Description : The function of an expansion joint in rigid pavements is to (A) Relieve warping stresses (B) Relieve shrinkage stresses (C) Resist stresses due to expansion (D) Allow free expansion
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : The surface where two successive placements of concrete meet, is known as (A) Contraction joint (B) Expansion joint (C) Construction joint (D) Both (a) and (b)
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Welded joints are a. Hinged joint b. Rigid joint c. Freely supported joint
Last Answer : b. Rigid joint
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 : Disc compensators are provided in large diameter fuel gas carrying pipelines to (A) Keep the pipe in proper orientation (B) Make the pipe joint leak-proof (C) Account for contraction/expansion ... due to temperature changes of the surroundings (D) Account for the pressure variation side the pipeline
Last Answer : (C) Account for contraction/expansion of pipe due to temperature changes of the surroundings
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 : In symmetrically reinforced sections, shrinkage stresses in concrete and steel are respectively (A) Compressive and tensile (B) Tensile and compressive (C) Both compressive (D) Both tensile
Description : The purpose of reinforcement in pre-stressed concrete is (A) To provide adequate bond stress (B) To resist tensile stresses (C) To impart initial compressive stress in concrete (D) All of the above
Description : The longitudinal shearing stresses acting on the surface between the steel and concrete are called. (a) Bond stress (b) Tensile stresses (c) Compressive stresses (d) None of these
Last Answer : (a) Bond stress
Description : Reinforced cement concrete is equally strong in taking (a) Tensile and compressive stress (b) Compressive and shear stresses. (c) Tensile, compressive and shear stresses. (d) Tensile and shear stresses.
Last Answer : (c) Tensile, compressive and shear stresses.
Description : The maximum thickness of expansion joint in rigid pavements is (A) 0 (B) 25 mm (C) 50 mm (D) 100 mm
Description : Concrete pavement is provided if daily traffic per lane exceeds (A) 500 tonnes (B) 750 tonnes (C) 1000 tonnes (D) 1250 tonnes
Description : Cotter joint is employed when the members are subjected to which sort of stresses? a) Axial tensile b) Axial compressive c) Axial tensile or compressive d) None of the above
Last Answer : c) Axial tensile or compressive
Description : Cotter joint is used when the members are subjected to which type of stresses? a) Axial tensile b) Axial compressive c) Axial tensile or compressive d) None of the mentioned
Description : If a three hinged parabolic arch carries a uniformly distributed load on its entire span, every section of the arch resists. (A) Compressive force (B) Tensile force (C) Shear force (D) Bending moment
Last Answer : (A) Compressive force
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) Horizontal D.P.C. is provided at plinth level in internal walls (B) D.P.C. is provided under door and verandah openings (C) Vertical D.P.C. is not provided in internal walls (D) Cement concrete is a rigid damp-proofing material
Description : Tie bars in cement concrete pavements are at (A) Expansion joints (B) Contraction joints (C) Warping joints (D) Longitudinal joints
Description : Cement grouted pavement is classified as (A) Rigid pavement (B) Semi-rigid pavement (C) Flexible pavement (D) None of these
Last Answer : B
Description : Joints in concrete structures, are provided (A) To reduce the tensile stresses likely to be developed due to evaporation of water (B) To minimise the change in the dimensions of the slab (C) To minimise the necessary cracking (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : Minimum shear reinforcement is necessary to [ A ] Prevent brittle shear failure [ B ] Prevent failure due to shrinkage and thermal stresses [ C ] Hold the reinforcements in place while pouring concrete [ D ] All the above.
Last Answer : [ D ] All the above.
Description : If is the sectional area of a pre-stressed rectangular beam provided with a tendon pre-stressed by a force through its centroidal longitudinal axis, the compressive stress in concrete, is (A) P/A (B) A/P (C) P/2A (D) 2A/P
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : In a heat exchanger, floating head is provided to (A) Facilitate cleaning of the exchanger (B) Increase the heat transfer area (C) Relieve stresses caused by thermal expansion (D) Increase log mean temperature gradient
Last Answer : (C) Relieve stresses caused by thermal expansion
Description : Steel rods are normally used for concrete reinforcement because concrete and steel have almost equal (A) Tensile strength (B) Compressive strength (C) Young's modulus (D) Thermal co-efficient of expansion
Last Answer : (D) Thermal co-efficient of expansion
Description : Expansion joints are provided if the length of concrete structures exceeds (A) 10 m (B) 15 m (C) 15 m (D) 45 m
Description : The maximum spacing of contraction joints in rigid pavements is (A) 2.5 m (B) 3.5 m (C) 4.5 m (D) 5.5 m
Description : Discuss the causes of failure in flexible and rigid pavement.
