Code No: RR310103 Set No.

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III B.Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations, February 2007
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING DESIGN AND DRAWING-I(RCC)
(Civil Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any ONE Question from PART-A
and any THREE Questions from PART-B
Note:Assume suitable data whenever necessary
Use of IS codes & Structural Tables is permitted
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PART-A(Marks:32)

1. Design the Flexural Reinforcement for the Rectangular concrete Beam of size 250
mm ×400mm simply supported an two marmarry walls 230mm thick and 6m apart.
The Beam has to carry in addition to its own weight, a distributed live load of
10kN/m, dead load of 5 kN/m and a concentrated dead load of 30kN placed at
the mid span point. Assume that the Beam in subjected to moderate exposure
conditions and grade of steel Fe 415 used.
Draw suitable scale longitudinal section and cross section of the Beam
2. Design a plain concrete footing for a column 300mm × 30mm carrying an axial
load of 330 kN. Assume an allowable soil bearing pressure of 360 kN/m2 at a depth
of 1.0m below ground. AssumeM20 concrete and Fe 415 steel.
Draw to scale showing
(a) Plan of the footing
(b) Nominal Reinforcement in sectional elevation

PART-B (Marks:16x3=48)

3. (a) Explain bulking of sand and its practical significance.

(b) Describe the procedure for Bulking of sand.
4. What is meant by limit state? Discuss the different limit states to be considered
in reinforced concrete design.
5. Design a rectangular beam section 300 X 550 mm subjected to an ultimate twisting
moment of 25 kN.m, combined with an ultimate bending moment of 60 kN.m and
an ultimate shear force of 50 kN. Assume M 20 concrete and Fe 415 steel.
6. Design an axially loaded tied column 400mm x 400mm pinned at both ends with
an unsupported length of 3m for carrying a factored load of 2300KN use M20 grade
concrete and Fe 415 steel.
7. Design a roof slab 3.5m x 4m, simply supported on all four sides if the live load is
1.5kN/m2 . Take M - 20 grade concrete and Fe 415 grade steel.

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Code No: RR310103 Set No. 2
III B.Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations, February 2007
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING DESIGN AND DRAWING-I(RCC)
(Civil Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any ONE Question from PART-A
and any THREE Questions from PART-B
Note:Assume suitable data whenever necessary
Use of IS codes & Structural Tables is permitted
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PART-A(Marks:32)

1. Design the Flexural Reinforcement for the Rectangular concrete Beam of size 250
mm ×400mm simply supported an two marmarry walls 230mm thick and 6m apart.
The Beam has to carry in addition to its own weight, a distributed live load of
10kN/m, dead load of 5 kN/m and a concentrated dead load of 30kN placed at
the mid span point. Assume that the Beam in subjected to moderate exposure
conditions and grade of steel Fe 415 used.
Draw suitable scale longitudinal section and cross section of the Beam
2. Design a plain concrete footing for a column 300mm × 30mm carrying an axial
load of 330 kN. Assume an allowable soil bearing pressure of 360 kN/m2 at a depth
of 1.0m below ground. AssumeM20 concrete and Fe 415 steel.
Draw to scale showing
(a) Plan of the footing
(b) Nominal Reinforcement in sectional elevation

PART-B (Marks:16x3=48)

3. Explain the terms:

(a) Safety
(b) Screwiceability
(c) Partial safety factor for materials.
4. Derive expressions for the position of neutral axis and moment of resistance for a
balanced rectangular section and compute the same for M20 concrete and HYSD
bars.
5. Design a beam 400 X 600mm subject to a bending moment of 150KN-m, twisting
moment of 20KN-m and a shear force of 100KN at collapse. Use M 20 mix and 415
grade steel.
6. Design an axially loaded tied column 400mm x 400mm pinned at both ends with
an unsupported length of 3m for carrying a factored load of 2300KN use M20 grade
concrete and Fe 415 steel.

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Code No: RR310103 Set No. 2
7. The roof of a cycle stand consists of an R.C slab which cantilevers 3.5m on each
side of a central R.C beam supported on columns. Design the cantilever slab for a
live load of 2kN/m2 . Use M 20 grade of concrete and Fe 415 grade steel.

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Code No: RR310103 Set No. 3
III B.Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations, February 2007
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING DESIGN AND DRAWING-I(RCC)
(Civil Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any ONE Question from PART-A
and any THREE Questions from PART-B
Note:Assume suitable data whenever necessary
Use of IS codes & Structural Tables is permitted
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PART-A(Marks:32)

1. Design an end L-Beam for an office building with slab thickness of 150mm mono-
lithic with 230mm wide Beams. The spacing of the Beams are at 3.65m centre to
centre. The effective span of the Beam is 10m. Also design the Beam for shear.
Use M25 grade concrete and Fe415 grade steel. Draw the following to a suitable
scale.

