CE23 : Design of RC Structures Assignment-1 July-October, 2017 : Week- 6
Questions with Solution
Q 1. An unrestrained reinforced concrete slab of effective dimension 4.5m × 6.0m is
simply supported on all four walls. It has to carry a characteristic live load of 10
kN/sq.m in addition to the dead load. Assuming M25 and Fe415, thickness of
the slab being 200mm and finishing load of 1kN/sq.m, what should be the
design load as per limit state method?
(a) 16 kN/sq.m (b) 24 kN/sq.m (c) 20 kN/sq.m (d) 22 kN/sq.m
Solution:
(i) Live load= 10 kN/sq.m
200
(ii) Dead load = 1000 × 25 = 5 kN/sq.m
(iii) Finishing = 1 kN/sq.m
(iv) Total load = 16 kN/sq.m
(v) Factored design load = 1.5 × 16 kN/sq.m = 24 kN/sq.m
Answer: 1. (b) 24 kN/sq.m
CE23 : Design of RC Structures Assignment-1 July-October, 2017 : Week- 6
Q 2. An unrestrained reinforced concrete slab of effective dimension 4.5m × 6.0m is
simply supported on all four walls. It has to carry a characteristic live load of 10
kN/sq.m in addition to the dead load. Assuming M25 and Fe415, thickness of
the slab being 200mm and finishing load of 1kN/sq.m, the design load as
calculated in Q.(1), what are the coefficients of moments along shorter span
respectively?
(a) 0.0948 (b)0.093 (c) 0.0802 (d) 0.085
Solution:
(i) Factored design load = 1.5 × 16 kN/sq.m = 24 kN/sq.m
𝑙𝑦 6.0
(ii) = 4.5 = 1.33
𝑙𝑥
(1.33−1.3)
(iii) 𝛼𝑥 = 0.093 + × (0.099 − 0.093) = 0.0948
(1.4−1.3)
Answer: 2 (a). 0.0948
CE23 : Design of RC Structures Assignment-1 July-October, 2017 : Week- 6
Q 3. An unrestrained reinforced concrete slab of effective dimension 4.5m × 6.0m is
simply supported on all four walls. It has to carry a characteristic live load of 10
kN/m2 in addition to the dead load. Assuming M25 and Fe415, thickness of the
slab being 200mm and finishing load of 1kN/m2, the design load as calculated
in Q.(1), what are the coefficients of moments along longer span respectively?
(a) 0.056 (b)0.050 (c) 0.0538 (d) 0.085
Solution:
(i) Factored design load = 1.5 × 16 kN/sq.m = 24 kN/sq.m
𝑙𝑦 6.0
(ii) = 4.5 = 1.33
𝑙𝑥
(1.33−1.3)
(iii) 𝛼𝑥 = 0.055 + × (0.051 − 0.055) = 0.0538
(1.4−1.3)
Answer: 3 (c). 0.0538
CE23 : Design of RC Structures Assignment-1 July-October, 2017 : Week- 6
Q 4. An unrestrained reinforced concrete slab of effective dimension 4.5m × 6.0m is
simply supported on all four walls. It has to carry a characteristic live load of 10
kN/m2 in addition to the dead load. Assuming M25 and Fe415, thickness of the
slab being 200mm and finishing load of 1kN/m2, the design load as calculated
in Q.(1), what is the maximum factored bending moment in the shorter span?
(a) 46.08 kNm (b) 22.08 kNm (c) 34.56 kNm (d) 40.67 kNm
Solution:
(i) Factored design load = 1.5 × 16 kN/sq.m = 24 kN/sq.m
𝑙𝑦 6.0
(ii) = 4.5 = 1.33
𝑙𝑥
(1.33−1.3)
(iii) 𝛼𝑥 = 0.093 + × (0.099 − 0.093) = 0.0948
(1.4−1.3)
(iv) 𝑀𝑥 = 0.0948 × 24 × 4.52 = 46.08 kNm
Answer: 4 (a). 46.08 kNm
CE23 : Design of RC Structures Assignment-1 July-October, 2017 : Week- 6
Q 5. An unrestrained reinforced concrete slab of effective dimension 4.5m × 6.0m is
simply supported on all four walls. It has to carry a characteristic live load of 10
kN/m2 in addition to the dead load. Assuming M25 and Fe415, thickness of the
slab being 200mm and finishing load of 1kN/m2, the design load as calculated
in Q.(1), what is the maximum factored bending moment in the longer span?
