Description : According to IS: 4561978, minimum slenderness ratio for a short column is (A) Less than 12 (B) Less than 18 (C) Between 18 and 24 (D) More than 24
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : According to IS 456, minimum slenderness ratio for a short concrete column is (a) Less than 12 (b) Between 12 and 18 (c) Between 18 and 24 (d) More than 24
Last Answer : (a) Less than 12
Description : According to IS:456-2000, the minimum slenderness ratio for a short column is [ A ] Less than 12 [ B ] Between 12 and 18 [ C ] Less than 18 [ D ] Must be greater than 18
Last Answer : [ A ] Less than 12
Description : An R.C.C. column is treated as short column if its slenderness ratio is less than (A) 30 (B) 35 (C) 40 (D) 50
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : If the slenderness ratio for a column is 100, then it is said to be a __________ column. (a) Long (b) medium (c)short (d) big
Last Answer : (a) Long
Description : A column is said to be of medium size if its slenderness ratio is between (A) 20 and 32 (B) 32 and 120 (C) 120 and 160 (D) 160 and 180
Last Answer : (B) 32 and 120
Description : Consider the following statements: Maximum slenderness ratio of load-bearing masonry walls for a dwelling having more than two storeys shall not exceed. 1. 12, if lime mortar is used 2. 18, if cement-lime mortar 1:2:9 is used 3. 24, ... ? (a) 1 and 2 only b) 2 and 3 only c) 1 and 3 only d)1, 2 and 3
Last Answer : b) 2 and 3 only
Description : A column is said to be of medium size if its slenderness ratio is between (a) 20 and 32 (b) 32 and 120 (c) 120 and 160 (d) 160 and 180
Last Answer : (b) 32 and 120
Description : A column whose slenderness ratio is greater than 120 is known as (a) Short column (b) Long column (c) Medium column (d) Composite column
Last Answer : (b) Long column
Description : A steel column is a short column when the slenderness ratio is (a) >120 (b) 30 (d) None
Last Answer : (b)
Description : An R.C.C. column is treated as long if its slenderness ratio is greater than (A) 30 (B) 35 (C) 40 (D) 50
Description : Euler’s formula is not valid for mild steel column when slenderness ratio is (a) More than 100 (b) Less than 100 (c) Less than 80 (d)More than 80
Last Answer : (c) Less than 80
Description : Slenderness ratio of a long column, is (A) Area of cross-section divided by radius of gyration (B) Area of cross-section divided by least radius of gyration (C) Radius of gyration divided by area of cross-section (D) Length of column divided by least radius of gyration
Last Answer : (D) Length of column divided by least radius of gyration
Description : The slenderness ratio of a vertical column of square cross- section of 10 cm side and 500 cm long, is (A) 117.2 (B) 17.3 (C) 173.2 (D) 137.2
Last Answer : (C) 173.2
Description : The ratio of the effective length of a column and minimum radius of gyration of its cross-sectional area, is known (A) Buckling factor (B) Slenderness ratio (C) Crippling factor (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Slenderness ratio
Description : The slenderness ratio of a vertical column of a square cross-section of 2.5 cm sides and 300 cm length, is (A) 200 (B) 240 (C) 360 (D) 416
Last Answer : (D) 416
Description : If the effective length of a 32 cm diameter R.C.C. column is 4.40 m, its slenderness ratio, is (A) 40 (B) 45 (C) 50 (D) 55
Description : When a column is supported throughout its length either by masonry walls or by construction on all the sides, then its slenderness ratio is (a) Infinite (b) Zero (c ) Reasonably high (d) Low
Last Answer : (b) Zero
Description : The most critical consideration in the design of a rolled steel column carrying axial loads is the (a) Percentage elongation at yield and the net cross-sectional area (b) Critical bending ... at ultimate load (d) Compressive strength based on slenderness ratio and gross cross-sectional area.
Last Answer : (d) Compressive strength based on slenderness ratio and gross cross-sectional area.
