Description : In a concrete pavement, during summer, at and soon after mid-day, the combined stress at the interior of the slab is equal to : (a) Wheel load stress + Temperature warping stress + Sub ... + Sub grade resistant stress (d) Wheel load stress - Temperature warping stress − Sub grade resistant stress
Last Answer : (b) Wheel load stress + Temperature warping stress – Sub grade resistant stress
Description : If d is the thickness of a concrete pavement, the equivalent radius b of resisting section for an interior loading, is (A) b = d 2 ) - 0.675 d (B) b = d 2 ) + 0.675 d (C) b = d 2 ) - 3.675 d (D) b = d 2 ) - 0.675 d
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : Interior thickness of concrete road slab for design wheel load 6300 kg and permissible flexural stress 21 kg/cm2 , is (A) 17.0 cm (B) 25.5 cm (C) 34.0 cm (D) 42.5 cm
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : In cement concrete pavements, tensile stress is due to: (A) Bending or deflection under wheel loads (B) Difference in temperature of the top and bottom of pavement (C) Contraction of slab during falling temperature (D) All the above
Description : Depth of reinforcement below the surface of a concrete pavement, is generally kept (A) 5 cm (B) 6 cm (C) 7 m (D) 9 m
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : If the width of a pavement slab is 7.5 m, thickness 20 cm and working stress 1400 kg/cm2 , spacing of 10 mm tie bars for the longitudinal joint, is (A) 10 cm (B) 20 cm (C) 30 cm (D) 40 cm
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Which of the following cables will have the highest launch power capability? ∙ A. 50/125/0.2 ∙ B. 85/125/0.275 ∙ C. 62.5/125/0.275 ∙ D. 100/140/0.3
Last Answer : A. 50/125/0.2
Description : Which ofthe followingcableswill have the highestlaunch power capability? a. 50/125/0.2 b. 85/125/0.275 c. 62.5/125/0.275 d. 100/140/0.3
Last Answer : d. 100/140/0.3
Description : When load is applied on concrete pavement (A) Away from edges, the maximum bending moment is negative (B) Away from edges, the maximum bending moment cause compression (C) On the edges, the maximum stress is parallel to the edge of the slab (D) None of these
Description : According to I.S.: 456, 1978 the thickness of reinforced concrete footing on piles at its edges, is kept less than (A) 20 cm (B) 30 cm (C) 40 cm (D) 75 cm
Description : The number of repetitions, which the pavement thickness designed for a given wheel load should be able to support during the life pavement is (A) 1000 (B) 10,000 (C) 1,00,000 (D) 10,00,000
Description : The minimum thickness of a flat slab is taken (A) L/32 for end panels without drops (B) L/36 for end panels without drops (C) L/36 for interior panels without drop (D) All the above
Description : 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
Description : If the sides o a slab simply supported on its edges and spanning in two way are equal, then the maximum bending moment is multiplied by. (a) 0.25 (b) 0.50 (c) 0.75 (d) 0.85
Last Answer : (b) 0.50
Description : The floor slab of a building is supported on reinforced cement floor beams. The ratio of the end and intermediate spans is kept (A) 0.7 (B) 0.8 (C) 0.9 (D) 0.6
Description : The floor slab of a building is supported on reinforced cement floor beams. The ratio of the end and intermediate span is kept. (a) 0.7 (b) 0.8 (c) 0.9 (d) 0.6
Last Answer : (c) 0.9
Description : For the design of cement concrete pavement for corner loading, Indian Road Congress recommends the use of (A) Westergaard's formula (B) Kelly's formula (C) Goldbeck's formula (D) Picker's formula
Description : In ideal pavement is constructed with (A) Bricks (B) Hard soil (C) Portland cement concrete (D) Tar
Description : The effective span of a simply supported slab, is (A) Distance between the centres of the bearings (B) Clear distance between the inner faces of the walls plus twice the thickness of the wall (C) Clear span plus effective depth of the slab (D) None of these
Description : The effective span of a simply supported slab is (a) Distance between the centers of the bearings (b) Clear distance between the inner faces of the walls plus twice he thickness of the slab. (c) Cleat spa plus effective depth of the slab. (d) All the above
Last Answer : (c) Cleat spa plus effective depth of the slab.
Description : In a T-beam, the vertical distance between the bottom of the flange and the centre of the tensile reinforcement is (a) Breadth of flange (b) Thickness of flange (c) Breadth of slab (d) Depth of rib
Last Answer : (d) Depth of rib
Description : The portion of the slab which acts monolithically with the beam and which resists the compressive stresses, is called _________of flange of the T-beam (a) Length (b) Breadth (c) Thickness (d) Depth
Last Answer : (b) Breadth
Description : Why Are Separation Membranes Used Between Concrete Pavement Slab And Sub-base?
Last Answer : Answer : The purpose of separation membrane between the concrete pavement slab and the sub-base are as follows: The separation membrane reduces the frictional forces between the concrete slabs and ... of it. A good example of a separation membranes is polythene sheeting which is commonly used.
Description : If P kg/m2 is the upward pressure on the slab of a plain concrete footing whose projection on either side of the wall is a cm, the depth of foundation D is given by (A) D = 0.00775 aP (B) D = 0.0775 aP (C) D = 0.07775 aP (D) D = 0.775 Pa
Description : If ‘W’ is the percentage of water required for normal consistency of cement, water to be added for determination of initial setting time is (a) 0.50 W (b) 0.62 W (c) 0.75 W (d) 0.85 W
Last Answer : (d) 0.85 W
Description : Find the correct statement from the followings. (a) For a cantilever slab, the ratio of span to overall depth should not 12. (b) One way slab which carry uniformly distributed load should be designed to ... be designed to resist a hogging moment at the face of the support. (d) All of the above.
