1. B-May 2010. A 12 m simply supported beam is provided by an additional support at mid-span.

The beam has width of b = 300 mm and a total depth h = 450 mm. It is reinforced with 4 – 25 mm
bar at the tension side and 2 – 25 mm bar at the compression side with 70 mm cover to centroid
of reinforcements. Fc’ = 30 MPa, fy = 415 MPa. Use 0.75 pb = 0.023.
a. Determine the depth of the rectangular stress block. 106.52 mm
b. Determine the nominal bending moment, Mn. 266.2 kN.m
c. Determine the total factored uniform load including the beam weight considering
moment capacity reduction of 0.90. 23.66 kN/m
2. B-May 2012. Beam section is b = 300 mm, h = 450 mm. Effective depth d = 380 mm.
Compressive strength of concrete fc’ = 30 MPa, steel strength fy = 415 MPa. The beam is simply
supported on a span of 5 m and carries the following loads: Superimposed dead load = 16 kN/m,
Live load = 14 kN/m
a. What is the max moment at ultimate condition? 158.28 kN.m
b. Find the number of 16 mm bars required if the design moment at ultimate loads is 200
kN.m. 8
c. If the beam carries an ultimate concentrated load of 50 kN at mid-span, what is the
number of 16 mm bars required? 3
3. B-November 2013. A concrete beam, 350 mm wide by 400 mm deep is simply supported on a
span of 5 m. The beam is reinforced with 4 – 28 mm bars in tension and 2 – 28 mm bars in
compression.
Given:
Concrete fc’ = 20.7 MPa
Steel fy = 415 MPa
Concrete cover to the centroid of reinforcements = 70 mm
Balanced steel ratio pb = 0.021
a. Calculate the depth of the rectangular stress block (mm) based on a uniform compressive
stress of 0.85 fc’ and maximum concrete strain, Є = 0.003. For simplification, assume
both tension and compression steel yields. Neglect concrete area displaced by steel.
110.56 mm
b. Determine the design bending strength, Mu (kN.m). Capacity reduction factor = 0.9
248.21 kN.m
4. B-May 2012. The typical T-section shown results from the monolithic construction of the slab
and its supporting beams. Effective flange width bf = 1250 mm. Slab thickness t = 120 mm. Web
width bw = 350 mm. Total depth below the slab h = 480 mm. Top reinforcement 3 – 25 mm bar.
Bottom reinforcement 5 – 25 mm bar. Fc’ = 20.7 MPa. Fy = 415 MPa. Concrete cover to the
centroid of reinforcements = 70 mm. Balanced steel ratio p b = 0.021. Using the strength design
method.
a. Determine the nominal bending strength for positive moment. 516.25 kN.m
b. Find the nominal bending strength for negative moment. 293.6 kN.m
5. B-May 2012. The concrete area of the precast beam shown is 1675 cm 2. If the beam is reinforced
with As = 3 – 25 mm bars in the tension zone, find the moment of inertia of the uncracked
transformed section. Given data: Modular ratio n = 8, y 1 = 304 mm, y2 = 196 mm, y3 = 65 mm.
4.2 x 109 mm4
6. B-May 2013. A decorative concrete beam with a tubular section is simply supported on a span of
4.5 m. Concrete weighs 24 kN/m.
 a. Compute the cracking moment of the tubular section if it has an outside diameter of 600
mm and an inside diameter of 300 mm if its allowable cracking stress is 3.22 MPa. 64.01
kN.m
b. In addition to its own weight, what concentrated load at mid-span can the beam safely
carry before it cracks. 45.4 kN
c. If the 300 mm diameter hollow core were replaced by a 300 mm hollow square section,
calculate the cracking moment. 61.04 kN.m
7. C-November 2010. A tied column 450 mm square is reinforced with 8 – 28 mm bar equally
distributed on its sides. The unsupported length of column is 2.6 m and is prevented to sideway
due to shear walls. K= 1.0, fc’ = 20.7 MPa and fy = 415 MPa. Use 40 mm covering measured
from center of reinforcement with tie diameter is 12 mm. Es = 200 GPa
a. Determine the nominal load that the column could carry. 4416.5 kN
b. Determine the balanced load using concrete strain value of Єc = 0.003 and yield strain of
steel Єy = fy/Es. 1684 kN
c. Determine the balanced moment. 482.64 kN.m
8. C-November 2015. The spiral column shown is to be designed to carry a safe ultimate load of
2900 kN.
