A. Half of the width of the slab
B. Two -third of the width of the slab
C. Three-fourth of the width of the slab
D. Four-fifth of the width of the slab
✅ The correct answer is option C.
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2172. A simply supported beam 6 m long and of effective depth 50 cm, carries a uniformly distributed load 2400 kg/m including its self weight. If the lever arm factor is 0.85 and permissible tensile stress of steel is 1400 kg/cm2, the area of steel required, is___________________?
A. 14 cm 2
B. 15 cm2
C. 16 cm2
D. 17 cm2
✅ The correct answer is option C.
2173. Enlarged head of a supporting column of a flat slab is technically known as______________?
A. Supporting end of the column
B. Top of the column
C. Capital
D. Drop panel
✅ The correct answer is option C.
2174. An R.C.C. lintel is spanning an opening of 2 m span in a brick wall. The height of the roof is 2.9 m above the floor level and that of the opening is 2.1 m above the floor level. The lintel is to be designed for self weight plus_______________?
A. Triangular load of the wall
B. UDL of wall
C. UDL of wall + load from the roof
D. Triangular load + load from the roof
✅ The correct answer is option C.
2175. If is the overall height of a retaining wall retaining a surcharge, the width of the base slab usually provided, is________________?
A. 0.3 H
B. 0.4 H
C. 0.5 H
D. 0.7 H
✅ The correct answer is option D.
2176. A circular slab subjected to external loading, deflects to form a_________________?
A. Semi-hemisphere
B. Ellipsoid
C. Paraboloid
D. None of these
✅ The correct answer is option C.
2177. If the ratio of long and short spans of a two way slab with corners held down is r, the actual reduction of B.M. is given by
A. (5/6) (r/1 + r²) M
B. (5/6) (r²/1 + r²) M
C. (5/6) (r²/1 + r3) M
D. (5/6) (r²/1 + r4) M
✅ The correct answer is option D.
2178. If the maximum shear stress at the end of a simply supported R.C.C. beam of 6 m effective span is 10 kg/cm2, the share stirrups are provided for a distance from either end where, is________________?
A. 50 cm
B. 100 cm
C. 150 cm
D. 200 cm
✅ The correct answer is option C.
2179. The width of the flange of a T-beam, which may be considered to act effectively with the rib depends upon____________________?
A. Breadth of the rib
B. Overall thickness of the rib
C. Centre to centre distance between T-beams
D. All the above
✅ The correct answer is option D.
2180. longitudinal bars and lateral stirrups, is__________________?
A. Stress in concrete × area of concrete
B. Stress in steel × area of steel
C. Stress in concrete × area of concrete + Stress in steel × area of steel
D. None of these
✅ The correct answer is option C.