Description : The system in which high tensile alloy steel bars (silica manganese steel) are used as prestressing tendons, is known as (A) Freyssinet system (B) Magnel-Blaton system (C) C.C.L. standard system (D) Lee-McCall system
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : In case of Magnel- Blaton system of prestressing, each sandwich plate can generally anchor (a) 6 wires (b) 8 wires (c) 10 wires (d) 16 wires
Last Answer : (a) 6 wires
Description : After pre-stressing process is completed, a loss of stress is due to (A) Shrinkage of concrete (B) Elastic shortening of concrete (C) Creep of concrete (D) All the above
Description : Normally pre-stressing wires are arranged in the (A) Upper part of the beam (B) Lower part of the beam (C) Center (D) Anywhere
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : Explain freyssinet system of prestressing with respect to process and application with sketches.
Last Answer : Process: - 1. The freyssinet system was the first to be introduced among the post - tensioned system high tensile steel wires 5mm to 8mm diameter about 12 in number are arranged to form a group into a cable ... gas (LNG) storage tank 4. Off share platforms. 5. Wind turbine towers etc.
Description : Chrysler's Chief Executive Officer is the company's spokesperson. His message has focused on concern for customers and product quality. Which aspect of implementing the marketing concept does ... concept by top management D)Development of an information system E)Restructuring of the organisation
Last Answer : C)Endorsement of the marketing concept by top management
Description : What kind of exercise will strengthen the knees without stressing them?
Last Answer : My SIL had knee surgery (torn ACL) and has been in physical therapy to strengthen her knees. While in recovery she found that: - swimming - elliptical machine ..and long walks were her best ... (to strengthen your knee and it's supporting structures) and they could show you some safe exercises.
Description : With the fun of final exams approaching do we have any college students (or for that matter anyone) stressing and in need of a place to let off some steam?
Last Answer : I have two exams down and one to go, so far they’ve gone all right. What’s keeping me going is the thought of next Thursday; I’ll be free for the whole summer to do whatever I want :D
Description : How do you let your special needs child become independent without stressing out?
Last Answer : answer:Do you regularly seek professional help? We see a psychologist weekly for my husband and bi-weekly for my son. Both have Asperger’s. I will give more help. First I want to know what type of help you are receiving.
Description : Rational religion' stressing allegorical meanings + 'emotional science' inventing rituals - What is the potential of such an approach?
Last Answer : I am disturbed by having this be an either/or kind of situation - there is no reason to align science with the status of religion because it would lead to a different kind of fundamentalism and as ... but we don't have to screw around with the institution of science in order to encourage that.
Description : How Can I Plan My Wedding Without Stressing Out?
Last Answer : Planning a wedding can quickly turn into a nightmare if it isnot approached in the right manner. Most brides have been thinkingabout the special day from the time they entered kindergarten.Those hopes and ... are great forfinding exactly what is needed in a hurry. Tabs should be made forall the deta
Description : Fatigue strength of a material increases by (A) Having notches in the specimen (B) Rise in temperature (C) Under stressing the specimen (D) Having scratches on the surface
Last Answer : (C) Under stressing the specimen
Description : Fatigue limit improvement by over stressing the metal by successively increasing the load is called coaxing. In fatigue failure, the material fails (A) Below the yield point (B) Above the yield point (C) Below the elastic limit (D) At the elastic limit
Last Answer : Option A
Description : Temporary staging for casting PSC Box Girder for a ROB over the Railway span shall be removed a) after hardening of concrete b) before hardening of concrete c) during concreting d) after stressing the cables
Last Answer : d) after stressing the cables
Description : Which of the following complete sets do not recommend the siting of a harbor layout in that vicinity ? 1. Submarine canyon 2. Lee of an island 3. Closely located promontories 4. Indentation coves on the coastline 5. Hooked bays ... (b) 1, 4 and 5 only (c) 2, 3 and 4 only (d) 3, 4 and 5 only
Last Answer : (a) 2, 3, 4 and 5
Description : If a rectangular pre-stressed beam of an effective span of 5 meters and carrying a total load 3840 kg/m, is designed by the load balancing method, the central dip of the parabolic tendon should be (A) 5 cm (B) 10 cm (C) 15 cm (D) 20 cm
Description : How would the system described abroive help to cut labor costs and make factory production more effieient?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : Consider the following pre-conditions for correct use of a theodolite: 1. The vertical axis need not be perpendicular to the plane of the plate level bubble. 2. The line of sight must be perpendicular to the horizontal axis. 3. The axis of ... ? (a) 1, 2, 3 & 4 (b) 2 only (c) 3 only (d) 1 & 4 only
Last Answer : (b) 2 only
Description : Temporary halt to iPhone 5 production due to protests in the Chinese factory against their horrific conditions. Will the world join the protest?
