Related Mcqs:

1. In testing a pile by load test, pile platform is loaded with one and half times the design load and a maximum settlement is noted. The load is gradually removed and the consequent rebound is measured. For a safe pile, the net settlement (i.e. total settlement minus rebound) per tonne of test load should not exceed________________?

   A. 10 mm
   B. 15 mm
   C. 20 mm
   D. 25 mm

2. 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

3. 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

4. If Ac, Asc and A are areas of concrete, longitudinal steel and section of a R.C.C. column and m and c are the modular ratio and maximum stress in the configuration of concrete, the strength of column is______________?

   A. cAc + m cAsc
   B. c(A – Asc) + m cAsc
   C. c[A + (m – 1)ASC]
   D. All the above

5. A reinforced concrete cantilever beam is 3.6 m long, 25 cm wide and has its lever arm 40 cm. It carries a load of 1200 kg at its free end and vertical stirrups can carry 1800 kg. Assuming concrete to carry one-third of the diagonal tension and ignoring the weight of the beam, the number of shear stirrups required, is___________________?

   A. 30
   B. 35
   C. 40
   D. 45

6. The maximum shear stress (q) in concrete of a reinforced cement concrete beam is_____________?

   A. Shear force/(Lever arm × Width)
   B. Lever arm/(Shear force × Width)
   C. Width/(Lever arm × Shear force)
   D. (Shear force × Width)/Lever arm

7. The advantage of reinforced concrete, is due to_______________?

   A. Monolithic character
   B. Fire-resisting and durability
   C. Economy because of less maintenance cost
   D. All the above

8. A pre-cast pile generally used, is______________?

   A. Circular
   B. Square
   C. Octagonal
   D. Square with corners chamfered

9. To ensure that the hogging bending moment at two points of suspension of a pile of length L equals the sagging moment at its centre, the distances of the points of suspension from either end, is________________?

   A. 0.107 L
   B. 0.207 L
   C. 0.307 L
   D. 0.407 L

10. 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