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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Q. If the slenderness ratio of a column is more than 160, the compressive stress obtained by the secant formula is multiplied by a factor (x - 1/800r) in which value of x is

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Q. The slenderness ratio of single angle discontinuous struts conmected by a single rivet or bolt, shall not exceed

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Q. In adverse circumtances, the reinforced concrete member immersed in sea water or subjected to sea spray, the maximum permissible cover for the reinforcing bars, should not exceed

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Q. If a column is subjected to dead load and super imposed load only, the maximum ratio 1/r should not be greater than

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Q. If the dimensions of a rectangular section of a short column are 15 cm x 20 cm, its unsupported length should be restricted to

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Q. For battened struts, the effective length is increased by

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Q. The maximum horizontal deflection of a column of actual length L, when subjected to lateral forces, may be upto

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Q. The test strength of the sample is taken as the average of the strength of

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Q. The maximum deflection of a structure should not normally exceed lesser of the span/350 or

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