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RCC Structures Design MCQ

1.A pre-stressed concrete member is preferred because

  • AIts dimensions are not decided from the diagonal tensile stress
  • BLarge size of long beams carrying large shear force need not be adopted
  • CRemoval of cracks in the members due to shrinkage
  • DAll the above
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Correct Answer : (D)

All the above

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2.If the average bending stress is 6 kg/cm² for M 150 grade concrete, the length of embedment of a bar of diameter d according to I.S. 456 specifications, is

  • A28 d
  • B38 d
  • C48 d
  • D58 d
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Correct Answer : (D)

58 d

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3.The stresses developed in concrete and steel in reinforced concrete beam 25 cm width and 70 cm effective depth, are 62.5 kg/cm² and 250 kg/cm² respectively. If m = 15, the depth of its neutral axis is

  • A20 cm
  • B25 cm
  • C30 cm
  • D35 cm
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Correct Answer : (C)

30 cm

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4.The breadth of a ribbed slab containing two bars must be between

  • A6 cm to 7.5 cm
  • B8 cm to 10 cm
  • C10 cm to 12 cm
  • D12 cm to 15 cm
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Correct Answer : (B)

8 cm to 10 cm

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5.If ‘A’ is the sectional area of a pre-stressed rectangular beam provided with a tendon pre-stressed by a force ‘P’ through its centroidal longitudinal axis, the compressive stress in concrete, is

  • AP/A
  • BA/P
  • CP/2A
  • D2A/P
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P/A

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6.In a slab, the pitch of the main reinforcement should not exceed its effective depth

  • AThree times
  • BFour times
  • CFive times
  • DTwo times
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Correct Answer : (A)

Three times

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7.A reinforced concrete cantilever beam is 3.6 m long, 25 cm wide and has its lever arm 40 cm. It carries a load of 1200 kg at its free end and vertical stirrups can carry 1800 kg. Assuming concrete to carry one-third of the diagonal tension and ignoring the weight of the beam, the number of shear stirrups required, is

  • A30
  • B35
  • C40
  • D45
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40

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8.For a circular slab carrying a uniformly distributed load, the ratio of the maximum negative to maximum positive radial moment, is

  • A1
  • B2
  • C3
  • D5
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Correct Answer : (B)

2

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9.According to I.S. : 456 specifications, the safe diagonal tensile stress for M 150 grade concrete, is

  • A5 kg/cm²
  • B10 kg/cm²
  • C15 kg/cm²
  • D20 kg/cm²
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5 kg/cm²

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10.Total pressure on the vertical face of a retaining wall of height ‘h’ per unit run exerted by the retained earth weighing ‘w’ per unit volume, is

  • Awh [(1 - sin φ)/(1 + sin φ)]
  • Bwh² [(1 - sin φ)/(1 + sin φ)]
  • Cwh² [(1 - sin φ)/2(1 + sin φ)]
  • Dwh² [(1 - sin φ)/3(1 + sin φ)]
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wh² [(1 - sin φ)/2(1 + sin φ)]

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11.If the diameter of the main reinforcement in a slab is 16 mm, the concrete cover to main bars is

  • A10 mm
  • B12 mm
  • C14 mm
  • D16 mm
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Correct Answer : (D)

16 mm

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12.In a singly reinforced beam, if the permissible stress in concrete reaches earlier than that in steel, the beam section is called

  • AUnder-reinforced section
  • BOver reinforced section
  • CEconomic section
  • DCritical section
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Correct Answer : (B)

Over reinforced section

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13.Though the effective depth of a T-beam is the distance between the top compression edge to the centre of the tensile reinforcement, for heavy loads, it is taken as

  • A1/8th of the span
  • B1/10th of the span
  • C1/12th of the span
  • D1/16th of the span
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1/12th of the span

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14.The angle of internal friction of soil mass is the angle whose

  • ATangent is equal to the rate of the maximum resistance to sliding on any internal inclined plane to the normal pressure acting on the plane
  • BSine is equal to the ratio of the maximum resistance to sliding on any internal inclined plane to the normal pressure acting on the plane
  • CCosine is equal to the ratio of the maximum resistance sliding on any internal inclined plane to the normal pressure acting on the plane
  • DNone of these
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Correct Answer : (A)

Tangent is equal to the rate of the maximum resistance to sliding on any internal inclined plane to the normal pressure acting on the plane

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15.In a beam the local bond stress Sb, is equal to

  • AShear force/(Leaver arm × Total perimeter of reinforcement)
  • BTotal perimeter of reinforcement/(Leaver arm × Shear force)
  • CLeaver arm/(Shear force × Total perimeter of reinforcement)
  • DLeaver arm/(Bending moment × Total perimeter of reinforcement)
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Shear force/(Leaver arm × Total perimeter of reinforcement)

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16.If the modular ratio is ‘m’, steel ratio is ‘r’ and overall depth of a beam is ‘d’, the depth of the critical neutral axis of the beam, is

  • A[m/(m - r)] d
  • B[m/(m + r)] d
  • C[(m + r)/m] d
  • D[(r - m)/m] d
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Correct Answer : (B)

[m/(m + r)] d

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17.Design of R.C.C. simply supported beams carrying U.D.L. is based on the resultant B.M. at

  • ASupports
  • BMid span
  • CEvery section
  • DQuarter span
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Correct Answer : (B)

Mid span

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18.The minimum cube strength of concrete used for a pre-stressed member, is

  • A50 kg/cm²
  • B150 kg/cm²
  • C250 kg/cm²
  • D350 kg/cm²
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Correct Answer : (D)

350 kg/cm²

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19.Dimensions of a beam need be changed if the shear stress is more than

  • A10 kg/cm²
  • B15 kg/cm²
  • C20 kg/cm²
  • D25 kg/cm²
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Correct Answer : (C)

20 kg/cm²

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20.If the maximum shear stress at the end of a simply supported R.C.C. beam of 16 m effective span is 10 kg/cm², the length of the beam having nominal reinforcement, is

  • A12 cm
  • B6 cm
  • C8 cm
  • D10 cm
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Correct Answer : (C)

8 cm

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