Is 459-1978 recommends to provide certain minimum steel in a RCC beam to ensure

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Is 459-1978 recommends to provide certain minimum steel in a RCC beam
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A. to ensure compression failure
B. to avoid rupture of steel in case a flexural failure occurs
C. to hold the stirrup steel in position
D. to provide enough ductility to the beam

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to avoid rupture of steel in case a flexural failure occurs

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A. 1.5 mm less than the thickness of the plate
B. one half of the thickness of the plate
C. thickness of the plate itself
D. 1.5 mm more than the thickness of the plate

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A. 1200 and 2400
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A. 433
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C. 627
D. 388

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