A. No decay due to termites
B. No restriction on length
C. Higher bearing capacity
D. All the above
Related Mcqs:
- In testing a pile by load test, pile platform is loaded with one and half times the design load and a maximum settlement is noted. The load is gradually removed and the consequent rebound is measured. For a safe pile, the net settlement (i.e. total settlement minus rebound) per tonne of test load should not exceed________________?
A. 10 mm
B. 15 mm
C. 20 mm
D. 25 mm - carrying a uniformly distributed load per metre length is suspended at two A pile of length points, the maximum, B.M. at the centre of the pile or at the points of suspension, is_________________?
A. WL/8
B. WL²/24
C. WL²/47
D. WL²/16 - The stresses developed in concrete and steel in reinforced concrete beam 25 cm width and 70 cm effective depth, are 62.5 kg/cm2 and 250 kg/cm 2 respectively. If m = 15, the depth of its neutral axis is_______________?
A. 20 cm
B. 25 cm
C. 30 cm
D. 35 cm - If Ac, Asc and A are areas of concrete, longitudinal steel and section of a R.C.C. column and m and c are the modular ratio and maximum stress in the configuration of concrete, the strength of column is______________?
A. cAc + m cAsc
B. c(A – Asc) + m cAsc
C. c[A + (m – 1)ASC]
D. All the above - 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___________________?
A. 30
B. 35
C. 40
D. 45 - The maximum shear stress (q) in concrete of a reinforced cement concrete beam is_____________?
A. Shear force/(Lever arm × Width)
B. Lever arm/(Shear force × Width)
C. Width/(Lever arm × Shear force)
D. (Shear force × Width)/Lever arm - The advantage of reinforced concrete, is due to_______________?
A. Monolithic character
B. Fire-resisting and durability
C. Economy because of less maintenance cost
D. All the above - A pre-cast pile generally used, is______________?
A. Circular
B. Square
C. Octagonal
D. Square with corners chamfered - To ensure that the hogging bending moment at two points of suspension of a pile of length L equals the sagging moment at its centre, the distances of the points of suspension from either end, is________________?
A. 0.107 L
B. 0.207 L
C. 0.307 L
D. 0.407 L - carrying a uniformly distributed load per metre length is suspended at the A pile of length centre and from other two points 0.15 L from either end ; the maximum hogging moment will be_______________?
A. WL²/15
B. WL²/30
C. WL²/60
D. WL²/90