(a) Longitudinal section of the Beam slowing reinforcement details

(b) The cross section of the Beam at mid span showing the reinforcement details.

2. Design a plain concrete footing for a column 300mm × 30mm carrying an axial
load of 330 kN. Assume an allowable soil bearing pressure of 360 kN/m2 at a depth
of 1.0m below ground. AssumeM20 concrete and Fe 415 steel.
Draw to scale showing

(a) Plan of the footing

(b) Nominal Reinforcement in sectional elevation

PART-B (Marks:16x3=48)

3. (a) Distinguish between static modulus and dynamic modulus of elasticity of con-
crete.
(b) Why does the code limit the compressive strength of concrete in structural
design to 0.67 fck and not fck.

4. Sketch the stress-strain curves for the following.

(a) Mild steel (Fe 250)

(b) Fe 415
(c) Fe 500.

5. Determine the shear stress in a 250 X 500 mm rectangular section if the shear force
is 20 kN and torsional moment is 10 kN.m at service loads. Asume M 20 mix and
0.75% tension reinforcement at an effective coverof 50 mm.

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Code No: RR310103 Set No. 3
6. (a) Indicate how the interaction diagram for columns under continued axial load
and bending can be drawn. What are the advantages in representing it in a
non-dimensional form?
(b) Calculate the ultimate strength in axial compression of a column 400mm in
diameter and reinforced with 8 No’s 20mm of grate Fe 415 when the column
is helically reinforced by 8mm φ bars at 55mm pitch. Use M20 grade concrete.

7. Design a slab (5m x 5m) restrained at edges with edge beams. Two adjacent edges
are discontinuous and the other edges are continuous. Use M 20 grade concrete
and Fe 415 grade steel.

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Code No: RR310103 Set No. 4
III B.Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations, February 2007
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING DESIGN AND DRAWING-I(RCC)
(Civil Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any ONE Question from PART-A
and any THREE Questions from PART-B
Note:Assume suitable data whenever necessary
Use of IS codes & Structural Tables is permitted
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PART-A(Marks:32)

1. Design a simply supported Rectangular Beam to carry 30kN/m superimposed load

over a span of 6m on 460mm wide supports. Use M20 grade concrete and Fe 415
grade steel. Check the design for all necessary conditions. Draw to a suitable scale.

(a) Longitudinal Section showing reinforcement details.

(b) The cross section of the Beam at salient points, showing reinforcement details.

2. A column of size 500mm x 500mm is carrying an axial load of 800 kN to a soil

having an allowable bearing capacity of 100kN/m2 . Design a RCC square footing
using M20 concrete and HYSD-Fe 415 bars. The thickness of the footing at the
free end should be taken as 150mm. Draw to scale

(a) Plan of the footing showing reinforcement details

(b) Sectional elevation of the footing.

PART-B (Marks:16x3=48)

3. (a) Distinguish between static modulus and dynamic modulus of elasticity of con-
crete.
(b) Why does the code limit the compressive strength of concrete in structural
design to 0.67 fck and not fck?

4. Explain briefly the following with neat sketch in RCC.

(a) Under reinforced section

(b) Balanced section
(c) Over reinforced section.

5. A reinforced concrete beam is 200 X 400 mm effective depth. At a particular section

it has 0.9% tension steel and is provided with 8 mm 2 legged design stirrups at 200
mm c/c. calculate the shear resistance of stirrups. Assume M 25 concrete and Fe
415 steel. Take clear cover 40mm.

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Code No: RR310103 Set No. 4
6. (a) What is the minimum percentage of steel allowed in a R C column? Explain
why it is necessary to specify the minimum percentage
(b) A R.C. column rectangular in section 230mm wide and 300mm deep is re-
inforced with 4 bars of 20mm one at each corner with an effective cover of
50mm. It is subjected to an ultimate axial load of 340 KN, ultimate bending
Moment of M ux =30KN-M about X axis is bisecting the depth and ultimate
moment of M uy =18KN-M about Y axis bisecting the width. Use M20 grade
concrete and Fe 415 grade steel. Check the safety of the column.

7. Design a simply supported one way slab of span 2.8m c/c of supporting beams of
a corridor in office building. Take the live load as 5kN/m2 . Use M 20 grade of
concrete and TOR steel of grade Fe 415.

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