ake a Quiz on  Design of Reinforced Concrete

Structures 2

1) Which of the following stress-strain curves are usually used to

idealize behavior of concrete?
 Parabolic Curve
 Bilinear Curve
 Both

2) In a balanced reinforced beam, the ratio of steel to concrete is in

such a way that, strain in both the materials reach maximum
simultaneously.
 True
 False

3) Limit state method of design is a

 Stress controlled approach
 Strain controlled approach
 Both

4) Which of the following method of designing beam provides sufficient

alarming deflection before failure?
 Balanced reinforced beam
 Over-reinforced beam
 Under-reinforced beam
 none of the above

5) Failure mode of an over reinforced beam is ____________ in nature.

 Ductile
 Brittle
 Both

6) At ultimate moment of resistance,

 factored bending moment = resisting moment
 factored bending moment < resisting moment
 factored bending moment > resisting moment

7) Usually, maximum strain in concrete is assumed to be,

  0.35 %
 0.0035 %
 0.33%
 0.003%

8) In a simply supported beam with a point load at mid span,

 Bottom fiber is under tension

 Bottom fiber is under compression
 Bottom fiber is under torsion
 none of above

9) Maximum depth of neutral axis in design of a RC beam is restricted

in-order to
 avoid brittle failure
 Maximum strain in steel is achieved before failure
 to keep the section under-reinforced
 All of the above

10) Limiting tensile reinforcement for a section is obtained by equating

Compression to Tension.
 True
 False
) The modular ratio for a section,
 increase with increase in strength of concrete
 decrease with increase in strength of concrete
 always remains the same
 decrease with increase in yield strength of steel
1) The depth of beam to be considered to calculate nominal shear
stress should be
 Gross depth of section
 Effective depth of section
 Depth of concrete under tension
 None of above
3) In working stress method, the shape concrete stress block is
assumed to be
 triangular
 parabolic
 rectangular
 none of the above
If the shear force along a section of a beam is zero, the bending moment at the
section is

 1.   zero

 2.   maximum

 3.   average of maximum-minimum

 4.   minimum

The neutral axis of the cross-section a beam is that axis at which the bending stress
is

 1.   zero

 2.   maximum

 3.   minimum

 4.   infinity

When shear force at a point is zero, then bending moment is __________ at that point.

 1.   zero

 2.   maximum

 3.   minimum

 4.   infinity
The stress at which the extension of the material takes place more quickly as
compared to the increase in load, is called

 1.   yield point

 2.   ultimate point

 3.   elastic limit

 4.   breaking point

In a simple bending theory, one of the assumption is that the material of the beam is
isotropic. This assumption means that the

1.   normal stress remains constant in all directions

2.  elastic constants varies linearly in the material

3.   normal stress varies linearly in the material

4.   elastic constants are same in all the directions

In a simple bending of beams, the stress in the beam varies

 1.   hyperbolically

 2.   linearly

 3.   elliptically

 4.   parabolically

When a beam is subjected to a bending moment, the strain in a layer is __________ the
distance from the neutral axis.

 1.   inversely proportional to

  2.   directly proportional to

 3.   equal to

 4.   independent of

1) In a balanced reinforced beam, the ratio of steel to concrete is in such

a way that, strain in both the materials reach maximum simultaneously.

 True

 False

2) Which of the following method of designing beam provides sufficient

alarming deflection before failure?

 Balanced reinforced beam

 Over-reinforced beam

 Under-reinforced beam

 none of the above

3) Failure mode of an over reinforced beam is ____________ in nature.

 Ductile

 Brittle

 Both

4) Usually, maximum strain in concrete is assumed to be,

 0.35 %

 0.0035 %
  0.33%

 0.003%

5) A simply supported beam with a point load at mid span,

  Bottom fiber is under tension

 Bottom fiber is under compression

 Bottom fiber is under torsion

 none of above

6) Limiting tensile reinforcement for a section is obtained by equating

Compression to Tension.
 True

 False

7) The modular ratio for a section,

 increase with increase in strength of concrete

 decrease with increase in strength of concrete

 always remains the same

 decrease with increase in yield strength of steel

8) The neutral axis of the cross-section a beam is that axis at which the

bending stress is
 zero

 maximum

 minimum

 infinity

9) Simple bending theory, one of the assumptions is that the material of

the beam is isotropic. This assumption means that the

 normal stress remains constant in all directions

 elastic constants varies linearly in the material

  normal stress varies linearly in the material

 elastic constants are same in all the directions

10) In a simple bending of beams, the stress in the beam varies

   hyperbolically

 linearly

 elliptically

 parabolically

The cross section of a reinforced concrete beam is

shown. Main steel consists of eight no. 11 bars with
six in the bottom layer and two in an upper layer arranged
as shown.

The capacity reduction factor, φ, that applies to the

nominal moment strength of the section is most nearly
(A) 0.65
(B) 0.75
(C) 0.85
(D) 0.90
Design Criteria
• f_c = 4 ksi
• fy = 60 ksi
Solution
Assuming that flexural steel yields, the depth of the
equivalent compression zone is

The depth of the neutral axis is

c = a/β1=9.18 in/ 0.85 = 10.8 in
The strain in the extreme tension steel is found using
similar triangles.

Because εt exceeds the yield strain for grade 60 rebar

(εy = 0.00207), the steel yields as assumed. The strain
also exceeds the lower bound tensile strain permitted
by ACI 318 for a flexural member, 0.004. However,
the value of εt falls in the transition zone between a
compression-controlled failure (taken in ACI 318 as a
tensile strain of 0.002) and tension-controlled failure
(0.005). In this zone, the capacity reduction factor
varies linearly between 0.65 for a compression-controlled
failure and 0.9 for a tension-controlled failure. Interpolating,

The answer is (C).

A precast concrete T-beam has flexural reinforcement

placed in two layers as shown.
At flexural capacity, the strain in the extreme tension
reinforcement is most nearly
(A) 0.005
(B) 0.012
(C) 0.022
(D) 0.034
Design Criteria
• f_c = 5 ksi, normal weight aggregate
• fy = 60 ksi
Solution
The total area of tension steel is
As = 3A11 + 2A10
= (3)(1.56 in2) + (2)(1.27 in2)
= 7.22 in2