RCC PRACTICE SET 04_ 20-09-2019 1) An RC short column with 300 mm x 300 mm square cross section is made of M25 grade concrete and has 4 members, 20 mm diameter longitudinal bars of Fe415 steel. It is under the action of concentric axial compressive load Ignoring the reduction in the area of concrete due to steel bars, the ultimate axial load carrying capacity of the column will be kN. [1403.63] 2) A square column of size 350 mm x 350 mm is reinforced with 4 bars of 25 mm dia and four bars of 16 mm dia each. The transverse reinforcement that should be provided is a) 5mm © @ 250 mm ¢/c spacing b) 6 mm © @ 250 mm c/c spacing c) 8mm ® @ 250 mm c/c spacing d) 8 mm © @ 300 mm ¢/c spacing 3) The plan of a reinforced concrete column section, and of distribution of strains along the column depth at the ultimate limit stage are shown below. The concrete is M20 grade and the stee! is Fe250 grade. Also sketched below, for convenience are the concrete compressive stress block and the design stress strain curve for Fe250 with all notations as per IS : 456. Ignore the reduction in the concrete area due to the embedded steel. nas seson 0.416% 0070 me 2.204, on Fionn Doe Strain Profile Cos = 038 fx baw wp osm Es-2x0"wra ol ‘ ‘The ultimate axial compression capacity of the column is kN. a) 965 ©) 1255 b) 875 d) 1055 4) A circular helical column has a diameter of 450 mm, subjected to 2 working load 1500 kN. Column has unsupported length of 3.5 m and is effectively held in position at both ends not restraint against rotation. Using limit state method the % of steel provided to sustain the load is [use M25, Fe415] [1.29] 5) A reinforced column ha effective length 3 m and ‘axial load carrying capacity of 2400 kN. The dimension of the column is 350 mm x 450 mm. 350mm as0mm | Consider the following statements and select the correct option a) Minimum eccentricities criteria of design of column satisfies in both x and y directions b) Minimum eccentricities criteria of design of column satisfies in x direction but not in the y direction c) Minimum eccentricities criteria of design of column satisfies in y direction but not in the x direction d) Minimum eccentricities criteria of design of column does not satisfies in both x and y directions 6) In a RCC column, the diameter of the longitudinal bars used is 25 mm. the column is circular in x-section whose mean dia of 650 mm. the minimum cover to concrete clear of longitudinal bars should be a) 50mm b) 40 mm ©) 25mm 4) 12.5 mm 7) Spiral reinforced concrete column's results in a) Increased strength b) Increased ductility ©) Decreased strength and increased ductility d) Increased strength and increased ductility 8) When the column is supported throughout ‘ts length either by masonry wall or construction on all sides, then its slenderness ratio is a) Reasonably high b) Low ©) Infinite d) zero 9) A column (350 x 450) mm is reinforced with 4 ros of 20 mm and 2 nos of 24 mm diameter bars, the pitch of transverse reinforcement using 8 mm diameter will be a) 320mm ©) 384mm b) 350 mm. 4) 450 mmRINCHTAR acc -Ps -04 10} A RC column under axial compression and uni- axial bending has its neutral axis lying outside the section, then stress strain diagram is: [D] “a J @®) © 11) A column Is required to carry a load 2000000 N inclusive of its own weight. The column is a tied column and can be considered as a short one Size of the column so as to obtain the smallest square column is mm, use concrete mix grade M20. [352.45] 12)To construct a circular column of diameter 450 mm and 3 m unsupported length made of M20 concrete with 6-20 mm diameter steel bars of Fed15 provided longitudinally. If limit state method was used to design the column with a partial factor of safety for load as 1.5, then the maximum service axial load (in kN) that this column can carry a) 1781.39 kN ©) 1981.20 kN b) 1187.59 kN d) 1369.17 KN 13) If a square footing of 4 m size is designed to support a square column of 400 mm size. The effective depth of the footing is 400 mm. the safe bearing pressure below the footing is 100 kPa based on the ultimate loads. What is the nominal shear stress for one way shear (kPa) (350) 14) While designing for a steel column of Fe250 grade, a base plate resting on a concrete pedestal of M20 grade, the bearing strength of concrete is in N/mm?) in limit state method of design as per 1S:456-2000 is [9] 15) For the design of reinforced concrete footing, the pressure distribution of soil beneath the footing is assumed to be 8) Hyperbolic ©) Linear b) Parabolic d) none of these 3 [E> Tp ; 16) A square column 500 mm x 500 mm carries an axial load 1000 kN. The footing for the column has dimensions of 2.75 m x 2.75 m. the safe bearing capacity of the soil is 225 kN/me. The factored maximum bending moment acts on the footing is kNim [using LSM][345.17] 17) An REC rectangular footing of size 2m x 1m having effective depth of 300 mm, size of column is 230 x 230 mm. the line of action of the vertical compressive load passes through centroid of the footing as well as column. If the magnitude of load is 450 kN punching shear stress in the footing is a) 0.2 N/mm? ©) 0.6 N/mm? b) 0.4 N/mm? 4) 0.8 N/mm? 18)A steel column of size 600 mm x 600 mm is resting on a square footing of size 3m x 3m and a uniform depth of 420 mm. the permissible bearing stress using the limit state method is [use M20 grade concrete] a) 18 MPa ) 22 MPa b) 20 MPa d) 24 MPa 19) The square footing of size 3 m is designed to support @ square column of 300 mm size Effective depth of footing is 500 mm. safe bearing pressure below the footing Is 150 kPa at ultimate conditions. The two way shear stress developed will be MPa. [0.784] 20)A reinforced concrete square footing of side 2 m and uniform effective depth of 250 mm is provided for a 300 mm x 300 mm column. The line of action of the vertical compressive load passes through the centroid of footing as well as column. If the magnitude of ultimate axial force is 400 KN at its base then one way shear stress acting in the footing is N/mm, (0.24) 21) Which one of the following statement is correct? In 2 combined footing for two columns carrying unequal loads, the maximum hogging moment occurs at 1a) Inside the face of the heavier column b) A section having maximum shear force ©) A section having minimum shear force 4) A section having zero shear force 22)A column of section (S00 x 500) mm and subjected to a load of 2500 kN at service state consider unit weight of the soil = 20 kN/m? Angle of repose = 30°; Allowable bearing capacity of the soll = 150 kN/m? Concrete grade M20 and steel grade Fe415 The minimum depth of foundation will bem. [0.833] Aare) RINCHTAR CLASSES IM: 4917877554488 RINCHTAR _acc -Ps -04