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Q.1 Tensile strength of concrete is measured by
a. direct tension test in the universal testing machine.
b. applying compressive load along the diameter of the cylinder.
c. applying third point load on a prism.
d. applying tensile load along the diameter.
Q.2 The environmental exposure condition of concrete buried under aggressive subsoil or ground water is classified as
a. moderate
b. severe
c. very severe
d. extreme
Q.3 If the slab shown below is simply supported on all four sides, then the type of reinforcement provided in xdirection is
a. tensile reinforcement and distribution bars
b. compressive and temperature reinforcements
c. tensile reinforcement only
d. distribution bars
Q.4 Which one of the following sections in RCC structure is CORRECT for the critical section for shear?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Q.5 According to Indian Standard code IS 13431980, which one of the following statement is INCORRECT?
a. The allowable upward deflection in prestressed concrete member under serviceability limit state condition is ‘span/300’.
b. At the time of initial tensioning, the maximum tensile stress immediately behind the anchorages shall not exceed 75% of
ultimate tensile strength of the wire.
c. In case of single wire used in pretensioned system, the minimum clear spacing shall be greater of
(i) 3 times diameter of wire
(ii) 4/3 times the maximum size of aggregate.
d. None of the above
Q.6 Match ListI with ListII and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
ListI ListII
A. IS 1343 1. Prestressed concrete
B. IS 1893 2. Liquid storage structure
C. IS 3370 3. Earthquake resistant design
D. IS 8041 4. Rapid hardening portland cement
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 1 3 2 4
(d) 4 2 3 1
a. a
b. b
c. c
d. d
Q.7 The horizontal distance between parallel main reinforcements in RC slab shall not be more than
a. 4 times effective depth of slab
b. 5 times effective depth of slab
c. 3 times effective depth of slab
d. 2 times effective depth of slab
a. If τv > τc,max, section is not designed for shear
b. If τv > τc,max, minimum shear reinforcement is to be provided
c. If τv > τc,max, section is redesignedq
d. If τv > τc, minimum shear reinforcement is to be provided
Q.9 The long term elastic modulus of concrete whose age of concrete at loading is equal to 28 days is ___________ MPa.
[Take M20 grade of concrete and creep coefficient is 1.6 at 28 days of concrete at loading]
Q.10 A reinforced concrete beam is subjected to the following bending moments:
BM due to Dead load : 25 kNm
BM due to Live load : 40 kNm
BM due to Wind load : 10 kNm
BM due to Earthquake load : 15 kNm
The design bending moment of limit state of collapse is ____________ kNm.
Q.11 The plan of ground floor columns in a building is shown in figure below. It is desired to reduce the longitudinal bar diameter
from 28 mm to 20 mm above the second floor level. The lap length of bars in flexural tension is ______________ mm.
[Take M25 grade of concrete and Fe415 grade of steel and bond strength τbd = 1.4 N/mm2 ]
Attempt Incorrect Your Ans. 1128.3 Correct Ans. 806 (805.5 806.5)
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Q.12
The allowable load carrying capacity of circular column section 400 mm diameter reinforced with 3245 mm2 steel with
bars adequately tied with spirals based on working stress method, is _________ kN. [Use M25 grade of concrete and
Fe415 grade of steel, assume short column]
Q.13 An isolated L beam, as shown below, is fixed at both ends and has a span of 20 m. The effective width of the flange is
_____________ mm.
Q.14 According to IS 456 : 2000, the maximum depth of stress block for balanced section of beam of effective depth d using
steel with fy = 250, is given by ____________ d.
Q.15 When the section is subjected to the limiting moment of resistance then the actual stress in steel of a singly reinforced
concrete beam of 200 mm width and 400 mm effective depth, with 4 bars of 16 mm diameter of Fe415 steel is
____________ N/mm2 .
[Use M20 grade concrete]
Q.16 If the effective depth and effective cover of a deep continuous beam is 500 mm and 50 mm respectively, then its
maximum effective length will be _____________ mm.
Q.17 A doubly reinforced concrete beam is of 300 mm width and 600 mm overall depth. Tension reinforcement consists of 2
numbers of 25 mm diameter bars and compression reinforcement consists of 2 numbers of 16 mm diameter bars.
Assume effective cover to compression (d ′) and tension steel to be 40 mm.
Use M20 grade of concrete and Fe415 grade of steel.
The limiting moment of resistance (in kNm) of beam by LSM is
a. 275.82
b. 305.68
c. 331.78
d. 425.15
Q.18 Consider the following statements. Which of the following statement(s) is(are) CORRECT?
Statement I: The maximum spacing of vertical shear stirrups should not exceed or 300 mm.
Statement II: The development length Ld as per IS456:2000 for deformed bar is given by where τbd is design
bond stress in LSM for plain bars in tension.
Statement III: The maximum size of reinforcement bar that can be used for 75 mm thick RCC slab is 8mm.
