A. increased by 10% for bars in compression
B. increased by 25% for bars in compression
C. decreased by 10% for bars in compression
D. decreased by 25% for bars in compression
Related Mcqs:
- In working stress design, permissible bond stress in the case of deformed bars is more than that in plain bars by_______________?
A. 10%
B. 20%
C. 30%
D. 40% - 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___________________?
A. 0.35 d
B. 0.40 d
C. 0.45 d
D. dependent on grade of concrete also - Ratio of permissible stress in direct compression and bending compression is______________?
A. less than 1
B. between 1 and 1.5
C. between 1.5 and 2.0
D. greater than 2 - The permissible diagonal tensile stress in reinforced brick work is_____________?
A. about 0.1 N/mm2
B. zero
C. 0.3 N/mm2 to 0.7 N/mm2
D. about 1.0 N/mm2 - When shear stress exceeds the permissible limit in a slab, then it is reduced by____________?
A. increasing the depth
B. providing shear reinforcement
C. using high strength steel
D. using thinner bars but more in number - The ratio of the diameter of reinforcing bars and the slab thickness is_______________?
A. 1/4
B. 1/5
C. 1/6
D. 1/8 - If a beam fails in bond, then its bond strength can be increased most economi-cally by___________?
A. increasing the depth of beam
B. using thinner bars but more in number
C. using thicker bars but less in number
D. providing vertical stirrups - If nominal shear stress tv exceeds the design shear strength of concrete xc, the nominal shear reinforcement as per IS : 456-1978 shall be provided for carrying a shear stress equal to__________________?
A. xv
B. xc
C. xv – TC
D. Tv + Tc - For a reinforced concrete section, the shape of shear stress diagram is_______________?
A. wholly parabolic
B. wholly rectangular
C. parabolic above neutral axis and rectangular below neutral axis
D. rectangular above neutral axis and parabolic below neutral axis - The design yield stress of steel according to IS: 456-1978 is_______________?
A. 0.37 fy
B. 0.57 fy
C. 0.67 fy
D. 0.87 fywhere fy is the characteristic yield strength of steel