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
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
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
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
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
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 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 : 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 : 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 : 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
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : In case of Raymond pile (A) Lengths vary from 6 m to 12 m (B) Diameter of top of piles varies from 40 cm to 60 cm (C) Diameter of pile at bottom varies from 20 cm to 28 cm (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 : 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 : 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 : Nominal cover for M30 grade concrete in moderate exposure is (as per IS:456-2000) [ A ] 20 mm [ B ] 30 mm [ C ] 45 mm [ D ] 50 mm
Last Answer : [ B ] 30 mm
Description : According to IS: 456-2000, the span/overall depth ratio for a continuous two-way slab in order to control deflection is given by [ A ] 20 [ B ] 28 [ C ] 32 [ D ] 40
Last Answer : [ C ] 32
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 : 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 : For reinforced concrete work, aggregates having a nominal size of -------- are generally used [ A ] 20 mm [ B ] 40 mm [ C ] 50 mm [ D ] 60 mm
Last Answer : [ A ] 20 mm
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 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 : 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 : For determining the ultimate bearing capacity of soil, the recommended size of a square bearing plate to be used in load plate test should be 30 to 75 cm square with a minimum thickness of (A) 5 mm (B) 10 mm (C) 15 mm (D) 25 mm
Description : According to IS: 456, maximum water-cement ratio should be [ A ] 0.45 [ B ] 0.55 [ C ] 0.65 [ D ] 0.75
Last Answer : [ B ] 0.55
Description : According to IS: 456-2000 spacing of vertical stirrups for shear reinforcement has been limited to [ A ] 0.75 d [ B ] 450 mm [ C ] lesser of 0.75 d or 300 mm [ D ] lesser of 0.75d or 450 mm
Last Answer : [ C ] lesser of 0.75 d or 300 mm
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 : 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 : 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 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 : If aggregates completely pass through a sieve of size 75 mm and are retained on a sieve of size 60 mm, the particular aggregate will be flaky if its minimum dimension is less than (A) 20.5 mm (B) 30.5 mm (C) 40.5 mm (D) 50.5 mm