Practice Test: Question Set - 12
1. The width of the flange of a T-beam should be less than
- (A) One-third
of the effective span of the T-beam
- (B) Distance
between the centers of T-beam
- (C) Breadth
of the rib plus twelve times the thickness of the slab
- (D) Least
of the above
2. 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
3. According to I.S. : 456 specifications, the safe diagonal tensile stress for M 150 grade concrete, is
- (A) 5
kg/cm2
- (B) 10 kg/cm2
- (C) 15 kg/cm2
- (D) 20 kg/cm2
4. The width of the flange of a T-beam, which may be considered to act effectively with the rib depends upon
- (A) Breadth of
the rib
- (B) Overall
thickness of the rib
- (C) Centre
to centre distance between T-beams
- (D) All the
above
5. 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
6. If the sides of a slab simply supported on edges and spanning in two directions are equal, the maximum bending moment is multiplied by
- (A) 0.2
- (B) 0.3
- (C) 0.4
- (D) 0.5
7. If K is a constant depending upon the ratio of the width of the slab to its effective span l, x is the distance of the concentrated load from the nearer support, bw is the width of the area of contact of the concentrated load measured parallel to the supported edge, the effective width of the slab be is
- (A) K/x
(1 + x/d) + bw
- (B) Kx (1
- x/l) + bw
- (C) Kx (1 + x/l) + bw
- (D) All the
above
8. The length of the straight portion of a bar beyond the end of the hook, should be at least
- (A) Twice
the diameter
- (B) Thrice
the diameter
- (C) Four
times the diameter
- (D) Seven
times the diameter
9. If the maximum bending moment of a simply supported slab is M Kg.cm, the effective depth of the slab is (where Q is M.R. factor)
- (A) M/100Q
- (B) M/10√Q
- (C) √(M/Q)
- (D) √(M/100Q)
10. If ‘H’ is the overall height of a retaining wall retaining a surcharge, the width of the base slab usually provided, is
- (A) 0.3
H
- (B) 0.4
H
- (C) 0.5
H
- (D) 0.7
H
11. If Sb, is the average bond stress on a bar of diameter ‘d’ subjected to maximum stress ‘t’, the length of the embedment ‘l’ is given by
- (A) l = dt/Sb
- (B) l = dt/2Sb
- (C) l = dt/3Sb
- (D) l = dt/4Sb
12. If diameter of a reinforcement bar is d, the anchorage value of the hook is
- (A) 4d
- (B) 8d
- (C) 12d
- (D) 16d
13. As per I.S. 456 - 1978, the pH value of water shall be
- (A) Less than 6
- (B) Equal to 6
- (C) Not less
than 6
- (D) Equal to 7
14. For M 150 mix concrete, according to I.S. specifications, local bond stress, is
- (A) 5 kg/cm2
- (B) 10 kg/cm2
- (C) 15 kg/cm2
- (D) 20 kg/cm2
15. The minimum cube strength of concrete used for a pre-stressed member, is
- (A) 50 kg/cm2
- (B) 150 kg/cm2
- (C) 250 kg/cm2
- (D) 350 kg/cm2