Description : Area of steel required per metre width of pavement for a length of 20 m for design wheel load 6300 kg and permissible stress in steel 1400 kg/cm2 , is (A) 70 kg/sq cm (B) 80 kg/sq cm (C) 90 kg/sq cm (D) 100 kg/sq cm
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : A simply supported beam 6 m long and of effective depth 50 cm, carries a uniformly distributed load 2400 kg/m including its self weight. If the lever arm factor is 0.85 and permissible tensile stress of steel is 1400 kg/cm2 ... area of steel required, is (A) 14 cm (B) 15 cm2 (C) 16 cm2 (D) 17 cm
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
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 : A short column 20 cm 20 cm in section is reinforced with 4 bars whose area of cross section is 20 sq. cm. If permissible compressive stresses in concrete and steel are 40 kg/cm2 and 300 kg/cm2 , the Safe load on ... should not exceed (A) 4120 kg (B) 41,200 kg (C) 412,000 kg (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : A simply supported wooden beam 150 cm long and having a cross section 16 cm × 24 cm carries a concentrated load, at the centre. If the permissible stress ft = 75 kg/cm2 and fs= 10 kg/cm2 the safe load is (A) 3025 kg (B) 3050 kg (C) 3075 kg (D) 3100 kg
Last Answer : (C) 3075 kg
Description : An R.C.C. beam of 25 cm width and 50 cm effective depth has a clear span of 6 metres and carries a U.D.L. of 3000 kg/m inclusive of its self weight. If the lever arm constant for the section is 0.865, the maximum intensity ... , is (A) 8.3 kg/cm2 (B) 7.6 kg/cm2 (C) 21.5 kg/cm2 (D) 11.4 kg/cm2
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : A short, hollow cast iron cylinder with a wall thickness of 1 cm is to carry a compressive load of 10 tonnes. If the working stress in compression is 800 kg/cm2, the outside diameter of the cylinder should not be less than a) 0.5cm b) 5 cm c) 2.5cm d) 4.5 cm
Last Answer : b) 5 cm
Description : The reinforced concrete beam which has width 25 cm, lever arm 40 cm, shear force 6t/cm2 , safe shear stress 5 kg/cm2 and B.M. 24 mt, (A) Is safe in shear (B) Is unsafe in shear (C) Is over safe in shear (D) Needs redesigning
Description : If permissible working stresses in steel and concrete are respectively 1400 kg/cm2 and 80 kg/cm2 and modular ratio is 18, in a beam reinforced in tension side and of width 30 cm and having effective depth 46 cm, the lever arms of the section, is (A) 37 cm (B) 38 cm (C) 39 cm (D) 40 cm
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : If d is the economic designed depth of a slab, the thickness of the cement concrete pavement slab at interior, is kept (A) 1.275 d (B) 1.125 d (C) 0.85 d (D) 0.75 d
Description : For M 150 mix concrete, according to I.S. specifications, local bond stress, is (A) 5 kg/cm2 (B) 10 kg/cm2 (C) 15 kg/cm2 (D) 20 kg/cm
Description : According to I.S. : 456 specifications, the safe diagonal tensile stress for M 150 grade concrete, is (A) 5 kg/cm2 (B) 10 kg/cm2 (C) 15 kg/cm2 (D) 20 kg/cm
Description : The allowable tensile stress in mild steel stirrups, reinforced cement concrete, is (A) 1400 kg/cm2 (B) 190 kg/cm2 (C) 260 kg/cm2 (D) 230 kg/cm
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Last Answer : 22
Description : The stresses developed in concrete and steel in reinforced concrete beam 25 cm width and 70 cm effective depth, are 62.5 kg/cm2 and 250 kg/cm2 respectively. If m = 15, the depth of its neutral axis is (A) 20 cm (B) 25 cm (C) 30 cm (D) 35 cm
