Civil Engineering MCQs

2965 MCQs  (Page 73 of 297)

In a cantilever retaining wall without a heel slab______________?
A. Thickness of the stem is kept same throughout
B. Base slab is made 10 cm thicker than the stem
C. Width of the base slab is kept 0.7 time the total height of the wall
D. All the above
In a singly reinforced beam____________?
A. Compression is borne entirely by concrete
B. Steel possesses initial stresses when embedded in concrete
C. Plane sections transverse to the centre line of the beam before bending remain plane after bending
D. Elastic moduli for concrete and steel have different values within the limits of deformation of the beam
A T-beam behaves as a rectangular beam of a width equal to its flange if its neutral axis______________?
A. Remains within the flange
B. Remains below the slab
C. Coincides the geometrical centre of the beam
D. None of these
A ribbed slab is provided for______________?
A. A plain ceiling
B. Thermal insulation
C. Acoustic insulation
D. All the above
The width of the rib of a T-beam, is generally kept between_______________?
A. 1/7 to 1/3 of rib depth
B. 1/3 to 1/2 of rib depth
C. 1/2 to 3/4 of rib depth
D. 1/3 to 2/3 of rib depth