Important interview questions from RCC for civil engineers.

1. Define reinforced concrete.

2. What is the purpose of using reinforced cement concrete?

3. What are the advantages of RCC when compared with other building materials?

4. What are the disadvantages of RCC when compared with other

building materials?

5. What are the uses of reinforced concrete?

6. What are the types of load on R.C.C structures?

7. What are the elements of structures?

8. What are the methods of design?

9. Define elastic method of design.

10.Define ultimate load design method.

11.Define limit state method.

12.Define characteristic load.

13.Define permissible stress.

14.Define factor of safety.

15.Define modular ratio.

16.What is the expression recommended by the IS 456-2000 for modulus of

elasticity?

17.State the assumption made for design of RC members in working stress

method.

18.What are the advantages in limit state method

19.What are the advantages of working stress method?

20.What are the disadvantages of working stress method?

21.What are the advantages of ultimate load method?

22.What are the disadvantages of ultimate load method?

23.What are the factors considered in limit state of collapse?

24.What are the factors considered in limit state of serviceability?

25.What are the factors of safety in limit state?

26.Write down the value of partial safety factor for concrete and steel.

27.What is under reinforced section?

28.What is over reinforced section?

29.What is balanced section?

30.Define singly reinforced section.

31.Define doubly reinforced section.

32.Under what circumstances doubly reinforced beams resorted to?

33.Write down the basic values of span to effective depth ratio for the

different types of beam.

34.Define collapse state.

35.Define the terms Gross section, Transformed section, cracked section.

36.Draw the stress-strain curve for concrete, mild steel bars and HYSD bars.

37.Define brittle and ductile failure.

38.Define clear cover.

39.Define effective cover