To minimise the effect of differential settlement, the area of a footing should be designed for______________?

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1. In reinforced concrete footing on soil, the minimum thickness at edge should not be less than______________?

   A. 100 mm
   B. 150 mm
   C. 200 mm
   D. 250 mm

2. The critical section for finding maximum bending moment for footing under masonry wall is located_______________?

   A. at the middle of the wall
   B. at the edge of the wall
   C. halfway between the middle and edge of the wall
   D. at a distance equal to effective depth of footing from the edge of the wall

3. The depth of footing for an isolated column is governed by______________?

   1. maximum bending moment
   2. shear force
   3. punching shear
   The correct answer is?

   A. only (1)
   B. (1) and (2)
   C. (1) and (3)
   D. (1), (2) and (3)

4. The factor of safety for______________?

   A. steel and concrete are same
   B. steel is lower than that for concrete
   C. steel is higher than that for concrete
   D. none of the above

5. The slab is designed as one way if the ratio of long span to short span is_____________?

   A. less than 1
   B. between 1 and 1.5
   C. between 1.5 and 2
   D. greater than 2

6. If the foundations of all the columns of a structure are designed on the total live and dead load basis, then_________________?

   A. there will be no settlement of columns
   B. there will be no differential settlement
   C. the settlement of exterior columns will be more than interior columns
   D. the settlement of interior columns will be more than exterior columns

7. A beam curved in plan is designed for_______________?

   A. bending moment and shear
   B. bending moment and torsion
   C. shear and torsion
   D. bending moment, shear and torsion

8. The effect of creep on modular ratio is__________________?

   A. to decrease it
   B. to increase it
   C. either to decrease or to increase it
   D. to keep it unchanged

9. The effect of adding calcium chloride in concrete is________________?

   1. to increase shrinkage
   2. to decrease shrinkage
   3. to increase setting time
   4. to decrease setting time
   The correct answer is?
   A. (1) and (3)
   B. (1)and(4)
   C. (2)and (3)
   D. (2)and (4)

10. If the depth of actual neutral axis in a beam is more than the depth of critical neutral axis, then the beam is called________________?

    A. balanced beam
    B. under-reinforced beam
    C. over-reinforced beam
    D. none of the above