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The distance between, rivet line and the nearest edge of a joint not exposed to weather, is taken (where t is thickness in mm of the thinner outside plate).
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A. 6 t
B. 8 t
C. 10 t
D. 12 t

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12 t

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1. If the slenderness ratio of a column is more than 160, the compressive stress obtained by the secant formula is multiplied by a factor in which value of x is
Options
A. 0.9
B. 1.1
C. 1.2
D. 1.5
E. None of these.

3. If the ratio of effective span to overall depth of a simply supported beam is equal or greater than 1 but less than or equal to 2, the lever arm, is
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A. 0.2 (l + 2D)
B. 0.3 (l + 3D)
C. 0.2 (l + 3D)
D. 0.3 (l + 2D)

7. If D is the overall thickness of the slab, the diameter of the reinforcing bars should not exceed
Options
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

8. The minimum pitch i.e., the distance between centres of rivet holes is not less than
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A. 1.5 times the hole diameter
B. 2.0 times the hole diameter
C. 2.5 times the hole diameter
D. 3.0 times the hole diameter
E. None of these.

10. For heavily reinforced concrete member, the nominal maximum size of the aggregates should be restricted to
Options
A. 5 mm less than the minimum clear distance between the main bars
B. 5 mm less than the minimum cover to the reinforcement
C. smaller of (a) and (b)
D. greater of (a) and (b)

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