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  1. The minimum cube strength of concrete used for a pre-stressed member, is

  2. A.

     50 kg/cm²

    B.

     150 kg/cm²

    C.

     250 kg/cm²

    D.

     350 kg/cm²


  3. Design of R.C.C. simply supported beams carrying U.D.L. is based on the resultant B.M. at

  4. A.

     Supports

    B.

     Mid span

    C.

     Every section

    D.

     Quarter span


  5. If T and R are the tread and rise of a stair which carries a load w per square metre on slope, the corresponding load per square metre of the horizontal area, is

  6. A.

     w (R + T)/T

    B.

     w √(R² + T²)/T

    C.

     w √(R + T)/T

    D.

     w (R/T)


  7. The modular ratio ‘m’ of a concrete whose permissible compressive stress is ‘C’, may be obtained from the equation.

  8. A.

     m = 700/3C

    B.

     m = 1400/3C

    C.

     m = 2800/3C

    D.

     m = 3500/3C


  9. The minimum number of main steel bars provided in R.C.C.

  10. A.

     Rectangular columns is 4

    B.

     Circular columns is 6

    C.

     Octagonal columns is 8

    D.

     All the above


  11. The shear reinforcement in R.C.C. is provided to resist

  12. A.

     Vertical shear

    B.

     Horizontal shear

    C.

     Diagonal compression

    D.

     Diagonal tension


  13. In a combined footing if shear stress does not exceed 5 kg/cm², the nominal stirrups provided are

  14. A.

     6 legged

    B.

     8 legged

    C.

     10 legged

    D.

     12 legged


  15. A reinforced concrete cantilever beam is 3.6 m long, 25 cm wide and has its lever arm 40 cm. It carries a load of 1200 kg at its free end and vertical stirrups can carry 1800 kg. Assuming concrete to carry one-third of the diagonal tension and ignoring the weight of the beam, the number of shear stirrups required, is

  16. A.

     30

    B.

     35

    C.

     40

    D.

     45


  17. In a slab, the pitch of the main reinforcement should not exceed its effective depth

  18. A.

     Three times

    B.

     Four times

    C.

     Five times

    D.

     Two times


  19. If ‘A’ is the sectional area of a pre-stressed rectangular beam provided with a tendon pre-stressed by a force ‘P’ through its centroidal longitudinal axis, the compressive stress in concrete, is

  20. A.

     P/A

    B.

     A/P

    C.

     P/2A

    D.

     2A/P