In a beam the local bond stress Sb, is equal to_______________?

A. Shear force/(leaver arm × total perimeter of reinforcement)
B. Total perimeter of reinforcement/(leaver arm × shear force)
C. Leaver arm/(shear force × total perimeter of reinforcement)
D. Leaver arm/(bending moment × total perimeter of reinforcement)

A retaining wall and is the horizontal earth pressure, the factor of safety If is weight of against sliding, is_____________?

A. 1.0
B. 1.25
C. 1.5
D. 2.0

The weight of reinforced concrete, is generally taken as______________?

A. 2200 kg/m3
B. 2300 kg/m3
C. 2400 kg/m3
D. 2500 kg/m3

If W is the load on a circular slab of radius R, the maximum circumferential moment at the centre of the slab, is________________?

A. Wr²/16
B. 2wr²/16
C. 3wr²/16
D. Zero

In a combined footing if shear stress exceeds 5 kg/cm2, the nominal stirrups provided are______________?

A. 6 legged
B. 8 legged
C. 10 legged
D. 12 legged

Based on punching shear consideration, the overall depth of a combined footing under a column A, is_______________?

A. (area of the column a × safe punching stress)/load on column a
B. (perimeter of column a × safe punching stress)/(load on column a + upward pressure × area of the column)
C. (perimeter of column a × safe punching stress)/(load on column a × upward pressure × area of the column)
D. None of these

The diameter of main bars in R.C.C. columns, shall not be less than________________?

A. 6 mm
B. 8 mm
C. 10 mm
D. 12 mm

An intermediate T-beam reinforced with two layers of tensile steel with clear cover 13 cm encasted with the floor of a hall 12 metres by 7 metres, is spaced at 3 metres from adjoining beams and if the width of the beam is 20 cm, the breadth of the flange is__________________?

A. 300 cm
B. 233 cm
C. 176 cm
D. 236 cm

In testing a pile by load test, pile platform is loaded with one and half times the design load and a maximum settlement is noted. The load is gradually removed and the consequent rebound is measured. For a safe pile, the net settlement (i.e. total settlement minus rebound) per tonne of test load should not exceed________________?

A. 10 mm
B. 15 mm
C. 20 mm
D. 25 mm

A singly reinforced concrete beam of 25 cm width and 70 cm effective depth is provided with 18.75 cm2 steel. If the modular ratio (m) is 15, the depth of the neutral axis, is_________________?

A. 20 cm
B. 25 cm
C. 30 cm
D. 35 cm