161. For stairs spanning l metres longitudinally between supports at the bottom and top of a flight carrying a load w per unit horizontal area, the maximum bending moment per metre width, is_______________? September 7, 2025 by Admin A. wl²/4 B. wl²/8 C. wl²/12 D. wl²/16 ✅ The correct answer is option D.
162. bending moment of a simply supported slab is M Kg.cm, the effective depth of the If the maximum slab is (where Q is M.R. factor)________________? September 7, 2025 by Admin A. M/100Q B. M/ Q C. M/Q) D. (M/100Q) ✅ The correct answer is option D.
163. A foundation rests on_______________? September 7, 2025 by Admin A. Base of the foundation B. Sub-grade C. Foundation soil D. Both B. and C ✅ The correct answer is option D.
164. Steel bars are generally connected together to get greater length than the standard length by providing_______________? September 7, 2025 by Admin A. Straight bar splice B. Hooked splice C. Dowel splice D. All the above ✅ The correct answer is option D.
165. A very comfortable type of stairs is_______________? September 7, 2025 by Admin A. Straight B. Dog legged C. Geometrical D. Open newel ✅ The correct answer is option D.
166. For the design of a simply supported T-beam the ratio of the effective span to the overall depth of the beam is limited to______________? September 7, 2025 by Admin A. 10 B. 15 C. 25 D. 20 ✅ The correct answer is option D.
167. The Young’s modulus of elasticity of steel, is__________________? September 7, 2025 by Admin A. 150 KN/mm2 B. 200 KN/mm2 C. 250 KN/mm2 D. 275 KN/mm2 ✅ The correct answer is option D.
168. A singly reinforced beam has breadth b, effective depth d, depth of neutral axis n and critical neutral axis n1. If fc and ft are permissible compressive and tensile stresses, the moment to resistance of the beam, is____________________? September 7, 2025 by Admin A. bn (fc/2) (d – n/3) B. Atft (d – n/3) C. ½ n1 (1 – n1/3) cbd² D. All the above ✅ The correct answer is option D.
169. If the diameter of the main reinforcement in a slab is 16 mm, the concrete cover to main bars is_____________? September 7, 2025 by Admin A. 10 mm B. 12 mm C. 14 mm D. 16 mm ✅ The correct answer is option D.
170. Distribution reinforcement in a simply supported slab, is provided to distribute_______________? September 7, 2025 by Admin A. Load B. Temperature stress C. Shrinkage stress D. All the above ✅ The correct answer is option D.