DM G+12 & UNLIMITED QUESTIONS

PART 1: CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY & Structural analysis QUESTIONS:

1- Purpose of concrete curing:

To avoid the evaporation of the water from concrete and to keep moisture inside to
maintain the durability of the concrete
2- What is concrete workability:
The ease of fresh concrete which can be Mixed, placed, and compacted fully over the
formwork
3- What is the core test of concrete and when it is applied?
Core test is a destructive test done for concrete after 28 days usually done if there is any
doubt of the compressive strength of concrete
4- What is the density of water?
1000 kg/m3
5- Why are admixtures added to the concrete?
To increase the durability & strength of concrete and some time for increasing the
workability
6- When we remove the shutter of columns?
After minimum 2 days
7- When we remove the shutter of sides beam or foundation?
It can be removed after 1 day
8- When we remove the shutter of normal slab?
After minimum 14 days
9- How many cubes required for 110 m3 of concrete in one day?
Total of 9 cubes: 3 to do compressive strength after 7 days
3 after 28 days
3 extra cubes
10- Definition of hydration:
It is the reaction between water and cement
11- What is the length of the CG of compression and CG of a tension member?
Effective depth

12- Definition of water cement ratio:

Weight of water over the weight of Cementous components or cement
13- What is the minimum thickness of a structural member?
15 cm
14- Techniques used for beam repair.
Steel plate; carbo fiber cover; fiber road; shipping, cleaning of steel and casting micro
concrete high strength
15- Most used of slabs.
a- Hollow slab
b- Solid slab
c- Post tension slab
d- Flat slab
e- Prestressed slab

16- When is shotcrete used?

a- Difficulty of placing a shutter for members
b- Pool walls
c- Tunnels
d- Curve member

17- When OPC & SRC are used?

OPC for superstructure
SRC for substructure or for member exposed to soil
18- Density of cement.
1440 kg/m3
19- Density of concrete
2500 kg/m3
20- Definition of concrete durability.
Capability of concrete to resist weathering condition like chloride, chemical attack, and
abrasion
21- Till when the curing should continue?
Till minimum 7 days till the concrete reach 70% of its strength
22- Refer to sampling test in BS 12350-1;2009. Standard term “increment” Is
defined as:
Quantity of concrete taken by single operation of a scoop or similar devices

23- After demolding of cubes, cubes shall be cured immediately before testing in
water at temperature of chamber:
20+- 2 at humidity larger than 95%
24- The minimum allowable capacity of the measuring container used in air content
test is:
5 liters
25- Refer to flow table test, leveling each layer by tamping lightly done for how
many times?
10 times
26- The flow table test values results are reported to the nearest.
10 mm
27- Slump test is used to measure.
Consistency of concrete
28- Refer to density test, the standard specifies the method for determining the
density of compacted fresh concrete is.
BS-EN-12350-1;2009
29- For temperature Test, concrete containing aggregate size larger than 75mm may
require how much time for transfer of heat from aggregate to mortar?
20 mins
30- What is the maximum % of reinforcement of beam?
4%
31- What is the minimum % of reinforcement for beam as BS 8110-97?
0.8 %
32-Wind load test taken from wind for regular building if height more than?
120 meters
32- As per DM minimum thickness of PT is:
200 mm
33- Modification factor of PT Slab:
0.5
34- the deflection for beam span is:
5Wl4/384 EI
34- Nominal tensile strength for post tension tendons is:
1860 MPa

35- Maximum temperature of concrete as per DM is:

30+- 5
36- Density of light weight concrete:
Between 800 to 1800 kg/m3
37- What is the poison ratio of concrete?
0.2
38- what is the poison ration of steel structure
0.3
39- Es of steel structure is:
205000 MPa
40- Es of concrete
30000 Mpa
41- Minimum vertical reinforcement in walls is:
0.04 %
42- Minimum vertical reinforcement of columns is:
1%
43- As per DM, the average compressive strength under working loads shall not
exceeded:
25% of the design cube strength of the pile concrete at 28 days
44- Mechanical splice (min 50 diameter) may be used after demonstrating that splice
can develop:
125% of the specified yield strength of the bar
45- the maximum deflection for cantilever beam under uniform load is:
Wl4/ 8 EI
46- As per DIN 1048 Standard, water penetration at 28 days test should not exceed
maximum of:
10 mm
47- As per ASTM C 1202 the rapid chloride penetration test at 28 days for RC pile
should not exceed:
1200 Columbus
48- As per ACI 318-4 the maximum allowable elongation in post tension tendons is:
7%

49- maximum spacing for PT tendons as per ACI 318-05 IS:

8 THICKNESS OF SLAB or 5 ft
50- Maximum acceptable settlement for the piles under working load:
8mm
51- Maximum vertical steel % in columns ad per DM is
4% normal lapping & 8 % for coupler
52- the normal consistency of Portland cement is
25.35 %
53- the Modulus of elasticity of normal concrete is
4700 √f’c N/mm2
54- in post tension the maximum number of strands used per tendons is
5
55- As per DM the minimum effective pre compression value for PT Slab tendons is
0.85 MPa the maximum is 2 MPa
56- For external walls of building whose U value should be 0.52 w/m2*k, the
thickness of polystyrene should be:
60 mm
57- cover for structural members:
a- Columns & beams 30 mm
b- Foundation 50 mm
c- Pile and exposed to soil 70 mm
58- maximum settlement of raft foundation is
50 mm
 59- maximum settlement of isolated footing is
30 mm
60- maximum steel in strap footing is located at?
Top
61- overlap of steel of continues beam done at:
Mid third span at bottom and middle span for top
62- The concrete used for structural purpose shall have compressive strength not
less than:
Minimum Fcu 35 N.mm2 for post tension minimum Fcu 40 N/mm2
63- shear & moment diagram
64- design lifetime of structure:

