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
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : The thickness of base slab of a retaining wall generally provided, is (A) One half of the width of the stem at the bottom (B) One-third of the width of the stem at the bottom (C) One fourth of the width of the steam at the bottom (D) Width of the stem at the bottom
Description : The design of heel slab of a retaining wall is based on the maximum bending moment due to: (A) Its own weight (B) Weight of the soil above it (C) Load of the surcharge, if any (D) All the above
Description : A retaining wall 6m high supports a backfill with a surcharge angle of 10°. The back of the wall is inclined to the vertical at a positive batter angle of 5°. If the angle of wall friction is 7°, then the resultant ... inclined to the horizontal at an angle of (A) 7° (B) 10° (C) 12° (D) 17
Last Answer : (C) 12°
Description : The toe projection of foundation slabs is taken (A) As one third of the base (B) As one sixth of overall height of the wall (C) Equal to heel slab (D) Below ground surface
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : Total pressure on the vertical face of a retaining wall of height h acts parallel to free surface and from the base at a distance of (A) h/4 (B) h/3 (C) h/2 (D) 2h/3
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) In the stem of a retaining wall, reinforcement is provided near the earth side (B) In the toe slab of a retaining wall, reinforcement is ... slab of a retaining wall, reinforcement is provided at the top of the slab (D) None of these
Description : The temperature reinforcement in the vertical slab of a T-shaped R.C. retaining wall is (A) Not needed (B) Provided equally on inner and front faces (C) Provided more on inner face than on front face (D) Provided more on front face than on inner face
Description : The total active earth pressure due to dry back fill with no surcharge, acts at H/3 above the base of the wall and is directly proportional to (A) H (B) H (C) H 2 (D) H 3
Last Answer : (C) H
Description : To have pressure wholly compressive under the base of a retaining wall of width b, the resultant of the weight of the wall and the pressure exerted by the retained, earth should have eccentricity not more than (A) b/3 (B) b/4 (C) b/5 (D) b/6
Description : For a ribbed slab (A) Clear spacing between ribs shall not be greater than 4.5 cm (B) Width of the rib shall not be less than 7.5 cm (C) Overall depth of the slab shall not exceed four times the breadth of the rib (D) All the above
Description : The stem of a cantilever retaining wall which retains earth level with top is 6 m. If the angle of repose and weight of the soil per cubic metre are 30° and 2000 kg respectively, the effective width of the stem at the bottom, is (A) 51.5 (B) 52.5 (C) 53.5 (D) 54.5
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : In retaining and breast walls, weep holes are provided at (A) 50 cm vertical height and 50 cm centre to centre horizontally (B) 100 cm vertical height and 100 cm centre to centre horizontally ... cm centre to centre horizontally (D) 120 cm vertical height and 100 cm centre to centre horizontally
Description : Find the correct statement from the followings. (a) For a cantilever slab, the ratio of span to overall depth should not 12. (b) One way slab which carry uniformly distributed load should be designed to ... be designed to resist a hogging moment at the face of the support. (d) All of the above.
Last Answer : (d) All of the above.
Description : Parapet walls along hill roads, are provided (A) To retain the back filling (B) To prevent the hill from sliding (C) To prevent the wheels of the vehicle from coming on the retaining wall (D) None of these
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The breakwater which can be used as a platform for loading and unloading of cargo is called a mole (B) The brick masonry retaining wall which is ... wall (C) Three types of break waters are generally provided in harbours (D) All of the above
Last Answer : (D) All of the above
Description : The main reinforcement in the toe of a T-shaped R C. retaining wall is provided on (i) Top face parallel to the wall (ii) Top face perpendicular to the wall (iii) Bottom face parallel to the wall (iv) ... (i) and (ii) are correct (C) (iii) and (iv) are correct (D) Only (iv) is correct
Description : The main reinforcement in the heel of a T-shaped R.C. retaining wall is provided on (A) Top face perpendicular to wall (B) Bottom face perpendicular to wall (C) Both top and bottom faces perpendicular to wall (D) None of these
Description : In the design of a front counterfort in a counterfort retaining wall, the main reinforcement is provided on (i) Bottom face near counterfort (ii) Top face near counterfort (iii) Bottom face near centre of span (iv) Top ... ) (B) Only (ii) (C) Both (i) and (iv) (D) Both (ii) and (iii)
Description : In a counterfort retaining wall, the main reinforcement in the stem at mid span is provided on (A) Front face only (B) Inner face only (C) Both front face and inner face (D) None of the above
Description : In a counterfort retaining wall, the main reinforcement is provided on the (i) Bottom face in front counterfort (ii) Inclined face in front counterfort (iii) Bottom face in back counterfort (iv) Inclined face in back counterfort ... (B) (ii) and (iii) (C) (i) and (iv) (D) (iii) and (iv)
Description : The stepped structure provided for lateral support of a structure, is (A) Retaining wall (B) Breast wall (C) Buttress (D) Parapet wall
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) The retaining wall should be structurally capable to resist the applied earth pressure (B) The section of the retaining wall should be so ... off water from the earth retained, weep holes are provided near the top of the retaining wall
Description : Which one of the following statements regarding septic tanks is wrong? A. A gap of 7.5 cm between the bottom of the covering slab and the top level of scum is provided B. The outlet invert level is kept ... . The minimum width of septic level is 90 cm D. The depth of tank is kept equal to its width
Last Answer : ANS: D
Description : Back fill with a sloping surface exerts a total active pressure Pa on the wall of height H and acts at (A) H/4 above the base parallel to base (B) H/2 above the base parallel to base (C) H/3 above the base parallel to base (D) H/5 above the base parallel to base
Description : In counterfort type retaining walls (i) The vertical slab is designed as a continuous slab (ii) The heel slab is designed as a continuous slab (iii) The vertical slab is designed as a cantilever (iv) The heel slab is designed ... (ii) (B) (i)and(iv) (C) (ii) and (iii) (D) (iii) and (iv)
Description : If the back fill is having a uniform surcharge of intensity per unit area, the lateral pressure will be (A) q times the lateral pressure within the surface (B) 1/q times the lateral pressure within the surface ... of height Z equal to q/r, where r is the density of the backfill (D) None of these
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 : Retaining walls are generally constructed with dry rubble stones with 60 cm top width and (A) 1 : 2 front batter (B) 1 : 3 front batter (C) 1 : 4 front batter (D) 1 : 5 front batter
Description : The Base Of A Retaining Wall?
