Republic of the Philippines EVALUATION

REINFORCED CONCRETE
University of Eastern Philippines
DESIGN
College of Engineering
E11
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Prepared by:
University Town, Northern Samar Engr. JONATHAN C.
BULAGAO
SITUATION 1 a. 388 mm c. 360 mm
A reinforced concrete rectangular beam 300 mm width b. 340 mm d. 375 mm
and having an effective depth of 500 mm has a simple 9. Which of the following gives the minimum of 20 mm
span of 5 mm. It is subjected to an ultimate uniform load Ø main reinforcement?
of 120 kN/m. If f’c = 21.3 MPa, fy = 275 MPa. a. 6 c. 9
1. Which of the following gives the shear capacity of b. 8 d. 7
concrete?
a. 167.45 kN c. 123.56 kN SITUATION 4
b. 115.38 kN d. 1234.44 kN Using the provisions of NSCP Section 411.3 the
allowable shear stress of concrete parallel to the longer
2. Which of the following gives the shear at critical direction is 0.816 MPa.
section? A 600 mm x 400 mm reinforced concrete column is
a. 170 kN c. 190 kN reinforced with 8-28 mm Ø bars that are equally
b. 230 kN d. 240 kN distributed around its perimeter. Stirrups are 12 mm
3. Which of the following most nearly gives the spacing diameter while concrete cover from edge of ties to face
of 10 mm diameter vertical stirrups? of member is 40 mm. F’c = 27.6 MPa and Fy = 415
a. 115 mm c. 125 mm MPa.
b. 150 mm d. 185 mm 10. Which of the following gives the ultimate factored
SITUATION 2 shear force, Vu in the longer direction of column if the
A reinforced concrete beam having a simple span of 5 m nominal strength to be provided by the ties is 375 kN?
carries a uniform dead load of 55 kN/m and a uniform a. 255.14 kN c. 466.91 kN
live load 75 kN/m. The beam has a width 350 mm and b. 279.40 kN d. 225.94 kN
an effective depth 580 mm. Specified compressive 11. Which of the following gives the ultimate factored
strength is 28 MPa, 414 MPa. shear force, Vu in the longer direction of column if the
4. Which of the following gives the ultimate uniform ties are spaced at every 220 mm?
load? a. 367.348 kN c. 438.67 kN
a. 204.5 kN/m c. 294.2 kN/m b. 387.348 kN d. 567.35 kN
b. 364.6 kN/m d. 104.9 kN/m PROBLEM 12
5. Which of the following gives the ultimate factored A reinforced concrete spiral column having a diameter
shear force at critical section? of 500 mm carries an ultimate load P u = 5000 kN. If f’c
a. 292.43 kN c. 212.32 kN = 25 MPa, fy = 400 MPa. Find the number of 28 mm Ø
b. 392.64 kN d. 421.11 kN bars.
6. Which of the following gives the nominal shear a. 22 c. 16
strength provided by shear reinforcement? b. 20 d. 18
a. 282.90 kN c. 461.93 kN SITUATION 5
b. 312.22 kN d. 199.93 kN A reinforced concrete rectangular beam 300 mm width
and having an effective depth of 500 mm has a simple
SITUATION 3
span of 5 m. It is subjected to an ultimate uniform load
A short-tied column carries an axial dead load of 600 kN
of 120 kN/m. If f’c = 21.3 MPa, fy = 275 MPa.
and a 800 kN live load. Using 2% gross steel ratio, f’c =
13. Which of the following gives the shear capacity of
28 MPa and Fy = 400 MPa. Use the 1992 NSCP code.
concrete?
7. Which of the following gives the ultimate load of the
a. 167.45 kN c. 123.56 kN
column?
b. 115.38 kN d. 234.44 kN
a. 2560 kN c. 2200 kN
b. 2180 kN d. 2650 kN 14. Which of the following gives the shear at critical