65- Concrete combination design:

 66- Reinforcement details for PT slabs

67- precast slab connection details:

68- deflection of beam and slabs

69- crack width limit:
Wk= Hd/Hw = hydro static pressure of water / wall thickness
For structure exposed to water:
If Hd/Hw> 5 wk= 0.2 mm
If Hd/Hw>35 wk= 0.05 mm
For structure not exposed to water:
Wk= 0.3 mm
For pile
Wk=0.1 mm
70- Combo waterproof detail:

PART 2: Steel Structure QUESTIONS:

1- Space between bolts:
2.5 D
2- Space between edge plate and bold:
1.25 D
3- welding types:
Fillet weld; C-J-P Groove weld; P-J-P weld; Plug weld
4- Apex is the connection between?
Two beams
5- Eave is the connection between?
Column & beam
6- Bolt Grades and strength:

7- As per BS 4360, What is the allowable strength of steel for Grade 43 when the
thickness is less than 16 mm
275 MPa; for grade 50 is 355 MPa
8- strength of bolts as grade
9- As per DM requirement, the ultimate deflection for steel structure section due to
live load for main horizontal element is:
L/360
10- What is the minimum thickness for steel plate in case of built-up sections as per
DM
6 mm
11- what the width of flange of UB 305 * 102 * 28
102 mm width
305 mm depth
28 kg/lm
12- Distance between top of flange and lower of flange is known as:
Overall depth
13- As per DM minimum thickness of base plate is
20 mm
14- if bolts located outside flange of UC columns it is:
Fixed connection
15- if bolts located on the flange of UC columns connection is:
hinged
16- the poison ratio of steel structure is:
0.3
17- Es of steel structure:
205 000 MPa
18- As per DM the yield strength of wide flange is:
Fy 345 n/mm2
19- As per Dm the yield strength of UC columns
Fy= 295 to 355 n/mm2
Fy= 225 to 275 n/mm2 based on the thickness
20- bolt used on connection as per ASTM is
A325 or A 490 ; for higher strength bolt used is A305
21- Steel grades:
 22- Bolted connection failure:

PART 3: Piles, Soils, and shoring QUESTIONS:

1- Types Of shoring:
a- Soldier Pile walls or H & I Beams
b- Secant piles
c- Contiguous pile
d- Sheet piles
e- Diaphragm walls

2- What is the test of piles?

a- Dynamic load test
b- Static load test
c- Pile integrity test

3- Soldier pile shoring system without tie anchors con be used when excavation
depth doesn’t exceed a distance of:
5 meters
4- Open excavation angle as per DM is:
40 degrees
5- Difference between secant & contiguous shoring system:
Contiguous pile has a tiny space between piles mostly filled with earth or it can be
grouted. Main used when we don’t have water and soil is stiff and cohesive.
Secant pile doesn’t have gape restrain of water don’t allow seepage use for losing
sand
6- Percentage of pile should be test by static load test is:
1%
7- Minimum diameter of Micro pile
Diameter range between 125mm to 300 mm
8- The level of shoring RC piles for the road should be below GL by:
2 meters
9- Splicing length of piles is:
50 D
10- Percentage of minimum steel provided in compaction pile is
1%
11- Ultrasonic pulse velocity test done for pile of diameter of:
1200 mm
12- Materials used between H beam shoring are:
a- Wood
b- Steel
c- Precast concrete panel

13- Minimum cover for pile is:

75 mm
14- Minimum depth of pile head inside pile cap is:
50 mm
15- In secant piles minimum overlap is:
60 mm
16- Grade of steel of H beam shoring system is:
S275 & S355
17- Maximum allowable deviation on shoring sides under max loading in case that
road edge is 5 m away is:
30 mm
18- Maximum allowable deviation on shoring side where there are no services
surrounding is:
50 mm
19- If the liquefiable sand layer has a fines content less than 10%, the following
densification technique is the most suitable on:
Vibro compaction
20- For loose to medium sand, the bulk density and the submerged density
corresponding are:
1.6 Mg/m3 and 0.6 Mg/ m3
Or 1600 kg/m3 and 600 kg/m3
21- Minimum distance dipped in the hard strata for pile toe level should be at least
2D
22- % Of pile to be tested by sonic test is:
10% and 100 % integrity test
23- As per DM the minimum additional load should be taken for pile design near
road is:
20 Kn/m2
24- In offshore projects, piles can be driven to a max of:
150 meters
25- The diameter of spiral stirrups in pile is:
10 mm
26- Maximum acceptable settlement for the piles under working load is:
8mm
27- Minimum distance between anchors is:
Minimum 1.2 meter
28- Maximum length of anchors is:
Max 10 meters
29- Minimum factor safety for piles is
Minimum 2.5
30- Types of foundation:

31- Codes to be used for soil investigation & design and execution

32- Design criteria for pile foundation:

33- Minimum reinforcement for deep pile foundation:
34- Required shoring system as per DM:
35- Design criteria for shoring:

36- Sonic test done for pile of length more than

20 meters