A beam curved in plan is designed for
A. Bending moment and shear
B. Bending moment and torsion
C. Shear and torsion
D. Bending moment, shear and torsion
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The load factors for live load and dead load are taken respectively as
A. 1.5 and 2.2
B. 2.2 and 1.5
C. 1.5 and 1.5
D. 2.2 and 2.2
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Admixtures which cause early setting and hardening of concrete are called
A. Workability admixtures
B. Accelerators
C. Retarders
D. Air entraining agents
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Ratio of permissible stress in direct compression and bending compression is
A. Less than 1
B. Between 1 and 1.5
C. Between 1.5 and 2.0
D. Greater than 2
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According to IS: 456-1978, the maximum reinforcement in a column is
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Minimum pitch of transverse reinforcement in a column is
A. The least lateral dimension of the member
B. Sixteen times the smallest diameter of longitudinal reinforcement bar to be tied
C. Forty-eight times the diameter of transverse reinforcement
D. Lesser of the above three values
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In case of hand mixing of concrete, the extra cement to be added is
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Increase in the moisture content in concrete
A. Reduces the strength
B. Increases the strength
C. Does not change the strength
D. All of the above
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Which of the following statements is incorrect?
A. Minimum cross sectional area of longitudinal reinforcement in a column is 0.8%
B. Spacing of longitudinal bars measured along the periphery of column should not exceed 300 mm
C. Reinforcing bars in a column should not be less than 12 mm in diameter
D. The number of longitudinal bars provided in a circular column should not be less than four
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Prestress loss due to friction occurs
A. Only in post-tensioned beams
B. Only in pre-tensioned beams
C. In both post-tensioned and pre-tensioned beams
D. None of the above
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The limits of percentage p of the longitudinal reinforce-ment in a column is given by
A. 0.15% to 2%
B. 0.8% to 4%
C. 0.8% to 6%
D. 0.8% to 8%
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Air entrainment in the concrete increases
A. Workability
B. Strength
C. The effects of temperature variations
D. The unit weight
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The property of the ingredients to separate from each other while placing the concrete is called
A. Segregation
B. Compaction
C. Shrinkage
D. Bulking
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Most common method of prestressing used for factory production is
A. Long line method
B. Freyssinet system
C. Magnel-Blaton system
D. Lee-Macall system
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As compared to ordinary portland cement, use of pozzuolanic cement
A. Reduces workability
B. Increases bleeding
C. Increases shrinkage
D. Increases strength
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Which of the following losses of prestress occurs only in pretensioning and not in post-tensioning?
A. Elastic shortening of concrete
B. Shrinkage of concrete
C. Creep of concrete
D. Loss due to friction
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If nominal shear stress τ v exceeds the design shear strength of concrete τ c , the nominal shear reinforcement as per IS : 456-1978 shall be provided for carrying a shear stress equal to
A. τ v
B. τ c
C. τ v − τ c
D. τ v + τ c
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Due to circumferential action of the spiral in a spirally reinforced column
A. Capacity of column is decreased
B. Ductility of column reduces
C. Capacity of column is decreased but ductility of column increases
D. Both the capacity of column and ductility of column increase
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The temperature reinforcement in the vertical slab of a T-shaped R.C. retaining wall is
A. Not needed
B. Provided equally on inner and front faces
C. Provided more on inner face than on front face
D. Provided more on front face than on inner face
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Finer grinding of cement
A. Affects only the early development of strength
B. Affects only the ultimate strength
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. Does not affect the strength
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