section?
8. Which of the following gives the size of the tied
a. 170 kN c. 190 kN
column?
b. 240 kN d. 145 kN
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 Republic of the Philippines EVALUATION
REINFORCED CONCRETE
University of Eastern Philippines
DESIGN
College of Engineering
E11
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Prepared by:
University Town, Northern Samar Engr. JONATHAN C.
15. Which of the following most nearly gives of stem is 400 mm and BULAGAO
has an effective depth of 600
the spacing of 10 mm Ø vertical stirrups? mm. If f’c = 26 MPa and fy = 410 MPa.
a. 115 mm c. 125 mm 22. Which of the following gives the depth of
b. 150 mm d. 185 mm compression block?
SITUATION 6 a. 22.18 mm c. 42.74 mm
A reinforced rectangular beam having a width of 250 b. 28.56 mm d. 37.10 mm
mm and an effective depth of 500 mm carries an 23. Which of the following gives the safe ultimate
ultimate moment of 300 kN.m. moment capacity of the beam?
16. Compute the steel area required if f’c = 35 MPa, fy = a. 496 kN.m c. 725 kN.m
275.8 MPa. b. 579 kN.m d. 644 kN.m
a. 1740 mm2 c. 2685 mm2 24. Which of the following gives the nominal moment
b. 1305 mm2 d. 2482 mm2 capacity of the beam?
17. Which of the following most nearly gives the a. 625 kN.m c. 786 kN.m
number of 28 mm Ø main bars? b. 698 kN.m d. 715 kN.m
a. 4 c. 5 SITUATION 9
b. 6 d. 7 A rectangular reinforced concrete beam with width of
18. Which of the following gives the distance from N.A. 300 mm and effective depth of 600 mm is subjected to a
from the top of the beam in mm? service bending moment of 200 kN.m. The beam is
a. 122.25 c. 114.17 reinforced with 4-32 mm Ø bars. n = 8.
b. 99.55 d. 129.30 25. Compute the distance kd?
SITUATION 7 a. 246.33 mm c. 353.67 mm
A T-beam having a flange width of 600 mm and 100 b. 170.33 mm d. 302.33 mm
mm thick has a reinforced for tension with 6-28 mm Ø 26. Which of the following gives the moment of inertia
placed symmetrically in two rows. The effective depth is about N.A?
610 mm and has a web of 250 mm. f’c = 20.7 MPa and a. 4173.81 x 106 mm4 c. 4371.81 x 106 mm4
fy = 350 MPa. b. 3417.81 x 106 mm4 d. 4713.81 x 106 mm4
19. Which of the following gives the depth of 27. Which of the following most nearly gives the
compression stress block in mm? maximum stress in steel in MPa?
a. 122.50 c. 153.97 a. 100 c. 110
b. 144.12 d. 181.14 b. 120 d. 130
20. Which of the following gives the ultimate moment SITUATION 10
capacity of the section in kN.m? A bill of quantities is to be prepared for the square
a. 635.23 c. 781.88 isolated reinforced concrete column and footing shown.
b. 671.40 d. 606.20 The foundation is strong enough that formwork is not
PROBLEM 21 required for the footing. The small factor for the backfill
A reinforced concrete T-beam has a flange width of 750 is 120%.
mm, a flange thickness of 100 mm, effective depth of
550 mm, width of stem is 300 mm with n = 8 and steel
reinforcement area of 3,300 mm2. Which of the
following gives the location of the neutral axis?
a. 172.42 mm c. 500.29 mm
b. 297.86 mm d. 492.52 mm
SITUATION 8
A reinforced concrete T-beam has an effective flange
width of 1.5 m and a slab thickness of 0.15 m. It is
reinforced at the bottom with As = 3000 mm 2. The width

