In a counterfort retaining wall, the main reinforcement in the stem at mid span is provided on_______________?
(A) front face only
(B) inner face only
(C) both front face and inner face
(D) none of the above
In counterfort retaining walls, the main reinforcement in the stem at support is_______________?
(A) not provided
(B) provided only on inner face
(C) provided only on front face
(D) provided both on inner and front faces
The main reinforcement in the heel of a T-shaped R.C. retaining wall is provided on______________?
(A) top face perpendicular to wall
(B) bottom face perpendicular to wall
(C) both top and bottom faces perpendicular to wall
(D) none of the above
For a reinforced concrete section, the shape of shear stress diagram is_______________?
(A) wholly parabolic
(B) wholly rectangular
(C) parabolic above neutral axis and rectangular below neutral axis
(D) rectangular above neutral axis and parabolic below neutral axis
If nominal shear stress tv exceeds the design shear strength of concrete xc, the nominal shear reinforcement as per IS : 456-1978 shall be provided for carrying a shear stress equal to__________________?
(A) xv
(B) xc
(C) xv – TC
(D) Tv + Tc
As per Whitney’s theory, the maximum moment of resistance of the balanced section of a beam of width b and effective depth d is given by_______________?
(A) ^acybd2
(B) ^acybd2
(C) 0.185acybd2
(D) 0.43acybd2 where acy is the cylinder compressive strength of concrete
According to Whitney’s theory, depth of stress block for a balanced section of a concrete beam is limited to_______________?
(A) 0.43 d
(B) 0.537 d
(C) 0.68 d
(D) 0.85 d
The design yield stress of steel according to IS: 456-1978 is_______________?
(A) 0.37 fy
(B) 0.57 fy
(C) 0.67 fy
(D) 0.87 fy
According to Whitney’s theory, ultimate strain of concrete is assumed to be_____________?
(A) 0.03%
(B) 0.1%
(C) 0.3%
(D) 3%
The load factors for live load and dead load are taken respectively as_________________?
(A) 1.5 and 2.2
(B) 2.2 and 1.5
(C) 1.5 and 1.5
(D) 2.2 and 2.2