In symmetrically reinforced sections, shrinkage stresses in concrete and steel are respectively
A. Compressive and tensile
B. Tensile and compressive
C. Both compressive
D. Both tensile
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Critical section for shear in case of flat slabs is (adopting standard notations)
A. At a distance of effective depth of slab from periphery of column/drop panel
B. At a distance of 2 d from periphery of column/capital/drop panel
C. At the drop panel of slab
D. At the periphery of column
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If the depth of neutral axis for a singly reinforced rectangular section is represented by kd in working stress design, then the value of k for balanced section
A. depends on as, only
B. depends on aCbC only
C. depends on both crst and acbc
D. is independant of both ast and acbc where d is the effective depth, ast is per-missible stress in steel in tension and ocbc is permissible stress in concrete in bending compression.
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The diameter of ties in a column should be
A. More than or equal to one fourth of diameter of main bar
B. More than or equal to 5 mm
C. More than 5 mm but less than one-fourth of diameter of main bar
D. More than 5 mm and also more than one-fourth of diameter of main bar
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Bulking of sand is maximum if moisture content is about
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If a beam fails in bond, then its bond strength can be increased most economically by
A. Increasing the depth of beam
B. Using thinner bars but more in number
C. Using thicker bars but less in number
D. Providing vertical stirrups
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For concreting of heavily reinforced sections without vibration, the workability of concrete expressed as compacting factor should be
A. 0.75 - 0.80
B. 0.80 - 0.85
C. 0.85 - 0.92
D. Above 0.92
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Ultimate strength of cold drawn high steel wires
A. Increases with increase in diameter of bar
B. Decreases with increase in diameter of bar
C. Does not depend on diameter of bar
D. None of the above
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In working stress design, permissible bond stress in the case of deformed bars is more than that in plain bars by
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The percentage of voids in cement is approximately
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According to Whitney’s theory, ultimate strain of concrete is assumed to be
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The percentage of reinforcement in case of slabs, when high strength deformed bars are used is not less than
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When shear stress exceeds the permissible limit in a slab, then it is reduced by
A. Increasing the depth
B. Providing shear reinforcement
C. Using high strength steel
D. Using thinner bars but more in number
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For a simply supported beam of span 15m, the minimum effective depth to satisfy the vertical deflection limits should be
A. 600 mm
B. 750 mm
C. 900 mm
D. More than 1 m
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In a spherical dome the hoop stress due to a concentrated load at crown is
A. Compressive everywhere
B. Tensile everywhere
C. Partly compressive and partly tensile
D. Zero
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If the foundations of all the columns of a structure are designed on the total live and dead load basis, then
A. There will be no settlement of columns
B. There will be no differential settlement
C. The settlement of exterior columns will be more than interior columns
D. The settlement of interior columns will be more than exterior columns
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If the size of panel in a flat slab is 6m x 6m, then as per Indian Standard Code, the widths of column strip and middle strip are
A. 3.0 m and 1.5 m
B. 1.5 m and 3.0 m
C. 3.0 m and 3.0 m
D. 1.5 m and 1.5 m
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The effect of creep on modular ratio is
A. To decrease it
B. To increase it
C. Either to decrease or to increase it
D. To keep it unchanged
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In reinforced concrete footing on soil, the minimum thickness at edge should not be less than
A. 100 mm
B. 150 mm
C. 200 mm
D. 250 mm
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The minimum cover to the ties or spirals should not be less than
A. 15 mm
B. 20 mm
C. 25 mm
D. 50mm
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