SHOROUK ACADEMY Reinforced Concrete Design(1)-CVE241

The Higher Institute of Eng. Second Year Civil

Civil Eng. Department 2021-2022
Sheet (1)
1- For the given building with ground floor and five typical floors, it is required to draw the following views for the SKELETON TYPE :
a) Architectural plans for the ground floor and typical floor.
b) Structural plans for the ground and typical floors. c) Structural cross sections A-A
d) Columns & axes plan. (Calculation of loads using area method). e) Foundation plan (Use loads from area method)
Data: 1) foundation level = -(1.50) from natural ground level.
2) Ground floor level =+(0.45), First floor level = +(3.45). Roof level = +(15.45)
3) Dimensions of Columns and isolated footings based on area method. 4)Average working load /m2 = 13kN

5) Area of column = (working load(kN) *1000 * 1.5) / 10 6) Breadth of all columns = 250 mm. 7) Length of all columns = area of column / col Breadth
8) For C1 (250*400) : Dim. of P.C = 2.1*1.95*0.25 , Dim. of R.C = 1.7*1.55*0.50
For C2 (250*500) : Dim. of P.C = 2.35*2.1*0.25 , Dim. of R.C = 1.95*1.6*0.50
For C3 (250*600) : Dim. of P.C = 2.70*2.35*0.25 , Dim. of R.C = 2.3*1.95*0.60 9) All semelles are 250 * 600
For C4 (250*700) : Dim. of P.C = 3.00*2.55*0.25 , Dim. of R.C = 2.15*1.6*0.60
For C5 (250*800) : Dim. of P.C = 3.30*2.75*0.25 , Dim. of R.C = 2.9*2.35*0.60
For C6 (300*800) : Dim. of P.C = 3.40*2.90*0.25 , Dim. of R.C = 3.00*2.50*0.60
A
A B C D
19.45
E F G
4 4 1.6 1.6 4 4
1.06 1.7 2.36 1.7 1.67 0.8 0.86 0.8 1.67 1.7 2.36 1.7 1.06

2 2

1.65
2.15

3.82 3.81 3.81 3.82

3.25

3.25
Toilet Toilet

1.7
Bedroom Bedroom Bedroom Bedroom
1.7

2 2

1.72
2.75

2.75
0.8
3.39

Toilet
Bathroom Bathroom
3 3
1.37

10
3.82 1.2 2.5 2.5 1.2 3.82
15.75

15.75
11 09
3.94

3.94

12 08
1.7

1.7

Kitchen 13 07 Kitchen
14 06
15 05
16 04
17
Toilet
03
18 02
4 4
2.47

2.47

19 01
20
3.07

3.07

Reception Area
Shop
1.7

1.7

6 6
Reception Area
2.52

2.52
2.5

2.5

+(0.45) +(0.45)

7 7
+(0.00) +(0.00)
2 2.9 1.7 1.41 2.93 1.41 1.7 2.55 1.7 0.9
4 4 3.2 4 4
0.25 19.45

A B C D E F G
A
GROUND FLOOR
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A
A B C D E F G
19.45
4 4 1.6 1.6 4 4
1.06 1.7 2.36 1.7 1.67 0.8 0.86 0.8 1.67 1.7 2.36 1.7 1.06