Last Answer : (d) All of the above.
Description : According to Whitney's theory, depth of stress block for a balanced section of a concrete beam is limited to (A) 0.43 d (B) 0.537 d (C) 0.68 d (D) 0.85 d Where d is effective depth of beam
Description : For concreting of heavily reinforced sections without vibration, the workability of concrete expressed as compacting factor should be (A) 0.75 - 0.80 (B) 0.80 - 0.85 (C) 0.85 - 0.92 (D) Above 0.92
Description : For a continuous slab of 3 m × 3.5 m size, the minimum overall depth of slab to satisfy vertical deflection limits is (A) 50 mm (B) 75 mm (C) 100 mm (D) 120 mm
Last Answer : (B) 75 mm
Description : For a continuous slab of 3 m x 35 m size, the minimum overall depth of slab to satisfy vertical deflection limits is (a) 120 mm (b) 100 mm (c) 75 mm (d) 50 mm
Last Answer : (a) 120 mm
Description : Reinforcement in cement concrete slab of road pavements, is placed (A) Longitudinally (B) Transversely (C) Longitudinally and transversely (D) In the form of welded wire mesh
Description : The reduced level of a floor is 99.995 m, the staff reading on the floor is 1.505 m. If the inverted staff reading against the roof is 1.795 m, the floor level below the slab, is (A) 3.290 m (B) 3.300 m (C) 3.275 m (D) 2.790 m
Last Answer : (B) 3.300 m
Description : A reinforced concrete slab is 75 mm thick. The maximum size of reinforcement bar that can be used is (a) 6 mm diameter (b) 8 mm diameter (c) 10 mm diameter (d) 12 mm diameter
Last Answer : (b) 8 mm diameter
Description : The concrete slump recommended for beams and slabs; is (A) 25 to 50 mm (B) 25 to 75 mm (C) 30 to 125 mm (D) 50 to 100 mm
Description : The concrete slump recommended for columns, is (A) 25 to 50 mm (B) 25 to 75 mm (C) 75 to 125 mm (D) 50 to 100 mm
Description : The concrete slump recommended for foundations, is (A) 25 to 50 mm (B) 30 to 125 mm (C) 50 to 100 mm (D) 75 to 125 mm
Description : Write the procedure of construction of cement concrete pavement showing its components.
Last Answer : Construction procedure of Concrete Roads: 1) Preparation of subgrade by proper compaction 2) Provision of sub base to support subgrade 3) Placing of forms i.e. Steel channels 4) Batching and ... method 11) Filling of joints using joint sealers 12) Opening of traffic after cleaning
Description : The surface of a "desert pavement" is composed mainly of which of the following? w) loose sand x) sand and clay y) pebbles and boulders z) concrete and cement
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- PEBBLES AND BOULDERS
Description : The ratio of the breadth to effective depth of a beam is kept (A) 0.25 (B) 0.50 (C) 0.70 (D) 0.75
Description : To prevent movement of moisture from sub-grade to road pavement on embankments about 0.6 m to 1 m higher than water table, the thickness of cut off layer of coarse sand used, is (A) 15 cm (B) 20 cm (C) 30 cm (D) None of these
Description : Select the correct statement. (A) More the value of group index, less thickness of pavement will be required (B) More the value of CBR, greater thickness of pavement will be required (C) Minimum and maximum values of group index can be 0 and 20 respectively (D) All of the above
Description : 185% of 400 + 35% of 240 = ?% of 1648 a) 85 b) 75 c) 125 d) 50 e) None of these
Last Answer : 740 + 84 = 16.48 × ? 824 = 16.48 × ? ? = 50 Answer: d)
Description : According to I.S.: 456, 1978 the thickness of reinforced concrete footing on piles at its edges, is kept less than (A) 5 cm (B) 10 cm (C) 15 cm (D) 20 cm
Description : The maximum thickness of concrete floor of a cement warehouse, is (A) 10 cm (B) 15 cm (C) 20 cm (D) 25 cm
Last Answer : (D) 25 cm
Description : In horizontal D.P.C, thickness of cement concrete (1 : 2 : 4) is (A) 2 cm (B) 4 cm (C) 6 cm (D) 8 cm
Description : High strength of concrete requires a water cement ratio of [ A ] 0.10 to 0.15 [ B ] 0.25 to 0.30 [ C ] 0.45 to 0.60 [ D ] 0.75 to 0.90
Last Answer : [ B ] 0.25 to 0.30
Description : Which one of the following statements regarding septic tanks is wrong? A. A gap of 7.5 cm between the bottom of the covering slab and the top level of scum is provided B. The outlet invert level is kept ... . The minimum width of septic level is 90 cm D. The depth of tank is kept equal to its width
Last Answer : ANS: D
Description : The basic formula for determination of pavement thickness was first suggested by (A) Spangler (B) Picket (C) Kelly (D) Goldbeck
Description : To prevent movement of moisture from sub-grade to road pavement at the same level as that of water-table, thickness of a cut off layer of coarse sand, is (A) 15 cm (B) 20 cm (C) 30 cm (D) 45 cm
Description : Minimum thickness of the base of a flexible pavement, is (A) 10 cm (B) 15 cm (C) 20 cm (D) 25 cm