The design of heel slab of a retaining wall is based on the maximum bending moment due to______________?

A. Its own weight
B. Weight of the soil above it
C. Load of the surcharge, if any
D. All the above

The minimum clear cover for R.C.C. columns shall be_________________?

A. Greater of 40 mm or diameter
B. Smaller of 40 mm or diameter
C. Greater of 25 mm or diameter
D. Smaller of 25 mm or diameter

An R.C.C. lintel is spanning an opening of 2 m span in a brick wall. The height of the roof is 2.9 m above the floor level and that of the opening is 2.1 m above the floor level. The lintel is to be designed for self weight plus_______________?

A. Triangular load of the wall
B. Udl of wall
C. Udl of wall + load from the roof
D. Triangular load + load from the roof

If C is creep coefficient, f is original pre-stress in concrete, m is modular ratio, E is Young’s modulus of steel and e is shrinkage strain, the combined effect of creep and shrinkage is________________?

A. (1 – c) mf – ee
B. (c – 1)mf + ee
C. (c – 1)mf – ee
D. (1 – c)mf + ee

is the pre- stressed force applied to tendon of a rectangular pre-stressed beam whose area of cross section is and sectional modulus is . The minimum stress on the beam subjected to a maximum bending moment is________________?

A. F = (p/a) – (z/m)
B. F = (a/p) – (m/z)
C. F = (p/a) – (m/z)
D. F = (p/a) – (m/6z)

Top bars are extended to the projecting parts of the combined footing of two columns Ldistance apart for a distance of_______________?

A. 0.1 l from the outer edge of column
B. 0.1 l from the centre edge of column
C. Half the distance of projection
D. One -fourth the distance of projection

The maximum permissible size of aggregates to be used in casting the ribs of a slab, is______________?

A. 5 mm
B. 7.5 mm
C. 10 mm
D. 15 mm

The minimum thickness of the cover at the end of a reinforcing bar should not be less than twice the diameter of the bar subject to a minimum of___________________?

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

Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: Tensile reinforcement bars of a rectangular beam_______________?

A. Are curtailed if not required to resist the bending moment
B. Are bent up at suitable places to serve as shear reinforcement
C. Are bent down at suitable places to serve as shear reinforcement
D. Are maintained at bottom to provide at least local bond stress

longitudinal bars and lateral stirrups, is__________________?

A. Stress in concrete × area of concrete
B. Stress in steel × area of steel
C. Stress in concrete × area of concrete + stress in steel × area of steel
D. None of these