In case the factor of safety against sliding is less than 1.5, a portion of slab is constructed downwards at the end of the heel slab, which is known as___________________?

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1. A retaining wall and is the horizontal earth pressure, the factor of safety If is weight of against sliding, is_____________?

   A. 1.0
   B. 1.25
   C. 1.5
   D. 2.0

2. The design of heel slab of a retaining wall is based on the maximum bending moment due to______________?

   A. Its own weight
   B. Weight of the soil above it
   C. Load of the surcharge, if any
   D. All the above

3. bending moment of a simply supported slab is M Kg.cm, the effective depth of the If the maximum slab is (where Q is M.R. factor)________________?

   A. M/100Q
   B. M/ Q
   C. M/Q)
   D. (M/100Q)

4. Long and short spans of a two way slab are l and l and load on the slab acting on strips parallel to lx and ly be wx and wy respectively. Accordingy to xRankine Grashoff theory___________________?

   A. (wx/wy) = (ly/lx)
   B. (wx/wy) = (ly/lx)²
   C. (wx/wy) = (ly/lx)4
   D. None of these

5. on a circular slab of radius , the maximum radial moment at the centre of the If is the load slab, is WR²/16_____________?

   A. 2WR²/16
   B. 3WR²/16
   C. 5WR²/16
   D> NON OF THESE

6. If W is the load on a circular slab of radius R, the maximum circumferential moment at the centre of the slab, is________________?

   A. WR²/16
   B. 2WR²/16
   C. 3WR²/16
   D. Zero

7. 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

8. An R.C.C. roof slab is designed as a two way slab if________________?

   A. It supports live loads in both directions
   B. The ratio of spans in two directions is less than 2
   C. The slab is continuous over two supports
   D. The slab is discontinuous at edges

9. The horizontal portion of a step in a stairs case, is known as_________________?

   A. Rise
   B. Flight
   C. Winder
   D. Tread

10. In a cantilever retaining wall without a heel slab______________?

    A. Thickness of the stem is kept same throughout
    B. Base slab is made 10 cm thicker than the stem
    C. Width of the base slab is kept 0.7 time the total height of the wall
    D. All the above