LUKHDHIRJI ENGINEERING COLLEGE, MORBI
GOVERNMENT OF GUJARAT
APPLIED MECHANICS DEPARTMENT
ASSIGNMENTS- Jan. 2023 - May 2023
B.E. SEM.- VI
DESIGN OF STRUCTURE- [3160612]
Vision of the Department: To mould strong professional competency and ethical values in young minds of civil
engineering graduates to design, innovate and build financially and environmentally sustainable civil infrastructure.
Mission of the Department:
To provide the learning environment for civil engineering students to meet technical challenges and solve
the problems of society.
To promote industry interaction for better understanding of prevailing technologies and managerial
practices.
To incorporate social responsibility, professional ethics, and environmental sustainability in developing
state-of-the-art infrastructure through innovative design practices.
Course Outcome:
CO-1: Apply the principles, procedures and current Indian code requirements to the analysis and design of RC
Structures
CO-2: Prepare layout, determined loads, analyze, design and detail various structural elements for RC framed
structure up to G+3
CO-3: Design & detail RC structures like Retaining Wall, Water Tank and Flat slab.
CO-4: Apply the concept of earthquake resistant design in the building.
CO-5: Prepare design report covering design basis, structural calculations, and structural drawings
TERMWORK FILE WRITING AND SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Subject: Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures [3160612]
Jan. 2023 to May 2023
1) Use one side File Page paper of same quality in all assignments
2) Write page number in index properly in continuation from first assignment to
last assignment.
3) You have to submit your Assignment in your term work slot Before Due date,
after due date your assignment will not be considered
4) You have to write below thing on upper part of every page, Otherwise your work
will not be considered.
(1) Name
(2) Enrollment no.
(3) Semester
(4) Date
(5) Academic year (Jan 2023 to May. 2023)
(6) Page No.
ASSIGNMENT
Sr No. Tutorial No. Tutorial Description
1 Tutorial -1 Tutorial -1 [CO1, CO2 & CO5]
Building Layout and Design
2 Tutorial -2 Tutorial – 2 [CO2, CO3 & CO5]
Retaining Walls- Cantilever & Counterfort
3 Tutorial -3 Tutorial – 3 [CO1,CO2,CO3&CO5]
Design of Water Tank- Circular/Rectangle, Under Ground &
Elevated (Intze Tank)
4 Tutorial -4 Tutorial – 4 [CO2, CO3 & CO5]
Design of Flat Slab
5 Tutorial -5 Tutorial - 5 [CO4]
Earthquake Resistant Design of building
6 Tutorial -6 Tutorial – 6 [CO1, CO5]
STAAD PRO SOFTWARE
LUKHDHIRJI ENGINEERING COLLEGE, MORBI
APPLIED MECHANICS DEPARTMENT
DESIGN OF REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES [3160612]
Tutorial -1 [CO1, CO2 & CO5]
Building Layout and Design
Assignment Issue Date: 08/02/2023 Assignment Due Date: 01/03/2023
Que.-1 Enlist load combination as per latest IS code provision for DL, LL,WL, EQL
Que.-2 Explain importance of structural system in structural design
Que.-3 Write the codal provisions for designs of one way continues slab.
Que.-4 Write the steps with codal provisions for determination of lateral loads acting at nodal points of a
residential building due to wind.
Que.-5 Briefly write about substitute frame method for structural analysis.
Que.-6 An Intze water tank supported on shaft staging having total height of [Link] tank is located in
Rajkot. It includes staging (shaft) height = 20m, height of bottom conical portion = 2m, height of
cylindrical portion = 5m, rise of top spherical dome = 1m, diameter of supporting shaft =6m,
diameter of cylindrical portion of container = 12m. Take terrain category=II, Class-B, flat ground.
Calculate wind force acting on tank. Also plot wind pressure distribution diagram in A3 size
drawing sheet.
Que.-7 Design a G+3 R.C.C building including ductile detailing in beam and columns for given Residential
building plan (in separate sheet). Draw a neat sheet for structural layout, working drawing and
detailing
Division-B.
Que.-8 Design a G+3 R.C.C building including ductile detailing in beam and columns for given
Commercial building plan (in separate sheet). Draw a neat sheet for structural layout, working
drawing and detailing in A2 size sheet. Also compare results in STAAD Pro. Software
Division-A
Que.-9 Prepare and draw possible structural system/Layouts for Question 7 in A3 size sheet.
Que.-10 Develop a computer MS Excel spreadsheet to design Simply Supported One way slab, two way slab
and isolated footing
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LUKHDHIRJI ENGINEERING COLLEGE, MORBI
APPLIED MECHANICS DEPARTMENT
DESIGN OF REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES [3160612]
Tutorial – 2 [CO2, CO3 & CO5]
Retaining Walls- Cantilever & Counterfort
Assignment Issue Date: 26/02/2023 Assignment Due Date: 08/04/2023
Que.-1 Enlist the Force acting on retaining wall with Sketch
Que.-2 Write about stability criteria of cantilever retaining wall as per IS-456(2000)
Cantilever Retaining Wall
Que.-3 A cantilever retaining wall to retain the earth of height (as given bellow) above lower ground level.
Take SBC of soil = 200kPa, ɸ=30˚, friction (μ) between foundation soil and base concrete = 0.55.
ϒ=20kN/m3. Use M20 grade of concrete and Fe415 grade of steel. Design all structural
components of retaining wall. Also draw the neat sketch showing reinforcement detailing in A3
size sheet.
