Objective Question from Mid I Syllabus

Subject: Design of Reinforced Concrete Structure

1. The minimum grade of concrete recommended for reinforced concrete by IS 456-2000

(a) M40 (b) M30 (c) M20 (d) M10

2. The minimum clear cover to be provided for a RC beam is

(a) 15 mm (b) 20 mm (c) 25 mm (d) 40 mm

3. The depth of the neutral axis of a beam from extreme top fiber in case of limit state design
with M20 concrete and Fe415 steel is

(a) 0.53 Xu (b) 0.48 Xu (c) 0.43 Xu (d) 0.38 Xu

4. The moment of resistance of an under reinforced section is computed by considering

_______________.

5. In the reinforced cement concrete structure, the steel reinforcement consist of

(a) Deformed bars (b) Cold twisted bars

(c) Mild steel and medium tensile steel bars (d) All of these

6. In singly reinforced beams, steel reinforcement is provided in

(a) compressive zone (b) Tensile zone

(c) Neutral zone (d) All the above

7. In a simply supported reinforced concrete beam, the reinforcement is placed.

(a) Above the neutral axis (b) Below the neutral axis

(c) At the neutral axis (d) None of these

8. The application of elastic theory to the beams is based on the assumption that

(a) At any cross-section, plane sections before bending remain plane after bending

(b) All tensile stresses are taken up by reinforcement alone and none by the concrete

(c) Steel reinforcement is free from initial stresses when it is embedded in concrete

(d) All of the above

9. Normally, the tensile strength of concrete is about ________ of its compressive strength

(a) 10 to 15% (b) 15 to 20% (c) 20 to 25% (d) 25 to 30%

10. If the load on beam is increased, the tensile stress in the concrete below the neutral axis
well

(a) increase (b) Decrease (c) Remain unchanged (d) None of these

11. In a beam section, if the steel reinforcement is of such a magnitude that the permissible
stresses in concrete and steel are developed simultaneously, the section is.

(a) Balanced section (b) Economical section

(c) Critical section (d) All the above

12. The section in which concrete is not fully stressed to its permissible value when stress in
steel reaches its maximum value is

(a) Under-reinforced section (b) Over-reinforced section

(c) Critical section (d) Balanced section

13. In an over-reinforced section

(a) Steel reinforcement is not fully stressed to its permissible value

(b) Concrete is not fully stressed to its permissible value

(c) Either (a) and (b)

(d) Both (a) and (b)

14. As the percentage of steel in a beam increases, the depth of neutral axis

(a) Increases (b) Decreases (c) Equal to (d) None of these

15. The flange width of an isolated T beam is given as __________.

16. The flange width of an isolated L beam is given as __________.

17. For continuous beams and frames ℓo ,may be assumed as _________ times the effective
span.

18. For simply supported beams ℓo ,= _______ times the effective span.

19. For one end fixed / continuous & other end simply supported ℓo ,is __________times the
effective span.

20. The stirrups in RC beams are meant for

(a) Flexure (b) Torsion (c) Shear (d) fatigue
21 For vertical stirrups, the maximum spacing of shear reinforcement measured along the
axis of the member shall not exceed
(a) 0.75 d (b) 0.40 d (c) 0.15 d (d) 0.12 d
22. Spacing of stirrups in rectangular section is
(a) kept constant throughout the length of beam
(b) decreased towards the centre of beam
(c) increased at the ends
(d) increased at the centre of beam
23. A rectangular beam is of size 230 mm × 350 mm (effective depth). The factored shear
force acting at a section is 80 kN. If the permissible shear stress in concrete is 0.25 MPa, the
design shear force is nearly
(a) 100 kN (b) 80 kN (c) 60 kN (d) 20 kN

24. In a reinforced concrete section, shear stress distribution is diagrammatically

(a) Wholly Parabolic

(b) Wholly Rectangular
(c) Parabolic above NA and Rectangular below NA
(d) Rectangular above NA and Parabolic below NA
25. A beams under tension the maximum shear force will be at
(a) Centre (b) Quarter span (c) Support (d) None

26. Maximum spacing of vertical shear reinforcement measured along the axis of the RCC
beam shall not exceed ________________, whichever is lowest.

