A. Its own weight
B. Weight of the soil above it
C. Load of the surcharge, if any
D. All the above
Related Mcqs:
- 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 - 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) - If is the overall height of a retaining wall retaining a surcharge, the width of the base slab usually provided, is________________?
A. 0.3 H
B. 0.4 H
C. 0.5 H
D. 0.7 H - 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___________________?
A. A key
B. A cut-off wall
C. A rib
D. All the above - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - If A is the area of the foundation of a retaining wall carrying a load W and retaining earth of weight w per unit volume, the minimum depth (h) of the foundation from the free surface of the earth, is )/(1 + sin )]_________________?
A. h = (W/Aw) [(1 –
B. h = (W/Aw) [(1 + )/(1 + sin )]
C. h = (W/Aw) [(1 – )/(1 + sin )]²
D. h W/Aw) [(1 – )/(1 + sin )]² - 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
