(Use IS 456-2000 is permitted)

Part-A (10x2=20)

1. Define Reinforced Concrete.

2. Define elastic method of design.
3. State the assumptions made for design of RC members in working stress method.
4. Define factor of safety.
5. Define ultimate load design method.
6. What are the advantages of limit state method?
7. Define partial safety factor.
8. Write the down the value of partial safety factor for concrete and steel.
9. What are the factors to be considered in limit state of collapse?
10. What is the importance of flanged beams
Part-B (5x16=80)
11. (a).(i). Analyze a T-beam section of 300mm width and 1000 mm width of flange and 500 mm
effective depth and 120mm flange thickness. Determine the stresses induced in the top
compression fibre of concrete and tension .4-20mm diameter tension steel is provided. Use M 20
and Fe415 steel. Also calculate moment of resistance of T-Beam
(8)
(ii). Analyze a T-beam section of 300mm width and 1000 mm width of flange and 500 mm
effective depth and 120mm flange thickness. Determine the stresses induced in the top
compression fibre of concrete and tensions steel 6-25mm diameter tension steel are provided. Use
M20 and Fe415 steel. Also calculate moment of resistance of T-Beam
(8)
(Or)
(b). (i). Analyze a doubly reinforced T-Beam section of 300mm web width and 1500mm width of
flange and 500mm effective depth and 100mm flange thickness. Determine the allowable moment
of resistance and stress induced in extreme compression fibre of concrete, centre of compression
and tension steel. Tension steel 6-25mm dia bars and compression steel 4-16mm dia bars are
provided. Use M20 and Fe415 steel.
(8)
(ii). Analyze a T-beam section of 300mm width and 1000 mm width of flange and 500 mm
effective depth and 120mm flange thickness. Determine the stresses induced in the top
compression fibre of concrete and tensions steel 3-25mm diameter tension steel are provided. Use
M20 and Fe415 steel. Also calculate moment of resistance of T-Beam
(8)
12. (a).(i). Analyze a rectangular beam section of 250 mm width and 450 mm effective depth.
Determine the ultimate resistance for area of tension steel 3-16mm dia bars. Use M 20 and Fe415
steel. Use LSM
(5)

(ii). Analyze a rectangular beam section of 300 mm width and 550 mm effective depth. Determine
the ultimate resistance for area of tension steel 4-25 mm dia bars. Use M 20 and Fe415 steel. Use
LSM
(6)
(iii). Analyze a rectangular beam section of 200 mm width and 550 mm effective depth.
Determine the ultimate resistance for area of tension steel 5-25 mm dia bars. Use M 20 and Fe415

steel. Use LSM

(5)
(Or)
(b).(i). Analyze a rectangular beam section of 300 mm width and 550 mm effective depth.
Determine the ultimate resistance of doubly reinforced section with A st= 3-16mm dia and Asc=216mm dia. d=50mm. Use M20 and Fe415 steel. Use LSM
(8)
(ii). Analyze a rectangular beam section of 350 mm width and 650 mm effective depth.
Determine the ultimate resistance of doubly reinforced section with A st= 6-25mm dia and Asc=416mm dia. d=50mm. Use M20 and Fe415 steel. Use LSM
(8)
13. (a).(i). Analyze a T-beam section of 300mm width and 1500 mm width of flange and 500 mm
effective depth and 100mm flange thickness. Determine the moment of resistance of T-Beam. It
is reinforced with 4-25mm dia bars. Use M20 and Fe415 steel. Use LSM
(8)
(ii). Analyze a T-beam section of 300mm width and 1200 mm width of flange and 500 mm
effective depth and 100mm flange thickness. Determine the moment of resistance of T-Beam. It
is reinforced with 6-32mm dia bars in tension, 2-20mm dia bars in compression, d=50mm. Use
M20 and Fe415 steel. Use LSM
(8)
(Or)
(b).(i). A reinforced concrete beam is to be designed over an effective span of 6m to support a
service load of 8 kN/m. Adopt M-20 and Fe 415 steel and design the beam to satisfy the
collapse and serviceability limit states. B=200mm
(8)
(ii). Design a reinforced concrete beam of rectangular section using the following data:
Effective span = 5m, Width of beam=250mm, Overall depth=500mm, Service load
(D.L+ L.L) = 40kN/m, Effective cover=50mm.Es=2x105N/mm2
(8)
14. (a).A tee beam slab floor of an office comprises of a slab 160mm thick spanning between ribs
spaced at 3.5m centres. The effective span of beam is 8m. Live load on floor is 4kN/m. use M20 and Fe415 steel bars.
(16)
(Or)
(b). A L- beam slab floor of an office comprises of a slab 160mm thick spanning between ribs
spaced at 3.5m centres. The effective span of beam is 10m. Live load on floor is 4kN/m. use M20 and Fe415 steel bars.
(16)
15. (a).Design a one-way slab with clear span of 4m simply supported on 200 thick concrete
masonry walls to support a live load of 5kN/m2. Adopt M-20 and Fe415 steel bars.
(16)
(Or)
(b). Design a two-way slab for an office floor size 4.5m by 6m with discontinuous and simply
supported edges on all the sides with corners prevented from lifting and supporting a service
load of 6kN/m2. Adopt M-20 and Fe415 steel bars.
(16)

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Part-A (10x2=20)

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Define singly reinforced section.

