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  1. The minimum cube strength of concrete used for a pre-stressed member, is

  2. A.

     50 kg/cm²

    B.

     150 kg/cm²

    C.

     250 kg/cm²

    D.

     350 kg/cm²

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  3. Design of R.C.C. simply supported beams carrying U.D.L. is based on the resultant B.M. at

  4. A.

     Supports

    B.

     Mid span

    C.

     Every section

    D.

     Quarter span

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  5. If T and R are the tread and rise of a stair which carries a load w per square metre on slope, the corresponding load per square metre of the horizontal area, is

  6. A.

     w (R + T)/T

    B.

     w √(R² + T²)/T

    C.

     w √(R + T)/T

    D.

     w (R/T)

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  7. The modular ratio ‘m’ of a concrete whose permissible compressive stress is ‘C’, may be obtained from the equation.

  8. A.

     m = 700/3C

    B.

     m = 1400/3C

    C.

     m = 2800/3C

    D.

     m = 3500/3C

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  9. The minimum number of main steel bars provided in R.C.C.

  10. A.

     Rectangular columns is 4

    B.

     Circular columns is 6

    C.

     Octagonal columns is 8

    D.

     All the above

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  11. The shear reinforcement in R.C.C. is provided to resist

  12. A.

     Vertical shear

    B.

     Horizontal shear

    C.

     Diagonal compression

    D.

     Diagonal tension

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  13. In a combined footing if shear stress does not exceed 5 kg/cm², the nominal stirrups provided are

  14. A.

     6 legged

    B.

     8 legged

    C.

     10 legged

    D.

     12 legged

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  15. A reinforced concrete cantilever beam is 3.6 m long, 25 cm wide and has its lever arm 40 cm. It carries a load of 1200 kg at its free end and vertical stirrups can carry 1800 kg. Assuming concrete to carry one-third of the diagonal tension and ignoring the weight of the beam, the number of shear stirrups required, is

  16. A.

     30

    B.

     35

    C.

     40

    D.

     45

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  17. In a slab, the pitch of the main reinforcement should not exceed its effective depth

  18. A.

     Three times

    B.

     Four times

    C.

     Five times

    D.

     Two times

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  19. If ‘A’ is the sectional area of a pre-stressed rectangular beam provided with a tendon pre-stressed by a force ‘P’ through its centroidal longitudinal axis, the compressive stress in concrete, is

  20. A.

     P/A

    B.

     A/P

    C.

     P/2A

    D.

     2A/P

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