Q. If a and b are the sides of a square column and its base, the thickness of the base may be calculated from the formula

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Q. If b is the width of a beam, x is the spacing of the stirrup and fc is the characteristic strength of stirrups, the minimum cross sectional area of stirrup legs, should be equal or greater than

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Q. In the following formula

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Q. If fbt and fs are the numerical values of bending tension and shear stresses, the equivalent stress fe, is

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Q. For the plain reinforcing bars in compression, the permissible design bond stress in tension, is increased by

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Q. The cover to the main reinforced may be reduced up to one third of the specified cover but not less than

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Q. The maximum compressive strength on 15 cm cubes of M 20 grade concrete at 7 days, should be a minimum of

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Q. The reduced level of third floor of a building near a column is 205.350 m. The reduced levels of the undersides of four beams supporting the fourth floor framing into the column mutually perpendicular are 208.350 m, 208.450 m, 208.500 m and 208.550 m. The supported length of the column is

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Q. The distance between, rivet line and the nearest edge of a joint not exposed to weather, is taken (where t is thickness in mm of the thinner outside plate).

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Q. For design of a column the eccentricity of loading shall be taken as the distance from the assumed point of application of the load to the centroid of the column, subject to a minimum of

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Q. The concrete is deemed not to comply with the strength requirements if the strength is less than the greater of

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Q. For heavily reinforced concrete member, the nominal maximum size of the aggregates should be restricted to

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Q. The minimum pitch i.e., the distance between centres of rivet holes is not less than

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Q. Dispersion of load through the flange to web is considered as dispersed uniformly at an angle θ° is

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Q. The grade of concrete generally not used in the reinforced concrete, is

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Q. The outstand of stiffeners should be (where t is the thickness of flat).

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Q. The maximum area of compression reinforcement in a beam of cross section B x D is limited to

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Q. Moist curing of the exposed surfaces of concrete is done at least for

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Q. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

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Q. If the ratio of effective span to overall depth of a simply supported beam is equal or greater than 1 but less than or equal to 2, the lever arm, is

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