A. One half of the width of the stem at the bottom
B. One -third of the width of the stem at the bottom
C. One fourth of the width of the steam at the bottom
D. Width of the stem at the bottom
Related Mcqs:
- 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 - To have pressure wholly compressive under the base of a retaining wall of width b, the resultant of the weight of the wall and the pressure exerted by the retained, earth should have eccentricity not more than________________?
A. b/3
B. b/4
C. b/5
D. b/6 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 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 - 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