Solved question paper for RCD Dec-2019 (DIPLOMA 5th)

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Reinforced concrete design Dec-2019

PSBTE • DIPLOMA • Cvil Engineering • 5th • Dec-2019

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  1. RCC stands for ____.
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  2. Concrete is the basis of ____.
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  3. Working stress method is based on the linear ____.
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  4. The ____ method is referred to as deterministic.
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  5. The ____ of concrete increases with the increase in grade of concrete.
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  6. The ____ of a concrete member increases with percentage of tensile reinforcement.
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  7. The ____ of the slab forms the flange of a T-beam.
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  8. The beam below the slab is called ____.
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  9. Prestressed concrete member is ____ than RC member.
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  10. The ____ varies with time.
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  11. Steel is strong in tension as well as in compression.
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  12. Limit state method is also known as modular method.
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  13. ____ confine the concrete and increase shear resistance.
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  14. Neutral axis passes through the flange of a T-beam.
    True / False 1 Marks Dec-2019 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  15. High tensile steel is used in prestressed concrete.
    True / False 1 Marks Dec-2019 • PSBTE DIPLOMA
  16. What is meant by under reinforced and over reinforced beam section?
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  17. Discuss stress diagrams for a reinforced section of a beam.
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  18. What assumptions are made in limit state of collapse (flexure)?
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  19. Define partial safety factor for materials and partial safety factor for loads.
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  20. Define neutral axis and maximum depth of neutral axis.
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  21. Under what circumstances are doubly reinforced beams provided?
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  22. Why is reinforcement provided in a one-way slab?
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  23. Why is a two-way slab more economical as compared to a one-way slab?
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  24. How does the effective length of a column depend on its end conditions?
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  25. A simply reinforced beam of size 250 × 500 mm (effective) is reinforced with 3 bars of 20 mm diameter. Find the capacity and specify the type of beam. Use M20 grade concrete and Fe 415 steel. Also find the neutral axis if the reinforcement is increased to 5 bars of 20 mm.
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  26. Design a square R.C.C. column to carry an axial ultimate load of 600 kN. One side of the column is 200 mm. Take permissible compressive strength in steel and concrete as 415 N/mm² and 20 N/mm² respectively.
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  27. A rectangular beam section is 250 mm wide and 450 mm deep to the centre of the tension steel. It is reinforced with 2 bars of 16 mm diameter as compression reinforcement at the top and 4 bars of 25 mm diameter as tensile steel. Using M20 grade of concrete and Fe 415 steel, calculate the ultimate moment of resistance of the beam section.
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  28. Write the steps for one-way R.C.C. slabs.
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  29. What is pre-stressed concrete?
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