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3. Spacing of stirrups in a rectangular beam, is
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A. kept constant throughout the length
B. decreased towards the centre of the beam
C. increased at the ends
D. increased at the centre of the beam.

4. If M_d and M_t are the maximum bending moments due to dead load and live load respectively and F is the total effective pressure, for a balanced design of a prestreseed concrete beam of steel, is
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A.
B.
C.
D.

5. In a prestressed member it is advisable to use
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A. low strength concrete only
B. high strength concrete only
C. low strength concrete but high tensile steel
D. high strength concrete and high tensile steel
E. high strength concrete but low tensile steel

6. For a ribbed slab
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A. clear spacing between ribs shall not be greater than 4.5 cm
B. width of the rib shall not be less than 7.5 cm
C. overall depth of the slab shall not exceed four times the breadth of the rib
D. all the above.

7. If the neutral axis of a T-beam is below the slab, the relationship between the flange width B, depth of neutral axis n, thickness of the slab ds, effective depth of the beam d, gross area of tensile steel A_t and the modular ratio m may be stated as
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A.
B.
C.
D. Bds(n - ds) = mAt(d - n)

8. If A is the sectional area of a prestressed rectangular beam provided with a tendon prestressed by a force P through its centroidal longitudinal axis, the compressive stress in concrete, is
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A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

9. A pre-stressed concrete member is preferred because
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A. its dimensions are not decided from the diagonal tensile stress
B. large size of long beams carrying large shear force need not be adopted
C. removal of cracks in the members due to shrinkage
D. all the above.

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