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Week 3 Assignment 1 & Answers PDF
Week 3 Assignment 1 & Answers PDF
Week 3 Assignment 1 & Answers PDF
(a) 52.046 kNm (b) 69.395 kNm (c) 86.744 kNm (d) 104.093 kNm
Solution:
(i) Characteristics strength of concrete, fck =20 N/mm2
xub
(v) Neutral axis factor, d
= c+
c
s
0.0035
= 0.0035+0.0038
=0.48
(vi) Coefficient, Qub
=k1 xdub (1 − k2 xdub )
=0.36 × 0.48 × (1 − 0.42 × 0.48)
=0.138
(vii) Moment of resistance due to concrete, Mucb
=Qub f ck b d2
=0.138 × 20 × 250 × 3172
=69.395 kN m
Q 2: The width of a rectangular beam is 250 mm and the effective depth is 317 mm.
The concrete grade is M20 and the grade of reinforcing steel is Fe415. The position
of neutral axis from compression side is
Solution:
(i) Characteristics strength of concrete, fck =20 N/mm2
xub
(v) Neutral axis factor, d
= c+
c
s
0.0035
= 0.0035+0.0038
=0.48
(vi) Position of neutral axis from the compression side, xub
= xdub d
=0.48 × 317.0
=151.9
Q 3: The rectangular beam of width, 250 mm is having effective depth of 317 mm. The
concrete grade is M20 and the grade of reinforcing steel is Fe415. As per limit state
method, the area of steel in a balanced section is :
Solution:
(i) Concrete Grade, =M 20
Q 4: The rectangular beam of width, 250 mm is having effective depth of 317 mm. The
concrete grade is M20 and the grade of reinforcing steel is Fe415. As per limit state
method, the lever arm in a balanced section is equal to :
Solution:
(i) Concrete Grade, =M 20
Q 5: The rectangular beam of width, 250 mm is having effective depth of 317 mm.
The concrete grade is M20 and the grade of reinforcing steel is Fe415. The tensile
reinforcement is provided by 2-16 mm dia bars. As per limit state method, the
moment of resistance due to steel is equal to :
(a) 20.589 kNm (b) 30.884 kNm (c) 41.178 kNm (d) 51.473 kNm
Solution:
(i) Concrete Grade, =M 20
Q 6: The rectangular beam of width, 300 mm is having overall depth of 400 mm. The
concrete grade is M20 and the grade of reinforcing steel is Fe415. The tensile
reinforcement is provided by 4-20 mm dia bars. In the compression side, the rein-
forcement is provided by 2-12 mm dia bars. The clear cover is 25 mm. The moment
capacity of the section due to concrete as per limit state method is :
(a) 82.603 kNm (b) 110.138 kNm (c) 137.672 kNm (d) 165.207 kNm
Solution:
(i) Concrete Grade, =M 20
Q 7: The rectangular beam of width, 300 mm is having overall depth of 400 mm. The
concrete grade is M20 and the grade of reinforcing steel is Fe415. The tensile
reinforcement is provided by 4-20 mm dia bars. In the compression side, the rein-
forcement is provided by 2-12 mm dia bars. The clear cover is 25 mm. The salient
points of design stress-strain curve of Fe415 is given by (strain, stress, N/mm2 )
(0.00144,288), (0.00163,306), (0.00192,324), (0.00241, 342), (0.00276, 351), (0.00380,
360). The stress in steel at compression level is equal to :
(a) 176.5 N/mm2 (b) 264.8 N/mm2 (c) 353.1 N/mm2 (d) 441.3 N/mm2
Solution:
(i) Concrete Grade, =M 20
Q 8: The rectangular beam of width, 300 mm is having overall depth of 400 mm. The
concrete grade is M20 and the grade of reinforcing steel is Fe415. The tensile
reinforcement is provided by 4-20 mm dia bars. In the compression side, the rein-
forcement is provided by 2-12 mm dia bars. The clear cover is 25 mm. As per limit
state method, the section will take additional moment of :
(a) 25.362 kNm (b) 31.702 kNm (c) 38.043 kNm (d) 44.383 kNm
Solution:
(i) Effective depth, d
=D − cc − φt /2
=400 − 25 − 20/2
=365 mm
(ii) Area of tensile reinforcement, Ast
=nt π φ2t /4
=4 × 3.14159 × 202 /4
=1256.6 mm2
(iii) Area of compression reinforcement, Asc
=nc π φ2c /4
=2 × 3.14159 × 122 /4
=226.2 mm2
(iv) Area of tensile reinforcement, balanced section, Astb
xub
k f ( ) b d
= 1 ck0.87 dfy
= 0.36×20×0.48×300×365
0.87×415
=1046.3 mm2
(v) Additional tensile reinforcement available, Ast2
=Ast − Astb
=1256.6 − 1046.3
=210.3 mm2
(vi) Addl. moment of res. due to tensile reinforcement, Must2
=0.87 f y Ast2 (d − d0c )
=0.87 × 415 × 210.3 × (365.0 − 31.0)
=25.362 kN m
(vii) Moment of res. due to comression steel, Mucs
=fsc Asc (d − d0c )
=353.1 × 226.2 × (365.0 − 31.0)
=26.673 kN m
(viii) Addl. moment of res. for doubly reinf. section, Mu_addl =25.362 kN m
(a) 95.891 kNm (b) 127.854 kNm (c) 159.818 kNm (d) 191.781 kNm
Solution:
(i) Concrete Grade, =M 20
Q 10: A flanged beam is having the following dimension : width of flange, bf = 1000mm
depth of flange, Df = 125mm, width of web, bw = 250 mm and overall depth of
beam, D = 350 mm The concrete grade is M20 and the grade of reinforcing steel is
Fe415. The clear cover is 25 mm. The area of steel required in balanced condition
is equal to
(a) 1029 mm2 (b) 1543 mm2 (c) 2058 mm2 (d) 2572 mm2
Solution:
(i) Concrete Grade, =M 20