Statement IV: The minimum eccentricity for which an axially loaded column (350 mm × 350 mm) size with effective length
of 3 m is 20 mm.
a. I and IV
b. II and III
c. III and IV
d. I, II and III
Q.19 A plain square concrete footing for a column of size 500 mm × 500 mm is subjected to an axial load of 500 kN (working
a. 1 and 56° 24′
b. 2 and 54° 12′
c. 1 and 54° 12′
d. 2 and 56° 24′
Q.20 An RC column 500 mm × 500 mm is reinforced with 4 bars of 25 mm diameter, placed at a cover of 50 mm to the centre of
steel bars. The maximum and minimum stresses (in N/mm2 ) in concrete if the column is subjected to a load of 500 kN at
an eccentricity of 50 mm about one of the axes is
[Use M15 concrete and m = 18]
a. 2.52 and 0.8
b. 4.33 and 0.67
c. 2.52 and 0.67
d. 3.2 and 0.8
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Q.21 Match ListI (Prestressing system) with ListII (Type of anchorage) and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists:
ListI ListII
A. Hoyer 1. Flat steel wedges in sandwitch plates
B. Gifford Udall 2. High strength nuts
C. Lee McCall 3. Split conical wedges
4. Stretching the wires between two bulk heads at a large
D. Magnel Blaton
distance apart
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 2 1 4 3
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 4 1 2 3
(d) 2 3 4 1
a. a
b. b
c. c
d. d
Q.22 An RC beam, is simply supported over a span of 6 m, having size 250 mm wide and 450 mm deep overall. It is subjected to
two point loads W of equal magnitude placed at middle third points. The two loads are gradually increased simultaneously.
Beam is reinforced with 3 HYSD bars of 18 mm diameter placed at an effective cover of 50 mm at the bottom face and
nominal shear reinforcement has been provided. The characteristic compressive strength and the bending tensile
a. 9.28
b. 12.5
c. 15.75
d. 25
Q.23 A prestressed concrete beam of rectangular section 150 mm by 300 mm and span 8 m is axially prestressed by a tendon
carrying an effective force of 200 kN. The beam supports a U.D.L of 7.5 kN/m including its self weight. The principal
stresses (in MPa) are
a. –0.18 and 3.25
b. –0.24 and 4.68
c. –0.30 and 5.10
d. –0.21 and 4.71
Q.24
An RC column, built with M25 grade concrete, of square crosssection (500 × 500 mm2 ) is subjected to a factored load of
937.5 kN. Use column loadmoment interaction diagram as shown in figure below.
The maximum uniaxial eccentricity for safe application of load will be __________ mm.
Q.25 A doubly reinforced beam is subjected to a factored shear force of 300 kN. The crosssectional dimensions are shown in
figure below and design shear strength of concrete, τc for M20 grade concrete are as given in table below
The spacing of vertical shear stirrups is _____________ mm.
[Adopt 12 mm 2 legged shear stirrups and Fe415 grade of steel]
Q.26 An Lbeam is shown in figure below and is subjected to a factored shear force of 200 kN.
Design shear strength of concrete, τc , for M20 grade of concrete is as given below in the table
Use Fe415 steel
The design shear stress for vertical stirrups is ____________ N/mm2 .
Q.27 A reinforced concrete beam is designed by limit state method, partial safety factor for stresses in concrete is reduced to
1.1 and stress strain curve is considered to be varying linearly (rather than parabolic) till 0.002 strain level with maximum
strain being 0.0035. The compressive force in the balanced section under flexure for the beam section as shown in figure
below is ___________ kN.
Q.28 A rectangular concrete beam 200 mm wide and 400 mm deep is prestressed by a straight cable carrying an effective
prestressing force of 250 kN at an eccentricity of 50 mm. The beam supports a udl of 8 kN/m including its self weight.
Span of the beam is 6 m. If the modulus of rupture of concrete is 5 N/mm2 , the load factor against cracking is __________.
Q.29 A simply supported beam is 250 mm × 450 mm and is having 3 20 mm φ bar going into support with U type hook at
centre of support. The factored shear force at the centre of support is 150 kN. The maximum value of development length,
according to limit state method, is ___________ mm.
[Take effective cover = 35 mm, M20 grade of concrete and Fe415 grade of steel]
Q.30 A concrete beam is prestressed by a cable carrying an initial prestressing force of 500 kN. The crosssectional area of the
wires in the cable is 500 mm2 . The ratio of percentage loss of stress in the cable due to shrinkage of concrete in pre
tensioned and posttensioned prestressed beam is ____________.
Q.31 Consider a Tbeam as shown in figure below
The moment of resistance of the Tbeam, according to LSM, is ______________ kNm.
[Use M20 grade concrete and Fe415 grade of steel]
column containing 20 mm bars as the longitudinal steel is ______________ N/mm2 .
[Take bearing capacity of the soil as 100 kN/m2 . Assume effective depth of footing 600 mm. Use M25 grade of concrete
and Fe415 grade of steel and load factor = 1.5]
Q.33 A prestressed concrete beam with a cross section of 300 mm width and 600 mm depth, is 12 m long. It carries a load of 12
kN/m inclusive of its self weight. It is prestressed with 2000 mm2 high tensile steel located at 175 mm from soffit. The
cable profile is straight for full length of the beam and it is stressed to a level of 800 N/mm2 . It is bonded to concrete. The
eccentricity of thrust line at mid span in the beam is ________________ mm.