Description : Permissible compressive strength of M 200 concrete grade is (A) 100 kg/cm2 (B) 150 kg/cm2 (C) 200 kg/cm2 (D) 250 kg/cm2
Last Answer : (C) 200 kg/cm2
Description : Permissible compressive strength of M 300 concrete grade is (A) 100 kg/cm2 (B) 150 kg/cm2 (C) 200 kg/cm2 (D) 300 kg/cm2
Last Answer : (D) 300 kg/cm2
Description : Permissible compressive strength of M 150 concrete grade is (A) 100 kg/cm2 (B) 150 kg/cm2 (C) 200 kg/cm2 (D) 250 kg/cm2
Description : Two columns 50 cm 50 cm and 60 cm 60 cm carry 80 tonnes and 120 tonnes of loads respectively. The centre to centre distance between columns is 5.00 metres. The permissible bearing capacity of the soil is 20 t ... the foundation slab = 7.00 m (C) Area of footing slab = 11.00 m2 (D) All the above
Last Answer : Option D
Description : The length of a column, having a uniform circular cross-section of 7.5 cm diameter and whose ends are hinged, is 5 m. If the value of E for the material is 2100 tonnes/cm2 , the permissible maximum crippling load will be (A) 1.288 tonnes (B) 12.88 (C) 128.8 tonnes (D) 288.0
Last Answer : (B) 12.88
Description : If a rectangular beam measuring 10 × 18 × 400 cm carries a uniformly distributed load such that the bending stress developed is 100 kg/cm2 . The intensity of the load per metre length, is (A) 240 kg (B) 250 kg (C) 260 kg (D) 270 kg
Last Answer : (B) 250 kg
Description : A 8 metre long simply supported rectangular beam which carries a distributed load 45 kg/m. experiences a maximum fibre stress 160 kg/cm2 . If the moment of inertia of the beam is 640 cm4 , the overall depth of the beam is (A) 10 cm (B) 12 cm (C) 15 cm (D) 18 cm
Last Answer : (A) 10 cm
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 : A rectangular beam 20 cm wide is subjected to a maximum shearing force of 10,000 kg, the corresponding maximum shearing stress being 30 kg/cm2 . The depth of the beam is (A) 15 cm (B) 20 cm (C) 25 cm (D) 30 cm
Last Answer : (C) 25 cm
Description : Dimensions of a beam need be changed if the shear stress is more than (A) 10 kg/cm2 (B) 15 kg/cm2 (C) 20 kg/cm2 (D) 25 kg/cm
Description : The difference in the reservoir level and the lowest point of the water mains is 180 m. The expected pressure due to water hammer is 7.5 kg/cm2 in a pressure conduit of diameter 1 m. Assuming the efficiency of the ... , is (A) 10 mm (B) 15 mm (C) 20 mm (D) 25 mm
Last Answer : (C) 20 mm
Description : The section modulus of a rectangular light beam 25 metres long is 12.500 cm3 . The beam is simply supported at its ends and carries a longitudinal axial tensile load of 10 tonnes in addition to a point load of ... 13.33 kg/cm2 compressive (C) 26.67 kg/cm2 tensile (D) 26.67 kg/cm2 compressive
Last Answer : (C) 26.67 kg/cm2 tensile
Description : The cross sections of the beams of equal length are a circle and a square whose permissible bending stress is same under same maximum bending. The ratio of their flexural weights is, (A) 1.118 (B) 1.338 (C) 1.228 (D) 1.108
Last Answer : (A) 1.118
Description : The total value of extra widening required at a horizontal curve on a two lane hill road of radius 42 m for a design speed of 50 kmph and for vehicles with wheel base 6 m, is (A) 0.500 m (B) 0.589 m (C) 1.089 m (D) 0.089 m
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 : A spherical pressure vessel is made of thin magnesium plate 0.25 cm thick. The main diameter of the sphere is 600 cm and allowable stress in tension is 900 kg/cm2. The safe internal gas pressure for the vessel would be a) 0.5 kg/cm2 b) 1.5 kg/cm2 c) 4.5 kg/cm2 d) 5.7 kg/cm2
