A. One-fourth of its width
B. Half of its width
C. Three-fourth of its width
D. Equal to its width
Related Mcqs:
- If A is the area of the foundation of a retaining wall carrying a load W and retaining earth of weight w per unit volume, the minimum depth (h) of the foundation from the free surface of the earth, is )/(1 + sin )]_________________?
A. h = (W/Aw) [(1 –
B. h = (W/Aw) [(1 + )/(1 + sin )]
C. h = (W/Aw) [(1 – )/(1 + sin )]²
D. h W/Aw) [(1 – )/(1 + sin )]² - If depth of slab is 10 cm, width of web 30 cm, depth of web 50 cm, centre to centre distance of beams 3 m, effective span of beams 6 m, the effective flange width of the beam, is________________?
A. 200 cm
B. 300 cm
C. 150 cm
D. 100 cm - 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 P kg/m2 is the upward pressure on the slab of a plain concrete footing whose projection on either side of the wall is a cm, the depth of foundation D is given by________________?
A. D = 0.00775 aP
B. D = 0.0775 aP
C. D = 0.07775 aP
D. D = 0.775 Pa - A singly reinforced beam has breadth b, effective depth d, depth of neutral axis n and critical neutral axis n1. If fc and ft are permissible compressive and tensile stresses, the moment to resistance of the beam, is____________________?
A. bn (fc/2) (d – n/3)
B. Atft (d – n/3)
C. ½ n1 (1 – n1/3) cbd²
D. All the above - A singly reinforced concrete beam of 25 cm width and 70 cm effective depth is provided with 18.75 cm2 steel. If the modular ratio (m) is 15, the depth of the neutral axis, is_________________?
A. 20 cm
B. 25 cm
C. 30 cm
D. 35 cm - 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 - effective depth and depth of the neutral axis respectively of a singly reinforced If d and n are the beam, the lever arm of the beam, is_________________?
A. d
B. n
C. d + n/3
D. d – n/3 - If the modular ratio is , steel ratio is and overall depth of a beam is , the depth of the critical neutral axis of the beam, is___________________?
A. [m/(m – r)] d
B. [m/(m + r)] d
C. [(m + r)/ m] d
D. [(r – m)/m] d - For normal cases, stiffness of a simply supported beam is satisfied if the ratio of its span to its overall depth does not exceed________________?
A. 10
B. 15
C. 20
D. 25