2 2
1.2

Terrace

1.65
3.82 3.81 3.81 3.82
3.25

3.25
Toilet Toilet

1.7
Bedroom Bedroom Bedroom

2 2
Bedroom
6.04

1.72
2.12
2.75

2.75
1.19

0.8
Toilet
Bathroom
3 3

1.37
3.63

3.63

Bathroom
10
3.82 1.2 2.5 11
2.5 1.2 3.82
09
3.94

3.82

3.94
12 08
1.7

1.7
16.95

16.95
Kitchen 13 07
Kitchen
14 06
15 05
1.38

1.38

16 04
Toilet 17
Toilet
03
18 02
4 4
2.47

2.47
19 01
20
1.89
3.07

3.07
Reception Area
1.7

1.7
Bedroom

6 6
Reception Area
2.04

2.04
2.5

2.5

7 7
1.8

1.8

1.8

Terrace Terrace
1.33

1.33

Terrace

0.9 1.7 1.47 1.09 1.7 2 1.7 2.04 1.7 1.09 1.47 1.7 0.9
4 4 3.2 4 4
19.45

A B C D E F G

A
TYPICAL FLOOR
 SHOROUK ACADEMY Reinforced Concrete Design(1)-CVE241

The Higher Institute of Eng. Second Year Civil

Civil Eng. Department 2021-2022
Sheet (2)
1- What is the advantages of reinforced concrete as a building material
2- What is the different types of cement.
3- What is the main advantages of steel as a metal for reinforcing concrete. Compare between
different types of steel reinforcement with respect to notations, mechanical properties, and
stress - strain diagram.
4- What is meant by the following:
a) Target mean compressive strength of concrete.
b) Characteristics compressive strength of concrete.
c) Safety margin of concrete mix design.
, Why we use the characteristic compressive strength of concrete as a representative value
for concrete strength rather than the target mean strength.
5- The following results are a 28 days compressive test of concrete cubes. Eeach result
represent the average of three cubes.
25.7, 26.1, 26.7, 26.8, 27.3, 23.0, 24.2, 24.7, 23.7, 26.2, 26.4, 24.5, 24.0, 26.1, 25.7, 26.3,
23.9, 23.9, 25.1, 24.5, 24.5, 29.4, 27.5, 24.3, 24.5, 25.0, 26.1, 25.9, 25.1
a) Calculate the characteristic compressive strength
b) If the above values are a 7 days compression test of concrete cylinders. Calculate the
Characteristic compressive strength.(Cylinder dim. 150x300)
6- What is the target mean strength required to obtain a concrete with characteristic strength
of 40 N/mm2 from a concrete batching plant for which a standard deviation of 2.5 N/mm2
is expected.
7- What is the characteristic compressive strength of a concrete with mean cylinder strength
(150x300) of 32 N/mm2 after 7 days from a concrete batching plant for which a standard
deviation of 4 N/mm2 is expected for cubes.
8- Draw the compressive stress - strain diagram for concrete with different strengths. Show the
main features of concrete on graph. How to determine the modulus of elasticity of concrete.
what is the relationship modulus of elasticity and characteristic compressive strength of
concrete.
9- Draw the idealized stress-strain diagram for both concrete and steel acording to the E.C.O.P
10- Explain using diagramatic sketches the effect of creep on concrete strains. Page (1/3)
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11- Why is the strength reduction factor of concrete is higher than that of steel.
12- What are the main factors affecting shrinkage of concrete.
13- Compare between different methods of R.C. design according to the E.C.O.P
14- The cracking-limit tensile stress of concrete subjected to tension resulting from bending
Fctr is around ......... from its compressive strength.

a) 50% b) 120% c) 70% d) 10%

15- Aggregate occupy around ......... of concrete mix volume.

a) 10% b) 85% c) 30% d) 100%

16- Concrete resistance against fire is ......... steel fire resistance.

a) the same as b) more than c) less than d) otherwise
17- Concrete tensile strength is ......... steel tensile strength.
a) the same as b) more than c) less than d) otherwise

18- the suitable water cement ratio in any mix is around ......... .

a) 5% b) 50% c) 20% d) 90%

19- Characteristic Strength (fcu): is the compressive strength at ..... days of age, below.

a) 7 b) 50 c) 28 d) 14

20- Characteristic Strength (fcu): is the compressive strength at ..... days of age, below.

a) 7 b) 50 c) 28 d) 14

21- Concrete compressive strength after 7 days is around ..... of its strength after 28 days.

a) 30% b) 5% c) 80% d) 150%

22- Not more than ....... of site test results shall fall below the required compressive strength.
a) 20% b) 50% c) 5% d) 80%

23- The compressive strength of cylinder 150x300mm Specimen is ....... the compressive
strength of cube 150x150x150mm specimen.
a) the same as b) more than c) less than d) otherwise

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24- The correction factor of cylinder 100x200mm Specimen is .......
a) 1.20 b) 0.5 c) 2.50 d) 0.75

25- The cracking-limit tensile stress of concrete subjected to tension resulting from bending
2
Fctr is equal ......... N/mm .

a) 0.4 Fcu b) 0.6 Fcu c) 0.9 F cu d) 0.1 Fcu

26- Material Strength reduction factors for concrete γc equal ............ .

a) 1.20 b) 1.15 c) 1.50 d) 0.75

27- Material Strength reduction factors for steel γ s equal ............ .

a) 1.20 b) 1.15 c) 1.50 d) 0.75

28- Mild steel grade 240/350 or 280/450 and it is denoted by ............ .

a) b) c) d)

29- High tensile steel Grade 360/520 and is denoted by ............ .

a) b) c) d)

30- poisson’s ratio (υ) shall be taken ............ for reinforcement bars.
a) 0.1 b) 0.25 c) 1.50 d) 0.75

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 SHOROUK ACADEMY Reinforced Concrete Design(1)-CVE241

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Sheet (3)
Question (1):
Figure (1) shows a structural plan of a typical floor slab. The roof is composed of a group of beams. It is required to:
a) Calculate the equivalent working load for shear for the beams B1, B2, and B3.
b) Calculate the equivalent working load for shear and moment for the beams B4, and B5.
c) Calculate the total working load for the column C1
1.25 3.5 4 2.5
B5
a b c d
150

3
Inverted Parabet

B4
(12*60 cm.)

