Description : Select the incorrect statement from the following [ A ] Reinforcing bars in a column should not be less than 12 mm in diameter [ B ] The number of longitudinal bars in a circular column should not ... The minimum percentage of longitudinal steel in columns should be 0.8% [ D ] None of the above
Last Answer : [ B ] The number of longitudinal bars in a circular column should not exceed four
Description : The diameter of longitudinal bars of a column should never be less than (A) 6 mm (B) 8 mm (C) 10 mm (D) 12 mm
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : The minimum clear cover for R.C.C. columns shall be (A) Greater of 40 mm or diameter (B) Smaller of 40 mm or diameter (C) Greater of 25 mm or diameter (D) Smaller of 25 mm or diameter
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
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
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : The diameter of transverse reinforcement of columns should be equal to one-fourth of the diameter of the main steel rods but not less than (A) 4 mm (B) 5 mm (C) 6 mm (D) 7 mm
Description : The minimum number of main steel bars provided in R.C.C. (A) Rectangular columns is 4 (B) Circular columns is 6 (C) Octagonal columns is 8 (D) All the above
Description : If the diameter of the main reinforcement in a slab is 16 mm, the concrete cover to main bars is (A) 10 mm (B) 12 mm (C) 14 mm (D) 16 mm
Description : If the diameter of longitudinal bars of a square column is 16 mm, the diameter of lateral ties should not be less than (A) 4 mm (B) 5 mm (C) 6 mm (D) 8 mm
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : The minimum diameter of longitudinal bars in a column is (A) 6 mm (B) 8 mm (C) 12 mm (D) 16 mm
Description : Which of the following statements is incorrect? (A) Minimum cross sectional area of longitudinal reinforcement in a column is 0.8% (B) Spacing of longitudinal bars measured along the periphery of ... (D) The number of longitudinal bars provided in a circular column should not be less than four
Description : The main reinforcement of a R.C. slab consists of 10 mm bars at 100 mm spacing; if it is desired to replace the 10 mm bars by 12 mm bars, then the spacing of 12mm bars should be (a) 120 mm (b) 140 mm (c ) 144 mm (d) 160mm
Last Answer : (c ) 144 mm
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 : For a longitudinal reinforcing bar in a column, the minimum cover shall neither be less than the diameter of bar nor less than (A) 15 mm (B) 25 mm (C) 30 mm (D) 40 mm
Description : The purpose of lateral ties in short R.C. columns is to (a) Increase the load carrying capacity of column (b) Facilitate compaction of concrete (c) Facilitate construction (d) Avoid buckling of longitudinal bars
Last Answer : (d) Avoid buckling of longitudinal bars
Description : The Pitch of helixes in circular columns shall not exceed [ A ] 25 mm [ B ] 50 mm [ C ] 60 mm [ D ] 75 mm
Last Answer : [ D ] 75 mm
Description : Lapped splices in tensile reinforcement are generally not used for bars of size larger than (A) 18 mm diameter (B) 24 mm diameter (C) 30 mm diameter (D) 36 mm diameter
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 : 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 : If the size of a column is reduced above the floor, the main bars of the columns, are (A) Continued up (B) Bent inward at the floor level (C) Stopped just below the floor level and separate lap bars provided (D) All the above
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 : The diameter of bars for main reinforcement in slabs, may be (a) 2 to 4mm (b) 4 to 8mm (c) 8 to 14mm (d) 14 to 18mm
Last Answer : (c) 8 to 14mm
Description : The diameter of ties in a column should be (A) More than or equal to one fourth of diameter of main bar (B) More than or equal to 5 mm (C) More than 5 mm but less than one-fourth of diameter of main bar (D) More than 5 mm and also more than one-fourth of diameter of main bar
Description : The ratio of the diameter of reinforcing bars and the slab thickness is (A) 1/4 (B) 1/5 (C) 1/6 (D) 1/8
Last Answer : (D) 1/8
