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  • The lateral ties in a reinforced concrete rectangular column uncle: axial compression are used to :


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  • A. avoid the buckling of the longitudinal steel under compression
  • B. provide adequate shear capacity
  • C. provide adequate confinement to concrete
  • D. reduce the axial deformation of the column

  • Correct Answer
  • avoid the buckling of the longitudinal steel under compression 

    • GATE Exam Questions problems

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    • 1. The degree of kinematic indeterminacy of the rigid frame with clamped ends at A and D shown in the below figure is,

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    • A. 4
    • B. 3
    • C. 2
    • D. zero
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    • 2. If soil is dried beyond its shrinkage limit, it will show :

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    • A. Large volume change
    • B. Moderate volume change
    • C. Low volume change
    • D. No volume change
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    • 3. The specific gravity of paving bitumen as per IS:73-1992 lies between

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    • A. 1.10 and 1.06
    • B. 1.06 and 1.02
    • C. 1.02 and 0.97
    • D. 0.97 and 0.92
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    • 4. The main constituents of gas generated during the anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge are :

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    • A. carbon dioxide and methane
    • B. methane and ethane
    • C. carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide
    • D. carbon monoxide and nitrogen
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    • 5. A direct runoff hydrograph due to an isolated storm with an effective rainfall of 2 cm was trapezoidal in shape as shown in the below figure. The hydrograph corresponds to a catchment area (in sq. km) of

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    • A. 790.2
    • B. 599.4
    • C. 689.5
    • D. 435.3
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    • 6. A weir on a permeable foundation with downstream sheet pile is shown in the figure below. The exit gradient as per Khosla's method is

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    • A. 1 in 6.0
    • B. 1 in 5.0
    • C. 1 in 3.4
    • D. 1 in 2.5
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    • 7. A steel beam supporting loads from the floor slab as well as from wall is termed as

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    • A. Stringer beam
    • B. Lintel beam
    • C. Spandrel beam
    • D. Header beam
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    • 8. Which one of the following set of values give the minimum clear cover (in mm) for the main reinforcements in the slab, beam, column and footing, respectively, according to IS : 456-1978?

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    • A. 20, 25, 30, 75
    • B. 5, 15, 25, 50
    • C. 15, 25, 40, 75
    • D. none of the above
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    • 9. The centre of pressure of a liquid on a plane surface immersed vertically in a static body of liquid, always lies below the centroid of the surface area, because

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    • A. in liquids the pressure acting is same in-all directions
    • B. there is no shear stress in liquids at rest
    • C. the liquid pressure is constant over depth
    • D. the liquid pressure increases linearly with depth
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    • 10. A propped cantilever beam of span L, is loaded with uniformly distributed load of intensity w/unit length, all through the span. Bending moment at the fixed end is,

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
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