| 1. | The pitch of transverse reinforcement should not be more than the ? | |
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least lateral dimension of the column
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sixteen times the diameter of the longitudinal reinforcing bar nearest to the compression face of the member
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forty-eight times the diameter of the transverse reinforcement
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minimum value of (a), (b) and (c)
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Report Question| 2. | The shrinkage in a concrete slab ? | |
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causes shear cracks
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causes tension cracks
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causes compression cracks
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does not cause any cracking
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| 3. | A twisted bar has about ............ more yield stress than ordinary mild steel bar ? | |
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10%
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20%
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35%
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50%
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| 4. | In the design of a two-way slab restrained at all edges, torsional reinforcement required is ? | |
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0.375 times the area of steel provided in the shorter span
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0.375 times the area of steel provided at mid-span in the same direction
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0.75 times the area of steel provided at mid-span in the same direction
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none of the above
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| 5. | A combined footing may be ? | |
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trapezoidal
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square
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circle
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either (a) or (b)
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| 6. | In a reinforced concrete retaining wall, a shear key is provided, if the ? | |
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shear stress in the vertical stream is excessive
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shear force in the toe slab is more than that in the heel
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retaining wall is not safe against sliding
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retaining wall is not safe against over turning
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| 7. | For reinforced piles having length upto 30 times its width, the main longitudinal reinforcement should not be less than ............... of the gross cross-sectional area of the pile ? | |
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1.25%
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1.5%
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2%
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2.5%
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| 8. | The factor of safety due to sliding of the retaining wall is generally taken as ? | |
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1
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1.5
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2
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4
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| 9. | In a footing, it is used to assume that the maximum value of transverse bending will occur at a distance, equal to (measured from the face of the column) ? | |
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half of effective depth
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effective depth
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twice the effective depth
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breadth of column on each side
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| 10. | The torsion resisting capacity of a given reinforced concrete section ? | |
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decreases with decrease in stirrup spacing
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decreases with increase in longitudinal bars
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does not depend upon stirrup and longitudinal steels
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increases with increase in stirrup and longitudinal steels
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