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
Related Mcqs:
- For the design of retaining walls, the minimum factor of safety against overturning is taken as_____________?
A. 1.5
B. 2.0
C. 2.5
D. 3.0 - To minimise the effect of differential settlement, the area of a footing should be designed for______________?
A. dead load only
B. dead load + live load
C. dead load + fraction of live load
D. live load + fraction of dead load - For concreting of heavily reinforced sections without vibration, the workability of concrete expressed as compacting factor should be________________?
A. 0.75-0.80
B. 0.80-0.85
C. 0.85 – 0.92
D. above 0.92 - For a slab supported on its four edges with corners held down and loaded uniformly, the Marcus correction factor to the moments obtained by Grashoff Rankine’s theory_______________?
A. is always less than 1
B. is always greater than 1
C. can be more than 1
D. can be less than 1 - Assertion A : The load factor for live load is greater than that for dead load. Reason R : The live loads are more uncertain than dead loads?
Select your answer based on the coding system given below :
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C. A is true but R is false.
D. A is false but R is true. - The compressive strength of 100 mm cube as compared to 150 mm cube is always_______________?
A. less
B. more
C. equal
D. none of the above - Finer grinding of cement______________?
A. affects only the early development of strength
B. affects only the ultimate strength
C. both (A. and (B.
D. does not affect the strength - 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 - In a counterfort retaining wall, the main reinforcement in the stem at mid span is provided on_______________?
A. front face only
B. inner face only
C. both front face and inner face
D. none of the above - In a spherical dome subjected to concentrated load at crown or uniformly distributed load, the meridional force is always________________?
A. zero
B. tensile
C. compressive
D. tensile or compressive