Last Answer : Of course not. We’ve known about the terrible conditions in those factories for years and it hasn’t stopped the products from selling like hotcakes.
Description : How to solve production / staff problems in a factory environment?
Last Answer : Almost sounds like a morale issue to me-I've found sometimes this happens if the folks on the floor feel like management is against them, and so they start to stop caring. I would go less for stick ... 'll start to watch out for each other more. (* the beatings will continue until morale improves )
Description : How do I stop my body's never-ending mucus production factory?
Last Answer : I was thinking the exact same thing yesterday. I’d be extremely interested in any developments. I have a pile 2 feet high of used tissue.
Description : How was proto-industrialisation different from factory production ? -SST 10th
Last Answer : Proto-industrialisation was a decentralised method of production which was controlled by merchants and the goods were produced by a vast number of producers located in different places whereas under ... became centralised. Most of the processes were brought together under one roof and management.
Description : Commercial production of petrol from coal (as practised in a factory at Sasol in South Africa) is done by the __________ of coal. (A) Hydrogenation (B) Gasification (C) Carbonisation (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Hydrogenation
Description : A cane sugar factory having sugar production rate of 10 tons/day will produce about __________ tons/day of bagasse (after consumption by the factory for heating etc.). (A) 1 (B) 10 (C) 25 (D) 40
Last Answer : (B) 10
Description : Factory manufacturing cost is the sum of the direct production cost (A) Fixed charges and plant overhead cost (B) And plant overhead cost (C) Plant overhead cost and administrative expenses (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Fixed charges and plant overhead cost
Description : For a small scale toy factory, the fixed cost per month is Rs. 5000/-. The variable cost per toy is Rs. 20 and sales price is Rs. 30 per toy. The break even production per month will be __________ toys. (A) 250 (B) 500 (C) 1000 (D) 3000
Last Answer : (B) 500
Description : The cost per unit of a product manufactured in a factory amounts to Rs. 160 (75% variable) when the production is 10,000 units. When production increases by 25%, the cost of production will be Rs. per unit. (a) Rs. 145 (b) Rs. 150
Last Answer : (c) Rs. 152
Description : Blanket overhead rate is: (a) One single overhead absorption rate for the whole factory (b) Rate which is blank or nil rate (c) rate in which multiple overhead rates are calculated for each production department, service department etc. (d) Always a machine hour rate
Last Answer : One single overhead absorption rate for the whole factory
Description : They were traditionally made from bone, quill, ivory or gold and silver, if you could afford such ostentation. Mass production is traced to the American entrepreneur Charles Forster who noticed young ... white birch as raw material because it was tasteless. What business did Forster thus begin?
Last Answer : Toothpicks.
Description : A production operative at a cheese factory discovered that the slicing process could be speeded up if the machine had a certain type of arm attached. He consulted the supervisor about purchasing one. The operative would be considered the A)user B)influencer C)buyer D)decider E)gatekeeper
Last Answer : A)user
Description : If the production of a factory grows at a 16% p.a., what will be its production for the year 2016 if its production in 2014 was 140 lakh tonnes? a) 222.734 b) 149.597 c) 188.384 d) 28 3.812 e) 180.534
Last Answer : Answer: C Required Production=140(1 + 16/100)2 lakh tones =140(1 + 4/25)2 =140((25 + 4) /25)² =140(29/25)² =140(1.16)² =140×1.3456 =188.384 lakh tonnes
Description : In India, are prefabricated components costlier than those of traditional cast-in-situ items that the prefabricated components replace? (A) Yes, because of heavier overheads and handling cost (B) Yes, ... of repetitive manufacture of a number of elements (D) No, because of savings in site labour
Last Answer : (C) No, because of repetitive manufacture of a number of elements
Description : You are asked to design and supervise a truss for a factory to have spans 6 m to 9 m. The type of the truss you will use, is (A) Mansard truss (B) Queen post truss (C) King post truss (D) Collar truss
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Under reamed piles are generally used for (A) Machine foundations (B) Factory building (C) Tall structures (D) All the above
Description : A pre-stressed concrete member is preferred because (A) Its dimensions are not decided from the diagonal tensile stress (B) Large size of long beams carrying large shear force need not be adopted (C) Removal of cracks in the members due to shrinkage (D) All the above
Description : Workers at Ford factory could not cope with the stress of working on assembly line. How did Henry Ford recover the workers? -SST 10th
Last Answer : . At first, workers at the Ford factory were unable to cope with the stress of working on assembly lines in which they could not control the pace of work. So they quit in large numbers. . ... soon described his decision to double the daily wage as the best cost¬cutting decision' he had ever made.
