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

A. Rankine formula
B. Marcus formula
C. Rankine grashoff formula
D. Grashoff formula

A pre-stressed rectangular beam which carries two concentrated loads W at L/3 from either end, is provided with a bent tendon with tension P such that central one-third portion of the tendon remains parallel to the longitudinal axis, the maximum dip h is_____________________?

A. Wl/p
B. Wl/2p
C. Wl/3p
D. Wl/4p

For initial estimate for a beam design, the width is assumed__________________?

A. 1/15th of span
B. 1/20th of span
C. 1/25th of span
D. 1/30th of span

Total pressure on the vertical face of a retaining wall of height h acts parallel to free surface and from the base at a distance of_____________________?

A. H /4
B. H/3
C. H/2
D. 2h/3

Spacing of stirrups in a rectangular beam, is__________________?

A. Kept constant throughout the length
B. Decreased towards the centre of the beam
C. Increased at the ends
D. Increased at the centre of the beam

The Young’s modulus of elasticity of steel, is__________________?

A. 150 kn/mm2
B. 200 kn/mm2
C. 250 kn/mm2
D. 275 kn/mm2

If the tendon is placed at an rectangular beam (sectional top edge)________________?

A. Is increased by pz/e
B. Is increased by pe/z
C. Is decreased by pe/z
D. Remains unchanged

If the length of a combined footing for two columns l metres apart is L and the projection on the left side of the exterior column is x, then the projection y on the right side of the exterior column, in order to have a uniformly distributed load, is (where is the distance of centre of gravity of column loads______________?

A. Y = l – (l – ) )
B. Y = l/2 + (l –
C. Y = l/2 – (l + )
D. Y = l/2 – (l – )

If q is the punching shear resistance per unit area a, is the side of a square footing for a column of side b, carrying a weight W including the weight of the footing, the depth D. of the footing from punching shear consideration, is____________________?

A. D = w (a – b)/4a²bq
D. None of these

The minimum head room over a stair must be_______________?

A. 200 cm
D. None of these