DESIGN OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES

Write answers of following questions along with I.S. 456 Provisions/Design Aid reference. If any. (14 Marks) 1) State the span / depth ratio satisfying the control of deflection for the cantilever beam up to span 10m. 2) State minimum percentage steel required in either direction in slab when high yield strength deformed bars are used. 3) What should be the maximum horizontal distance between parallel main reinforcement bars in slabs? 4) State the value of design bond strength in Limit state method for plain bars in Tension for M30 grade of concrete. 5) State the Xu max /d ratio for Fe 415 grade of steel. 6) State the nominal cover required to meet durability requirements for main reinforcement up to 12 mm diameter for mild exposure. 7) State maximum spacing of shear reinforcement in beams. 8) Explain Limit state of serviceability. 9) Define characteristic strength of steel & concrete. 10) Define balanced section of beam. 11) Calculate flexural strength & Modulus of elasticity for M-25 concrete. 12) Explain effective span of simply supported beam & slab. 13) What is minimum reinforcement for slab? 14) Explain the necessity of steel reinforcement in RCC structures. Answer followings. (7 Marks) 1) Define characteristic strength. 2) Define characteristic load. 3) Define design strength. 4) Define design load. 5) Partial safety factor for steel. 6) Partial safety factor for concrete. 7) Mention different limit state of collapse.

ASSIGNMENT- I

1. Check the depth of cantilever beam for adequate of controlling deflection, if effective depth = 550mm, effective span = 4.75m, Pt=1%, grade steel = 250 (2 Marks) 2. RCC beam of size 250mm x 500mm with concrete grade M20 & Fe-415 and effective cover of 50mm on both the sides to resist the moment of 400KN-m. State whether the beam is design as a doubly or singly reinforced section. (2 Marks) 3. Design a doubly reinforced beam with effective depth 600mm & the width 300mm of beam to resist the factored moment of 425 KN-m. Use effective cover of 50mm and 40mm in tensile and compression zone respectively. Use M-20 & Fe-415. (7 Marks) 4. Design a singly reinforced beam with effective depth twice to the width of beam to resist the bending moment of 150KN-m, use M-20 & Fe-415. (7 Marks) 5. For balance section 350mm x 550mm effective. Determine the total compression, area of tension steel and limiting moment if M-20 & fe-415 is used. (7 Marks) 6. Calculate the factored moment for T-beam having width of flange=1500mm, overall depth of beam=650mm,width of web= 300mm, flange thickness= 100mm, Beam reinforced with 6 no of 28 mm dia bars and 2 no of 22mm dia effective cover 50mm, M20 & Fe- 415 is used.(7 Marks) Er. Pratik Solanki (. 09033375266)

7. A singly reinforced R.C.C. beam having rectangular cross section of size 250mm 500mm overall is reinforced with 4nos.- 20 mm diameter bars with clear cover 20mm. Find total factored bending moment resisted by the beam. Use M20 grade of concrete and Fe 415 grade of steel. (7 Marks) 8. A doubly reinforced rectangular R.C.C. beam having cross section 300mm 550mm overall, reinforced with 3Nos. 12mm diameter as compression steel and 4Nos. - 22mm diameter bars as tension steel. Determine the total factored bending moment resisted by the beam. Assume M20 grade of concrete and Fe 415 grade of steel are used. The effective top and bottom cover is 50mm. (7 Marks) 9. Determine the flange width of a T-beam having effective span 4m, breadth of web 250mm and depth of flange 120mm. (2 Marks) 10. Design a simply supported rectangular R.C.C. beam of 230mm width to resist a factored U.D.L. of 32 KN/m. The effective span of a beam is 4m. Use M20 grade of concrete and Fe 250 grade of steel. 11. Answer the following. (7 Marks) a. With the help of sketches, explain singly reinforced and doubly reinforced beams. b. With sketches explain balanced section and under reinforced section. c. Calculate limiting moment of resistance and area of steel for a singly reinforced beam section 200 mm wide & 400 mm effective depth. Use M20 concrete & Fe415 steel. 12. A singly RC beam of size 320 mm x 560 mm is reinforced with 4 22 mm diameter bars at an effective cover of 40 mm. Determine superimposed load the beam can carry if it is simply supported on 6.4 m span. Use M20 concrete & Fe415 steel. (7 Marks) 13. A beam simply supported over an effective span of 7 m carries a live load of 20 KN/m. Design the beam, using M-20 concrete and HYSD bars of grade Fe-415. Keep the width equal to half the effective depth. Assume unit weight of concrete as 25 KN/m3. (6 Marks) 14. A reinforced concrete T-beam has the following data: Width of flange = 1600 mm, effective depth = 350 mm Thickness of flange = 105 mm, Width of web = 250 mm Grade of concrete = M-20, Grade of steel = Fe-500.Determine (1) Limiting M.R. (2) Limiting area of tensile steel. (8 Marks) 15. Find the M.R. of a singly reinforced concrete beam of 200 mm width & 400 mm effective depth, reinforced with 3-16 mm diameter bars of Fe-415 steel. Take M-20 concrete. (6 Marks) 16. A doubly reinforced beam 300mm x 500 mm in section is subjected to a factored moment of 250 KN.m Find numbers of 16 mm diameter bars to be provided as tension & compression reinforcement. Take effective cover as 40 mm on both sides. Use M20 concrete & Fe415 steel. (7 Marks) 17. Draw following sketches. (2 Marks) a. T Beam showing reinforcement details. b. Doubly R.C. beam 18. An R.C.C. T Beam is having Flange 1800mm wide and 140mm thick. The effective depth of beam is 500mm and web width is 300mm. Assuming M20 grade of concrete and Fe 250 grade of steel are used determine Limiting moment of resistance of beam. 3Nos 22mm diameter bars are used as main steel in the beam. (8 Marks) Er. Pratik Solanki (. 09033375266)