Home» Online Test » Civil Engineering » Structural Design Online Test » Paper 1 » Paper 2 » Paper 3 0% Sorry, time's up. To complete the online test, please restart it. Created by Vikash chaudhary This is a FREE online test. Beware of scammers who ask for money to attend this test. Get New Questions in Each Attempt Total Questions: 30 Time Allotted: 30 minutes Passing Score: 50% Randomization: Yes Certificate: No Do not refresh the page! 👍 All the best! 1 / 30 1. The lap length of a direct tension reinforcement bar in an RCC beam should be more than a) 30 times the diameter of the bar b) 48 times the diameter of the bar c) 24 times the diameter of the bar d) twice the development length or 30 times the diameter of the bar 2 / 30 2. 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 center line of the beam before bending remain plane sections after bending d) elastic modulii for concrete and steel have different values within the limits of deformation of the beam 3 / 30 3. An RCC element, 1 m deep and 0.5 m wide will require minimum reinforcement @ 1% of the gross sectional area, what will be the area of reinforcing bars? a) 500 mm² b) 1000 mm² c) 5000 mm² d) 50,000 mm² 4 / 30 4. The workability of concrete can be improved by a) increase the size of aggregate b) decrease the size of aggregate c) increase the coarse of aggregate d) increase the flaky aggregate 5 / 30 5. The lower water-cement ratio in concrete products a) more density b) small creep and shrinkage c) more bond d) all of the above 6 / 30 6. In a two-way slab, the lifting of corners occurs due to a) zero moment at the center b) torsional moments on the slab c) unbalanced moments on the slab d) none of the above 7 / 30 7. In the case of the foundation of rigid base, the distribution pressure on the soil is a) uniform b) maximum bending moment c) minimum in the central zone d) none of the above 8 / 30 8. If a beam fails in bond, then a) increase the depth of the beam b) use thicker but fewer numbers of bars c) use thinner but more numbers of bars d) providing vertical stirrups 9 / 30 9. Segregation is responsible for a) honeycomb concrete b) porous layers in concrete c) sand streaks in concrete d) all of the above 10 / 30 10. The minimum cover at the end of reinforcement should be a) 20 Φ b) 25 mm c) mini. of (a) and (b) above d) max. of (a) and (b) above 11 / 30 11. A balanced design of a beam is a condition where the ..... stresses occurring are equal to the permissible stress. a) least b) average c) greatest d) none of these 12 / 30 12. The slenderness ratio of an RCC column is given by (Where, r=radius of gyration, l=effective length, B=width, D=diameter) a) l/r b) l/B c) l/D d) none of the above 13 / 30 13. The states of concrete are a) elastic and hardened state b) elastic and plastic state c) plastic and hardened state d) none of the above 14 / 30 14. Minimum spacing between horizontal parallel reinforcements of the same size should not be less than a) one diameter b) two diameters c) three diameters d) four diameters 15 / 30 15. A doubly reinforced beam is economical as compared to a singly reinforced beam because a) the size of the section is small b) the depth of the section is small c) compressive steel is under-stressed d) concrete is not stressed to its full value 16 / 30 16. In a beam, the spacing of shear reinforcement is kept... at the center as compared to the end a) minimum b) maximum c) constant d) none of the above 17 / 30 17. Strength of concrete show an increase with a) decrease in rate of loading b) increase in rate of loading c) unaffected by rate of loading d) depends on the application of load 18 / 30 18. Which type of vibrator is generally used in concrete work a) screen b) needle c) none d) surface 19 / 30 19. Modulus of rupture is a measure of a) direct tensile strength b) split tensile strength c) flexural tensile strength d) direct compressive strength 20 / 30 20. The safe bond stress between concrete and steel is determined by a) tensile test b) compressive test c) shear test d) pull-out test 21 / 30 21. The compressive strength of concrete determined from a 150mm × 150mm cylinder as compared to that determined from a 150mm cube is a) more b) less c) equal d) none of the above 22 / 30 22. The minimum vertical spacing of the main bars in an RCC beam should be a) diameter of the bar or maximum size of the aggregate + 5mm b) maximum size of the bar c) maximum size of the bar or 2/3 maximum size of the aggregate d) none of the above 23 / 30 23. A slender column is a a) short column b) long column c) mix d) column of varying cross-section 24 / 30 24. The ultimate tensile strength of structural mild steel is about a) 160 N/mm² b) 260 N/mm² c) 520 N/mm² d) 420 N/mm² 25 / 30 25. In R.B. slab, the permissible compressive stress in bricks is generally taken as a) 10 kg/cm² b) 20 kg/cm² c) 30 kg/cm² d) 40 kg/cm² 26 / 30 26. For a cantilever beam, the span to effective depth ratio is generally restricted to a) 7 b) 10 c) 15 d) 20 27 / 30 27. Factor of safety is given by a) ultimate load /working load b) working load / ultimate load c) (w+u)load d) (u-w)load 28 / 30 28. A simply supported beam shall be deemed to be a deep beam if the ratio of effective span to overall depth is a) 2 b) 2.5 c) 3 d) 3.5 29 / 30 29. For a longitudinal reinforcing bar in a column, the minimum cover shall neither be less than the diameter of the bar nor less than a) 15 mm b) 20 mm c) 25 mm d) 40 mm 30 / 30 30. The maximum bulking factor for sand is a) 1.00 b) 1.10 c) 1.20 d) 1.40 Your score is Share your achievement! LinkedIn Facebook Twitter 0% Restart Test Please provide your feedback. Thank you for your valuable feedback. Send feedback Buy Structural Design MCQ PDF for Offline Study