Given:
Concrete compressive strength fc’ = 28 MPa
Main reinforcement fyl = 415 MPa
Spiral reinforcement fyv = 275 MPa
Clear concrete cover = 40 mm
Capacity reduction factor = 0.75
a. Using a steel ratio of 0.025 relative to the gross concrete area, what should the minimum
column diameter in mm? 415 mm
b. The column diameter is 600 mm and the ratio of steel reinforcement to the gross concrete
area, pg = 0.02. Find the required minimum diameter (mm) of the main reinforcement. 36
mm
c. What is the design axial strength of the column from the following results of “a” and “b”.
3936 kN
9. S. A one-way slab has a thickness of 175 mm. It is reinforced with 12 mm bars spaced at 140 mm
on centers. Assuming a steel covering of 25 mm and using fc’ = 21 MPa, fy = 276 MPa.
a. Compute the effective depth of the slab. 150 mm
b. Compute the steel ratio of the slab. 0.0053856
c. Compute the ultimate moment capacity of the slab. 28.85 kN/m
10. F-May 2012. A square footing 2.4 m x 2.4 m x 0.45 m thick supports a rectangular column 0.35
m x 0.4 m at its center. Column loads are service conditions: DL = 680 kN, LL = 400 kN, fc’ =
20.7 MPa, fy = 275 MPa. Concrete cover to the centroid of steel reinforcement = 100 mm.
a. Calculate the maximum wide-beam shear stress. 0.64 MPa
b. What is the maximum punching shear stress? 1.72 MPa
c. Determine the number of 20 mm bars required for critical moment. 14
11. F-November 2013. A rectangular footing supports a square column concentrically.
Given:
Footing dimension = 2.5 m wide x 4 m long and 0.75 m depth
Column dimension = 0.45 m x 0.45 m
Concrete fc’ = 28 MPa
Steel fy = 415 MPa
 Concrete cover to the centroid of steel reinforcement = 100 mm
Unit weight of concrete = 24kN/m3
Unit weight of soil = 17 kN/m3
Allowable stresses at ultimate loads are as follows:
For beam action, the allowable shear stress = 0.88 MPa
For two way section, the allowable shear stress = 1.76 MPa
a. Determine the concentrated load (kN) that the footing can carry based on beam action.
Apply effective soil pressure only. 4322 kN
b. Calculate the concentrated load (kN) that the footing can carry based on two-way action.
Apply effective soil pressure only. 4868 kN
c. If the allowable soil pressure at service loads is 192 kPa, what column axial load
(unfactored) in kN, can the footing carry if depth of earth fill is 2 m above the footing.
1400 kN
12. F-December 2014. A 2 m x 2 m footing carries concentrically a square column 0.4 m x 0.4 m
Design data:
Column factored loads:
DL = 580 kN LL = 440 kN
Concrete cover to the centroid of footing reinforcement = 100 mm
Concrete fc’ = 28 MPa
Steel fy = 415 MPa
Allowable stresses at ultimate loads:
For diagonal tension or two way action shear = 1.76 MPa
For wide beam shear = 0.88 MPa
Maximum steel ratio for moment = 0.021
a. What is the minimum thickness (mm) of footing required for diagonal tension? 350 mm
b. Determine the minimum thickness (mm) of footing required for wide beam shear. 300
mm
c. Determine the minimum thickness (mm) of footing required for maximum moment. 360
mm