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The document provides a civil engineering exam on structural design with 10 questions. It covers topics like designing reinforced concrete cross sections for bending and shear, representing reinforcement distribution, calculating interaction diagrams, checking steel beam and column sections, and considering durability in concrete design.

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Epreuve Structure 2020

The document provides a civil engineering exam on structural design with 10 questions. It covers topics like designing reinforced concrete cross sections for bending and shear, representing reinforcement distribution, calculating interaction diagrams, checking steel beam and column sections, and considering durability in concrete design.

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Republic of Cameroon (Peace – Work – Fatherland)

Ministry of Public Works


National Advanced School of Public Works
Date:___/___/2020
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Written exam: Structural design
Teachers: Jaime Gonzalez
Time for the exam: 5 hours

Distributed dead load gk = 120kN/m


Distributed live load qk = 200kN/m
Force live load Qk = 300kN/m

1. Draw diagrams and values of internal effects of actions (M,V) for the load condition in the previous
figure, assuming all the loads have already been modified by the partial coefficients 𝛾 𝑓 . (10 points)
2. Referring to a rectangular reinforced concrete cross-section 30x60 cm (bxh), considering concrete
C40/50 and steel reinforcement B450C, under condition at point 1, design the cross-section for maximum
positive and negative bending moment (15 points);
3. Referring to the same geometry and material properties of point 2.1 and load condition of point 1,
design the cross section for maximum shear in the span A-B (10 points);
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𝑉𝑅𝑑𝑐 = 𝐶𝑅𝑑,𝑐 𝑘(100𝜌𝑖𝑓𝑐𝑘 ) + 𝑘1 𝜎𝑐𝑝 𝑏𝑤 𝑑 But not less than: 𝑉𝑅𝑑𝑐 𝑣𝑚𝑖𝑛 + 𝑘1 𝜎𝑐𝑝 𝑏𝑤 𝑑
𝐴𝑠𝑤
𝑉𝑅𝑑𝑠 = 𝑧f𝑦𝑤𝑑 (cot 𝜃 + cot 𝛼)𝑠𝑒𝑛 𝛼 (steel tie strength)
𝑆
𝑉𝑅𝑑𝑚𝑎𝑥 =∝𝑐𝑤 𝑏𝑤 𝑧𝑣1 f𝑐𝑑 (cot 𝜃 + 𝑐𝑜𝑡𝑔𝛼 )/(1 + 𝑐𝑜𝑡 2 𝜃 ) (concrete strut strength)
4. Represents schematically the distribution of the reinforcement along the structure. (5points)
5. Calculate some representative points of the interaction diagram (M-N) for a RC section, with
dimension (bxh) 40x40cm, concrete cover c = 3cm, upper and lower steel reinforcement constituted by
4 Φ 20. Assume concrete C20/25 and steel reinforcement B500C (fyk=500 MPa) (15points)
6. Assuming a steel beam S235 (fy=235 MPa) section HEB 220 (height=220mm, flange thickness tf
=16mm, web thickness tw = 9,5 mm, web height d= 152 mm, A=91,0 cm², r =18 mm; Wely = 736 cm3;
Wply = 827 cm3) classify and check the cross-section for a maximum bending moment Med=240 Kn-m;
(10 points)
7. Check the cross-section HEB 220 S235 for a shear value of VEd=240 Kn-m; (10points)
8. Check compression and buckling resistance of a column, assuming a steel S275 (fy=275 MPa,
fu =430MPa) section HEA 160 (iy=6,75 cm; iz=3,98cm; A=38,8cm²) and NEd=150Kn. Assume L=8.0 m
and assume, to define the coefficient K, that one support is rotation and translation fixed and the other is
rotation free and translation fixed. (15points)
9. Why is it important to consider durability during the design of concrete structures? Which measures
are taken during design to improve the durability of the concrete structures? (5points)
10. What are the main advantages and disadvantages of welded connections? (5points)

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Moment resistance
Wpl fy
MCFd = Mpl.Fd = for class 1 or 2 cross sections
γMo

Wel.min fy
MCFd = Mel.Fd = for class 3 cross sections
γMo

Weff.min fy
MCFd = γMo
for class 4 cross sections

γMo = 1,00
Shear resistance:
fy
Av( )
√3
Vpl.Rd = Av = A-2btf + (tw + 2r)tf
γMo

Compression resistance
A . fy
Npl,Rd = γMo

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Buckling

Afy LCr l
(1) The non-dimensional slendemess 𝜆 is given by: 𝜆 = = for class1, 2 and 3 cross-
NCr i λl
E λ
sections λ1 = π fy
= 93,9ε 𝜆1 = λ1

Cross-section Limits Buckling Buckling curve


About S235
axis S275 S460
S355
S420
h y-y a a
> 1,2
b
t f ≤ 40𝑚𝑚 z-z b a

40mm< t f < 100mm y-y b a


z-z c a
h/b≤ 1,2 y-y b a
tf ≤ 100mm z-z c a

tf > 100𝑚𝑚 y-y d c


z-z d c

1
.𝜒= 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝜒 ≤ 1,0
ϕ+ ϕ2 −𝜆2

Where ∅ = 0,5 1 + 𝛼 𝜆̅− 0,2 + 𝜆²

Table 6.1: imperfection factors for buckling curves

Buckling curve a0 a b c d
Imperfection factor 𝛼 0,13 0,21 0,34 0,49 0,76

fy
Nb,Rd = 𝜒. βA . 𝐴 γM1 = 1,00
γ𝑀1

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