B1
B2
B3
- Data:
- Assume walls on all beams. e f
- Weight of wall = 4.8 kN/m2. 150 150 150
- Height of wall = 2.40m.

3
- Floor cover = 2.5 kN/m2
- Live load = 2.00 kN/m2
- For triangle: C a =0.5, C e=0.667 C1
- All beams having the same cross section (0.25 x 0.70 m) g h i j
2 Figure (1)
- For trapezoidal: C a= 1-0.5(Ls /L ), Ce = 1-0.33(L s /L )

Question (2):
Figure (2) shows a structural plan of a typical floor slab. The slab is composed of a group of beams. It is required to:
a) Calculate the equivalent working load for shear for the beams B1, B2, and B3.
b) Calculate the equivalent working load for shear and moment for the beams B4, and B5.
c) Calculate the total working load for the column C1

1.50 5.50 4
Parabet 12*60
150
1

B1
b a
150
1.5

1.5

d c
- Data:
- Assume walls on all beams.
1.50

- Weight of wall = 4.80 kN/m2.

3.00

150 150 150

- Height of wall = 2.40m. e
- Floor cover = 2.50 kN/m2 C1
- Live load = 2.00 kN/m2 h g B4 f
B2
B3

- For triangle: C a =0.5, C e=0.667

- All beams having the same cross section (0.25 x 0.70 m)
2
4.5

- For trapezoidal: C a= 1-0.5(Ls /L ), Ce = 1-0.33(Ls /L ) 150

3.00

k B5 j i
7 4
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Sheet (3)-Cont.
Question (3)
Figure (3) shows a structural plan of a typical floor slab. The slab is composed of a group of secondary beams supported on main beams.
It is required to:
a) Calculate the equivalent working load for shear and moment for beams (B3, B4, B5 and B6).
b) Calculate the total working load for the column C1.
- Data: a b c B5 d
- Assume 25 cm brick walls on all beams.
- density of wall = 18.00 kN/m2.
- density of plaster = 21.00 kN/m2., Thick. of plaster = 20mm. on each side of wall 140 140

- Height of wall = 2.50m.

4
- Slab thickness = 140 mm.
- Floor cover = 2.50 kN/m2

B5
B3
- Live load = 2.00 kN/m2
- Beams B1, and B2 having the same cross section (0.25 x 0.60 m)
e B2 f
- All other beams having the same cross section (0.25 x 0.80 m)
- For triangle: Ca =0.5, Ce =0.667
B4

2
2

- For trapezoidal: C a = 1-0.5(Ls /L ), Ce = 1-0.33(Ls /L )

B1 140
g h
2

160

i j B6 k l
C1
1

2 2 4 1.5 1.5

Figure (3)

Question (3):
For the given stair slab with double cantilever slab , it is required to calculate B2

the equivalent working loads (shear & moment) for the beam B1and B2.
- Data:
- Slab thickness (t s ) = 160 mm. - Floor cover = 1.50 kN/m2
B1
B1

- All beams (bxt) are 0.25 x 0.80 m - Live load = 3.00 kN/m2
5

A A

B2 B2
1.5 5.50 1.50
Figure (4)
0.16

B1
0.325
2.8

0.1
6m
0.175

0.25
B2
0.8

B1
Sec. A-A

0.25
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Sheet (4)
1- For the beams shown in Figs.(1,2,3, and 4), it is required to draw the absolute maximum shear force and bending
moment diagrams.
G=80 kN
P=15 kN
g=50 kN/m' g=40 kN/m' g=30 kN/m'
p=6 kN/m' p=10 kN/m' p=5 kN/m'

5 4.5 2.5

Figure (1) Figure (2)

G=90 kN G=80 kN
P=30 kN P=20 kN
g=35 kN/m' g=60 kN/m' g=30 kN/m'
p=8 kN/m' p=10 kN/m' p=5 kN/m'

