SEMESTER END REGULAR EXAMINATIONS (AR21), December - 2023

U.G. Civil Engineering Degree Bachelor of Technology

Academic Year 2023-2024 Sem. 5
Course Title
Course Code 21CE501
Design and Detailing of RC Structures
Duration 3 Hours Maximum Marks 70 (SEVENTY)
Remember % 14 Understand % 27 Apply % 59 Analyze % -

SECTION-I
7 x 2 = 14 Marks
1.
No. Questions (a to g) RBT Level COs
a Distinguish between factor of safety and partial safety factors? Understand 1
b What do you understand by limiting depth of neutral axis? Understand 2
What do you understand by equivalent shear force and equivalent Understand
c 3
bending moment?
d What are the functions of transverse reinforcement in a column? Remember 4
Locate critical section to calculate maximum Bending Moment in case Understand
e 5
of a square footing, with a sketch.
f What are different loads to be considered while designing R.C.C slabs? Remember 6
Write the IS 456-2000 code provisions for torsional reinforcements in Remember
g 6
slab?

SECTION-II
4 x 14 = 56 Marks
No. Questions (2 to 9) RBT Level COs Marks
(a) Derive the stress-block parameters. Understand 1 8
State the principle employed in Limit State Design.
2 Understand
(b) Explain the various Limit states to be considered in 1 6
design. Remember

OR
State different loads to be considered while designing a Remember
(a) 1 6
R. C. Structures and also mention the relevant codes.
A singly reinforced rectangular beam of size 230 mm x
3
500 mm effective depth is subjected to a factored
(b) Apply 2 8
moment of 175kN-m. Find the reinforcement for flexure.
Use M 20 concrete and Fe 415 grade steel.
Illustrate the basic concepts of shear and bond in R.C.C.
4 (a) sections with respect to Understand 3 6
i) Diagonal tension failure. ii) Shear-bond failure.
A T-beam has flange dimensions of 1500 x 120mm. The
width of rib is 250mm and rib depth is 350mm. If the
beam is reinforced with 1900 mm² of steel in tension
(b) zone with an effective cover of 40mm, determine the Apply 3 8
maximum allowable UDL inclusive of self-weight over a
simply supported span of 6m. M 20 grade concrete and
Fe 415 steel is used.
OR
A R.C. beam of rectangular cross-section 350 mm x 465
mm effective depth is subjected to bending moment of 24
5 kN.m, shear force of 41 kN and torsional moment of 44 Apply 3 14
kN.m at the end section. The materials used are M 20
concrete and Fe 415 steel. Design suitable reinforcement.
 Discuss various assumptions used in the limit state
(a) Remember 4 6
method of design of compression members.
A corner column 400x400 mm, is subjected to the
factored loads Pu=1300 kN, Mux= 190 kN-m and Muy= 110
6
kN-m. Design the reinforcement in the column, assuming
(b) Apply 4 8
it as a short column. M25 grade concrete and Fe 415 steel
are used with an effective cover of 60 mm. Sketch the
details of reinforcement.
OR
Design a footing of uniform thickness for a column of size
400 mm x 400 mm carrying a load of 1200 kN. SBC of the
7 Apply 5 14
soil is 250 kN/m2. Use M 20 concrete and Fe 415 steel.
Sketch the reinforcement details.
A R.C. Slab is to be provided for a room measuring 5.8 m
x 5 m size. The width of the supporting beams is 250 mm,
the slab carries Live Load of 4 kN/m2 and Floor Finish of
8
Apply 6 14
1 kN/m2. Use Concrete M 20 and steel grade Fe 500.
Design the slab for the corners free to lift condition. Also
draw the plan, section along short and long span.
OR
Write a short note on torsion reinforcements in two way
(a) Understand 6 6
slab.
Design a one-way continuous slab of span 3.5 m, if
9
imposed load is 3kN/m2 and finishing load is 1 kN/m2.
(b) Apply 6 8
Assume width of beams as 230 mm. Use M 20 concrete
and Fe 415 steel.

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