Related Mcqs:

1. If q is the punching shear resistance per unit area a, is the side of a square footing for a column of side b, carrying a weight W including the weight of the footing, the depth D. of the footing from punching shear consideration, is____________________?

   A. D = W (a – b)/4a²bq

   B. D = W (a² – b²)/4a²bq

   C. D = W (a² – b²)/8a²bq

   D. D = W (a² – b²)/4abq

2. Top bars are extended to the projecting parts of the combined footing of two columns Ldistance apart for a distance of_______________?

   A. 0.1 L from the outer edge of column
   B. 0.1 L from the centre edge of column
   C. Half the distance of projection
   D. One -fourth the distance of projection

3. 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

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 the bearing capacity of soil is 10 tonnes/cm2 and the projection of plain concrete footing from walls, is a cm, the depth D of footing is_______________?

   A. D = 0.0775 a
   B. D = 0.775 a
   C. D = 0.775 a
   D. D = 0.775 a2

6. If is the uniformly distributed load on a circular slab of radius maximum positive radial moment at its centre, is__________________?

   A. 3WR²/16
   B. 2WR²/16
   C. WR²/16
   D. None of these

7. 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

8. 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

9. If is the net upward pressure on a square footing of side for a square column of side , the maximum bending moment is given by_________________?

   A. B.M = pb (c – a)/4
   B. B.M = pb (b – a)²/4
   C. B.M = pb (b – a)²/8
   D. B.M = pb (b + a)/8

10. 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