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  • The design of heel slab of a retaining wall, is based on the maximum bending moment due to:


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  • A. its own weight
  • B. weight of the soil above it,
  • C. load of the surcharge, if any
  • D. upward soil reaction
  • E. all the above.

  • Correct Answer
  • all the above. 


  • RCC Structures Design problems


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    • 1. The Young's modulus of elasticity of steel, is

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    • A. 150 KN/mm2
    • B. 200 KN/mm2
    • C. 250 KN/mm2
    • D. 275 KN/mm2
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    • 2. A per IS : 1343, total shrinkage for a pretensioned beam, is

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    • A. 3.0 x 10-2
    • B. 3.0 x 10-3
    • C. 3.0 x 10-4
    • D. 3.0 x 10-5
    • E. 3.5 x 10-5
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    • 3. If the modular ratio is m, steel ratio is r and overall depth of a beam is d, the depth of the critical neutral axis of the beam, is

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    • A.
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    • 4. If l1 and l2 are the lengths of long and short spans of a two way slab simply supported on four edges and carrying a load w per unit area, the ratio of the loads split into w1 and w2 acting on strips parallel to l2 and l1 is

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    • A.
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    • 5. The breadth of a ribbed slab containing two bars must be between

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    • A. 6 cm to 7.5 cm
    • B. 8 cm to 10 cm
    • C. 10 cm to 12 cm
    • D. 12 cm to 15 cm
    • E. none of these.
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    • 6. On an absolutely rigid foundation base, the pressure will

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    • A. be more at the edges of the foundation
    • B. be uniform
    • C. not be uniform
    • D. be zero at the centre of the foundation.
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    • 7. If W is weight of a retaining wall and P is the horizontal earth pressure, the factor of safety against sliding, is

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    • A. 1.0
    • B. 1.25
    • C. 1.5
    • D. 2.0
    • E. 2.5
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    • 8. Total pressure on the vertical face of a retaining wall of height h per unit run exerted by the retained earth weighing w per unit volume, is

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    • 9. Side face reinforcement shall be provided in the beam when depth of the web in a beam exceeds

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    • A. 50 cm
    • B. 75 cm
    • C. 100 cm
    • D. 120 cm
    • Discuss
    • 10. An intermediate T-beam reinforced with two layers of tensile steel with clear cover 13 cm encasted with the floor of a hall 12 metres by 7 metres, is spaced at 3 metres from adjoining beams and if the width of the beam is 20 cm, the breadth of the flange is

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    • A. 300 cm
    • B. 233 cm
    • C. 176 cm
    • D. 236 cm
    • E. 255 cm
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