According to I.S. : 456, slabs which span in two directions with corners held do

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According to I.S. : 456, slabs which span in two directions with corners held down, are assumed to be divided in each direction into middle strips and edge strips such that the width of the middle strip, is
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A. half of the width of the slab
B. two-third of the width of the slab
C. three-fourth of the width of the slab
D. four-fifth of the width of the slab
E. three-fifth of the width of the slab.

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three-fourth of the width of the slab

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1. Lapped splices in tensile reinforcement are generally not used for bars of size larger than
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A. 18 mm diameter
B. 24 mm diameter
C. 30 mm diameter
D. 36 mm diameter
E. 32 mm diameter

3. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
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A. Lateral reinforcement in R.C.C. columns is provided to prevent the longitudinal reinforcement from buckling
B. Lateral reinforcement prevents the shearing of concrete on diagonal plane
C. Lateral reinforcement stops breaking away of concrete cover, due to buckling
D. Lateral reinforcement in R.C.C. columns, is kept not less than 5 mm diameter
E. All the above.

6. The minimum thickness of a flat slab is taken
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A. 13 cm
B. L/32 for end panels without drops
C. L/36 for end panels without drops
D. L/36 for interior panels without drop
E. all the above.

8. Minimum spacing between horizontal parallel reinforcement of the same size should not be less than
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A. one diameter
B. 2.5 diameters
C. 3 diameters
D. 3.5 diameters
E. 4 diameters

9. The load stress of a section can be reduced by
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A. decreasing the lever arm
B. increasing the total perimeter of bars
C. replacing larger bars by greater number of small bars
D. replacing smaller bars by greater number of greater bars
E. none of these.

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