(a) 0.5 d or 300mm (b) 0.75d or 400mm

(c) 0.50d or 250mm (d) 0.75d or 300mm
27. What is the anchorage value of a standard hook of a reinforcement bar of diameter D?
(a) 4D (b) 8D (c) 12D (d) 16D
28. When HYSD bars are used in place of mild steel bars in a beam, the bond strength
(a) does not change (b) increases
(c) decreases (d) becomes zero
29. A bar is bent into an angle of 90 degrees the anchorage value is
(a) zero (b) 4 times its dia (c) 16 times its dia (d) 8 times its dia
30. Design bond stress in limit state method for plain bars in tension for M30 grade concrete:
(a) 1.2 N/mm2 (b) 1.5 N/mm2 (c) 1.7 N/mm2 (d) 1.9 N/mm2
31. Lap splices should not be used for reinforcement bars
(a) smaller than 16 mm φ (b) smaller than 10 mm φ
(c) larger than 25 mm φ (d) larger than 36 mm φ
32. Expansion joints are provided if the length of concrete structures exceeds:
(a) 10 m (b) 15 m (c) 35 m (d) 45 m
33. Lap length in compression shall not be less
(a) 15φ (b) 20φ (c) 24φ (d) 30φ
34. Tension bars in a cantilever beam must be enclosed in the support up to:
(a) Ld (b) Ld/3 (c) 12φ (d) d
35. If a beam fails in bond then its bond strength can be increased most economically by:
(a) increasing the depth of beam
(b) Using thinner bars but more in number
(c) Using thicker bars but less in number
d) Providing vertical stirrups
36. In limit state method of design, for HYSD bars the values of bond stress shall be:
(a) Increased by 60% (b) Decreased by 60%
(c) Increased by 50% (d) Decreased by 50%
37. The ratio of the allowable bond stress in deformed bars to that of plain bars is
(a) 1.15 (b) 1.40 (c) 1.66 (d) 1.20
38. The minimum distance over which a bar should be extended (curtailment) beyond which
it is no longer needed for bending in RCC beam is
(a) Effective depth of beam or 12 times the diameter of the bar whichever is greater
(b) 48 times the diameter of the bar
(c) 15 times the depth or 24 times the diameter of the bar whichever is greater
(d) None of the above
39. What is the bond stress acting parallel to the reinforcement on the interface between bar
and concrete?
(a) Shear stress (b) Local stress (c) Flexural stress (d) Bearing stress
40. The development length in compression for a 20 mm diameter deformed bar of grade Fe
415 embedded in concrete of grade M25 whose design bond stress is 1.40 N/mm2, is
(a) 1489 mm (b) 1289 mm (c) 806 mm (d) 645 mm
41. Torsion is an important criteria in the design of
(a) T-beam (b) Rectangular beam
(c) L-beam (d) All the above
42. The equivalent shear force on a 500 mm deep beam of 300 mm width, subjected to a
shear force of 150.0 kN and torsion of 30.0 kNm is
(a) 180.0 kN (b) 310.0 kN (c) 246.0 kN (d) 210.0 kN
43. What will be the equivalent shear for width = 50 cm, twisting moment = 10 kNm, and
shear force = 130 kN?
(a) 1632 kN (b) 162 kN (c) 164 kN (d) 161 kN
44. Torsion resisting capacity of a given RC Section.
(a) Decreases with decrease in stirrup spacing
(b) Decreases with increase in longitudinal bars
(c) Does not depend upon stirrup and Longitudinal steels
(d) Increases with increase in stirrup and longitudinal steels
45. When the depth of the web of beam is more than _____ mm, side face reinforcement of
______% of the web area is needed to be provided according to IS: 456-2000.

(a) 750, 0.1% (b) 750, 0.15%

(c) 600, 0.15% (d) 600, 0.1%
46. Side faced reinforcement is provided when depth of the beam exceeds ______ and it is
subjected to torsion.
47. Side faced reinforcement is provided when depth of the beam exceeds ______ and it is
not subjected to torsion.
48. The maximum center to center distance are side face reinforcement _____.
49. Design forces developed in end beam of a frame (L-beam) _______.
50. In total gross area the percentage of side face reinforcement is provided _______.

ANSWERS
1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. xu 5. (d) 6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (d) 9. (a) 10. (a)
11. (d) 12. (a) 13. (a) 14. (a) 17. 0.7ℓ 18. ℓ 19. 0.85ℓ 20. (c) 21. (a) 22. (d)
23. (c) 24. (c) 25. (c) 26. (d) 27. (d) 28. (b) 29. (d) 30. (b) 31. (d) 32. (d)
33. (c) 34. (c) 35. (b) 36. (a) 37. (c) 38. (a) 39. (a) 40. (d) 41. (c) 42. (b)
43. (b) 44. (d) 45. (a) 46. 450mm 47. 750mm 48. 300mm 49. SF, BM, 50.
Torsion 0.1%
15. ℓo /( (ℓo/b)+4) + bw 16. 0.5 ℓo/(((ℓo/b)+4) + bw