Last Answer : >Retaining wallA retaining wall has several benefits for your home, and it does not take long to build one if you follow a few simple steps. You can hire someone to build a wall for you, or you can ... checking to see if the stones are level as you continue to lay the stones on top of each other.
Description : If"w" is weight of a retaining wall and is the horizontal earth pressure, the factor of safety against sliding, is (A) 1.0 (B) 1.25 (C) 1.5 (D) 2.0
Description : A rectangular bar of width b and height h is being used as a cantilever. The loading is in a plane parallel to the side b. The section modulus is (A) bh3 /12 (B) bh²/6 (C) b²h/6 (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) b²h/6
Description : The discharge over a rectangular notch is (where b = Width of notch, and H = Height of liquid, above the sill of the notch) (A) (2/3) Cd × b × gH) (B) (2/3) Cd × b × g) × H (C) (2/3) Cd × b × g) × H 3/2 (D) (2/3) Cd × b × g) × H
Description : For a continuous slab of 3 m × 3.5 m size, the minimum overall depth of slab to satisfy vertical deflection limits is (A) 50 mm (B) 75 mm (C) 100 mm (D) 120 mm
Last Answer : (B) 75 mm
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) The width of the wall is constructed thicker at the base in a stepped fashion (B) A long vertical load transferring concrete structure is ... ) The pile which transfers the load to a hard rock bed at certain depth is called load bearing
Description : For a continuous slab of 3 m x 35 m size, the minimum overall depth of slab to satisfy vertical deflection limits is (a) 120 mm (b) 100 mm (c) 75 mm (d) 50 mm
Last Answer : (a) 120 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 : Construction joints are generally provided in concrete (A) Roads (B) Retaining walls (C) Lining of canals (D) All the above
Description : In T-shaped R C. retaining walls, the main reinforcement in the stem is provided on (A) The front face in one direction (B) The front face in both directions (C) The inner face in one direction (D) The inner face in both directions
Description : In counterfort retaining walls, the main reinforcement in the stem at support is (A) Not provided (B) Provided only on inner face (C) Provided only on front face (D) Provided both on inner and front faces
Description : Weep holes are provided in retaining and breast walls (A) To drain off the water from the filling (B) To ventilate the stone masonry (C) To add architectural beauty (D) To increase compaction of the earth retained
Description : Cantilever retaining walls can safely be used for a height not more than (A) 3 m (B) 4 m (C) 5 m (D) 6 m
Description : For economical consideration, the ratio of overall depth to width should be [ A ] less than 1.5 [ B ] between 1.50 and 2.0 [ C ] between 2.0 to 2.5 [ D ] greater than 2.5
Last Answer : [ B ] between 1.50 and 2.0
Description : The cement, widely used in retaining walls, is (a) R.H.C (b) L.H.C (c) S.R.C. (d) O.P.C.
Last Answer : (b) L.H.C
Description : If K is a constant depending upon the ratio of the width of the slab to its effective span l, x is the distance of the concentrated load from the nearer support, bw is the width of the area of contact of the concentrated load measured ... ) Kx (1 - x/l) + bw (C) Kx (1 + x/l) + bw (D) All the above
Description : The width of the flange of a T-beam should be less than (A) One-third of the effective span of the T-beam (B) Distance between the centres of T-beam (C) Breadth of the rib plus twelve times the thickness of the slab (D) Least of the above
Description : The effective width of a column strip of a flat slab, is (A) One-fourth the width of the panel (B) Half the width of the panel (C) Radius of the column (D) Diameter of the column
Description : A T-beam behaves as a rectangular beam of a width equal to its flange if its neutral axis (A) Remains within the flange (B) Remains below the slab (C) Coincides the geometrical centre of the beam (D) None of these
Description : If depth of slab is 10 cm, width of web 30 cm, depth of web 50 cm, centre to centre distance of beams 3 m, effective span of beams 6 m, the effective flange width of the beam, is (A) 200 cm (B) 300 cm (C) 150 cm (D) 100 cm