If C is creep coefficient, f is original pre-stress in concrete, m is modular ratio, E is Young's modulus of steel and e is shrinkage strain, the combined effect of creep and shrinkage is:
A. (1 - C) mf - eE
B. (C - 1) mf + eE
C. (C - 1) mf - eE
D. (1 - C) mf + eE
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The percentage of minimum reinforcement of the gross sectional area in slabs, is
A. 0.10%
B. 0.12%
C. 0.15%
D. 0.18%
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If R and T are rise and tread of a stair spanning horizontally, the steps are supported by a wall on one side and by a stringer beam on the other side, the steps are designed as beams of width
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If ‘W’ is the uniformly distributed load on a circular slab of radius ‘R’ fixed at its ends, the maximum positive radial moment at its centre, is
A. 16 3 W R 2
B. 16 2 W R 2
C. 16 W R 2
D. None of these
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The stem of a cantilever retaining wall which retains earth level with top is 6 m. If the angle of repose and weight of the soil per cubic metre are 30° and 2000 kg respectively, the effective width of the stem at the bottom, is
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The floor slab of a building is supported on reinforced cement floor beams. The ratio of the end and intermediate spans is kept
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An R.C.C. column is treated as short column if its slenderness ratio is less than
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A ribbed slab is provided for
A. A plain ceiling
B. Thermal insulation
C. Acoustic insulation
D. All the above
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The thickness of the topping of a ribbed slab, varies between
A. 3 cm to 5 cm
B. 5 cm to 8 cm
C. 8 cm to 10 cm
D. 12 cm to 15 cm
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The diameter of transverse reinforcement of columns should be equal to one-fourth of the diameter of the main steel rods but not less than
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The load stress of a section can be reduced by
A. Decreasing the lever arm
B. Increasing the total perimeter of bars
C. Replacing larger bars by greater number of small bars
D. Replacing smaller bars by greater number of greater bars
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The horizontal portion of a step in a stairs case, is known as
A. Rise
B. Flight
C. Winder
D. Tread
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An under-reinforced section means
A. Steel is provided at the underside only
B. Steel provided is insufficient
C. Steel provided on one face only
D. Steel will yield first
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The live load to be considered for an accessible roof, is
A. Nil
B. 75 kg/m3
C. 150 kg/m2
D. 200 kg/cm2
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The live load to be considered for an inaccessible roof, is
A. Nil
B. 75 kg/m2
C. 150 kg/cm2
D. 200 kg/m2
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The Young's modulus of elasticity of steel, is
A. 150 KN/mm2
B. 200 KN/mm2
C. 250 KN/mm2
D. 275 KN/mm2
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If q is the punching shear resistance per unit area a, is the side of a square footing for a column of side b, carrying a weight W including the weight of the footing, the depth (D) of the footing from punching shear consideration, is
A. D = 4 a 2 bq W ( a − b )
B. D = 4 a 2 bq W ( a 2 − b 2 )
C. D = 8 a 2 bq W ( a 2 − b 2 )
D. D = 4 abq W ( a 2 − b 2 )
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In favourable circumstances a 15 cm concrete cube after 28 days, attains a maximum crushing strength
A. 100 kg/cm2
B. 200 kg/cm2
C. 300 kg/cm2
D. 400 kg/cm2
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The maximum shear stress (qmax ) in a rectangular beam is
A. 1.25 times the average
B. 1.50 times the average
C. 1.75 times the average
D. 2.0 times the average
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A pre-stressed concrete member
A. Is made of concrete
B. Is made of reinforced concrete
C. Is stressed after casting
D. Possesses internal stresses
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