Div.-A Earth height – 4.0m
Div.-B Earth height– 5.0m
Que.-4 Calculate and show schematically forces acting on cantilever retaining wall for Question- 3 if
water table up to ground level.
Counterfort retaining wall
Que.-5 For the counter-fort retaining wall of height 7m above G.L., fix the basic dimensions of the various
elements. Angle of repose of soil is 30˚. SBC of soil is 200 kN/m2 and density of soil is 20 kN/m3.
Friction coefficient between soil and concrete is 0.55. Design and detail the stem of retaining wall.
Use M20- Fe 415. Carry out usual stability checks
Que.-6 Develop a spreadsheet to check the stability of cantilever retaining wall and fix preliminary
dimension of cantilever retaining wall using MS Excel
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LUKHDHIRJI ENGINEERING COLLEGE, MORBI
APPLIED MECHANICS DEPARTMENT
DESIGN OF REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES [3160612]
Tutorial – 3 [CO1, CO2, CO3 & CO5]
Design of Water Tank- Circular/Rectangle, Under Ground & Elevated (Intze Tank)
Assignment Issue Date: 25/03/2023 Assignment Due Date: 27/04/2023
Ground water tank
Que.-1 Write IS-3370 design requirement of R.C.C water tank
Que.-2 Draw neat sketches of joints in water tank as per IS-3370 requirements
Que.-3 The circular water tank of 500000 liter capacity is required to construct on the ground. The depth
of water is [Link] flexible base, determine followings using M30 grade concrete and
Fe415 grade of steel. Take free board 0.2 m
1) Dimension of the tank
2) Analyze the internal forces in wall and base
3) Design vertical wall
4) Draw neat detailing sketch showing Plan, section and reinforcement detailing in A2 size sheet
Que.-4 Design a wall of rectangle tank to store 700000 liter water. Take M30 grade of Concrete and Fe
500 grade of steel. Take ɸ= 300 and ϒ= 20kN/m3
Elevated Water Tank
Que.-5 Draw neat sketches elevated water tanks in A3 size sheet and show components of each.
Que.-6 Write about types of supporting system for Elevated water tank
Que.-7 Decide suitable shape of container for an Intze type Elevated Storage Reservoir (ESR) to store 10
lakh liters capacity of water. Fix the basic dimension of chosen container. Design and detail the
wall of container
Que.-8 Develop a MS Excel Spread Sheet to calculate dimension of container for INTZ tank resting on
Shaft.
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LUKHDHIRJI ENGINEERING COLLEGE, MORBI
APPLIED MECHANICS DEPARTMENT
DESIGN OF REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES [3160612]
Tutorial – 4 [CO2, CO3 & CO5]
Design of Flat Slab
Assignment Issue Date: 27/02/2023 Assignment Due Date: 20/03/2023
Que.-1 Discuss various elements of Flat slab with neat sketches.
Que.-2 Explain the codal provision of Direct Design Method for flat slab.
Que.-3 Write short note on shear check in flat slab as per IS-456(2000).
Que.-4 Write short note on equivalent frame method.
Que.-5 Estimate the dimensions of a flat-slab system with drop for a four storey building with 5 spans of
7.5 m in the longer direction, 5 spans of 6m in the shorter directions and a storey height of 3m.
Que.-6 A flat plate with 7.5 x 6 m panels on 500 x 500 mm columns has a slab thickness of 185mm,
designed for a total characteristic load (DL+LL) of 10 kN/m2. Check the Safety of the slab in shear
if grade of concrete is M25 and grade of steel is Fe415.
Que.-7 How can we increase the shear capacity of flat slab?
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LUKHDHIRJI ENGINEERING COLLEGE, MORBI
APPLIED MECHANICS DEPARTMENT
DESIGN OF REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES [3160612]
ASSIGNMENT - 5 [CO4]
Earthquake Resistant Design of building
Assignment Issue Date: 01/04/2023 Assignment Due Date: 15/04/2023
Que.-1 Explain earthquake resistant design philosophy
Que.-2 Write the advantage and disadvantage of flexible and stiff structure.
Que.-3 Differentiate between center of mass and center of stiffness.
Que.-4 Write short note on four virtue of earthquake resistant design
Que.-5 Explain in detail (i) Rigid floor Diaphragm effect (ii) Torsionally coupled and uncoupled system.
Que.-6 Write the steps of analysis of multistoried building subjected to seismic force by seismic coefficient
method.
Que.-7 Draw as ample beam and column showing ductile detailing as per IS-13920 in A3 size sheet
Que.-8 Explain ‘Strong Column - Weak beam’ design concept
Que.-9 Explain ductile detailing of Beam and Column as per IS: 13920.
Que.-10 Explain requirements of shear wall as per IS: 13920
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LUKHDHIRJI ENGINEERING COLLEGE, MORBI
APPLIED MECHANICS DEPARTMENT
DESIGN OF REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES [3160612]
Tutorial – 6 [CO1, CO5]
STAAD PRO SOFTWARE
Assignment Issue Date: 10/04/2023 Assignment Due Date: 20/04/2023
Que.-1 What you did on Staad-pro and how you did it? Why you chose Staad-pro only for that task? Are
there any other software’s available in the market to solve that problem?
Que.-2 How to set up page for structural drawing in Staad-Pro?.
Que.-3 How to import Autocad file into Staad-Pro.?
Que.-4 How to define and apply wind loads and seismic load in Staad – Pro?
Que.-5 What is post processing mode in Staad-Pro?
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