Civil Engineering Mcqs

The permissible diagonal tensile stress in reinforced brick work is_____________?

(A) about 0.1 N/mm2

(B) zero

(C) 0.3 N/mm2 to 0.7 N/mm2

(D) about 1.0 N/mm2

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Submitted By: Ali Uppal


Submitted By: Ali Uppal


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Ratio of permissible stress in direct compression and bending compression is______________?

(A) less than 1

(B) between 1 and 1.5

(C) between 1.5 and 2.0

(D) greater than 2

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If the depth of neutral axis for a singly reinforced rectangular section is represented by kd in working stress design, then the value of k for balanced section_______________?

(A) depends on as, only

(B) depends on aCbC only

(C) depends on both crst and acbc

(D) is independant of both ast and acbc where d is the effective depth, ast is per-missible stress in steel in tension and ocbc is permissible stress in concrete in bend¬ing compression

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Modulus of elasticity of steel as per IS : 456-1978 shall be taken as______________?

(A) 20 kN/cm2

(B) 200 kN/cm2

(C) 200kN/mm2

(D) 2xl06N/cm2

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The temperature reinforcement in the vertical slab of a T-shaped R.C. retaining wall is______________?

(A) not needed

(B) provided equally on inner and front faces

(C) provided more on inner face than on front face

(D) provided more on front face than on inner face

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Which of the following R.C. retaining walls is suitable for heights beyond 6m ?

(A) L-shaped wall

(B) T-shaped wall

(C) counterfort type

(D) all of the above

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