A. increasing the depth
B. providing shear reinforcement
C. using high strength steel
D. using thinner bars but more in number
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Design of Concrete Structures MCQs
Maximum percentage reinforcement in case of slabs is limited to___________________?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
✅ The correct answer is option B.
For a cantilever of effective depth of 0.5m, the maximum span to satisfy vertical deflection limit is______________?
A. 3.5 m
B. 4 m
C. 4.5 m
D. 5 m
✅ The correct answer is option A.
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
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The compressive strength of 100 mm cube as compared to 150 mm cube is always_______________?
A. less
B. more
C. equal
D. none of the above
✅ The correct answer is option B.
In a pile of length /, the points of suspension from ends for lifting it are located at______________?
A. 0.207 1
B. 0.25 /
C. 0.293 /
D. 0.333 /
✅ The correct answer is option A.
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
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The permissible diagonal tensile stress in reinforced brick work is_____________?
A. about 0.1 N/mm2
B. zero
C. 0.3 N/mm2 to 0.7 N/mm2
D. about 1.0 N/mm2
✅ The correct answer is option A.
For a slab supported on its four edges with corners held down and loaded uniformly, the Marcus correction factor to the moments obtained by Grashoff Rankine’s theory_______________?
A. is always less than 1
B. is always greater than 1
C. can be more than 1
D. can be less than 1
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Air entrainment in the concrete increases________________?
A. workability
B. strength
C. the effects of temperature variations
D. the unit weight
✅ The correct answer is option A.