1. Bars of tensile reinforcement of a rectangular beam ?

are curtailed when not required to resist the bending moment

are bent up at suitable places to serve as shear reinforcement

are maintained in the bottom to provide at least the local bond stress

all of the above

Answer: all of the above

Explanation:


2. A reinforced slab, built monolithically with the supporting columns and is reinforced in two or more directions, without any provision of beams, is called a ?

two way slab

flat slab

continuous slab

circular slab

Answer: flat slab

Explanation:


3. The loss of stress with time at constant strain is called ?

relaxation

creep

shrinkage

ductility

Answer: relaxation

Explanation:


4. The footing at the base for a circular column may be ?

trapezoidal

square

circle

either (b) or (c)

Answer: either (b) or (c)

Explanation:


5. In a singly reinforced beam, the effective depth is measured from the compression edge to the ?

tensile edge

centre of tensile reinforcement

neutral axis of the beam

none of these

Answer: centre of tensile reinforcement

Explanation:


6. The drops are provided in flat slabs to resist ?

torsion

bending moment

thrust

shear

Answer: shear

Explanation:


7. The section in which concrete is not fully stressed to its permissible value when stress in steel reaches its maximum value, is called ?

under-reinforced section

over-reinforced section

critical section

balanced section

Answer: under-reinforced section

Explanation:


8. The purpose of transverse reinforcement, in a slab, is to ?

distribute the effects of point load on the slab more evenly and uniformly cracks more evenly and uniformly

distribute the shrinkage and temperature

keep the main reinforcement in position

all of the above

Answer: all of the above

Explanation:


9. For the purposes of the design of reinforced concrete footings, pressure distribution is assumed be ?

linear

parabolic

hyperbolic

none of these

Answer: parabolic

Explanation:


10. The breadth of the flange of a T-beam is taken as ?

one-third of the effective span of the T-beam

twelve times the depth of slab plus breadth of rib

centre to centre distance between the adjacent beams

minimum value of (a), (b) or (c)

Answer: minimum value of (a), (b) or (c)

Explanation: