RCC Structures Design MCQs

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Q201.
The floor slab of a building is supported on reinforced cement floor beams. The ratio of the end and intermediate spans is kept

a.

0.7

b.

0.8

c.

0.9

d.

0.6

Discuss
Answer: (c).0.9
Q202.
For a continuous floor slab supported on beams, the ratio of end span length and intermediate span length, is

a.

0.6

b.

0.7

c.

0.8

d.

0.9

Discuss
Answer: (d).0.9
Q203.
Steel bars are generally connected together to get greater length than the standard length by providing

a.

strainght bar splice

b.

hooked splice

c.

dowel splice

d.

all the above

Discuss
Answer: (d).all the above
Q204.
By over-reinforcing a beam, the moment of resistance can be increased not more than

a.

10%

b.

15%

c.

20%

d.

25%

Discuss
Answer: (d).25%
Q205.
In a cantilever retaining wall without a heel slab

a.

thickness of the stem is kept same throughout

b.

base slab is made 10 cm thicker than the stem

c.

width of the base slab is kept 0.7 time the total height of the wall

d.

all the above.

Discuss
Answer: (d).all the above.
Q206.
The design of heel slab of a retaining wall, is based on the maximum bending moment due to:

a.

its own weight

b.

weight of the soil above it,

c.

load of the surcharge, if any

d.

all the above.

Discuss
Answer: (d).all the above.
Q207.
A per IS : 1343, total shrinkage for a pretensioned beam, is

a.

3.0 x 10^-2

b.

3.0 x 10^-3

c.

3.0 x 10^-4

d.

3.5 x 10^-5

Discuss
Answer: (d).3.5 x 10^-5
Q208.
The weight of reinforced concrete, is generally taken as

a.

2200 kg/m³

b.

2300 kg/m³

c.

2400 kg/m³

d.

2500 kg/m³

Discuss
Answer: (c).2400 kg/m³
Q209.
The zone in which transverse bending is likely to occur may be obtained by drawing a line from the faces of the column making an angle ฮธ° with horizontal where ฮธ° is

a.

30°

b.

45°

c.

60°

d.

none of these.

Discuss
Answer: (b).45°
Q210.
If P kg/m² is the upward pressure on the slab of a plain concrete footing whose projection on either side of the wall is a cm, the depth of foundation D is given by

a.

D = 0.00775 aโˆšP

b.

D = 0.0775 aโˆšP

c.

D = 0.07775 aโˆšP

d.

D = 0.775 Pโˆša

Discuss
Answer: (a).D = 0.00775 aโˆšP
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