QUIZ #4 (REINFORCED CONCRETE and STEEL DESIGN)

1. ____________ is the real capacity of the material

a. Ultimate Capacity
b. Ultimate Load
c. Load/Nominal Load
d. Nominal Capacity

2. ___________ is the strength used for design

a. Ultimate Capacity
b. Ultimate Load
c. Load/Nominal Load
d. Nominal Capacity

3. ___________ is the real load carried by the structure

a. Ultimate Capacity
b. Ultimate Load
c. Load/Nominal Load
d. Nominal Capacity

4. The reduction factor used for flexure without axial or bending

a. 0.90
b. 0.75
c. 0.80
d. 0.85

5. The reduction factor used for flexure shearing and torsion

a. 0.90
b. 0.75
c. 0.70
d. 0.85

6. The reduction factor for axial compression of column (ties)

a. 0.90
b. 0.75
c. 0.70
d. 0.85
7. _______ is the design consideration used for actual design (the most appropriate)
a. Balanced Design
b. Over Design
c. Under reinforced Design
d. Over reinforced Design

8. _______ is the design consideration where both steel and concrete will fail or reach
the limiting values of strain simultaneously
a. Balanced Design
b. Over Design
c. Under reinforced Design
d. Over reinforced Design

9. _______ is the design consideration the steel provided in the beam is such that
concrete reach the limiting values of strain prior to steel. This results in breaking of
concrete and since now there is no concrete present to take the compression the
beam fails suddenly.
a. Balanced Design
b. Over Design
c. Under reinforced Design
d. Over reinforced Design

10.Occasionally, beams are restricted by space or aesthetic requirements to such extent

the compression concrete should be reinforced with steel to carry compression.
a. Singly Reinforced Beam
b. Taken Reinforced Beam
c. Doubly Reinforced Beam
d. T-beam

11. _______________ is one in which the main reinforcement is provided only in the
tension zone and also here the ultimate bending moment is less than the limiting
bending moment.
a. Singly Reinforced Beam
b. Taken Reinforced Beam
c. Doubly Reinforced Beam
d. T-beam
12.Reinforced concrete floor usually consist of slabs and beams, which are placed or
poured monolithically. In this effect, the beam will have an extra width at the top
(that is under compression) called flanges.
a. Singly Reinforced Beam
b. Taken Reinforced Beam
c. Doubly Reinforced Beam
d. T-beam

13. Another type of beam failure other than bending failure is ________. ___________
are very dangerous especially if it happens before flexure failure because they can
occur without warning
a. Shear Failure
b. Deflection Failure
c. Design Failure
d. Construction Failure

14.Why should rebars have concrete cover?

a. Prevent Rust c. Strength
b. Aesthetic Considerations d. Adhesion

15.Minimum concrete cover for slab on fill?

a. 50 mm c. 75 mm
b. 40 mm d. 20 mm

16.Minimum cover for concrete permanently exposed to earth?

a. 40 mm c. 70 mm
b. 50 mm d. 75 mm

17.What is the minimum concrete cover of cast-in-place 2nd floor slabs considering
42mm dia bars?
a. 40 mm c. 50 mm
b. 20 mm d. 75 mm
18.What is the minimum concrete cover of cast-in-place 3rd floor slabs considering
36mm dia bars?
a. 40 mm c. 50 mm
b. 20 mm d. 75 mm

19.What is the minimum concrete cover of cast-in-place beams not exposed to

weather?
a. 40 mm c. 50 mm
b. 20 mm d. 75 mm

20.What is the minimum concrete cover of cast-in-place beams exposed to weather

considering 20mm dia bars?
a. 40 mm c. 50 mm
b. 20 mm d. 75 mm

21.What is the minimum concrete cover of cast-in-place columns exposed to weather

considering 36mm dia bars?
a. 40 mm c. 50 mm
b. 20 mm d. 75 mm

22.The minimum concrete cover for column footing is

a. 75mm c. 30mm
b. 40mm d. 50mm

23.What is the minimum concrete cover of cast-in-place columns not exposed to

weather?
a. 40 mm c. 50 mm
b. 20 mm d. 75 mm
24. ___________is a composite material in which concrete’s relatively low tensile
strength and ductility are countered by the inclusion of reinforcement having higher
tensile strength and ductility.
a. Steel
b. Masonry
c. Concrete
d. Reinforced Concrete

