πŸ“Š Reinforced Cement Concrete Structures
Q. Which of the following statement is correct regarding the working stress design of under reinforced concrete section ?
  • (A) The neutral axis depth will be greater than that of a balanced section
  • (B) The stress in steel in tension will reach its minimum permissible value first
  • (C) The moment of resistance will be less than that of the balanced section
  • (D) The concrete on the tension side is also to be considered for calculating the moment of resistance of the section
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) The moment of resistance will be less than that of the balanced section
πŸ“Š Reinforced Cement Concrete Structures
Q. A combined footing is provided when the ?
  • (A) bearing capacity of soil is less
  • (B) end column is near a property line
  • (C) columns are very near to each other so that their footings overlap
  • (D) all of the above
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) all of the above
πŸ“Š Reinforced Cement Concrete Structures
Q. For a balanced section, the moment of resistance obtained from compressive force will be ............... the moment of resistance obtained from the tensile force ?
  • (A) greater than
  • (B) less than
  • (C) equal to
  • (D) all of these
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) equal to
πŸ“Š Reinforced Cement Concrete Structures
Q. In an over-reinforced section ?
  • (A) steel reinforcement is not fully stressed to its permissible value
  • (B) concrete is not fully stressed to its permissible value
  • (C) either (a) and (b)
  • (D) both (a) and (b)
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) steel reinforcement is not fully stressed to its permissible value
πŸ“Š Reinforced Cement Concrete Structures
Q. When the ratio of effective length of the column to its least lateral dimension does not exceed 15, it is termed as a ?
  • (A) long column
  • (B) short column
  • (C) plain column
  • (D) none of these
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) short column
πŸ“Š Reinforced Cement Concrete Structures
Q. In the design of a masonry retaining wall, the ?
  • (A) vertical load should fall within the middle-third of base width
  • (B) horizontal thrust should act at h/3 from base
  • (C) resultant load should fall within a distance of one-sixth of base width on either side of its mid point
  • (D) resultant load should fall within a distance of one-eight of base width on either side of its mid point
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) resultant load should fall within a distance of one-sixth of base width on either side of its mid point
πŸ“Š Reinforced Cement Concrete Structures
Q. The chances of diagonal tension cracks in R.C.C. member reduce when ?
  • (A) only shear force act
  • (B) flexural and shear force act
  • (C) axial tension and shear force act simultaneously
  • (D) axial compression and shear force act simultaneously
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) flexural and shear force act
πŸ“Š Reinforced Cement Concrete Structures
Q. The assumption made in the design of pre-stressed concrete sections under working load is that ?
  • (A) a plane cross-section before loading remain plane after loading
  • (B) any change in loading produces change of stress in concrete
  • (C) pre-stressing in steel remains constant
  • (D) all of the above
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) all of the above

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