What is RC slab? How it is classified?
What are the factors to be considered in limit state of collapse?
What is the importance of flanged beams
What are the codal provisions for minimum reinforcement to be provided as main and secondary
reinforcement in slab and their maximum spacing?
6. When the flexural members are designed as T or L- Beams?
7. Differentiate one way and two way slab.
8. What are the advantages of limit state method?
9. Why secondary reinforcement is provided in one way RC slab?
10. Write down the formulae for calculating effective width of flange in flanged beams
Part-B (5x16=80)
11. (a).A tee beam slab floor of an office comprises of a slab 160mm thick spanning between ribs
spaced at 3.5m centres. The effective span of beam is 8m. Live load on floor is 4kN/m. use M-20
and Fe415 steel bars.
(16)
(Or)
(b). A L- beam slab floor of an office comprises of a slab 160mm thick spanning between ribs
spaced at 3.5m centres. The effective span of beam is 10m. Live load on floor is 4kN/m. use M20 and Fe415 steel bars.
(16)
12. (a).Design a one-way slab with clear span of 4m simply supported on 200 thick concrete masonry
walls to support a live load of 5kN/m2. Adopt M-20 and Fe415 steel bars.
(16)
(Or)
(b). Design a two-way slab for an office floor size 4.5m by 6m with discontinuous and simply
supported edges on all the sides with corners prevented from lifting and supporting a service load of
6kN/m2. Adopt M-20 and Fe415 steel bars.
(16)
13. a).(i). Analyze a T-beam section of 300mm width and 1000 mm width of flange and 500 mm
effective depth and 120mm flange thickness. Determine the stresses induced in the top compression
fibre of concrete and tension .4-20mm diameter tension steel is provided. Use M 20 and Fe415 steel.
Also calculate moment of resistance of T-Beam
(8)
(ii). Analyze a T-beam section of 300mm width and 1000 mm width of flange and 500 mm
effective depth and 120mm flange thickness. Determine the stresses induced in the top compression

fibre of concrete and tensions steel 6-25mm diameter tension steel are provided. Use M 20 and Fe415
steel. Also calculate moment of resistance of T-Beam
(8)
(Or)
(b). (i). Analyze a doubly reinforced T-Beam section of 300mm web width and 1500mm width of
flange and 500mm effective depth and 100mm flange thickness. Determine the allowable moment
of resistance and stress induced in extreme compression fibre of concrete, centre of compression
and tension steel. Tension steel 6-25mm dia bars and compression steel 4-16mm dia bars are
provided. Use M20 and Fe415 steel.
(8)
(ii). Analyze a T-beam section of 300mm width and 1000 mm width of flange and 500 mm
effective depth and 120mm flange thickness. Determine the stresses induced in the top
compression fibre of concrete and tensions steel 3-25mm diameter tension steel are provided. Use
M20 and Fe415 steel. Also calculate moment of resistance of T-Beam
(8)
14. (a).(i). Analyze a rectangular beam section of 250 mm width and 450 mm effective depth.
Determine the ultimate resistance for area of tension steel 3-16mm dia bars. Use M 20 and Fe415
steel. Use LSM
(5)
(ii). Analyze a rectangular beam section of 300 mm width and 550 mm effective depth.
Determine the ultimate resistance for area of tension steel 4-25 mm dia bars. Use M 20 and Fe415
steel. Use LSM
(6)
(iii). Analyze a rectangular beam section of 200 mm width and 550 mm effective depth.
Determine the ultimate resistance for area of tension steel 5-25 mm dia bars. Use M 20 and Fe415
steel. Use LSM
(5)
(Or)
(b).(i). Analyze a rectangular beam section of 300 mm width and 550 mm effective depth.
Determine the ultimate resistance of doubly reinforced section with A st= 3-16mm dia and Asc=216mm dia. d=50mm. Use M20 and Fe415 steel. Use LSM
(8)
(ii). Analyze a rectangular beam section of 350 mm width and 650 mm effective depth.
Determine the ultimate resistance of doubly reinforced section with A st= 6-25mm dia and Asc=416mm dia. d=50mm. Use M20 and Fe415 steel. Use LSM
(8)
15. (a).(i). Analyze a T-beam section of 300mm width and 1500 mm width of flange and 500 mm
effective depth and 100mm flange thickness. Determine the moment of resistance of T-Beam. It is
reinforced with 4-25mm dia bars. Use M20 and Fe415 steel. Use LSM
(8)
(ii). Analyze a T-beam section of 300mm width and 1200 mm width of flange and 500 mm
effective depth and 100mm flange thickness. Determine the moment of resistance of T-Beam. It
is reinforced with 6-32mm dia bars in tension, 2-20mm dia bars in compression, d=50mm. Use
M20 and Fe415 steel. Use LSM
(8)
(Or)
(b).(i). A reinforced concrete beam is to be designed over an effective span of 6m to support a
service load of 8 kN/m. Adopt M-20 and Fe 415 steel and design the beam to satisfy the
collapse and serviceability limit states. B=200mm
(8)
(ii). Design a reinforced concrete beam of rectangular section using the following data:

Effective span = 5m, Width of beam=250mm, Overall depth=500mm, Service load

(D.L+ L.L) = 40kN/m, Effective cover=50mm.Es=2x105N/mm2
(8)

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