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 : An R.C.C. beam of 6 m span is 30 cm wide and has a lever arm of 55 cm. If it carries a U.D.L. of 12 t per m and allowable shear stress is 5 kg/cm2 , the beam (A) Is safe in shear (B) Is safe with stirrups (C) Is safe with stirrups and inclined bars (D) Needs revision of section
Description : The development length of bars in compression is taken as [ A ] 30 times bar diameter [ B ] 40 times bar diameter [ C ] 50 times bar diameter [ D ] 12 times bar diameter
Last Answer : [ A ] 30 times bar diameter
Description : End anchorage of bars is taken as the greater of [ A ] Effective depth or 12 times the diameter of bar [ B ] Effective depth or 16 times the diameter of bar [ C ] Effective depth of 24 times the diameter of bar [ D ] Effective depth of 48 times the diameter of bar
Last Answer : [ A ] Effective depth or 12 times the diameter of bar
Description : Top bars are extended to the projecting parts of the combined footing of two columns Ldistance apart for a distance of (A) 0.1 L from the outer edge of column (B) 0.1 L from the centre edge of column (C) Half the distance of projection (D) One-fourth the distance of projection
Description : The purpose of lateral ties in short reinforced concrete columns is to [ A ] Facilitate construction [ B ] Facilitate compaction of concrete [ C ] Increase the load carrying capacity of the columns [ D ] Avoid buckling of longitudinal bars
Last Answer : [ D ] Avoid buckling of longitudinal bars
Description : The breadth of a ribbed slab containing two bars must be between (A) 6 cm to 7.5 cm (B) 8 cm to 10 cm (C) 10 cm to 12 cm (D) 12 cm to 15 cm
Description : In any case, the minimum diameter of the link in a column, according to IS:456-2000 is [ A ] 5 mm [ B ] 6 mm [ C ] 8 mm [ D ] 10 mm
Description : The diameter of pipes in bath rooms and lavatories in domestic water supply, is (A) 6 mm (B) 12 mm (C) 18 mm (D) 24 mm
Last Answer : (B) 12 mm
Description : The maximum diameter of a bar used in a ribbed slab, is (A) 12 mm (B) 6 mm (C) 20 mm (D) 22 mm
Description : The minimum thickness of the cover at the end of a reinforcing bar should not be less than twice the diameter of the bar subject to a minimum of (A) 10 mm (B) 15 mm (C) 20 mm (D) 25 mm
Description : The minimum cover in a slab should neither be less than the diameter of bar nor less than (A) 10 mm (B) 15 mm (C) 25 mm (D) 13 mm
Description : The minimum diameter of longitudinal steel should be [ A ] 10 mm [ B ] 12 mm [ C ] 16 mm [ D ] 20 mm
Last Answer : [ B ] 12 mm
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 : The diameter of bars used for distribution reinforcement in slabs, may vary from (a) 2 to 4mm (b) 4 to 6mm (c) 6mm to 8mm (d) 8 to 12mm
Last Answer : (c) 6mm to 8mm
Description : The spacing of bars of perforations of fine screens used for the treatment of sewage, is A. 2 to 3 mm B. 3 to 5 mm C. 5 to 8 mm D. 8 to 10 mm
Last Answer : ANS: A
Description : Lap splicing are not usually allowed for bars more than [ A ] 25 mm [ B ] 32 mm [ C ] 36 mm [ D ] None of the above
Last Answer : [ C ] 36 mm
Description : A bed of spherical particles (specific gravity 2.5) of uniform size 1500 μm is 0.5 m in diameter and 0.5 m high. In packed bed state, the porosity may be taken as 0.4. Ergun's equation for the above fluid-particle ... fluidisation velocity, VOM is (A) 12 mm/s (B) 16 mm/s (C) 24 mm/s (D) 28 mm/s
Last Answer : (B) 16 mm/s
Description : The percentage of reinforcement in case of slabs, when high strength deformed bars are used is not less than (A) 0.15 (B) 0.12 (C) 0.30 (D) 1.00
Description : The Minimum bar spacing should not be less than [ A ] Diameter of the largest bar [ B ] Maximum size of aggregate [ C ] Greater of diameter of the largest bar and maximum size of aggregate [ D ] Greater of diameter of the largest bar and maximum size of aggregate plus 5 mm
Last Answer : [ D ] Greater of diameter of the largest bar and maximum size of aggregate plus 5 mm
Description : The diameter of hole for 20 dia rivet shall be a) 23 mm b) 18 mm c) 21.5 mm* d) 22 mm
Last Answer : c) 21.5 mm*
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 tensile force required to cause an elongation of 0.045 mm in a steel rod of 1000 mm length and 12 mm diameter, is (where E = 2 × 106 kg/cm2 ) (A) 166 kg (B) 102 kg (C) 204 kg (D) 74 kg
Last Answer : (B) 102 kg
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