1001. A T-shaped retaining wall mainly conssits of_________________?
A. one cantilever
B. two cantilevers
C. three cantilevers
D. four cantilevers
✅ The correct answer is option C.
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1002. According to IS: 456-1978, the maximum reinforcement in a column is_____________?
A. 2 %
B. 4%
C. 6 %
D. 8 %
✅ The correct answer is option C.
1003. Minimum pitch of transverse reinforcement in a column is________________?
A. the least lateral dimension of the member
B. sixteen times the smallest diameter of longitudinal reinforcement bar to be tied
C. forty-eight times the diameter of transverse reinforcement
D. lesser of the above three values
✅ The correct answer is option D.
1004. The main reason for providing number of reinforcing bars at a support in a simply supported beam is to resist in that zone_________________?
A. compressive stress
B. shear stress
C. bond stress
D. tensile stress
✅ The correct answer is option C.
1005. Maximum quantity of water needed per 50 kg of cement for M 15 grade of concrete is_______________?
A. 28 liters
B. 30 liters
C. 32 liters
D. 34 liters
✅ The correct answer is option C.
1006. 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
✅ The correct answer is option D.
1007. For a reinforced concrete section, the shape of shear stress diagram is_______________?
A. wholly parabolic
B. wholly rectangular
C. parabolic above neutral axis and rectangular below neutral axis
D. rectangular above neutral axis and parabolic below neutral axis
✅ The correct answer is option C.
1008. Workability of concrete is directly proportional to________________?
A. aggregate cement ratio
B. time of transit
C. grading of the aggregate
D. all of above
✅ The correct answer is option C.
1009. In working stress design, permissible bond stress in the case of deformed bars is more than that in plain bars by_______________?
A. 10%
B. 20%
C. 30%
D. 40%
✅ The correct answer is option D.
1010. 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
✅ The correct answer is option C.