In a pre-stressed beam carrying an external load W with a bent tendon is having angle of -stressed load P. The net downward load at the centre is_________________?

A. W – 2p
B. W – p
C. W – p
D. W – 2p

On piles, the drop must be at least_______________?

A. 80 cm
B. 100 cm
C. 120 cm
D. 140 cm

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__________________?

A. 1/8th of the span
B. 1/10th of the span
C. 1/12th of the span
D. 1/16th of the span

In a singly reinforced beam, the effective depth is measured from its compression edge to_________________?

A. Tensile edge
B. Tensile reinforcement
C. Neutral axis of the beam
D. Longitudinal central axis

For stairs spanning l metres longitudinally between supports at the bottom and top of a flight carrying a load w per unit horizontal area, the maximum bending moment per metre width, is_______________?

A. Wl²/4
B. Wl²/8
C. Wl²/12
D. Wl²/16

If T and R are tread and rise respectively of a stair, then_______________?

A. 2r + t = 60
B. R + 2 t = 60
C. 2r + t = 30
D. R + 2 t = 30

A short column 20 cm × 20 cm in section is reinforced with 4 bars whose area of cross section is 20 sq. cm. If permissible compressive stresses in concrete and steel are 40 kg/cm2 and 300 kg/cm2, the Safe load on the column, should not exceed_______________?

A. 4120 kg
B. 41,200 kg
C. 412,000 kg
D. None of these

The minimum number of main steel bars provided in R.C.C________________?

A. Rectangular columns is 4
B. Circular columns is 6
C. Octagonal columns is 8
D. All the above

If the size of a column is reduced above the floor, the main bars of the columns, are_____________?

A. Continued up
B. Bent inward at the floor level
C. Stopped just below the floor level and separate lap bars provided
D. All the above

Distribution reinforcement in a simply supported slab, is provided to distribute_______________?

A. Load
B. Temperature stress
C. Shrinkage stress
D. All the above