Description : Slenderness ratio of the column is the ratio of [ A ] the effective length to width of column [ B ] the effective length to depth of column [ C ] the effective length to least lateral design [ D ] none of the above
Last Answer : [ C ] the effective length to least lateral design
Description : The slenderness ratio of a vertical column of a square cross-section of 2.5 cm sides and 300 cm length, is (a) 240 (b) 416 (c) 360 (d) 400
Last Answer : (b) 416
Description : The slenderness ratio of a vertical column of a square cross-section of 2.5 cm sides and 300 cm length, is (a) 200 (b) 240 (c) 360 (d) 416
Last Answer : (d) 416
Description : The ratio of the effective length of a column and minimum radius of gyration of its cross sectionalarea, is known (a) Buckling factor (b) Slenderness ratio (c) Crippling factor (d) None of these
Last Answer : (b) Slenderness ratio
Description : A steel column is a medium column when the slenderness ratio is (a) >120 (b) 30 (d) None
Last Answer : (c) >30
Description : A steel column is a long column when the slenderness ratio is (a) >120 (b) 30 (d) None
Last Answer : (a) >120
Description : The slenderness ratio is the ratio of (a) Length of column to least radius of gyration (b) Moment of inertia to area of cross-section (c) Area of cross-section to moment of inertia (d) Least radius of gyration to length of the column
Last Answer : (a) Length of column to least radius of gyration
Description : A column is said to be a short column, when (a) its length is very small (b) its cross-sectional area is small (c) the ratio of its length to the least radhis of gyration is less than 80 (d) the ratio of its length to the least radius of gyration is more than 80
Last Answer : (c) the ratio of its length to the least radhis of gyration is less than 80
Description : When the ratio of the effective length of the rectangular columns to its lateral dimension exceeds12, then the column is said to be [ A ] Short column [ B ] Slender column [ C ] Biaxial column [ D ] All the above
Last Answer : [ B ] Slender column
Description : The slenderness ratio for masonry walls should not be more than (A) 10 (B) 20 (C) 30 (D) 40
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : Maximum slenderness ratio for load-bearing masonry wall in cement mortar, as per IS code, shall not exceed. (a) 13 (b) 20 (c) 27 (d) 30
Last Answer : (c) 27
Description : The area of the core of a column of cross sectional area A, is (A) (1/3) A (B) (1/6) A (C) (1/12) A (D) (1/18) A
Last Answer : (D) (1/18) A
Description : The diameter of longitudinal bars of a column should never be less than (A) 6 mm (B) 8 mm (C) 10 mm (D) 12 mm
Description : A short column (30 cm 20 cm) carries a load P1 at 4 cm on one side and another load P2at 8 cm on the other side along a principal section parallel to longer dimension. If the extreme intensity on either side is same, the ... to P2 will be (A) 2/3 (B) 3/2 (C) 8/5 (D) 5/8
Last Answer : (C) 8/5
Description : Why Slenderness Ratio Is Considered In Design Of Members?
Last Answer : When length of the member is increased, the member may fail due to buckling even though the member is symmetrical in all respects and the load is concentric.
Description : Rankine’s formula is generally used when slenderness ratio lies in between (a) 0-60 (b) 0-80 (c) 0-100 (d) Any value
Last Answer : (d) Any value
Description : An aggregate which passes through 25 mm I.S. sieve and is retained on 20 mm sieve, is said to be flaky if its least dimension is less than (A) 22.5 mm (B) 18.5 mm (C) 16.5 mm (D) 13.5 mm
Description : Which of the following method that is used to taken into account the slenderness effect of columns according to IS:456 - 2000 [ A ] Reduction coefficient method [ B ] Slenderness method [ C ] Moment magnification method [ D ] None of the above
Last Answer : [ A ] Reduction coefficient method
Description : 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 ... (L + 2D/3)² (C) WL/10 (L - 2D/3)² (D) WL/12 (L - D/3)²
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Which of the following statements is incorrect? (A) Minimum cross sectional area of longitudinal reinforcement in a column is 0.8% (B) Spacing of longitudinal bars measured along the periphery of ... (D) The number of longitudinal bars provided in a circular column should not be less than four
Description : Select the incorrect statement from the following [ A ] Reinforcing bars in a column should not be less than 12 mm in diameter [ B ] The number of longitudinal bars in a circular column should not ... The minimum percentage of longitudinal steel in columns should be 0.8% [ D ] None of the above
Last Answer : [ B ] The number of longitudinal bars in a circular column should not exceed four
Description : Along column is one whose ratio of effective length to its least lateral dimension exceeds (a) 5 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 20
Last Answer : (c) 12
Description : A cylinder is said to be thin if the ratio of its thickness and diameter, is less than (A) 1/25 (B) 1/20 (C) 1/15 (D) 1/10
Last Answer : (D) 1/10
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) With decrease in feed temperature, the number of plates required for binary distillation decreases for a given L/V' ratio (B) The extraction per unit ... and its crosssection is wider at the bottom (D) Vander wall adsorption is also called chemisorption
Last Answer : (D) Vander wall adsorption is also called chemisorption
Description : If the diameter of longitudinal bars of a square column is 16 mm, the diameter of lateral ties should not be less than (A) 4 mm (B) 5 mm (C) 6 mm (D) 8 mm
Description : A column said to be under uniaxial bending, when the eccentricity is [ A ] with respect to one axis only [ B ] with respect to two axes [ C ] zero [ D ] 20 mm
Last Answer : [ A ] with respect to one axis only
Description : An R.C.C. column of 30 cm diameter is reinforced with 6 bars 12 mm placed symmetrically along the circumference. If it carries a load of 40, 000 kg axially, the stress is (A) 49.9 kg/cm2 (B) 100 kg/cm2 (C) 250 kg/cm2 (D) 175 kg/cm
Description : The minimum diameter of longitudinal bars in a column is (A) 6 mm (B) 8 mm (C) 12 mm (D) 16 mm
Description : The slab is designed as one way if the ratio of long span to short span is (A) Less than 1 (B) Between 1 and 1.5 (C) Between 1.5 and 2 (D) Greater than 2
Description : square cross section b/h/h'=400/400/40mm with a reinforcement ratio of p=0.015 is loaded for action forces of axial load plus uniaxial bending.the column is to be made of C25/30 concrete & S-460 steel.check whether the column AB is short or long?
Last Answer : 10001/999900
Description : The greatest eccentricity which a load W can have without producing tension on the cross-section of a short column of external diameter D and internal diameter d, is (A) 4W/ (D² - d²) (B) (D² - d²)/32D (C) (D² + d²)/8D (D) (D² - d²)/8D
Last Answer : (C) (D² + d²)/8D