GATE 2023 RCC & Prestressed Concrete Quiz 47 for ESE & GATE CE Exams

Question 1

If the maximum strain in concrete at the outermost compressive fiber is restricted to 0.0030 in flexure and the stress variation is assumed to be triangular instead of parabola, then the total compressive force will be

[Take cross section of beam to be a rectangle with width ‘b’]

Question 2

A singly reinforced rectangular beam has a width of 200 mm and an effective depth of 350 mm. The limiting value of the moment of resistance of the beam is _________ kN-m.
[Take M20 grade concrete and Fe415 grade steel and adopt the stress block for concrete as given in IS 456: 2000]

Question 3

Consider the following statements related to limit state method.
Which one of the following is INCORRECT?

Question 4

The limits of percentage of longitudinal reinforcement in columns and limits of area of longitudinal tensile reinforcement in rectangular beams, as per IS 456:2000, are respectively

Question 5

A singly reinforced rectangular beam has a width of 200 mm and an effective depth of 350 mm. The limiting value of the moment of resistance of the beam is _________ kN-m.
[Take M20 grade concrete and Fe415 grade steel and adopt the stress block for concrete as given in IS 456: 2000]

Question 6

According to the concept of Limit State Design as per IS456: 2000, the probability of failure of a structure is __________.