Thickened part of a flat slab over its supporting column, is technically known a

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Thickened part of a flat slab over its supporting column, is technically known as
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A. drop panel
B. capital
C. column head
D. none of these.

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drop panel

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1. A short column 20 cm x 20 cm in section is reinforced with 4 bars whose area of cross section is 20 sq. cm. If permissible compressive stresses in concrete and steel are 40 kg/cm² and 300 kg/cm², the Safe load on the column, should not exceed
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A. 4120 kg
B. 41, 200 kg
C. 412, 000 kg
D. none of these.

2. A prestressed rectangular beam which carries two concentrated loads W at L/3 from either end, is provided with a bent tendon with tension P such that central one-third portion of the tendon remains parallel to the longitudinal axis, the maximum dip h is
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A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

3. If R and T are rise and tread of a stair spanning horizontally, the steps are supported by a wall on one side and by a stringer beam on the other side, the steps are designed as beams of width
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A. R + T
B. T-R
C. R² + T²
D. R-T

4. The reinforced concrete beam which has width 25 cm, lever arm 40 cm, shear force 6t/cm², safe shear stress 5 kg/cm² and B.M. 24 mt,
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A. is safe in shear
B. is unsafe in shear
C. is over safe in shear
D. needs redesigning.

8. The thickness of base slab of a retaining wall generally provided, is
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A. one half of the width of the stem at the bottom
B. one-third of the width of the stem at the bottom
C. one fourth of the width of the steam at the bottom
D. width of the stem at the bottom
E. twice the width of the steam at the bottom.

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