Description : A factory is served by a 220 V supply line. In a circuit protected by a fuse marked 10 A, the maximum number of 100 W lamps in parallel that can be tu
Last Answer : A factory is served by a 220 V supply line. In a circuit protected by a fuse marked 10 A, the maximum number of ... on, is A. 11 B. 22 C. 33 D. 66
Description : A light bulb can be considered all of the following EXCEPT 1. a consumer product 2. a business to business product 3. either a consumer product or an industrial product 4. an industrial product if it ... factory 5. a consumer product if it is used to light the office of the board of directors
Last Answer : a consumer product if it is used to light the office of the board of directors
Description : A light bulb can be considered all of the following EXCEPT A)a consumer product. B)an business-to-business product. C)either a consumer product or an industrial product. D)an industrial product if it ... factory. E)a consumer product if it is used to light the office of the board of directors.
Last Answer : E)a consumer product if it is used to light the office of the board of directors.
Description : 1. Susi Susanti, held the Grand Slam title in which game? 2. Who is most benefitted from inflation? 3. Which insect spreads Kala-azar? - Sand fly 4. What is Snow line? 5. Who ... 19. The 38th parallel separates which countries? 20. Which Act removed the legal recognition of slavery in India?
Last Answer : Answer : 1. Badminton 2. Debtors 3. Sand fly 4. The altitude above which snow never melts 5. Jahangir 6. President 7. Thioethanol 8. Harbhajan Singh 9. Old Igneous 10. Cornwallis 11. Environment and ... water 17. Tertiary sector 18. Apsara 19. North Korea and South Korea 20. The Act V of 1843
Description : Assertion `:-` Larynx is a cartilaginous box which helps in sound production. Reason `:-` Epiglottis flap covers the glottis during swallowing and pre
Last Answer : Assertion `:-` Larynx is a cartilaginous box which helps in sound production. Reason `:-` Epiglottis ... . D. If both Assertion & Reason are false.
Description : Sale of products from test run before production run is a) Deducted from actual cost b) Added to actual cost of assets c) Charged as pre-profits d) Charged as preliminary expenses
Last Answer : a) Deducted from actual cost
Description : Which of the following is/are pre-judgement(s) of the Hawthorne Studies? I. Perceived meaning and importance of the work determine the output. II. Job performance depends on the individual worker. III. Workplace culture sets ... (II) above ; (c) Only (III) above ; (d) Both (II) and (III) above
Last Answer : (b) Only (II) above ;
Description : Select the incorrect statement (A) The loss of pre-stress is more in pre-tensioning system than in post-tensioning system. (B) Pre-tensioning system has greater certainty about its durability. (C ... or bridges, post-tensioning system is cheaper than pre-tensioning system (D) None of the above
Description : Did anyone have a crush on Tommy Lee Jones in the early 90s when they were like, 13-17 yrs old?
Last Answer : Nahh I had a crush on Pamela Anderson, first woman that ever gave me a boner.
Description : Do you know who Marvin Lee Aday is?
Last Answer : I’m sorry for the loss. I best remember him from Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Description : Did you know that Stan Lee died today?
Last Answer : Yes, I had heard that late this afternoon. One of my problem children is a HUGE Marvel fan; so, now I’m wondering how the Marvel movies will proceed. I’m sure that we’ll be having long discussions about life & death once he hears the news!!!
Description : Can we give SGT R Lee Ermey one last shout?
Last Answer : He could suck a golfball through a garden hose.
Description : Should Robert Lee change his name so he can keep broadcasting football games?
Last Answer : Did you read the article, @josie? At all? Even the title? Apparently not. Reassigned from one game. Once.
Description : Harper Lee died today. Shall we take a moment to remember a great person and a great author?
Last Answer : The author of one of my all-time favorite books. Although I had a quarrel with the way “Watchman” was marketed, I’m glad she got more acclaim in her last years if that’s what she wanted. And Atticus Finch remains a towering figure in both the Mockingbird book and film.