Related Mcqs:

1. If longitudinally spanning stairs are casted along with their landings, the maximum bending moment per metre width, is taken as___________________?

   A. wl²/4
   B. wl²/8
   C. wl²/10
   D. wl²/12

2. If W is total load per unit area on a panel, D is the diameter of the column head, L is the span in two directions, then the sum of the maximum positive bending moment and average of the negative bending moment for the design of the span of a square flat slab, should not be less than________________?

   A. WL/12 (L – 2D/3)²
   B. WL/10 (L + 2D/3)²
   C. WL/10 (L – 2D/3)²
   D. WL/12 (L – D/3)²

3. The stem of a cantilever retaining wall which retains earth level with top is 6 m. If the angle of repose and weight of the soil per cubic metre are 30° and 2000 kg respectively, the effective width of the stem at the bottom, is_______________?

   A. 51.5
   B. 52.5
   C. 53.5
   D. 54.5

4. 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

5. If K is a constant depending upon the ratio of the width of the slab to its effective span l, x is the distance of the concentrated load from the nearer support, bw is the width of the area of contact of the concentrated load measured parallel to the supported edge, the effective width of the slab be is_______________?

   A. K/x (1 + x/d) + bw
   B. Kx (1 – x/l) + bw
   C. Kx (1 + x/l) + bw
   D. All the above

6. If the sides of a slab simply supported on edges and spanning in two directions are equal, the maximum bending moment is multiplied by_________________?

   A. 0.2
   B. 0.3
   C. 0.4
   D. 0.5

7. An intermediate T-beam reinforced with two layers of tensile steel with clear cover 13 cm encasted with the floor of a hall 12 metres by 7 metres, is spaced at 3 metres from adjoining beams and if the width of the beam is 20 cm, the breadth of the flange is__________________?

   A. 300 cm
   B. 233 cm
   C. 176 cm
   D. 236 cm

8. If p1 and P2 are effective lateral loadings at the bottom and top exerted by a level earth subjected to a super-load on the vertical face of height h of a retaining wall, the horizontal pressure p per unit length of the wall, is____________________?

   A. [( – )/2] h
   B. [( + )/4] h
   C. [( + )/2] h
   D. ( – h

9. 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

10. In a combined footing for two columns carrying unequal loads, the maximum hogging bending moment occurs at

    A. Less loaded column
    B. More loaded column
    C. A point of the maximum shear force
    D. A point of zero shear force