| The ratio of the breadth to effective depth of a beam is kept |
A) 0.25
B) 0.50
C) 0.70
D) 0.75
| The toe projection of foundation slabs is taken |
A) As one third of the base
B) As one sixth of overall height of the wall
C) Equal to heel slab
D) Below ground surface
| If the loading on a pre-stressed rectangular beam, is uniformly distributed, the tendon to be provided should be. |
A) Straight below centroidal axis
B) Parabolic with convexity downward
C) Parabolic with convexity upward
D) Straight above centroidal axis
| If the diameter of the main reinforcement in a slab is 16 mm, the concrete cover to main bars is |
A) 10 mm
B) 12 mm
C) 14 mm
D) 16 mm
| For a circular slab carrying a uniformly distributed load, the ratio of the maximum negative to maximum positive radial moment, is |
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 5
| Dimensions of a beam need be changed if the shear stress is more than |
A) 10 kg/cm2
B) 15 kg/cm2
C) 20 kg/cm2
D) 25 kg/cm2
| In a pre-stressed member it is advisable to use |
A) Low strength concrete only
B) High strength concrete only
C) Low strength concrete but high tensile steel
D) High strength concrete and high tensile steel
| The minimum clear cover for R.C.C. columns shall be |
A) Greater of 40 mm or diameter
B) Smaller of 40 mm or diameter
C) Greater of 25 mm or diameter
D) Smaller of 25 mm or diameter
| In a combined footing for two columns carrying unequal loads, the maximum hogging bending moment occurs at |
A) Less loaded column
B) More loaded column
C) A point of the maximum shear force
D) A point of zero shear force
| On piles, the drop must be at least |
A) 80 cm
B) 100 cm
C) 120 cm
D) 140 cm
