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Category: Design of Concrete Structures
Workability of concrete is inversely pro¬portional to______________?
A. time of transit
B. ‘vater-cement ratio
C. the air in the mix
D. size of aggregate
For walls, columns and vertical faces of all structural members, the form work is generally removed after_______________?
A. 24 to 48 hours
B. 3 days
C. 7 days
D. 14 days
Ultimate strength of cold drawn high steel wires_______________?
A. increases with increase in diameter of bar
B. decreases with increase in diameter of bar
C. does not depend on diameter of bar
D. none of the above
In a spherical dome the hoop stress due to a concentrated load at crown is_______________?
A. compressive everywhere
B. tensile everywhere
C. partly compressive and partly tensile
D. zero
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 column should not exceed 300 mm
C. Reinforcing bars in a column should not be less than 12 mm in diameter
D. The number of longitudinal bars provided in a circular column should not be less than four
Poisson’s ratio for concrete_______________?
A. remains constant
B. increases with richer mixes
C. decreases with richer mixes
D. none of the above
The property of fresh concrete, in which the water in the mix tends to rise to the surface while placing and compacting, is called________________?
A. segregation
B. bleeding
C. bulking
D. creep
Most common method of prestressing used for factory production is________________?
A. Long line method
B. Freyssinet system
C. Magnel-Blaton system
D. Lee-Macall system
Which of the following R.C. retaining walls is suitable for heights beyond 6m ?
A. L-shaped wall
B. T-shaped wall
C. counterfort type
D. all of the above
The most commonly used admixture which prolongs the setting and hardening time is_______________?
A. gypsum
B. calcium chloride
C. sodium silicate
D. all of the above
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