MCQ
4261. The steel used for the manufacture of rails, is-
bessemer steel
cast steel
mild steel
stainless steel
4262. The bending stress in a beam at neutral axis is-
zero
maximum
minimum
none
4263. What is the unit weight of brick work?
100 Ib/fr^3
120 Ib/ft^3
140 Ib/ft^3
160 Ib/ft^3
4264. In frame structure, what transfers the load to columns?
foundation
slabs
beams
roofs
4265. The transverse reinforcement provided at right angles to the main reinforcement in a slab-
Distributed load
Resist the temperature stress
Resist the shrinkage stress
All of the above
4266. The minimum number of main steel bars provided in RCC.
rectangular column is 4
circular column is 8
octagonal column is 16
all the above
4267. Shell structure does not have any-
bending moment
shear stress
tensile stress
compressive stress
4268. Why are steel reinforcing rods used in concrete beams-
To make it carry compression
To make it carry tension
To make it carry both compression and tension
None of these
4269. The shear reinforcement in RCC is provided to resist-
vertical shear
horizontal shear
diagonal compression
diagonal tension
4270. The factor of safety due to sliding of the retaining wall is generally taken as-
1
2
4
1.5
4271. The spacing of stirrups in a rectangular beam is-
kept constant throughout the beam
decrease towards the centre of the beam
increase at the ends
increase at the centre of the beam
4272. A pretensioned concrete beam, 100 mm wide and 300 mm deep in prestressed by straight wire. Modulus of elasticity of steel and concrete are 210 N/mm² and 35 N/mm² respectively. Find modular ratio.
14
7
6
3
4273. A wall built to resist the pressure of earth filling, is known as-
retaining wall
breast wall
shoring
buttress
4274. The columns whose slendeness ratio is less than 80, are known as-
short columns
long columns
weak columns
medium columns
4275. What is the live load for residential building?
20 lb/ft²
30 lb/ft²
40 Ib/ft²
60 lb/ft²
4276. The live load to be considered for an accessible roof is-
Nil
75 kg/m^3
200 kg/m²
150 kg/m²
4277. The spacing of transverse reinforcement of column is decided by the following considerations-
The least lateral dimension of the column
Sixteen times the diameter of the smallest longitudinal reniforcing rod is the column
Forty-eight times the diameter of transverse reinforcement
all the above
4278. Cast iron is used for:
Structural work in beam
Small size tank
Columns work
Boundary walls
4279. Thickness of base, in no case, should be more than-
10 cm
15 cm
20 cm
30 cm
4280. In a single reinforced beam, the effective depth is measured from its compression edge to-
tensile edge
tensile reinforcement
neutral axis of the beam
longitudinal central axis