A T-shaped retaining wall mainly conssits of_________________?

A. One cantilever
B. Two cantilevers
C. Three cantilevers
D. Four cantilevers

In a counterfort retaining wall, the main reinforcement in the stem at mid span is provided on_______________?

A. Front face only
B. Inner face only
C. Both front face and inner face
D. None of the above

In counterfort retaining walls, the main reinforcement in the stem at support is_______________?

A. Not provided
B. Provided only on inner face
C. Provided only on front face
D. Provided both on inner and front faces

The main reinforcement in the heel of a T-shaped R.C. retaining wall is provided on______________?

A. Top face perpendicular to wall
B. Bottom face perpendicular to wall
C. Both top and bottom faces perpendicular to wall
D. None of the above

For a reinforced concrete section, the shape of shear stress diagram is_______________?

A. Wholly parabolic
B. Wholly rectangular
C. Parabolic above neutral axis and rectangular below neutral axis
D. Rectangular above neutral axis and parabolic below neutral axis

If nominal shear stress tv exceeds the design shear strength of concrete xc, the nominal shear reinforcement as per IS : 456-1978 shall be provided for carrying a shear stress equal to__________________?

A. Xv
B. Xc
C. Xv – tc
D. Tv + tc

If the depth of neutral axis for a singly reinforced rectangular section is represented by kd in working stress design, then the value of k for balanced section_______________?

A. Depends on as, only
B. Depends on acbc only
C. Depends on both crst and acbc
D. Is independant of both ast and acbc where d is the effective depth, ast is per-missible stress in steel in tension and ocbc is permissible stress in concrete in bend¬ing compression

Modulus of elasticity of steel as per IS : 456-1978 shall be taken as______________?

A. 20 kn/cm2
B. 200 kn/cm2
C. 200kn/mm2
D. 2xl06n/cm2

For a slab supported on its four edges with corners held down and loaded uniformly, the Marcus correction factor to the moments obtained by Grashoff Rankine’s theory_______________?

A. Is always less than 1
B. Is always greater than 1
C. Can be more than 1
D. Can be less than 1

The temperature reinforcement in the vertical slab of a T-shaped R.C. retaining wall is______________?

A. Not needed
B. Provided equally on inner and front faces
C. Provided more on inner face than on front face
D. Provided more on front face than on inner face