Civil Engineering :: Concrete Technology and Design of Concrete Structures
- To minimize the effect of differential settlement, the area of a footing should be designed for
- The load carrying capacity of a helically reinforced column as compared to that of a tied column is about
- If the permissible stress in steel in tension is 140 N/mm², then the depth of neutral axis for a singly reinforced rectangular balanced section will be
- Maximum quantity of water needed per 50 kg of cement for M 15 grade of concrete is
- A higher modular ratio shows
- Normally prestressing wires are arranged in the
- Modulus of rupture of concrete is a measure of
- In order to obtain the best workability of concrete, the preferred shape of aggregate is
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In a counterfort retaining wall, the main reinforcement is provided on the
i) bottom face in front counterfort
ii) inclined face in front counterfort
iii) bottom face in back counterfort
iv) inclined face in back counterEort
The correct answer is -
The effect of adding calcium chloride in concrete is
i) to increase shrinkage
ii) to decrease shrinkage
iii) to increase setting time
iv) to decrease setting time
The correct answer is