Last Answer : b) 1.5 kg/cm2
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 : In working stress method of design, permissible compressive bending stress for M20 grade concrete is given by [ A ] 5.0 N/mm2 [ B ] 7.0 N/mm2 [ C ] 10.0 N/mm2 [ D ] 20 N/mm2
Last Answer : [ B ] 7.0 N/mm2
Description : As per IS;456, in working stress method of design, permissible tensile stress for M20 grade concrete is given by [ A ] 1. 2 N/mm2 [ B ] 1.5 N/mm2 [ C ] 2.0 N/mm2 [ D ] 2.8 N/mm2
Last Answer : [ D ] 2.8 N/mm2
Description : The length of a column, having a uniform circular cross-section of 7.5 cm diameter and whose endsare hinged, is 5 m. If the value of E for the material is 2100 tonnes/cm2, the permissible maximumcrippling load will be (a) 1.288 tonnes (b) 12.88 (c) 128.8 tonnes (d) 288.0
Last Answer : (b) 12.88
Description : The 28 days cube strength of mass concrete using aggregates of maximum size 5 cm for gravity dams should be (A) Between 150 to 300 kg/cm2 (B) Between 350 to 600 kg/cm2 (C) Between 150 to 500 kg/cm2 (D) Below 200 kg/cm2
Description : Bottom bars under the columns are extended into the interior of the footing slab to a distance greater than (A) 42 diameters from the centre of the column (B) 42 diameters from the inner edge of ... ) 42 diameters from the outer edge of the column (D) 24 diameters from the centre of the column
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 : If the average bending stress is 6 kg/cm2 for M 150 grade concrete, the length of embedment of a bar of diameter d according to I.S. 456 specifications, is (A) 28 d (B) 38 d (C) 48 d (D) 58 d
Description : The minimum cube strength of concrete used for a pre-stressed member, is (A) 50 kg/cm2 (B) 150 kg/cm2 (C) 250 kg/cm2 (D) 350 kg/cm
Description : In favourable circumstances a 15 cm concrete cube after 28 days, attains a maximum crushing strength (A) 100 kg/cm2 (B) 200 kg/cm2 (C) 300 kg/cm2 (D) 400 kg/cm
Description : A water main 1 m in diameter contains a fluid having pressure 1 N/mm2. If the maximum permissible tensile stress in the metal is 20 N/mm2, th thickness of the metal required would be a) 2 cm b) 2.5cm c) 1 cm d) 0.5 cm
Last Answer : b) 2.5cm
Description : If the permissible compressive stress for a concrete in bending is C kg/m2 , the modular ratio is (A) 2800/C (B) 2300/2C (C) 2800/3C (D) 2800/C
Description : The maximum rimpull in the first gear of a tractor while towing a load is 6300 kg. The tractor weighs 12.5 tonnes and is operating along a 2 percent upgrade and the rolling resistance is 45 kg/tonne. Pull available for towing the load is (A) 3425 kg (B) 5515 kg (C) 4350 kg (D) 2975 kg
Last Answer : (B) 5515 kg
Description : If the permissible compressive and tensile stresses in a singly reinforced beam are 50 kg/cm2 and 1400 kg/cm2 respectively and the modular ratio is 18, the percentage area At of the steel required for an economic section, is (A) 0.496 % (B) 0.596 % (C) 0.696 % (D) 0.796 %
Description : While testing a cast iron beam (2.5 cm × 2.5 cm) in section and a metre long simply supported at the ends failed when a 100 kg weight is applied at the centre. The maximum stress induced is: (A) 960 kg/cm2 (B) 980 kg/cm2 (C) 1000 kg/cm2 (D) 1200 kg/c
Last Answer : (A) 960 kg/cm
Description : If a steel rod of 20 mm diameter and 5 metres long elongates by 2.275 mm when subjected to an axial pull of 3000 kg, the stress developed, is (A) 9.5541 kg/cm2 (B) 95.541 kg/cm2 (C) 955.41 kg/cm2 (D) 9554.1 kg/cm
Last Answer : (C) 955.41 kg/cm2