According to I.S. : 456, slabs which span in two directions with corners held down, are assumed to be divided in each direction into middle strips and edge strips such that the width of the middle strip, is Three-fourth of the width of the slab Two-third of the width of the slab Half of the width of the slab Four-fifth of the width of the slab TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
If p1 is the vertical intensity of pressure at a depth h on a block of earth weighing w per unit volume and the angle of repose φ, the lateral intensity of pressure p2 is w (1 - cos φ)/h (1 + sin φ) wh (1 - tan φ)/(1 + tan φ) wh (1 - cos φ)/(1 + sin φ) wh (1 - sin φ)/(1 + sin φ) TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The section of a reinforced beam where most distant concrete fibre in compression and tension in steel attains permissible stresses simultaneously, is called Critical section All listed here Economic section Balanced section TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Post tensioning system Is not economical and hence not generally used Was widely used in earlier days Is economical for large spans and is adopted now a days None of these TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
If a bent tendon is required to balance a concentrated load W at the centre of the span L, the central dip h must be at least WL/4P WL/2P WL/3P WL/P TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
[A + (m - 1)ASC] known as equivalent concrete area of R.C.C. is given by Modular ratio method None of these Ultimate load method Load factor method TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
An R.C.C. roof slab is designed as a two way slab if It supports live loads in both directions The ratio of spans in two directions is less than 2 The slab is continuous over two supports The slab is discontinuous at edges TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The live load to be considered for an accessible roof, is Nil 200 kg/cm² 75 kg/m³ 150 kg/m² TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
As the percentage of steel increases Depth of neutral axis increases Depth of neutral axis decreases Lever arm increases Lever arm decreases TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
For a ribbed slab Clear spacing between ribs shall not be greater than 4.5 cm Overall depth of the slab shall not exceed four times the breadth of the rib All listed here Width of the rib shall not be less than 7.5 cm TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?