| 1. | If the bond stress developed in a reinforced concrete beam is more than permissible value, it can be brought down by ? | |
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increasing the depth of beam
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increasing the number of bars
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decreasing the diameter of the bars
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all of these
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Report Question| 2. | The length of the staircase situated between two landings is called ? | |
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rise
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flight
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tread
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waist-slab
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| 3. | The deep beams are designed for ? | |
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shear force only
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bending moment only
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both shear force and bending moment
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bearing
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| 4. | At a certain section, in a combined footing for two columns carrying unequal loads, the shear is zero. At this section ? | |
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sagging moment is zero
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sagging moment is maximum
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hogging moment is zero
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nogging moment is maximum
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| 5. | The application of elastic theory to the beams is based on the assumption that ? | |
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at any cross-section, plane sections before bending remain plane after bending
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all tensile stresses are taken up by reinforcement alone and none by the concrete
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steel reinforcement is free from initial stresses when it is embedded in concrete
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all of the above
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| 6. | Doubly reinforced section is used ? | |
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when the members are subjected to alternate external loads and the bending moment in the sections reverses
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when the members are subjected to loading eccentric on either side of the axis
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when the members are subjected to accidental lateral loads
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all of the above
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| 7. | For simply supported slabs spanning in one direction, the ratio of span to overall depth should not exceed ? | |
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15
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20
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30
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50
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| 8. | The neutral axis of a balanced section is called ? | |
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balanced neutral axis
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critical neutral axis
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equivalent neutral axis
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all of these
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| 9. | A footing which supports two or more columns is termed as ? | |
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combined footings
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raft footing
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strap footing
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none of these
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| 10. | The combined footing, in the longitudinal direction, will have ? | |
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sagging bending moment in the two cantilever portions
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hogging bending moment in some length of middle portion
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either (a) or (b)
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both (a) and (b)
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