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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Q. The maximum shear stress (qmax) in a rectangular beam is

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Q. For stairs spanning horizontally, the minimum waist provided is

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Q. Total pressure on the vertical face of a retaining wall of height h acts parallel to free surface and from the base at a distance of

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Q. If the diameter of longitudinal bars of a square column is 16 mm, the diameter of lateral ties should not be less than

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Q. If the depth of actual neutral axis of a doubly reinforced beam

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Q. The length of the straight portion of a bar beyond the end of the hook, should be at least

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Q. A simply supported beam , 6 m long and of effective depth 50 cm, carries a uniformly distributed load 2400 kg/m including its self weight. If the lever arm factor is 0.85 and permissible tensile stress of steel is 1400 kg/cm², the area of steel required, is

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Q. In a simply supported slab the minimum spacing of distribution reinforcement, should be four times the effective thickness of the slab or

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Q. 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

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Q. If the sides of a slab simply supported on edges and spanning in two directions are equal, the maximum bending moment is multiplied by

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Q. An R.C.C. beam of 25 cm width and 50 cm effective depth has a clear span of 6 metres and carries a U.D.L. of 3000 kg/m inclusive of its self weight. If the lever arm constant for the section is 0.865, the maximum intensity of shear stress, is

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Q. If the ratio of the span to the overall depth does not exceed 10, the stiffness of the beam will ordinarily be satisfactory in case of a

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Q. An R.C.C. column of 30 cm diameter is reinforced with 6 bars 12 mm φ placed symmetrically along the circumference. If it carries a load of 40, 000 kg axially, the stress is

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