| 1. | A doubly reinforced beam is considered less economical than a singly reinforced beam because ? | |
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shear reinforcement is more
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compressive steel is under-stressed
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tensile steel required is more than that for balanced section
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concrete is not stressed to its full value
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Report Question| 2. | Which of the following statement is correct ? | |
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The anchorage value of a hook is assumed sixteen times the diameter of the round bar if the angle of the bend is 45°
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Steel bars are generally connected together to get greater length than the standard lengths by providing hooked splice
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For plain mild steel reinforcing bars, when hooks are used, they should be of U-type
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all of the above
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| 3. | In singly reinforced beams, steel reinforcement is provided in ? | |
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tensile zone
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compressive zone
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both tensile and compressive zones
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neutral zone
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| 4. | The side face reinforcement, if required, in a T-beam will be ? | |
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0.1% of the web area
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0.15% of the web area
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0.2% to 0.3 % of the web area depending upon the breadth of the slab
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half the longitudinal reinforcement
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| 5. | When an inclined or horizontal member is carrying mainly axial loads, it is termed as a ? | |
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strut
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column
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tie
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all of these
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| 6. | A buttress in a wall is intended to provide ? | |
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lateral support to roof slab only
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lateral support to wall
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to resist vertical loads only
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lateral support to roof beams only
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| 7. | In residential buildings, the rise of a stair may vary between ? | |
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100 mm to 150 mm
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150 mm to 200 mm
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200 mm to 250 mm
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250 mm to 300 mm
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| 8. | The sum of tread plus twice the rise of a stair is kept as ? | |
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300 mm
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400 mm
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500 mm
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600 mm
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| 9. | Which of the following statement is correct ? | |
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The amount of transverse reinforcement for ordinary slab is taken as 0.15 % of gross concrete area
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The transverse reinforcement in a simply supported slab distributes the temperature stress
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The transverse reinforcement is placed in contact with the main reinforcement
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none of the above
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| 10. | In flat slabs, the width of column strip, where drops are not used, is taken as ? | |
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one-half of the width of panel
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one-third of the width of panel
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one-fourth of the width of panel
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none of these
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