Department of Civil Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

CE 3060: Basic Reinforced Concrete Design

2012-13 Second Semester (January - May 2013)

Quiz 1
25 marks

20 February 2013

Closed Book

0800-0850 hours

Q1.1

A reinforced concrete multi-storey building in Andaman & Nicobar Islands is under severe exposure
to marine weather conditions. A beam in at the second floor level has a bending moments due to
various loads as shown:
~--~--------~--~----~--~----~
Load
Moment (kNm)
10
12
20
15
The beam should be designed as per Limit State Design Method laid down in IS:456-2000.
(a) Estimate the design bending moment.
(6 marks)
(b) Obtain the longitudinal steel in tension, if the beam is designed as a singly reinforced beam and
the grades of concrete and steel are M25 and Fe415.
(9 marks)

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450
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250
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(b)
Figure Q1.1: (a) Multi-storey Building; and (b) Section A-A of beam at Floor Level 2
Q1.2 (a) What is Characteristic Strength of the concrete, whose compressive strength varies as shown in
the bar chart (Figure Q1.2a)?
(5 marks)
(b) What is Characteristic Load of the wind, whose pressure varies as shown in the bar chart (Figure
Q1.2b)?
(5 marks)
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36
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20

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Material Strength (MPa)

Wind Pressure (kN/m' )

(a)

(b)

Figure Q1.2: (a) Distribution of material strengths; and (b) Distribution of wind loads

All the best !!

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