(a) 36.28 kNm (b) 38.96 kNm (c) 34.56 kNm (d) 26.15 kNm
Solution:
(i) Factored design load = 1.5 × 16 kN/sq.m = 24 kN/sq.m
𝑙𝑦 6.0
(ii) = 4.5 = 1.33
𝑙𝑥
(1.33−1.3)
(iii) 𝛼𝑦 = 0.055 + × (0.051 − 0.055) = 0.0538
(1.4−1.3)
(iv) 𝑀𝑦 = 0.0538 × 24 × 4.52 = 26.15 kNm
Answer: 5 (d). 26.15 kNm
CE23 : Design of RC Structures Assignment-1 July-October, 2017 : Week- 6
Q 6. An unrestrained reinforced concrete slab of effective dimension 4.5m × 6.0m is
simply supported on all four walls. It has to carry a characteristic live load of 10
kN/m2 in addition to the dead load. Assuming M25 and Fe415, thickness of the
slab being 200mm and finishing load of 1kN/m2, the design load as calculated
in Q.(1), area of steel required in shorter span, given 12mmdiameter bars being
used and 20 mm cover, is
(a) 967.6 sq.mm (b) 526 sq.mm (c) 793.65 sq.mm (d) 1056 sq.mm
Solution:
(i) Factored design load = 1.5 × 16 kN/sq.m = 24 kN/sq.m
12
(ii) d = 200 – 20 – = 174 mm
2
𝑙𝑦 6.0
(iii) = 4.5 = 1.33
𝑙𝑥
(1.33−1.3)
(iv) 𝛼𝑥 = 0.093 + × (0.099 − 0.093) = 0.0948
(1.4−1.3)
(v) 𝑀𝑥 = 0.0948 × 24 × 4.52 = 46.08 kNm
𝐴𝑠𝑡 𝑓𝑦
(vi) 𝑀𝑢,𝑙𝑖𝑚 = 0.87 𝑓𝑦 𝐴𝑠𝑡 d ( 1 – 𝑏𝑑 𝑓 )
𝑐𝑘
𝐴 × 415
or, 46.08 × 10 = 0.87 × 415 × 𝐴𝑠𝑡 × 174 ( 1 – 1000𝑠𝑡×174 × 25)
6
or, 46.08 × 106 + 6 𝐴𝑠𝑡 2 – 62822.7 𝐴𝑠𝑡 = 0
or, 𝐴𝑠𝑡 = 793.65 sq.mm
Answer: 6 (c). 793.65 sq.mm
CE23 : Design of RC Structures Assignment-1 July-October, 2017 : Week- 6
Q 7. An unrestrained reinforced concrete slab of effective dimension 4.5m × 6.0m is
simply supported on all four walls. 12mmdiameter bars are used in the
direction of shorter span and 10mm diameter bars are used in the direction of
longer span. Given the cover provided as 20mm, what is the effective depth
along the longer span?
(a) 174mm (b) 163mm (c)131mm (d) 125mm
Solution:
12
(i) 𝑑𝑥 = 200 – 20 – = 174 mm
2
10
(ii) 𝑑𝑦 = 200 – 20 – 12 - = 163 mm
2
Answer: 7 (b). 163 mm
CE23 : Design of RC Structures Assignment-1 July-October, 2017 : Week- 6
Q 8. If area for maximum mid span moment is 205 sq.mm, what would be the area
required for the corner reinforcement?
(a) 153.75 sq.mm (b) 205 sq.mm (c) 102.5 sq.mm (d) 41 sq.mm
Solution:
3
(i) Required area of corner reinforcement = 4 × 205 = 153.75 sq.mm
Answer: 8 (a). 153.75 sq.mm
CE23 : Design of RC Structures Assignment-1 July-October, 2017 : Week- 6
Q 9. If we consider an interior panel of 4.1m × 6.15m (effective) the negative moment
at the continuous edge for shorter span will be, given the factored load as 12
kN/sq.mm?
(a) 12 kNm (b) 10.69 kNm (c) 11 kNm (d) 19.25 kNm
Solution:
(i) Factored design load = 12 kN/sq.m
𝑙𝑦 6.15
(ii) = = 1.5
𝑙𝑥 4.1
(iii) 𝛼𝑥 = 0.053
(iv) 𝑀𝑥 = 0.053 × 12 × 4.12 = 10.69 kNm
Answer: 9 (b). 10.69 kNm
CE23 : Design of RC Structures Assignment-1 July-October, 2017 : Week- 6
Q 10. If we consider an interior panel of 4.1m × 6.15m (effective) the positive moment
at the midspan for longer span will be, given the factored load as 12
kN/sq.mm?
(a) 9.24 kNm (b) 7.69 kNm (c) 2.04 kNm (d) 4.84 kNm
Solution:
(i) Factored design load = 12 kN/sq.m
𝑙𝑦 6.15
(ii) = = 1.5
𝑙𝑥 4.1
(iii) 𝛼𝑦 = 0.024
(iv) 𝑀𝑦 = 0.024 × 12 × 4.12 = 4.84 kNm
Answer: 10 (d). 4.84 kNm
