mm? At mid span: 50 mam ents , Patats 1 T 3 2:375-4.2.375 + 2x 950%10 + 150%150 fa = 800 500%" fig = 6.75 N/mm? Loss of stress = ""(F: up = nlf, #3(6, ~ fa] = 5. 7{ soso + 20675 4, os] = 33.40 N/mm? 66. 11.25 (10.75 - 11.50) As per clause 23.3 of IS 456 : 2000 Ls 25B 4008? f Minimum of two or q come Day3 : Q51-Q75 © copyightimavesasy Page 13 oT cDImportant Questions EaMADE EAsy for CE = L$ 11.25 mor 33.75 m L=1125m 67.) Effective depth, d = 400-35 = 365 mm 100A, Percentage tension steel, p= 57 100%5 x 1 x25 300x365 = 2.24% > Pain| La Xin s1o1x-20- 048) ove] Doubly reinforced section is required. Design shear strength of concrete, 0.8092 N/mm? [From table for p, = 2.24%] Vv, _ 24010? ba 300x365 Nominal shear stress, t, = =2.19 N/mm? ‘Area of shear stirrups, A= 2% 2X12? = 226.19 mm? Spacing of vertical shear stirrups, 087 fyAgd (ted 087 «415% 226.19 = (@19-0.8092) x30 ~ 197 mm. (<0.75d = 273.75 mm) 68. (d) Average initial stress in concrete Modular ratio, m= E =656 Loss due to elastic deformation 6x48 = 31488 N/mm? ~ 31.5 N/mm? Loss due to creep of concrete gmf, = 1.6 * 6.56 * 48 = 50.381 N/mm? ~ 50.38 N/mm? come Day3 : Q51-Q75 © copyightimavesasy Page 14 oT cDImportant Questions EaMADE EAsy for CE Loss due to shrinkage of concrete (200 x 10-4) x E, 200 * 10% x 2.1 x 108 = 42N/mm? Therefore, all options (i), (ii) and (ii) are correct. 69. 1.50 (1.40 - 1.60) 500% 10° Initial stress in 1000N/mm? 500 When the beam is pretensioned, the total residual shrinkage strain = 3 x 10“ units Loss of stress = (3 * 10) (210 x 10%) = 63 N/mm? Cy (S x 100) j= 6.3% When the beam is post tensioned, the total residual shrinkage strain 2«104 © [Hogin(8+ 2) --Percentage loss of stress +210 uni Loss of stress = (2 * 104) x (210 * 10°) = 42 N/mm? 2 .Percentage loss of stress = (3 x100) = 42% i 63 Required ratio =1.50 70. (c) w= 40KNin we =40kN/m Pees —>y le — Peano pu SBecont * Load balancing concept 8Pecos® E 8x 2500xex1 = 0 = 5 [- @ is very small thus cos® ~ 1] come Day3 : Q51-Q75 © copyightimavesasy Page 15 oT cDImportant Questions EaMADE EAsy for CE e= 02m = = 200mm 7. (6) 72. (a,b) ‘Combined loading is not a complicated loading. 73. (a,b, ¢, d) If the state of stress on two planes and angle between those planes is known, then with the help of Mohr's circle we can determine stresses on oblique section. 74. (a,¢ 4) Percentage of steel is dependent on characteristic strength of concrete (f,) rather than its yield strength. 75. (a, ¢) ‘The design shear strength of concrete in RC beam depends upon grade of concrete i.e. compressive strength of concrete; percentage of longitudinal tension reinforcement; and axial compressive force. wow.madeeasy.in Day3 : Q.51-Q.75 Scoprishiwaneeasy Page 16 oT cD