Sit. 1. A reinforced concrete beam has a width of 280 mm and an effective depth of 520 mm.

It is reinforced for tension

only with 5-28 mm diameter bars. Material strength are 𝑓′𝑐 = 21 MPa and 𝑓𝑠 = 150 MPa. Assume 𝑛 = 9. Use Working Stress
design.
1. Which of the following most nearly gives the location of the neutral axis from the extreme compression concrete?
2. Which of the following most nearly gives the moment capacity of the beam?
3. Which of the following statements is true for the given beam?

Sit. 4. A concrete beam shown in figure 2 is reinforced with three 25-mm diameter tension bars. The modular ratio is n = 8.
Use 𝑦1 = 261 mm and 𝑦2 = 65 mm.
1. Which of the following most nearly gives the moment of inertia of the uncracked transformed section?

Sit. 14. A rectangular concrete beam is 350mm wide and 650mm deep is reinforced with three 25-mm diameter bars for
tension only. Concrete strength is 𝑓′𝑐 = 21 MPa and steel yield strength is 𝑓𝑦 = 275 MPa. The tension bars are placed 65mm
from the bottom up to its centroid.
1. Which of the following most nearly gives the moment capacity before the concrete cracks if the modulus of
rupture is 3.21 MPa in kN-m?
2. Which of the following most nearly gives the moment capacity using Working Stress Design in kN-m? Use 𝑓𝑠 =
140 MPa and n = 9.
3. Which of the following most nearly gives the moment capacity using Ultimate Strength Design in kN-m?

Sit. 15. A beam 300mm x 500mm (effective depth is 425mm) has a simple span of 6m support a dead load including its
own weight of 15 kN/m and a live load of 10 kN/m. It is reinforced with 3-28mm diameter bars for tension only. 𝑓′𝑐 =
20.70 MPa and 𝑓𝑟 = 2.82 MPa, n = 9.
1. Which of the following most nearly gives the effective moment if inertia of the beam in mm 4?
2. Which of the following most nearly gives the instantaneous deflection due to dead and live load?
3. Which of the following most nearly gives the deflection for the same loads after five years assuming that 30% of
the live load is sustained in mm?

Sit. 19. The column shown in figure 5 is reinforced with ten 25-mm diameter vertical bars.
Concrete strength 𝑓 ′ 𝑐 = 28 MPa and steel yield strength 𝑓𝑦 = 345 MPa.
1. Which of the following most nearly gives the nominal compressive strength of
the column in kN?
2. Which of the following most nearly gives the distance of the plastic centroid
from the y-axis in mm?
3. Which of the following most nearly gives the distance of the plastic centroid
from the x-axis in mm?

Sit. 22. The girder AB shown in figure 7 is subjected to a torsional moment in addition to flexural moment and shear due to
heavy loads on the cantilever frame. The factored design forces obtained from analysis are:
Factored moment Mu = 440 kN-m
Factored shear Vu = 280 kN
Factored torque Tu = 180 kN-m
The girder has a width of 400mm and an overall depth of 500mm. The concrete cover from the extreme concrete fibers
to the centroid of the tensile steel is 65mm. The compression strength of concrete is 𝑓′𝑐 = 20.70 MPa and the longitudinal
steel yield strength his 𝑓𝑦 = 415 MPa. Use 12-mm diameter of stirrups with yield strength of 𝑓𝑦𝑡 = 275 MPa
1. Which of the following most nearly gives the required area of tension reinforcement due to factored moment in
mm2?
2. Which of the following most nearly gives the required spacing of transverse reinforcement due to factored shear
in mm?
 3. Which of the following most nearly gives the additional longitudinal reinforcement due to the factored torque in
mm2?

Sit. 24. For the wall footing shown in figure 1.

1. Which of the following most nearly gives the effective soil pressure if the allowable soil pressure is 200?
2. Which of the following most nearly gives the minimum width of the wall footing rounded upwards to the nearest
0.10m, such that the effective soil pressure is not exceeded?
3. Using the dimension obtained above, and considering a one-meter strip, which of the following most nearly gives
the ultimate shear due to factored loads acting on the critical section for one-way of beam shear?

Sit. 25. A square column 400mm x 400mm rests on a square footing. The column supports a dead load of 1,020kN and a
live load of 790kN. The soil bearing capacity is 280kPa. The base of the footing is 1.50m. below the ground. Assume unit
weight of concrete of 24 kN/m3 and unit weight of soil of 16 kN/m3. The footing has a thickness of 590mm and an effective
depth of 490mm.
1. Which of the following most nearly gives the effective soil bearing capacity in kPa?
2. Which of the following most nearly gives the dimensions of the footing rounded up to the nearest 0.10m?
3. Which of the following most nearly gives the nominal punching shear stress in MPa?

Sit. 26. A wall footing supports a 300mm thick reinforced concrete wall with a dead load 292kN/m and a live load 220kN/m.
The weight of the footing and soil is assumed to be 20% of the dead load. The soil bearing capacity of the soil is 150kPa.
Concrete strength 𝑓′𝑐 = 27.60 MPa and 𝑓𝑦 = 276 MPa.
1. Which of the following most nearly gives the width of the footing rounded up to the nearest 0.10m?
2. Which of the following most nearly gives thickness of the footing rounded up to the nearest 100mm? The centroid
of the main bars is 80mm from the bottom of the footing.
3. Which of the following most nearly gives the required area of tension reinforcement per meter length of the wall
footing in mm2/mm?