Which of the following losses of prestress occurs only in pretensioning and not in post-tensioning ? shrinkage of concrete elastic shortening of concrete creep of concrete loss due to friction TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
For concreting of heavily reinforced sections without vibration, the workability of concrete expressed as compacting factor should be 0.75 - 0.80 0.75 - 0.80 0.85 - 0.92 Above 0.92 TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Maximum distance between expansion joints in structures as per IS : 456 – 1978 is 20 m 60 m 30 m 45 m TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
For a continuous slab of 3 m x 3.5 m size, the minimum overall depth of slab to satisfy vertical deflection limits is 120 mm 50 mm 100 mm 75 mm TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The compressive strength of 100 mm cube as compared to 150 mm cube is always more equal less None of these TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
In counterfort type retaining wallsi) the vertical slab is designed as a continuous slabii) the heel slab is designed as a continuous slabiii) the vertical slab is designed as a cantileveriv) the heel slab is designed as a cantileverThe correct answer is (ii) and (iii) (iii) and (iv) (i) and (ii) (i) and (iv) TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Select the incorrect statement for ... Lean mixes bleed more as compared to rich ones. Bleeding can be increased by addition of calcium chloride. Bleeding can be minimized by adding pozzuolana finer aggregate. None of these TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
To minimize the effect of differential settlement, the area of a footing should be designed for Live load + fraction of dead load Dead load + fraction of live load Dead load + live load Dead load only TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
In the design of a front counterfort in a counterfort retaining wall, the main reinforcement is provided on i) bottom face near counterfort ii) top face near counterfort iii) bottom face near centre of span iv) top face near centre of span The correct answer is both (i) and (iv) only (i) only (ii) both (ii) and (iii) TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The minimum cover in a slab should neither be less than the diameter of bar nor less than 30 mm 10 mm 15 mm 20 mm TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?