A. In the stem of a retaining wall, reinforcement is provided near the earth side
B. In the toe slab of a retaining wall, reinforcement is provided at the bottom of the slab
C. In the heel slab of a retaining wall, reinforcement is provided at the top of the slab
D. None of these
Related Mcqs:
- Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: Tensile reinforcement bars of a rectangular beam_______________?
A. Are curtailed if not required to resist the bending moment
B. Are bent up at suitable places to serve as shear reinforcement
C. Are bent down at suitable places to serve as shear reinforcement
D. Are maintained at bottom to provide at least local bond stress - Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. The intensity of horizontal shear stress at the elemental part of a beam section, is directly proportional to__________________?
A. Shear force
B. Area of the section
C. Distance of the C.G. of the area from its neutral axis
D. Moment of the beam section about its neutral axis - Pick up the correct statement from the following?
A. A pile is a slender member which transfers the load through its lower end on a strong strata
B. A pile is a slender member which transfers its load to the surrounding soil
C. A pile is a slender member which transfers its load by friction
D. A pile is a cylindrical body of concrete which transfers the load at a depth greater than its width - Pick up the true statement from the following?
A. Plain ceiling provides the best property diffusing light
B. In the absence of beams, it is easier to install piping
C. In the absence of beams, it is easier to paint
D. All the above - Pick up the correct statement from the following?
A. Lateral reinforcement in R.C.C. columns is provided to prevent the longitudinal reinforcement from buckling
B. Lateral reinforcement prevents the shearing of concrete on diagonal plane
C. Lateral reinforcement stops breaking away of concrete cover, due to buckling
D. All the above - Pick up the assumption for the design of a pre-stressed concrete member from the following_______________?
A. A transverse plane section remains a plane after bending
B. During deformation limits, Hook’s law is equally applicable to concrete as well as to steel
C. Variation of stress in reinforcement due to changes in external loading is negligible
D. All the above - The spacing of transverse reinforcement of column is decided by the following consideration_______________?
A. The least lateral dimension of the column
B. Sixteen times the diameter of the smallest longitudinal reinforcing rods in the column
C. Forty-eight times the diameter of transverse reinforcement
D. All the above - In a doubly-reinforced beam if and the effective depth and is depth of critical neutral axis, the following relationship holds good______________?
A. mc/t = n/(d – n)
B. (m + c)/t = n/(d + n)
C. (t + c)/n = (d + n)/n
D. mc/t = (d – n)/t - The maximum permissible size of aggregates to be used in casting the ribs of a slab, is______________?
A. 5 mm
B. 7.5 mm
C. 10 mm
D. 15 mm - Thickened part of a flat slab over its supporting column, is technically known as_____________?
A. Drop panel
B. Column head
C. Top of the column
D. None of these
