Previous year question paper for RCCD (Diploma Civil Engineering 4th)

1. Introduction (02 hrs)

1.1 Concept of Reinforced Cement Concrete (RCC)

1.2 Reinforcement Materials: - Suitability of steel as reinforcing material - Properties of mild steel and HYSD steel

1.3. Loading on structures as per IS: 875

2. Introduction to following methods of RCC design (02 hrs)

2.1 Working stress method

2.2 Limit state method

3. Shear and Development Length (04 hrs)

3.1 Shear as per IS:456-2000 by working stress method

i) Shear strength of concrete without shear reinforcement

ii) Maximum shear stress

iii) Shear reinforcement

4. Singly Reinforced Beam (Working stress method) (08 hrs)

4.1 Basic assumptions and stress strain curve, neutral axis, balanced, underreinforcement

and over reinforced beams, Moment of resistance for singly

reinforced beam.

4.2 Design of singly reinforced beam including sketches showing

reinforcement details

.5. Concept of Limit State Method (08 hrs)

5.1 Definitions and assumptions made in limit state of collapse (flexure)

5.2 Partial factor of safety for materials

5.3 Partial factor of safetyfor loads

5.4 Design loads

5.5 Stres block, parameters

6. Singly Reinforced beam (10 hrs)

Theory and design of singly reinforced beam by Limit State Method

7. Doubly Reinforced Beams (09 hrs)

Theory and design of simply supported doubly reinforced rectangular beam by

Limit State Method

8. Behaviour of T beam, inverted T beam, isolated T beam and ‘L’ beams (No

Numericals) (04 hrs)

9. One Way Slab (10 hrs)

Theory and design of simply supported one way slab including sketches showing

reinforcement details (plan and section) by Limit State Method..

10. Two Way Slab (10 hrs)

Theory and design of two-way simply supported slab with corners free to lift, no

provisions for torsional reinforcement by Limit State Method including sketches

showing reinforcement details (plan and two sections)

11. Axially Loaded Column (10 hrs)

11.1 Definition and classification of columns

11.2. Effective length of column,

11.3. Specifications for longitudinal and lateral reinforcement

11.4. Design of axially loaded square, rectangular and circular short columns by

Limit State Method including sketching of reinforcement(sectional

elevation and plan)

12. Prestressed Concrete (03 hrs)

12.1. Concept of pre-stressed concrete

12.2. Methods of pre-stressing : pre-tensioning and post tensioning

12.3. Advantages and disadvantages of prestressing

12.4. Losses in pre-stress