Q. An R.C.C. column is treated as long if its slenderness ratio is greater than

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Q. The width of the flange of a T-beam should be less than

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Q. A prestressed rectangular beam which carries two concentrated loads W at L/3 from either end, is provided with a bent tendon with tension P such that central one-third portion of the tendon remains parallel to the longitudinal axis, the maximum dip h is

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Q. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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Q. Cantilever retaining walls can safely be used for a height not more than

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Q. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. The intensity of horizontal shear stress at the elemental part of a beam section, is directly proportional to

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Q. In a singly reinforced beam, the effective depth is measured from its compression edge to

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Q. If a rectangular prestressed beam of an effective span of 5 meters and carrying a total load 3840 kg/m, is designed by the load balancing method, the central dip of the parabolic tendon should be

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Q. If the maximum shear stress at the end of a simply supported R.C.C. beam of 16 m effective span is 10 kg/cm², the length of the beam having nominal reinforcement, is

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Q. The toe projection of foundation slabs is taken

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Q. For stairs spanning l metres longitudinally between supports at the bottom and top of a flight carrying a load w per unit horizontal area, the maximum bending moment per metre width, is

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Q. Steel beam theory is used for

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Q. The advantage of reinforced concrete, is due to

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

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Q. If the permissible compressive and tensile stresses in a singly reinforced beam are 50 kg/cm² and 1400 kg/cm² respectively and the modular ratio is 18, the percentage area At of the steel required for an economic section, is

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Q. The live load to be considered for an inaccessible roof, is

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Q. If the maximum shear stress at the end of a simply supported R.C.C. beam of 6 m effective span is 10 kg/cm², the share stirrups are provided for a distance x from either end where x is

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Q. The radius of a bar bend to form a hook, should not be less than

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Q. A T-beam behaves as a rectangular beam of a width equal to its flange if its neutral axis

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Q. The weight of a foundation is assumed as

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