A raft foundation is provided if its area exceeds the plan area of the building by______________?

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If A is the area of the foundation of a retaining wall carrying a load W and retaining earth of weight w per unit volume, the minimum depth (h) of the foundation from the free surface of the earth, is )/(1 + sin )]_________________?

A. h = (W/Aw) [(1 – B. h = (W/Aw) [(1 + )/(1 + sin )] C. h = (W/Aw) [(1 – )/(1 + sin )]² D. h W/Aw) [(1 – )/(1 + sin )]²...

A part of the slab may be considered as the flange of the T-beam if__________________?

A. Flange has adequate reinforcement transverse to beam B. It is built integrally with the beam C. It is effectively bonded together with the beam D. All the above...

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...

In a doubly-reinforced beam if and the effective depth and is depth of critical neutral axis, the following relationship holds good______________?

A. mc/t = n/(d – n) B. (m + c)/t = n/(d + n) C. (t + c)/n = (d + n)/n D. mc/t = (d – n)/t...

In a singly reinforced beam, if the permissible stress in concrete reaches earlier than that in steel, the beam section is called________________?

A. Under-reinforced section B. Over reinforced section C. Economic section D. Critical section...