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
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : In reinforced concrete footing on soil, the minimum thickness at edge should not be less than (A) 100 mm (B) 150 mm (C) 200 mm (D) 250 mm
Description : Depth of lean concrete bed placed at the bottom of a wall footing, is kept (A) 10 cm (B) 15 cm (C) Equal to its projection beyond wall base (D) Less than its projection beyond wall base
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : The thickness of a reinforced brick partition wall, is generally kept (A) 5 cm (B) 10 cm (C) 15 cm (D) 20 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
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : As per IS :456-1978, the permissible value of bond – stress for M15 grade of concrete is (a) 0.5 N/mm2 (b) 1 N/mm2 (c) 1.5 N/mm2 (d) 2 N/mm2
Last Answer : (b) 1 N/mm2
Description : As per IS:456-1978, the concrete mixes are designated into (a) 4 grades (b) 5 grades (c) 6 grades (d) 7 grades
Last Answer : (d) 7 grades
Description : As per I.S. 456 - 1978, the pH value of water shall be (A) Less than 6 (B) Equal to 6 (C) Not less than 6 (D) Equal to 7
Description : According to the recommendations of IS : 456-1978, the expansion joints (A) Are provided where plane changes abruptly (B) Are provided to ensure minimum resistance (C) Do not carry reinforcement across them (D) All the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : According to IS:456-1978, the spacing of stirrups shall not exceed a distance ______the leverarm of the resisting moment. (a) Equal to (b) Two times (c) Three times (d) All the above
Last Answer : (a) Equal to
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 : A singly reinforced concrete beam of 25 cm width and 70 cm effective depth is provided with 18.75 cm2 steel. If the modular ratio (m) is 15, the depth of the neutral axis, is (A) 20 cm (B) 25 cm (C) 30 cm (D) 35 cm
Description : Maximum distance between expansion joints in structures as per IS: 456 1978 is (A) 20 m (B) 30 m (C) 45 m (D) 60 m
Last Answer : (C) 45
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 : 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 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 : Contact pressure beneath a rigid footing resting on cohesive soil is (A) Less at edges compared to middle (B) More at edges compared to middle (C) Uniform throughout (D) None of the above
Description : For compacting plain concrete road surface of thickness less than 20 cm, we use (A) Internal vibrator (B) Screed vibrator (C) Form vibrator (D) None of these
Description : For compacting plain concrete road surface of thickness less than 20 cm, the following vibrator is used. [ A ] Internal vibrator [ B ] Screed vibrator [ C ] Form vibrator [ D ] None of the above
Last Answer : [ B ] Screed vibrator
Description : If the bearing capacity of soil is 10 tonnes/cm2 and the projection of plain concrete footing from walls, is a cm, the depth D of footing is (A) D = 0.0775 a (B) D = 0.775 a (C) D = 0.775 a (D) D = 0.775 a2
Description : According to I.S. : 456, the number of grades of concrete mixes, is (A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 7
Last Answer : (D) 7
Description : Thickness of broken line markings on multi-lane road for lanes is generally kept (A) 10 cm (B) 12 cm (C) 15 cm (D) 18 cm
Description : Thickness of broken centre line markings for a four lane road, is generally kept (A) 10 cm (B) 12 cm (C) 15 cm (D) 18 cm
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 : Which of the following grade is not recommended by IS 456-1978? (a) M10 (b) M20 (c) M40 (d) M55
Last Answer : (d) M55
Description : Minimum grade of concrete to be used in reinforced concrete as per IS: 4561978 is (A) M 15 (B) M 20 (C) M 10 (D) M 25
Description : The nominal thickness of an expansion joint in brick walls, is kept more than (A) 5 mm (B) 10 mm (C) 15 mm (D) 20 mm
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
Description : A reinforced concrete cantilever porch has thickness t. The main reinforcing steel will be placed (a) At mid-thickness (b) At t/3 from the top (c) Close to the bottom surface (d) Close to the top surface
Last Answer : (d) Close to the top surface
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 : Four uniform solid cubes of edges 10 cm, 20 cm, 30 cm and 40 cm are kept on the ground,
Last Answer : Four uniform solid cubes of edges 10 cm, 20 cm, 30 cm and 40 cm are kept on the ground, ... other in order. Locate centre of mass of their system.
Description : As per IS: 456, permissible direct compressive stress M20 grade concrete in working stress method of designer [ A ] 5.0 N/mm2 [ B ] 7.0 N/mm2 [ C ] 10.0 N/mm2 [ D ] 20.0 N/mm2
Last Answer : [ A ] 5.0 N/mm2
Description : Permissible width of crack at the surface of concrete for „moderate‟ environmental conditions according to IS : 456-2000 is [ A ] 0.1 mm [ B ] 0.2 mm [ C ] 0.3 mm [ D ] 0.4 mm
Last Answer : [ B ] 0.2 mm
Description : According to IS:456-2000, the total acid soluble chlorides in concrete is restricted to________ of concrete [ A ] 0.2 kg/m3 [ B ] 0.4 kg/m3 [ C ] 2 kg/m3 [ D ] 4 kg/m3
Last Answer : [ B ] 0.4 kg/m3
Description : According to IS:456-2000, the following type of environments are considered for durability of concrete [ A ] two [ B ] four [ C ] five [ D ] six
Last Answer : [ C ] five
Description : The diameter of the stirrups according to IS : 456-2000 should not be less than [ A ] 5 mm [ B ] 6 mm [ C ] 8 mm [ D ] 10 mm
Last Answer : [ B ] 6 mm
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 : 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 : A reinforced concrete cantilever beam is 3.6 m long, 25 cm wide and has its lever arm 40 cm. It carries a load of 1200 kg at its free end and vertical stirrups can carry 1800 kg. Assuming concrete to carry one- ... beam, the number of shear stirrups required, is (A) 30 (B) 35 (C) 40 (D) 45
Description : Minimum thickness of the base of a flexible pavement, is (A) 10 cm (B) 15 cm (C) 20 cm (D) 25 cm
Description : For a poorly graded sub-grade soil, thickness of sub-base, is (A) 10 cm (B) 15 cm (C) 20 cm (D) 30 cm
Description : Brick walls are measured in sq. m if the thickness of the wall is (A) 10 cm (B) 15 cm (C) 20 cm (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) 10 cm
Description : The minimum thickness of walls built in cement mortar (1 : 6) for a single storey building, is (A) 10 cm (B) 15 cm (C) 20 cm (D) 25 cm
Description : As per IS:456, the strength of concrete sample is less than [ A ] The characteristic strength minus 1.35times the standard deviation [ B ] 0.80 times the characteristic strength [ C ] Greater of (a) and (b) [ D ] None of the above
Last Answer : [ C ] Greater of (a) and (b)
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 : Minimum clear cover (in mm) to the main steel bars in slab, beam, column and footing respectively, are (a) 10, 15, 20 and 25 (b) 15, 25, 40 and 75 (c ) 20, 25, 30 and 40 (d) 20, 35, 40 and 75
Last Answer : (b) 15, 25, 40 and 75
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
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