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 Republic of the Philippines EVALUATION
REINFORCED CONCRETE
University of Eastern Philippines
DESIGN
College of Engineering
E11
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Prepared by:
University Town, Northern Samar Engr. JONATHAN C.
Given data: BULAGAO
Longitudinal bars:
As1 = 6-25 mm Ø bars in compression
As2 = 4-25 mm Ø bars in tension
Fy = 415 MPa
Lateral ties:
Assume fc = 28 MPa
10 mm diameter bars, fyv = 275 MPa
Clear concrete cover to the ties = 40 mm
h1 = 250 mm b1 = 700 mm
h2 = 450 mm b2 = 300 mm
Neglect the concrete area displaced by the compression
steel.

28. Which of the following gives the quantity of

excavation in cubic meters?
a. 0.342 c. 0.470
b. 0.285 d. 0.548
29. Which of the following gives the quantity of gravel
bed in cubic meters?
a. 0.0227 c. 0.0245
b. 0.0360 d. 0.0483 34. Determine the location of the geometric centroid of
30. Which of the following gives the quantity of backfill the section from line 1 along the x-axis.
in cubic meters? a. 265.37 mm c. 292.89 mm
a. 0.465 c. 0.510 b. 277.42 mm d. 290.74 mm
b. 0.372 d. 0.130 35. Location of the plastic centroid of the section from
SITUATION 11 line 1 along the x-axis. fs = fy
A beam having a span of 6 m has a width of 250 mm x a. 289.74 mm c. 296.58 mm
565 mm. The spacing of the 10 mm Ø stirrups is 500 b. 290.74 mm d. 289.12 mm
mm on centers, based on shear capacity of stirrups. Use 36. Assume centroid at 300 mm and Pu = 2800 kN
65 mm f’c = 20.7 MPa, fy = 347.5 MPa, as steel acting along x-axis at 450 mm from line 1. Find the
covering and area of stirrups is 157 mm2. bending moment.
31. Which of the following gives the shear capacity of a. 420 kN.m c. 405 kN.m
the web reinforcement? b. 433 kN.m d. 462 kN.m
a. 93.43 kN c. 90.93 kN
SITUATION 13
b. 94.79 kN d. 92.07 kN
Given the following floor plan of a building:
32. Which of the following gives the factored shear
force at the critical section?
a. 126.973 kN c. 157.858 kN
b. 164.822 kN d. 161.374 kN
33. Which of the following gives the maximum live load
that the beam could carry?
a. 27.14 kN/m c. 38.17 kN/m
b. 33.68 kN/m d. 34.40 kN/m
SITUATION 12
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 Republic of the Philippines EVALUATION
REINFORCED CONCRETE
University of Eastern Philippines
DESIGN
College of Engineering
E11
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Prepared by:
University Town, Northern Samar Engr. JONATHAN C.
345 MPa, f’c = 32 MPa. Assume that tension and
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compression steel yields and that area of concrete
displaced by the compression steel may not be
neglected.
43. Which of the following gives the balanced ratio?
a. 4.12% c. 3.77%
b. 5.36% d. 2.68%
44. Which of the following gives the depth of
compression stress block?
a. 39.42 mm c. 54.21 mm
DL = 3.6 kPa, LL = 4.2 kPa
b. 29.15 mm d. 48.38 mm
If columns E and H are deleted and beam DEF and GHI
rests on beam BEHK. Based on tributary are. 45. Which of the following gives the nominal moment
37. Find the load on BEHK at E. capacity of the beam?
a. 140.4 kN c. 266.6 kN a. 474.2 kN-m c. 392.6 kN-m
b. 210.6 kN d. 152.1 kN b. 531.7 kN-m d. 614.7 kN-m
38. Find the load on beam BEHK at H. SITUATION 16
a. 152.1 kN c. 266.6 kN A reinforced concrete beam has the following properties:
b. 210.6 kN d. 133.7 kN Beam width 320 mm
Effective depth 640 mm
39. Find the maximum moment on beam BEHK. Use
Concrete strength 25 MPa
Pab2/L2
Reinforcing steel strength 400 MPa
a. 174.64 kN.m c. 236.63 kN.m
Factored shear force at
b. 284.51 kN.m d. 385.88 kN.m
Critical section 200 kN
SITUATION 14 46. Which of the following gives the shear capacity of
From the given square footing it has a dimension of 1.8 the concrete?
m x 1.8 m x 0.8 m. The column section is 300 mm a. 155.41 kN c. 170.67 kN
square. Using a minimum steel covering of 70 mm and b. 185.51 kN d. 192.15 kN
f’c = 20 MPa, fy = 400 MPa.
47. Which of the following gives the shear capacity of
40. Which of the following gives the development length
stirrups?
furnished?
a. 60.32 kN c. 64.62 kN
a. 732 mm c. 674 mm
b. 71.25 kN d. 79.85 kN
b. 680 mm d. 657 mm
48. Which of the following gives the spacing of 10 mm
41. Which of the following gives the appropriate size of
stirrups?
steel bars needed to conform to the development length
a. 300 mm c. 320 mm
requirements?
b. 340 mm d. 360 mm
a. 22 mm c. 25 mm
b. 31 mm d. 19 mm SITUATION 17
The hollow box beam in the figure must carry a factored
42. Which of the following gives the minimum
moment of 540 kN.m. f’c = 28 MPa, fy = 345 MPa, Es =
development length required if it is reinforced with 25
200,000
mm diameter bars?
a. 540 mm c. 600 mm
b. 570 mm d. 630 mm
SITUATION 15
A reinforced concrete beam 400 mm width and having
an effective depth of 550 mm. It is reinforced with 6-25
mmØ at the tension side and 3-28 mm Ø at the
compression side located at 40 mm from the top. Fy =
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 Republic of the Philippines EVALUATION
REINFORCED CONCRETE
University of Eastern Philippines
DESIGN
College of Engineering
E11
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Prepared by:
University Town, Northern Samar Engr. JONATHAN C.
BULAGAO

48. Which of the following gives the balanced steel area

Asb?
a. 9143 mm2 c. 9253 mm2
2
b. 9568 mm d. 9365 mm2
50. Which of the following gives the maximum area
permitted by the code?
a. 9024 mm2 c. 8863 mm2
b. 9185 mm2 d. 9365 mm2