Reinforced Concrete Design and Drawing

Comprehensive Assignment - 1

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1. What are the assumptions in limit state of flexure?

2. Derive the stress block parameters for reinforced concrete.
3. A simply supported beam over an effective span of 7 m carries a live load of 20 KN/m.
Design the beam using M25 grade of concrete and Fe500 grade of steel. Detailing is
Mandatory.
4. A reinforced concrete beam has width equal to 300 mm and total depth equal to
700 mm, with a cover of 40 mm to the centre of reinforcement. Design the beam if it
is subjected to a total bending moment of 150 kN-m. Assume suitable data if
necessary. Detailing is Mandatory.
5. A concrete beam has 350 mm breadth and 700 mm effective depth. Design the
beam if it is subjected to a super imposed bending moment of 400 KN-m. take d as
50 mm. Assume suitable grade of materials. Detailing is Mandatory.
6. Design the reinforcement for a reinforced concrete beam 300 mm wide and 400 mm
deep of grade M20 to resist an ultimate moment of 150 KN-m. Use mild steel. Detailing
is Mandatory.
T-Beams
7. Find the moment of resistance of a T- beam with the following data. Breadth of flange
is 740 mm, effective depth is 400 mm, breadth of web is 240 mm and depth of flange
is 80 mm. Five bars of 20 mm diameter are provided as tension reinforcement. Use
M15 grade of concrete and Mild steel. Detailing is Mandatory.
8. Width of flange of T-beam is 750 mm, breadth is 250 mm, effective depth is 500 mm,
thickness of flange is 90 mm. Applied bending moment is 130 KN-m. Use M20 grade
of concrete and Fe 415 Tor Steel. Design the T-beam. Detailing is Mandatory.
9. Design the T-beam. Width of flange of T-beam is 750 mm, breadth is 250 mm,
effective depth is 500 mm, thickness of flange is 90 mm. Applied bending moment is
230 KN-m. Use M20 grade of concrete and Tor Steel. Detailing is Mandatory.
10. Design the T-beam. Applied bending moment is 196 KN-m. Width of flange of T-beam
is 750 mm, breadth is 250 mm, effective depth is 500 mm, thickness of flange is 90 mm.
Use M20 grade of concrete and Tor Steel. Detailing is Mandatory.
Design of Slabs
11. Design a RC slab for a room having inside dimensions 3 m x 7 m. The thickness of
supporting wall is 300 mm. The slab carries 75 mm thick lime concrete at its top. The
unit weight of lime concrete may be taken as 20 KN/m3. The live load on the slab
may be taken as 2 KN/m2. Assume the slab is supported at the ends. Use M20 grade
of concrete and Fe415 steel. Detailing is Mandatory.
12. The floor of a hall measures 16m x 6m to the faces of the supporting walls. The floor
consists of three beams spaced at 4m centre to centre, and the slab thickness is 120
mm. The floor carries a uniform distributed load of 5 KN/m 2, inclusive of floor finishes.
Design the intermediate beam. Use M20 grade concrete and Fe 415 steel. The
support width may be assumed equal to 500 mm. Detailing is Mandatory.
13. Design a RC slab for a room measuring 5m x 6m size. The slab is simply supported on
all the four edges, with corners held down and carries a super imposed load of 3000
N/mm2, inclusive of floor finishes etc. Use M20 mix concrete and Fe 415 steel. Use IS
method. Detailing is Mandatory.
14. Design a slab for an office floor of size 4m x 6m. Assume the edge conditions as two
adjacent edges discontinuous. Assume suitable data if necessary.
Shear
15. A reinforced concrete beam 250 mm wide and 400 mm effective depth is subjected
to ultimate design shear force of 150 KN-m at the critical section near supports.
Design the shear stirrups near the supports, also design the minimum shear
reinforcement near the mid span. Assume suitable data if necessary.
16. A simply supported beam, 300 mm wide and 500 mm effective depth carries a
uniformly distributed load of 50 KN/m, including its own weight over an effective span
of 6m. Design the shear reinforcement in the form of vertical stirrups. Assume that the
beam contains 0.75% reinforcement throughout the length. Take width of supports as
400 mm. Use M20 grade and Fe 250 steel.
17. A rectangular beam, 300 mm wide and 400 mm deep is reinforced with 2 Nos. 12
mm diameter bars at top and 2 Nos. 16 mm diameter at the bottom, each provided
at an effective cover of 40 mm. Determine the moment of resistance of the beam in
pure torsion.
18. A flanged beam of T-section is simply supported over an effective span of 8m. The
beam has effective flange width of 1400 mm, thickness of flange as 150mm, breadth
of web as 300 mm and effective depth of 450 mm. It is reinforced with 4 bars of 25
mm dia. in tension and 3 bars of 16 mm dia. in compression, of Fe 415 grade. Check
the beam for deflection, if the concrete is of M20 grade.
Why a code of practice is necessary in a country? How does this help the engineers in the
country?

What is a limit state? What are the different types?

Explain why the concept of modular ratio has been introduced. How does creep of
concrete affect the modular ratio?

How a singly reinforced beam is different from a doubly reinforced beam?

Why is an under reinforced section preferred than a balanced and over reinforced
section?

Define the terms clear cover, nominal cover and effective cover.

Specify the clear cover as per code in beam, slab, column and footing.

Why the spacing of stirrups is more at the ends than at the centre of the beam?

Differentiate the terms rod and bar.

What is the purpose of providing hanger bars? When do they act as compression
reinforcement?

How would you evaluate the elastic modulus and tensile strength of concrete if you are
provided the compressive strength of concrete?

Differentiate creep and relaxation.

What is the minimum grade of concrete to be used for pretension and post tensioning
members?

Can sea water be used for mixing the ingredients of concrete? Does Indian code of
practice allow this? If so, justify your answer.

In what way twisted bars are preferred over plain bars?

Explain the concept of partial safety factor in a detailed manner.

Why the partial safety factor for concrete is higher than steel?

In what way a continuous beam is better over a simply supported beam? Discuss pros and
cons in a detailed manner.

How are concrete beams advantageous over steel beams and vice versa?

Why the seismic load and wind load are not combined in a single load combination?

Differentiate working load and ultimate load.

Define the terms elastic modulus, secant modulus and tangent modulus.

How the effect of creep and shrinkage is accounted in the design?

For what internal forces induced in the beam due to the transverse external loads are to
be designed?

What is the Poissons ratio for steel and concrete?

What is the coefficient of thermal expansion for steel and concrete?

Name some best cross sections for the design of beams?

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