Which of the following has high tensile strength ? September 7, 2025 by Admin A. plain hot rolled wires B. cold drawn wires C. heat treated rolled wires D. all have same tensile strength ✅ The correct answer is option B.
In symmetrically reinforced sections, shrinkage stresses in concrete and steel are respectively_______________? September 7, 2025 by Admin A. compressive and tensile B. tensile and compressive C. both compressive D. both tensile ✅ The correct answer is option B.
If a beam fails in bond, then its bond strength can be increased most economi-cally by___________? September 7, 2025 by Admin A. increasing the depth of beam B. using thinner bars but more in number C. using thicker bars but less in number D. providing vertical stirrups ✅ The correct answer is option B.
Critical section for shear in case of flat slabs is at a distance of_______________? September 7, 2025 by Admin A. effective depth of slab from periphery of column/drop panel B. d/2 from periphery of column/capital/ drop panel C. at the drop panel of slab D. at the periphery of column ✅ The correct answer is option B.
Strength of concrete increases with________________? September 7, 2025 by Admin A. increase in water-cement ratio B. increase in fineness of cement C. decrease in curing time D. decrease in size of aggregate ✅ The correct answer is option B.
The percentage of voids in cement is approximately_______________? September 7, 2025 by Admin A. 25% B. 40% C. 60% D. 80% ✅ The correct answer is option B.
Bulking of sand is maximum if moisture content is about____________? September 7, 2025 by Admin A. 2 % B. 4% C. 6% D. 10% ✅ The correct answer is option B.
Ultimate strength of cold drawn high steel wires_______________? September 7, 2025 by Admin 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 ✅ The correct answer is option B.
As per Whitney’s theory, the maximum moment of resistance of the balanced section of a beam of width b and effective depth d is given by_______________? September 7, 2025 by Admin A. ^acybd2 B. ^acybd2 C. 0.185acybd2 D. 0.43acybd2 ✅ The correct answer is option B.
The approximate value of the ratio between direct tensile strength and flexural strength is_____________? September 7, 2025 by Admin A. 0.33 B. 0.5 C. 0.75 D. 1.0 ✅ The correct answer is option B.