A. effective span of T-beam
B. distance between points of zero moments in the beam
C. distance between points of maximum moments in the beam
D. clear span of the T-beam
Related Mcqs:
- 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 - A continuous beam is deemed to be a deep beam when the ratio of effective span to overall depth (1/D. is less than__________________?
A. 1.5
B. 2.0
C. 2.5
D. 3.0 - As per Whitney’s theory, the maximum moment of resistance of the balanced section of a beam of width b and effective depth d is given by_______________?
A. ^acybd2
B. ^acybd2
C. 0.185acybd2
D. 0.43acybd2
where acy is the cylinder compressive strength of concrete - 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 - For a simply supported beam of span 15m, the minimum effective depth to satisfy the vertical deflection limits should be________________?
A. 600 mm
B. 750 mm
C. 900 mm
D. more than 1 m - The main reason for providing number of reinforcing bars at a support in a simply supported beam is to resist in that zone_________________?
A. compressive stress
B. shear stress
C. bond stress
D. tensile stress - According to ISI recommendations, the maximum depth of stress block for balanced section of a beam of effective depth d is__________________?
A. 0.43 d
B. 0.55 d
C. 0.68 d
D. 0.85 d - According to Whitney’s theory, depth of stress block for a balanced section of a concrete beam is limited to_______________?
A. 0.43 d
B. 0.537 d
C. 0.68 d
D. 0.85 dwhere d is effective depth of beam[ES 2k]
- 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 - In a ring beam subjected to uniformly distributed load______________?
1. shear force at mid span is zero
2. shear force at mid span is maximum
3. torsion at mid span is zero
4. torsion at mid span is maximum
The correct answer is ?A. (1) and (3)
B. (1) and (4)
C. (2) and (3)
D. (2) and (4)