SHREENIVASA ENGINEERING COLLEGE

(Approved by AICTE and Affiliated to Anna University)

B.Pallipatti, Bommidi, Papppireddipatti(Tk),Dharmapuri Dt, Tamilnadu-635 301
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
THIRD YEAR - FIFTH SEMESTER 2014 - 2015.
CE 2306 - DESIGN OF RC ELEMENTS (R2008)
UNIT - I METHODS OF DESIGN OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES
PART - A
1. Differentiate between design mix and nominal mix?
2. Draw stress-strain curve for mild steel bars?
3. What is the purpose of providing lintel beams in buildings?
4. Differentiate between two-way and one-way slab?
5. Differentiate between long and short columns?
6. What are the codal provisions for minimum reinforcement to be provided as main and secondary
reinforcement in slab and their maximum spacing?
7. Why is secondary reinforcement provided in one-way RC slabs?
8. What is the I.S code provisions for maximum spacing of vertical stirrups in RC beams?
9. Define characteristic load and characteristic strength?
10. Define modulus of rupture?
11. Mention any two advantages of introducing compression steel in reinforced concrete beams?
12. Why should we provide minimum reinforcement in R.C.C. beams?
13. What is the main concept of Elastic Method?
14. What is meant by Modular ratio?
15. How are safety margins assigned in Elastic method and Ultimate load method?
16. Write down the value of partial safety factors for (a) concrete (b) steel?
17. Determine the maximum depth of neutral axis for a balanced rectangular section of overall depth
500mm. Assume an effective cover of 40mm?
18. Under what circumstances doubly reinforced beams are resorted to?
19. Differentiate between an Under-Reinforced section and Over-Reinforced section?
20. Determine the Modular Ratio for M25, M30 Grade of concretes?
21. State the assumptions made in working stress method?
22. What are the advantages of limit state method over working stress and ultimate load methods?
23. Discuss the merits of working stress method?
24. Write the assumptions about limit state of collapse by flexure?
25. State the assumptions made in working stress method?

PART - B
1. Design the roof slab for a hall of size 4m x 10m by working stress method using M20concrete and
Fe250 steel. The slab is simply resting on 230mm brick walls all round. Take the live load on the slab as
1.5 kN/m2 and finish load as 2.25 kN/m2

2. Design a simply supported slab covering a hall internal dimensions 3.2m x 9.0m. The slab rests on
abrick wall 230mm thick all round. Use a live load of 3.0 kN/sq.m and floor finish of 1.0 kN/sq.m
3. A beam of rectangular section of width 225mm and effective depth 500mm is simply supported over an
effective span of 5m is reinforced with four members of 20mm dia mild steel bars in the tension sides.
Determine the position of neutral axis and the stresses in the top most compression fibre of concrete and
tension steel, if the beam carries a UDL of 9 kN/m (including self weight) for the entire span. Use working
stress method of design.

4. A RC beam of rectangular section 300mm wide by 650mm overall depth is reinforced with 4 bars of
32mm dia of an effective cover of 50mm. Estimate the moment of resistance of the section using working
stress method of design. Use M20concrete and Fe415 steel.
5. A singly reinforced concrete beam is of width 450mm and effective depth 715mm. It is reinforced with
8Nos.20mm mild steel bars. Assuming M20 concrete, determine its moment of resistance according to the
working stress method. Determine also the stress in steel when the beam is subjected to the above
moment.
6. Determine the reinforcement for a T beam with flange width = 1500mm, web width = 300mm,
thickness of slab = 100mm, effective depth 735mm, to carry a moment of 380kNm due to characteristic
loads. Use M25 concrete and Fe 415 steel. Using Working Stress Design.
7. A singly reinforced concrete beam is of width 400mm and effective depth 615mm. It is reinforced with
8Nos.20mm mild steel bars. Assuming M25 concrete, determine its moment of resistance according to the
working stress method. Determine also the stress in steel when the beam is subjected to the above
moment.
8. Design a rectangular slab supported on its all four edges (600mm thick) over a classroom of size 4.8m
x6.2m. Two adjacent edges of the slab are discontinuous and the remaining two edges are continuous. A
finishing surface of cement concrete of 20mm shall be provided over the slab. The slab shall be used as
classroom. M20 grade of concrete and HYSD bars shall be used. The unit weight of finishing surface
concrete is 24KN/m3.

9. (i) Write the advantages of limit state method over other methods?
9. (ii) What are the assumptions in working stress method?
9. (iii) What are the assumptions in limit state method?

10. Design a doubly reinforced rectangular beam section subjected to a bending moment of 120kNm.
Consider concrete of grade M20 and steel of grade Fe415. Consider width of beam as 300mm.