| bar _| EXAMS OFFICE USE ONLY University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg Course or topic No(s) Course or topic name(s) Paper Number & title Examination to be held during month(s) of (Caseteas applicable) ‘Year of Study (Arts & Sclence leave blank) Degree/Diplomas for which ‘This course is preseribed (BSe (Eg) shoul indieate whieh branch) Faculty/ies presenting candidates Internal examiner(s) and jone extension number(s) Extemal examiner(s) Spactal materials required (graphimusiidrawing paper, maps, diagrams, tables, computer cards, ete.) Time allowance Instructions to candidates (Examiners may wish to use this space to indicate, inter alia, the contribution made by this examination or test towards the year mark, if appropriate) ([cavn2009 Materials and Structure November 2007 Second ee B. Se (Civil+ Environmental Engineering) Engineering? the Built Environment Dr KLi_ x7-7151, Mr. Orowe Professor ¥ Ballim x 71121 None Course Hours No(s) CIVN2009 Thr oo — Answer All Questions, ‘Open book test.Ql. A freely supported beam with a span of 6m has the cross-section shown in Fig. QU.1. It is made of a material with the stress/strain properties shown in fig. Q1.2. It is initially loaded by a uniformly distributed load that causes a radius of deflection R=150m. The load is then increased untill the maximum strain at the midspan of the beam is 4000ue. (@) Assuming elastic bending, determine:- (i) the initial load on the beam. [8 Marks] i) the maximum strain at the beam’s midspan due to this initial load.[4 Marks] (>) Using the strain and stress diagram, deter distributed load on the beam. [11 Marks} ine the final uniformly 25 mm 4g Nimm? 400mm Stress 200 mm, Strat 2000 Fig. QL.1 Fig. QL.2 Q2. A 300x300mm column has 6no. 16mm diameter bars. When an axial load of 800KN is applied the modular ratio is found to be 7 for short-term loading and 14 for long-term loading. Culculate:- (@__ The short-term stress in the concrete and steel. [8 Marks} (>) The long-term stress in the concrete and steel.[7 Marks] (©) The residual stress in the concrete and steel when the load is removed.[2 Marks]3. The cantilevered slab of a baleony has a length of L=1.5m, breadth B=2.0m and iskess of 200mm is loaded at its free end by a verti! downward load P (KN). {i congrete strength is £.= 30 Nimm? and reinforcer steel strength is f,= 450 Nim The depth of the tension reinforcement eae the slab's upper surface is 3omm. Assuming the slab acts as a cantilever beam of length 1.5m:- @) (i) Whatis the maximum (ultimate) load P; it can carry without ‘equiting compression reinforcement. [7 Marks] (i) What is the area of reinforcement steel Ay required to carry this load .[3 Marks} ©) Tfonly elastic bending is alowed in order to reduce deflection, then:- © What is the maximum (ultimate) load Py it can carry without Tequiting compression reinforcement. [6 Marks] Gi) What is the area of reinforcement steel Ag required to carry this load. [2 Marks} Question 4 [20 Marks} Figure 1