GATE CE · 2026 · CE
Question 14: Concrete Structures
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Question 14
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A rectangular singly reinforced concrete beam has a width of 300 mm and an effective depth of 550 mm. The grades of steel and concrete are Fe500 and M25, respectively. The area of steel in tension is 1963 mm
. The depth of neutral axis is 302 mm. The ratio of the limiting depth of the neutral axis (
) to the effective depth (d) of the beam is 0.456.The most probable mode of failure of the beam is
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GATE CE 2026 · Paper 2
Civil Engineering · Original paper archive
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- Civil Engineering
- Question type
- Multiple choice (MCQ)
- Marks
- 1 mark
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