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Course Name: Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures
Course ID: noc25_ce123
Assignment- Week 9
Number of questions: 10 Total mark: 10 X 1 = 10
1. Considering IS codal provision, the critical section for bending moment is at
(a) face of the column
(b) effective depth from the face of the column
(c) half the effective depth from the face of the column
(d) none of the above
Solution
As per IS 456, the critical section for bending moment is at the column face
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Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Course Name: Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures
Course ID: noc25_ce123
Assignment- Week 9
Number of questions: 10 Total mark: 10 X 1 = 10
2. Considering IS codal provision, the critical section for one way shear is at
(a) face of the column
(b) effective depth from the face of the column
(c) half the effective depth from the face of the column
(d) none of the above
Solution
As per IS 456, the critical section for one way shear is at effective depth from the column face
NPTEL Online Certification Courses
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Course Name: Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures
Course ID: noc25_ce123
Assignment- Week 9
Number of questions: 10 Total mark: 10 X 1 = 10
3. Considering IS codal provision, the critical section for two way shear is at
(a) face of the column
(b) effective depth from the face of the column
(c) half the effective depth from the face of the column
(d) none of the above
Solution
As per IS 456, the critical section for two way shear is at half the effective depth from the column face
NPTEL Online Certification Courses
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Course Name: Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures
Course ID: noc25_ce123
Assignment- Week 9
Number of questions: 10 Total mark: 10 X 1 = 10
4. In design of isolated footing, the minimum percentage of steel (HYSD) provided should be
(a) 0.12% of overall cross-sectional area
(b) 0.85/fy, where fy is the characteristic strength of reinforcement in N/mm2
(c) 0.8% of overall cross-sectional area
(d) 1% of overall cross-sectional area
Solution
As per IS 456, no shear reinforcement is provided in isolated footing. Therefore, minimum
reinforcement is provided as per the minimum reinforcement provided for slab.
NPTEL Online Certification Courses
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Course Name: Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures
Course ID: noc25_ce123
Assignment- Week 9
Number of questions: 10 Total mark: 10 X 1 = 10
5. As per IS code, minimum thickness at the edge of the isolated footing should be
(a) 100mm (b) 150mm (c) 200mm (d) 50mm
Solution
According to Cl. 34.1.2, pg. 64, the edge of the isolated footing should be 150mm thick.
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Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Course Name: Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures
Course ID: noc25_ce123
Assignment- Week 9
Number of questions: 10 Total mark: 10 X 1 = 10
6. A square isolated footing for a square column of size 350mm × 350mm is made to transfer the
characteristic load, P= 600kN to the ground. Consider weight of footing as 10% of the
characteristic axial load. The safe bearing capacity of soil is 150 kN/m2. The dimension of the
square footing should not be less than
(a) √1.1 m (b) √2.2 m (c) √3.3 m (d) √4.4 m
Solution
Characteristic axial load in column, P=600 kN
Safe bearing capacity of soil, qsbc=150.0 kN/m2
Percentage of axial load considered for weight of footing =10 %
Unfactored load on footing, Pf=660 kN
660
Area of footing required, Afr = = 4.4 m2
150
Dimension of square footing = √4.4 m
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Course Name: Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures
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Assignment- Week 9
Number of questions: 10 Total mark: 10 X 1 = 10
7. Find the soil reaction on a square isolated footing of dimension 1500mm×1500mm following
limit state of design, made to transfer a characteristic load of 600kN to the ground. Consider the
weight of footing as 10% of the characteristic axial load and the load factor as 1.5.
(a) 220 KN/m2 (b) 330 KN/m2 (c) 440 KN/m2 (d) 550 KN/m2
Solution
Characteristic axial load in column, P=600 kN
Percentage of axial load considered for weight of footing =10 %
Unfactored load on footing, Pf=660 kN
Design load on footing, Pfu = 1.5 × 660 = 990 kN
990
Soil reaction due to design load = = 440 KN/m2
1.5 ×1.5
NPTEL Online Certification Courses
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Course Name: Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures
Course ID: noc25_ce123
Assignment- Week 9
Number of questions: 10 Total mark: 10 X 1 = 10
8. A square isolated footing having dimension 1500mm×1500mm is made to transfer a characteristic
load, P=600kN to the ground, through a column of 350mm×350mm. Consider weight of footing
as 10% of the characteristic axial load. The load factor is taken as 1.5. The overall depth of
footing is 350mm. The clear cover is 40mm. The diameter of reinforcement provided is 12mm.
The one-way shear force due to soil reaction at the critical section for design will be equal to
(a) 119 kN/m width
(b) 170 kN/m width
(c) 213 kN/m width
(d) 256 kN/m width
Solution
Characteristic axial load in column, P=600 kN
Percentage of axial load considered for weight of footing =10 %
Unfactored load on footing, Pf=660 kN
Design load on footing, Pfu = 1.5 × 660 = 990 kN
990
Soil reaction due to design load = = 440 KN/m2
1.5 ×1.5
Effective depth, d = 350 − 40 − 12/2 = 304 mm
Shear force (one-way) at the distance of effective depth from column face per m width
1.5−0.35
= 440 ( − 0.304)
2
= 119.24 kN
NPTEL Online Certification Courses
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Course Name: Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures
Course ID: noc25_ce123
Assignment- Week 9
Number of questions: 10 Total mark: 10 X 1 = 10
9. A square isolated footing having dimension 1500mm×1500mm is made to transfer a characteristic
load, P=600kN to the ground, through a column of 350mm×350mm. Consider weight of footing
as 10% of the characteristic axial load. The load factor is taken as 1.5. The overall depth of
footing is 350mm. The clear cover is 40mm. The diameter of reinforcement provided is 12mm.
The two-way shear force due to soil reaction at the required section for design will be equal to
(a) 1922 kN
(b) 1647 kN
(c) 1073 kN
(d) 802 kN
Solution
Characteristic axial load in column, P=600 kN
Percentage of axial load considered for weight of footing =10 %
Unfactored load on footing, Pf=660 kN
Design load on footing, Pfu = 1.5 × 660 = 990 kN
990
Soil reaction due to design load = = 440 KN/m2
1.5 ×1.5
Effective depth, d = 350 − 40 − 12/2 = 304 mm
Shear force (two-way) at the half the effective depth from column face
= 440 ( 1.52− (0.35 + 0.304)2 )
= 801.8 kN
NPTEL Online Certification Courses
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Course Name: Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures
Course ID: noc25_ce123
Assignment- Week 9
Number of questions: 10 Total mark: 10 X 1 = 10
10. A square isolated footing having dimension 1500mm×1500mm is made to transfer a characteristic
load, P=600kN to the ground, through a column of 350mm×350mm. Consider weight of footing
as 10% of the characteristic axial load. The load factor is taken as 1.5. The overall depth of
footing is 350mm. The clear cover is 40mm. The diameter of reinforcement provided is 12mm.
The bending moment due to soil reaction computed at the required section for design will be
equal to
(a) 134 kNm per m width
(b) 107 kNm per m width
(c) 81 kNm per m width
(d) 73 kNm per m width
Solution
Characteristic axial load in column, P=600 kN
Percentage of axial load considered for weight of footing =10 %
Unfactored load on footing, Pf=660 kN
Design load on footing, Pfu = 1.5 × 660 = 990 kN
990
Soil reaction due to design load = = 440 KN/m2
1.5 ×1.5
Effective depth, d = 350 − 40 − 12/2 = 304 mm
Bending moment at column face per m width
1.5−0.35 1.5−0.35
= 440 × × = 72.7 kNm
2 2×2