25.____________is a material other than water, aggregate or hydraulic cement used as

an ingredient of concrete and added to concrete before and during its mixing to
modify its properties.
a. Plasticizer
b. Accelerator
c. Admixture
d. Retarder

26.The purpose of a Concrete Slump Test is to measure

a. Strength of Concrete c. Content of Sand
b. Workability/Consistency d. Water-Cement Ratio

27._________ is an admixture which slows the setting rate of concrete.

a. Plasticizer
b. Accelerator
c. Admixture
d. Retarder

28. _________ is an indirect measurement of concrete consistency or stiffness.

___________ is a measurement of concrete's workability, or fluidity.
a. Compressibility
b. Ductility
c. Slump
d. Retarder
29.Bar development length or Ld is the embedment necessary to assure that the bar can
be stressed to its yield point with some reserved to insure member toughness
a. Development Length
b. Anchorage Length
c. Splicing Length
d. Slippage Length

30.How is a 90 degree bend standard hook for concrete reinforcement constructed?

a. 90-degree bend plus 10 db extension, at free end of bar
b. 90-degree bend plus 12 db extension, at free end of bar
c. 90-degree bend plus 6 db extension, at free end of bar
d. 90-degree bend plus 4 db extension, at free end of bar

31.How is a 180 degree bend standard hook for concrete reinforcement constructed?
a. 180-degree bend plus 10 db extension, at free end of bar
b. 180-degree bend plus 12 db extension, at free end of bar
c. 180-degree bend plus 6 db extension, at free end of bar
d. 180-degree bend plus 4 db extension, at free end of bar

32.A36 Steel is the most common type of Steel Alloy. What does the number 36 mean?
a. Ultimate Limit c. Yield Strength
b. Allowable Bending Stress d. Modulus of Elasticity

33.What is ASTM?
a. Academic Society for Testing and Materials c. American Standard Test Method
b. American Society for Testing and Materials d. Academic Standard Test Method

34.The ASTM Standard Specification for Carbon Structural Steel is?

a. ASTM A6 c. ASTM A148
b. ASTM A36 d. ASTM A325

35.The ASTM Standard Specification for General Requirements for Rolled Structural
Steel Bars, Plates, Shapes and Sheet Piling
a. ASTM A6 c. ASTM A148
b. ASTM A36 d. ASTM A325
 36.The ASTM Standard Specification for Structural Bolts, Steel, Heat Treated, 120/105
ksi Minimum Tensile Strength
a. ASTM A6 c. ASTM A148
b. ASTM A36 d. ASTM A325

36. Identify the figure of a structural steel at right.

a. I- Beam
b. T- Beam
c. Inverted Double L- Beam
d. VH Flange (Vertical-Horizontal Flange)

37.It is a beam, usually made of structural steel, with two horizontal flanges connected
by a vertical web at the middle of the flanges.
a. Z- shape c. Double C- beam
b. I- beam d. HSS

38.The part shown above increases the shear strength of the connection as well as the
bending strength of the Base Plate. What is it called?
a. Gusset Plate c. Web Stiffener
b. Stiffener Plate d. Web Stiffener Track
39.The Figure above is an I-Beam with stiffeners which are usually attached to steel beams
to stiffen them against out of plane deformations. Identify A
a. Transverse Stiffener c. Web Stiffener Track
b. Longitudinal Stiffener d. Flange Stiffener

40.From the Figure above, identify B

a. Transverse Stiffener c. Web Stiffener Track
b. Longitudinal Stiffener d. Flange Stiffener

41.The horizontal part of an I-Beam is called

a. Web c. Stud
b. Tongue d. Flange