In the zone of R.C.C. beam where shear stress is less than 5 kg/cm2, nominal reinforcement is provided at a pitch of________________?

A. One -half lever arm of the section
B. One-third lever arm of the section
C. Lever arm of the section
D. One and half lever arm of the section

Long and short spans of a two way slab are l and l and load on the slab acting on strips parallel to lx and ly be wx and wy respectively. Accordingy to xRankine Grashoff theory___________________?

A. (wx/wy) = (ly/lx)
B. (wx/wy) = (ly/lx)²
C. (wx/wy) = (ly/lx)4
D. None of these

The transverse reinforcements provided at right angles to the main reinforcement_______________?

A. Distribute the load
B. Resist the temperature stresses
C. Resist the shrinkage stress
D. All the above

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. [( – )/2] h
B. [( + )/4] h
C. [( + )/2] h
D. ( – h

If R and T are rise and tread of a stair spanning horizontally, the steps are supported by a wall on one side and by a stringer beam on the other side, the steps are designed as beams of width_______________?

A. R + t
B. T – r
C. 2 + t2)
D. R – t

After pre-stressing process is completed, a loss of stress is due to______________?

A. Shrinkage of concrete
B. Elastic shortening of concrete
C. Creep of concrete
D. All the above

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_______________?

A. D = 0.0775 a
B. D = 0.775 a
C. D = 0.775 a
D. D = 0.775 a2

The self-weight of the footing, is_____________?

A. Not considered for calculating the upward pressure on footing
B. Also considered for calculating the upward pressure on footing
C. Not considered for calculating the area of the footing
D. Both b. and c

The spacing of transverse reinforcement of column is decided by the following consideration_______________?

A. The least lateral dimension of the column
B. Sixteen times the diameter of the smallest longitudinal reinforcing rods in the column
C. Forty-eight times the diameter of transverse reinforcement
D. All the above

For M 150 grade concrete (1:2:4) the moment of resistance factor is_________________?

A. 0.87
B. 8.50
C. 7.50
D. 5.80