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Browse complete papersThe deep beams are designed for _______.
shear force only
bending moment only
both shear force and bending moment
bearing
Correct answer
shear force only
The maximum shear stress in a rectangular beam is _______ times the average shear stress.
1.15
1.25
1.5
1.75
Correct answer
1.15
For a reinforced concrete beam section, the shape of the shear stress diagram is ____________.
parabolic over the whole section with maximum value at the neutral axis
parabolic above the neutral axis and rectangular below the neutral axis
linearly varying as the distance from the neutral axis
dependent on the magnitude of shear reinforcement provided
Correct answer
parabolic over the whole section with maximum value at the neutral axis
For reinforcing bars in compression, the average bond stress can be increased by __________.
10%
25%
50%
75%
Correct answer
10%
In a reinforced concrete column, the cross sectional area of steel bar is \(A_s\) and that of concrete is \(A_c\). The equivalent area of the section in terms of concrete is equal to _______.
\(A_s\)+m\(A_c\)
\(A_c\)+m\(A_s\)
\(A_s\)-m\(A_c\)
\(A_c\)-m\(A_s\)
Correct answer
\(A_s\)+m\(A_c\)
The live load to be considered for an accessible roof is _________.
100 \(\text{kg/m}^2\)
75 \(\text{kg/m}^2\)
150 \(\text{kg/m}^2\)
200 \(\text{kg/m}^2\)
Correct answer
100 \(\text{kg/m}^2\)
For a continuous floor slab supported on beams, the ratio of end span length and intermediate span length is ______ .
Correct answer
The live load to be considered for an inaccessible roof is ________.
75kg/m2
150kg/m2
200kg/m2
300kg/m2
Correct answer
75kg/m2
If the effective length of a 32cm diameter R.C.C column is 4. 4m, its slenderness ratio, is _________.
40
45
50
55
Correct answer
40
The effective depth of a singly reinforced rectangular beam is 300 \(\text{mm}\). The section is over-reinforced and the neutral axis is 120 \(\text{mm}\) below the top. If the maximum stress attained by concrete is 5 \(\text{N/mm}^2\) and the modular ratio is 18, then the stress developed in the steel will be ___________.
130 \(\text{N/mm}^2\)
135 \(\text{N/mm}^2\)
160 \(\text{N/mm}^2\)
180 \(\text{N/mm}^2\)
Correct answer
130 \(\text{N/mm}^2\)