A. With the horizontal
B. With the vertical
C. With the perpendicular to the inclined plane of the soil
D. None of these
Related Mcqs:
- 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 - The angle of internal friction of soil mass is the angle whose_______________?
A. Tangent is equal to the rate of the maximum resistance to sliding on any internal inclined plane to the normal pressure acting on the plane
B. Sine is equal to the ratio of the maximum resistance to sliding on any internal inclined plane to the normal pressure acting on the plane
C. Cosine is equal to the ratio of the maximum resistance sliding on any internal inclined plane to the normal pressure acting on the plane
D. None of these - mutually perpendicular principal stresses acting on a soil mass, the normal stress If p1 and p2 are________________?
A. [(p – p p p to the principal plane carrying the principal stress p1, is:
sin 2
B. [(p – p p p cos 2
C. [(p p p – p cos 2
D. [(p p p – p /2] sin 2 - is the pre-stressed force applied to the tendon of a rectangular pre-stressed beam whose area of cross section is and sectional modulus is . The maximum stress in the beam, subjected to a maximum bending moment , is_________________?
A. f = (P/A) + (Z/M)
B. f = (A/P) + (M/Z)
C. f = (P/A) + (M/Z)
D. f = (P/A) + (M/6Z) - For a circular slab carrying a uniformly distributed load, the ratio of the maximum negative to maximum positive radial moment, is___________________?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 5 - 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 - Side face reinforcement shall be provided in the beam when depth of the web in a beam exceeds_____________?
A. 50 cm
B. 75 cm
C. 100 cm
D. 120 cm - Total pressure on the vertical face of a retaining wall of height h acts parallel to free surface and from the base at a distance of_____________________?
A. h /4
B. h/3
C. h/2
D. 2h/3 - per unit run exerted by the Total pressure on the vertical face of a retaining wall of height retained earth weighing per unit volume, is___________________?
A. wh [(1 – )/(1 + sin )]
B. wh² [(1 – )/(1 + sin )]
C. wh² [(1 – )/2(1 + sin )]
D. wh² [(1 – )/3(1 + sin )] - In a pre-stressed beam carrying an external load W with a bent tendon is having angle of -stressed load P. The net downward load at the centre is_________________?
A. W – 2P
B. W – P
C. W – P
D. W – 2P
