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________________?

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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...

The minimum thickness of a flat slab is taken_________________?

A. L/32 for end panels without drops B. L/36 for end panels without drops C. L/36 for interior panels without drop D. All the above...

If the tendon is placed at an rectangular beam (sectional top edge)________________?

A. Is increased by PZ/e B. Is increased by Pe/Z C. Is decreased by Pe/Z D. Remains unchanged...

According to the steel beam theory of doubly reinforced beams______________?

A. Tension is resisted by tension steel B. Compression is resisted by compression steel C. Stress in tension steel equals the stress in compression steel D. All the above...

Though the effective depth of a T-beam is the distance between the top compression edge to the centre of the tensile reinforcement, for heavy loads, it is taken as__________________?

A. 1/8th of the span B. 1/10th of the span C. 1/12th of the span D. 1/16th of the span...