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RCC Structures Design MCQ

1.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

  • AD = 0.00775 aP
  • BD = 0.0775 aP
  • CD = 0.07775 aP
  • DD = 0.775 Pa
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Correct Answer : (A)

D = 0.00775 aP

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2.‘P’ is the pre-stressed force applied to tendon of a rectangular pre-stressed beam whose area of cross section is ‘A’ and sectional modulus is ‘Z’. The minimum stress ‘f’ on the beam subjected to a maximum bending moment ‘M’ is

  • Af = (P/A- (Z/M)
  • Bf = (A/P) - (M/Z)
  • Cf = (P/A) - (M/Z)
  • Df = (P/A) - (M/6Z)
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Correct Answer : (C)

f = (P/A) - (M/Z)

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3.Side face reinforcement shall be provided in the beam when depth of the web in a beam exceeds

  • A50 cm
  • B75 cm
  • C100 cm
  • D120 cm
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Correct Answer : (B)

75 cm

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4.If depth of slab is 10 cm, width of web 30 cm, depth of web 50 cm, centre to centre distance of beams 3 m, effective span of beams 6 m, the effective flange width of the beam, is

  • A200 cm
  • B300 cm
  • C150 cm
  • D100 cm
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Correct Answer : (C)

150 cm

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5.For normal cases, stiffness of a simply supported beam is satisfied if the ratio of its span to its overall depth does not exceed

  • A10
  • B15
  • C20
  • D25
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Correct Answer : (C)

20

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6.If the bearing capacity of soil is 10 tonnes/cm² and the projection of plain concrete footing from walls, is a cm, the depth D of footing is

  • AD = 0.0775 a
  • BD = 0.775 a
  • CD = 0.775 √a
  • DD = 0.775 a²
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Correct Answer : (B)

D = 0.775 a

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7.Cantilever retaining walls can safely be used for a height not more than

  • A3 m
  • B4 m
  • C5 m
  • D6 m
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Correct Answer : (D)

6 m

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8.Design of a two way slab simply supported on edges and having no provision to prevent the corners from lifting, is made by

  • ARankine formula
  • BMarcus formula
  • CRankine Grashoff formula
  • DGrashoff formula
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Correct Answer : (C)

Rankine Grashoff formula

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9.To have pressure wholly compressive under the base of a retaining wall of width b, the resultant of the weight of the wall and the pressure exerted by the retained, earth should have eccentricity not more than

  • Ab/3
  • Bb/4
  • Cb/5
  • Db/6
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b/6

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10.For M 150 grade concrete (1 : 2 : 4) the moment of resistance factor is

  • A0.87
  • B8.50
  • C7.50
  • D5.80
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8.50

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11.According to I.S.: 456, 1978 the thickness of reinforced concrete footing on piles at its edges, is kept less than

  • A5 cm
  • B10 cm
  • C15 cm
  • D20 cm
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15 cm

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12.According to I.S.: 456, 1978 the thickness of reinforced concrete footing on piles at its edges, is kept less than

  • A20 cm
  • B30 cm
  • C40 cm
  • D75 cm
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Correct Answer : (B)

30 cm

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13.Thickened part of a flat slab over its supporting column, is technically known as

  • ADrop panel
  • BCapital
  • CColumn head
  • DNone of these
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Correct Answer : (A)

Drop panel

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14.Steel beam theory is used for

  • ADesign of simple steel beams
  • BSteel beams encased in concrete
  • CDoubly reinforced beams ignoring compressive stress in concrete
  • DBeams if shear exceeds 4 times allowable shear stress
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Correct Answer : (C)

Doubly reinforced beams ignoring compressive stress in concrete

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15.The design of a retaining wall assumes that the retained earth

  • AIs dry
  • BIs free from moisture
  • CIs not cohesive
  • DAll the above
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Correct Answer : (D)

All the above

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16.To ensure uniform pressure distribution, the thickness of the foundation, is

  • AKept uniform throughout
  • BIncreased gradually towards the edge
  • CDecreased gradually towards the edge
  • DKept zero at the edge
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Decreased gradually towards the edge

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17.If p₁ and p₂ are effective lateral loadings at the bottom and top exerted by a level earth subjected to a super-load on the vertical face of height h of a retaining wall, the horizontal pressure p per unit length of the wall, is

  • A[(p₁ - p₂)/2] h
  • B[(p₁ + p₂)/4] h
  • C[(p₁ + p₂)/2] h
  • D(p₁ - p₂) ⅔h
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[(p₁ + p₂)/2] h

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18.An R.C.C. column of 30 cm diameter is reinforced with 6 bars 12 mm φ placed symmetrically along the circumference. If it carries a load of 40,000 kg axially, the stress is

  • A49.9 kg/cm²
  • B100 kg/cm²
  • C250 kg/cm²
  • D175 kg/cm²
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49.9 kg/cm²

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19.The number of treads in a flight is equal to

  • ARisers in the flight
  • BRisers plus one
  • CRisers minus one
  • DNone of these
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Correct Answer : (C)

Risers minus one

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20.Columns may be made of plain concrete if their unsupported lengths do not exceed their least lateral dimension

  • ATwo times
  • BThree times
  • CFour times
  • DFive times
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Correct Answer : (C)

Four times

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