2.5 5.5 2

Figure (3)

G=40 kN G=80 kN G=80 kN

P=20 kN P=30 kN P=30 kN
g=30 kN/m' g=30 kN/m' g=30 kN/m'
p=5 kN/m' p=5 kN/m' p=5 kN/m'

2 3.00 1.75 3.5 1.5 4.00

Figure (4)
P=15 kN/m'
G=100 kN
P=30 kN

g=40 kN/m'

/m'
G=100 kN 0 kN
g=5
P=30 kN
2.5

g=40 kN/m'

2.5 6.00 2.5

Figure (5)
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Sheet (4)-Contin.
2- For the frames shown in Figs.(5, and 6), it is required to draw the absolute maximum normal force, shear force, and
bending moment diagrams.

G=80 kN G=100 kN G=80 kN

P=35 kN P=70 kN P=35 kN
g=45 kN/m'
p=25 kN/m'
G=80 kN
P=20 kN
g=30 kN/m'
1.5

p=12 kN/m'
G=80 kN
P=25 kN
2.5 4 4
g=30 kN/m'
p=12 kN/m'
3

1.5
3.00

Figure (6)

G=50 kN G=50 kN
P=35 kN P=35 kN
g=30 kN/m'
p=10 kN/m'

3.00

G=50 kN G=60 kN
3

P=30 kN P=35 kN
g=25 kN/m'
p=15 kN/m'

3
3

Figure (7)
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Sheet (5)
1- Figure (1) shows a cross section of a reinforced concrete beam for which it is required to

calculate:

a) The cracking moment (Mcr )

b) The maximum allowable working moment (Mw ) 800

All dims. are in mm.
c) The failure moment (Mult )
5 18
d) The ultimate limit moment (Mu.l. )

50
Data: Concrete characteristic strength (fcu ) = 30 N/mm2 250
Steel Grade = 40/60
Cross sectional area of 18mm. diameter bar=254mm2
Figure (1)

2- For the section shown in Figure (2), it is required to compute:

a) The cracking moment (Mcr) 3 12

b) The maximum allowable working moment (Mw )

700
c) The failure moment (M ult )
All dims. are in mm.
d) The ultimate limit moment (Mu.l.)
4 18
Data: Concrete characteristic strength (fcu ) = 25 N/mm2 5
Steel Grade = 36/52
250
Cross sectional area of 12mm. diameter bar=112mm2
Cross sectional area of 18mm. diameter bar=254mm2
Figure (2)

3- For the beams with the given statical systems & cross sections of beams in Figures 3, and 4, it is required to calculate

the following for each beam

a) The load that will initiate the cracks in the tension side of the section (Pcr ).

b) The maximum allowable working load (Pw ).

c) The ultimate load (Pult )

d) The ultimate balanced load for the given concrete section (Pu.b )

e) The ultimate limit load (Pu.l )

Data: Concrete characteristic strength (fcu ) = 32.5 N/mm2

Steel Grade = 36/52

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P P Sheet (5)-contin.
1 100 100
1000

2.00 2.00 2.00 100 150

Figure (3-a)
All dims. are in mm.
650
P P P 800
200
As=2500mm2
2
As=3000mm2

50

150
50
1,5 1,5 1,5 1,5 300

Figure (4-a) Figure (3-b) Figure (4-b)

4- Calculate the working moment and the ultimate limit moment that could be resisted by the following cross
sections. Calculate also the percentage of the ultimate limit moment to the working moment
Data: Concrete characteristic strength (fcu ) = 30 N/mm2 850
Steel Grade = 40/60
Cross sectional area of 16mm. diameter bar= 201mm2
120
As=4000mm2

100 200 100

250

Sec. (A)
800

All dims. are in mm.

150

As' = 5 16
25
300
400

As = 5 16 + 5 18 150 200 150 200 150

As=1200mm2 25
50
100
200
Sec. (B) Sec. (C)

5- For the beam having the given cross section, it is required to calculate:

a) The allowable working live load per unit area of deck(t/m2). 2400

b) The ultimate moment capacity of the section using the max percentage of rft.
150

c) The ultimate moment (Mult )

1200

All dims. are in cm.

d) The area of steel of balanced failure.
18 25 15
Data: Concrete characteristic strength (fcu ) = 25 N/mm2
500 800 500
Steel Grade = 36/52 300 300
Cross sectional area of 25mm. diameter bar=491mm2
w t/m'
Figure (5-b)

15

Figure (5-a) Page (2/2)