Last Answer : Causes of failure in flexible pavement: The following are the causes of failure in flexible pavement: 1) Ineffective road surface drainage system such as, (i) inadequate cross slope of the ... joints or even non-uniform settlement of the pavement slabs resulting in deterioration in riding quality.
Description : State any four causes of failure of rigid pavement
Last Answer : 1) Defective drainage system may lead to failures in rigid pavements such as mud pumping 2) Use of nondurable materials which start deteriorating during weathering cycles. 3) Improper alignment ... foundation itself, which could result in settlement of the supporting layers of the rigid pavement
Description : A compound bar consists of two bars of equal length. Steel bar cross-section is 3500 mm2 and that of brass bar is 3000 mm2 . These are subjected to a compressive load 100,000 N. If Eb = 0.2 MN/mm2 and Eb = 0.1 ... 6 N/mm2 s = 12 N/mm2 (D) b = 5 N/mm2 s = 10 N/mm
Last Answer : (A) b = 10 N/mm2 s = 20 N/mm
Description : A singly reinforced beam has breadth b, effective depth d, depth of neutral axis n and critical neutral axis n1. If fc and ft are permissible compressive and tensile stresses, the moment to resistance of the beam, is (A) bn (fc ... (B) Atft (d - n/3) (C) ½ n1 (1 - n1/3) cbd² (D) All the above
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 : 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 : 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 : 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
Description : To indicate proper control of consistency of a freshly mixed concrete for pavement construction, the slump should be between (A) 3 to 5 cm (B) 4 to 6 cm (C) 5 to 7 cm (D) 7 to 10 cm
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
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 : 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 : 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 : The aggregate impact value of the aggregate used in (A) Building concrete is less than 45 (B) Road pavement concrete is less than 30 (C) Runway concrete is less than 30 (D) All the above
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 : The convexity provided to the carriageway between the crown and edge of the pavement, is known as (A) Super-elevation (B) Camber (C) Height of the pavement (D) None of these
Description : Full amount of extra width of a pavement on the curve, is provided at (A) Beginning of the transition curve (B) Centre of the transition curve (C) Beginning of the circular curve (D) Centre of the circular curve
Description : For a 6.6 m wide two lane pavement, berms are provided on either side having a width of (A) 1.00 m (B) 1.25 m (C) 1.50 m (D) 1.75 m
Description : While designing screw threads, adequate length of engaged threads between the screw and nut is provided so as to prevent failure of threads due to (A) Direct shear stress (B) Torsional shear stress (C) Tensile stress (D) Compressive stress
Last Answer : (A) Direct shear stress
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Lateral reinforcement in R.C.C. columns is provided to prevent the longitudinal reinforcement from buckling (B) Lateral reinforcement prevents ... Lateral reinforcement stops breaking away of concrete cover, due to buckling (D) All the above
Description : Independent displacement components at each joint of a rigid-jointed plane frame are (A) Three linear movements (B) Two linear movements and one rotation (C) One linear movement and two rotations (D) Three rotations
Last Answer : (B) Two linear movements and one rotation
Description : The number of independent displacement components at each joint of a rigid-jointed space frame is (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 6
Last Answer : (D) 6
Description : Large diameter reinforced cement concrete (RCC) pipes are generally joined by __________ joint. (A) Flanged iron (B) Collar (C) Flexible (D) Expansion
Last Answer : Option B
Description : Which of the following statements are true about eccentrically loaded circular base? a) All bolts are symmetrically spaced with equal angle on either side of vertical b) Bolts are not preloaded c) Bearing is rigid d) Dowel pins are used to relieve stresses
Last Answer : a) All bolts are symmetrically spaced with equal angle on either side of vertical