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  • The self-weight of the footing, is


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  • A. not considered for calculating the upward pressure on footing
  • B. also considered for calculating the upward pressure on footihg
  • C. not considered for calculating the area of the footing
  • D. both (b) and (c)

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  • not considered for calculating the upward pressure on footing 


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    • 1. If p1 and P2 are effective lateral loadings at the bottom and top exerted by a level earth subjected to a superload on the vertical face of height h of a retaining wall, the horizontal pressure p per unit length of the wall, is

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
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    • 2. If the width of the foundation for two equal columns is restricted, the shape of the footing generally adopted, is

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    • A. square
    • B. rectangular
    • C. trapezoidal
    • D. triangular.
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    • 3. The ratio of the breadth to effective depth of a beam is kept

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    • A. 0.25
    • B. 0.50
    • C. 0.70
    • D. 0.75
    • E. none of these.
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    • 4. For a continuous floor slab supported on beams, the ratio of end span length and intermediate span length, is

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    • A. 0.6
    • B. 0.7
    • C. 0.8
    • D. 0.9
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    • 5. If Ac, Asc and A are areas of concrete, longitudinal steel and section of a R.C.C. column and m and ?c are the modular ratio and maximum stress in the configuration of concrete, the strength of column is

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    • A. ?cAc + m ?cAsc
    • B. ?c(A - Asc) + m ?cAsc
    • C. ?c[A + (m - 1)ASC]
    • D. all the above.
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    • 6. By over-reinforcing a beam, the moment of resistance can be increased not more than

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    • A. 10%
    • B. 15%
    • C. 20%
    • D. 25%
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    • 7. In case the factor of safety against sliding is less than 1.5, a portion of slab is constructed downwards at the end of the heel slab, which is known as

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    • A. a key
    • B. a cut-off wall
    • C. a rib
    • D. all the above.
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    • 8. For normal cases, stiffness of a simply supported beam is satisfied if the ratio of its span to its overall depth does not exceed

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    • A. 10
    • B. 15
    • C. 20
    • D. 25
    • E. 30
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    • 9. Columns may be made of plain concrete if their unsupported lengths do not exceed their least lateral dimension

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    • A. two times
    • B. three times
    • C. four times
    • D. five times
    • E. six times.
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    • 10. The allowable tensile stress in mild steel stirrups, reinforced cement concrete, is

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    • A. 1400 kg/cm2
    • B. 190 kg/cm2
    • C. 260 kg/cm2
    • D. 230 kg/cm2
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