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The document contains a quiz with 30 multiple choice questions about reinforced concrete design. It provides 3 scenarios involving the design of reinforced concrete beams, including calculating loads, moments, required steel reinforcement, and strength values. Students are asked questions about each scenario that require applying concepts like load factors, moment capacity, steel ratios, compression blocks, and more. The quiz tests understanding of reinforced concrete design principles through calculation-based multiple choice problems.

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The document contains a quiz with 30 multiple choice questions about reinforced concrete design. It provides 3 scenarios involving the design of reinforced concrete beams, including calculating loads, moments, required steel reinforcement, and strength values. Students are asked questions about each scenario that require applying concepts like load factors, moment capacity, steel ratios, compression blocks, and more. The quiz tests understanding of reinforced concrete design principles through calculation-based multiple choice problems.

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CE368 - Principles of Reinforced/Pre-stressed Concrete Quiz #1

INSTRUCTION: Select the nearest choice from the correct answer for each of the following
questions. Mark only one answer for each item by shading the circle corresponding to the letter
of your choice on the answer sheet provided. Do not forget to shade your student number in the
answer sheet.

Situation 1

Beam section is b = 320 mm, h = 470 mm. Effective depth d = 390 mm. Compressive strength of
concrete fc’ = 27 MPa, steel strength fy = 410 MPa. Assume steel yields and use Ф = 0.9. The
beam is simply supported on a span of 5 m. and carries the following loads:

Super imposed dead load = 14 kN/m


Live load = 11 kN/m

U = 1.2DL + 1.6LL

1. What is the weight of the beam in kN/m


A) 3.54 B) 3.178 C) 3.957 D) 3.114 E) 4.135

2. What is the factored uniform load carried by the beam in kN/m


A) 35.417 B) 38.648 C) 41.137 D) 41.413 E) 42.124

3. What is the maximum moment at ultimate condition in kN-m


A) 127.51 B) 117.14 C) 120.777 D) 128.554 E) 129.417

For situation 1. If the diameter of reinforcement used is 16 mm for a design moment of 150 kN-
m. Determine the following:

4. Required steel ratio


A) 0.00687 B) 0.00979 C) 0.00789 D) 0.00909 E) 0.01065

5. Required steel area in mm^2


A) 846.16 B) 1110.115 C) 1134.759 D) 1213.799 E) 897.314

6. Minimum allowed steel area in mm^2


A) 420.164 B) 351.16 C) 399 D) 426.146 E) 407.077

7. Number of bars required


A) 4 B) 5 C) 6 D) 7 E) 8

For situation 1. If the beam carries an ultimate concentrated load of 80 kN at mid-span and the
diameter of reinforcement is 16 mm, determine the following:

8. What is the maximum moment at ultimate condition in kN-m


A) 113.277 B) 111.917 C) 111.679 D) 116.147 E) 120.316

9. Required steel ratio


A) 0.00671 B) 0.00772 C) 0.00497 D) 0.00697 E) 0.00711

10. Required steel area in mm^2


A) 879.729 B) 837.486 C) 645.134 D) 806.428 E) 760.134

11. Minimum allowed steel area in mm^2


A) 407.077 B) 426.146 C) 399 D) 350.134 E) 491.316

12. Number of bars required


A) 8 B) 7 C) 6 D) 5 E) 4

Situation 2

A rectangular beam has a width of 290 mm and an effective depth of 510 mm. It has a reinforcement
area of 4200 mm^2 at the bottom. Balanced steel ratio pb = 0.026. fc’ = 25 MPa, fy = 400 MPa.

13. Determine the depth of compression block.


A) 240.134 B) 212.316 C) 250.891 D) 263.591 E) 268.887

14. Determine the distance from the neutral axis to the centroid of the rebars.
A) 160.13 B) 194.834 C) 184.361 D) 199.893 E) 193.662

15. Determine the actual steel stress.


A) 370.61 B) 396.05 C) 367.319 D) 401.341 E) 386.757

16. Determine the Tensile force carried by the steel bars


A) 1591.341 B) 1542.741 C) 1624.378 D) 1663.408 E) 1697.134

17. Determine the Compressive force carried by the compression block.


A) 1591.341 B) 1697.134 C) 1624.378 D) 1542.741 E) 1663.408
18. Determine the reduction factor φ.
A) 0.85 B) 0.70 C) 0.80 D) 0.65 E) 0.75

19. Determine the nominal moment capacity of the beam.


A) 650.132 B) 606.403 C) 620.124 D) 579.386 E) 614.347

20. Determine the ultimate moment capacity of the beam.


A) 350.316 B) 380.154 C) 394.162 D) 376.601 E) 399.326

Situation 3

A reinforced concrete beam has a width of 310 mm and a total depth of 500 mm. It has an effective
depth of 420 mm and As = 2700 mm^2. fc'= 27 MPa and fy = 400 MPa

21. Compute the concrete compression block.


A) 157.088 B) 160.124 C) 148.078 D) 140.134 E) 151.803

22. Compute the actual steel stress.


A) 731.1 B) 811.043 C) 846.536 D) 764.316 E) 830.124

23. Compute the distance of the neutral axis to the outermost compression fiber.
A) 160.154 B) 178.591 C) 184.81 D) 190.641 E) 174.209

24. Determine the reduction factor φ.


A) 0.821 B) 0.833 C) 0.811 D) 0.786 E) 0.683

25. Determine the Tensile force carried by the steel bars


A) 1090.341 B) 1053.5 C) 1080 D) 1061.14 E) 1045.5

26. Determine the Compressive force carried by the compression block.


A) 1061.14 B) 1090.341 C) 1045.5 D) 1080 E) 1053.5

27. Determine the nominal moment capacity of the beam


A) 350.13 B) 364.47 C) 346.537 D) 371.627 E) 330.437

28. Determine the ultimate moment capacity of the beam.


A) 320.421 B) 272.399 C) 315.316 D) 303.491 E) 305.205

29. Determine the weight of the beam (kN/m)


A) 3.345 B) 3.649 C) 4.130 D) 3.013 E) 3.576

30. Determine the ultimate additional load that the beam can carry in kN/m if the beam is simply
supported with a span of 7m
A) 40.459 B) 45.451 C) 45.259 D) 48.316 E) 50.316

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