Structural Design Online Test – Paper 2

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1. For a reinforced concrete section, the shape of shear stress diagram is

a) wholly parabolic

b) wholly rectangular

c) parabolic above the neutral axis and rectangular below the neutral axis

d) rectangular above the neutral axis and parabolic below the neutral axis

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2. In a rectangular R.C.C beam, the ratio of the maximum shear stress to average shear stress is

a) 1.25

b) 1.33

c) 1.43

d) 1.53

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3. The resistance offered to slipping of steel bars in concrete is due to

a) adhesion

b) frictional resistance

c) mechanical resistance

d) all of the above

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4. The minimum amount of steel required in RCC column (230x350) is

a) 360 mm²

b) 460 mm²

c) 560 mm²

d) 600 mm²

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5. The cover provided in the column having size less than 200 mm x 200 mm is

a) 15

b) 20

c) 25

d) 40

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6. 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

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7. In the case of a cantilever beam, main reinforcement is provided

a) on the top face of the beam

b) on the bottom face of the beam

c) on the middle face of the beam

d) all of the above

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8. Minimum spacing between horizontal parallel reinforcements of different sizes should not be less than

a) one times the thinner bar

b) two times the thinner bar

c) one times the thicker bar

d) two times the thicker bar

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9. An under-reinforced section means

a) steel is provided at the underside only

b) steel provided is insufficient

c) steel provided on one face only

d) steel will yield first

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10. A slender column is a

a) short column

b) long column

c) mix

d) column of varying cross-section

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11. The effective width of a column strip of a flat slab is

a) one-fourth the width of the panel

b) half the width of the panel

c) radius of the column

d) diameter of the column

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12. The size of fine aggregates does not exceed

a) 2.75 mm

b) 3.75 mm

c) 4.75 mm

d) 5.75 mm

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13. The types of failure occurring in a beam due to shear force is termed as

a) diagonal tension failure

b) flexural tension failure

c) diagonal compression failure

d) all of the above

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14. Distribution reinforcement in a simply supported slab is provided to distribute

a) load

b) temperature stress

c) shrinkage stress

d) all of the above

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15. If the slenderness ratio for a column is 100 then the column is said to be

a) long

b) medium

c) short

d) none of the above

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16. Surface vibrator is effective only when the thickness of concrete does not exceed

a) 5 cm

b) 70 cm

c) 15 cm

d) 20 cm

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17. In a singly reinforced beam, the effective cover is measured from

a) centroid of steel

b) inner face of outer steel

c) all of the above

d) outer face of outer steel

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18. If a beam is loaded transversely the maximum compressive stress develops on

a) top fibre

b) neutral axis

c) bottom fibre

d) every cross-section

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19. A flat slab is supported

a) on beams

b) on columns

c) on beams and columns

d) on columns monolithically built with slab

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20. 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

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21. The slope of weep hole is generally provided at (spacing- 1.5 to 3.0m)

a) 1 in 4

b) 1 in 8

c) 1 in 16

d) 1 in 32

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22. A rigid frame is a structure composed of members which are connected by

a) a single rivet

b) rigid joints

c) simple bearing

d) none of the above

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23. High increase in temperature......the strength of concrete.

a) increases

b) has no effect

c) decreases

d) none of the above

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24. The quantity of coarse aggregate required in 100 m³ of concrete having mix 1:2:4

a) 74 m³

b) 79 m³

c) 87 m³

d) 92 m³

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25. A T-beam behaves like a rectangular beam of width equal to its flange if its neutral axis

a) remains within the flange

b) remains within the web

c) coincides with the geometrical center of the beam

d) none of the above

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26. The ratio of effective length of a column which is fixed at both ends to the distance between the supports is about

a) 2.0

b) 1.0

c) 0.7

d) 0.50

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27. If the thickness of the slab is 100 mm then the maximum diameter of the bar placed in the slab should be

a) 8 mm

b) 10 mm

c) 12 mm

d) 16 mm

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28. In the working stress design, the allowable bending compressive strain in RCC is

a) 0.003

b) 0.0003

c) 0.002

d) none of the above

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29. The maximum spacing of side-face reinforcement in a beam should be

a) 100 mm

b) 200 mm

c) 300 mm

d) 400 mm

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30. For a cantilever beam, the span to effective depth ratio is generally restricted to

a) 7

b) 10

c) 15

d) 20

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