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1.Todeterminethemodulusofrupture,thesizeoftest 520 followers

specimenusedis
a)150x150x500mm
b)100x100x700mm
c)150x150x700mm

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d)100x100x500mm
Ans:c

2.Thepropertyoffreshconcrete,inwhichthewaterinthemix
tendstorisetothesurfacewhileplacingandcompacting,is
called
a)segregation
b)bleeding
c)bulking
d)creep
Ans:b

3.Selecttheincorrectstatement
a)Leanmixesbleedmoreascomparedtorichones.
b)Bleedingcanbeminimizedbyaddingpozzuolanafiner
aggregate.
c)Bleedingcanbeincreasedbyadditionofcalciumchloride.
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:d

4.Thepropertyoftheingredientstoseparatefromeachother
whileplacingtheconcreteiscalled
a)segregation
b)compaction
c)shrinkage
d)bulking
Ans:a

5.Workabilityofconcreteisdirectlyproportionalto
a)aggregatecementratio
b)timeoftransit
c)gradingoftheaggregate
d)allofabove
Ans:c

6.Workabilityofconcreteisinverselyproportionalto
a)timeoftransit
b)vatercementratio
c)theairinthemix
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d)sizeofaggregate
Ans:a

7.Approximatevalueofshrinkagestraininconcrete,is
a)0.003
b)0.0003
c)0.00003
d)0.03
Ans:b

8.Airentrainmentintheconcreteincreases
a)workability
b)strength
c)theeffectsoftemperaturevariations
d)theunitweight
Ans:a

9.Therelationbetweenmodulusofrupturefcr,splitting
strengthfcsanddirecttensilestrengthfclisgivenby
a)tcrrcs=tct
b)fcr>fcs>fc.
C)fcr<fcs<fc>
d)fc5>fcr>fC.
Ans:b

10.Theapproximatevalueoftheratiobetweendirecttensile
strengthandflexuralstrengthis
a)0.33
b)0.5
c)0.75
d)1.0
Ans:b

11.Strengthofconcreteincreaseswith
a)increaseinwatercementratio
b)increaseinfinenessofcement
c)decreaseincuringtime
d)decreaseinsizeofaggregate
Ans:b
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12.Therelationbetweenmodulusofrupturefcrand
characteristicstrengthofconcretefckisgivenby
a)fcr=0.35Vf7
b)fcr=0.57f7
c)fcr=0.7Vf7
d)fcr=1.2Vf7
wherefcrandfckareinN/mm2
Ans:c

13.Thecompressivestrengthof100mmcubeascomparedto
150mmcubeisalways
a)less
b)more
c)equal
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b

14.AccordingtoIS:4561978,themodulusofelasticityof
concreteEc(inN/mm2)canbetakenas
a)Ec==5700
b)Ec==570
c)Ec==5700fck
d)Ec=wherefckN/mm2=700isthecharacteristicstrengthin
Ans:a

15.Increaseinthemoisturecontentinconcrete
a)reducesthestrength
b)increasesthestrength
c)doesnotchangethestrength
d)alloftheabove
Ans:a

16.Ascomparedtoordinaryportlandcement,useof
pozzuolaniccement
a)reducesworkability
b)increasesbleeding
c)increasesshrinkage
d)increasesstrength
Ans:c
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17.Admixtureswhichcauseearlysetting,andhardeningof
concretearecalled
a)workabilityadmixtures
b)accelerators
c)retarders
d)airentrainingagents
Ans:b

18.Themostcommonlyusedadmixturewhichprolongsthe
settingandhardeningtimeis
a)gypsum
b)calciumchloride
c)sodiumsilicate
d)alloftheabove
Ans:a

19.Thepercentageofvoidsincementisapproximately
a)25%
b)40%
c)60%
d)80%
Ans:b

20.Thestrengthofconcreteafteroneyearascomparedto28
daysstrengthisabout
a)10to15%more
b)15to20%more
c)20to25%more
d)25to50%more
Ans:c

21.Ascomparedtoordinaryportlandcement,highalumina
cementhas
a)higherinitialsettingtimebutlowerfinalsettingtime
b)lowerinitialsettingtimebuthigherfinalsettingtime
c)higherinitialandfinalsettingtimes
d)lowerinitialandfinalsettingtimes
Ans:a

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22.Modulusofruptureofconcreteisameasureof
a)flexuraltensilestrength
b)directtensilestrength
c)compressivestrength
d)splittensilestrength
Ans:a

23.Inordertoobtainthebestworkabilityofconcrete,the
preferredshapeofaggregateis
a)rounded
b)elongated
c)angular
d)alloftheabove
Ans:a

24.Theeffectofaddingcalciumchlorideinconcreteis
i)toincreaseshrinkage
ii)todecreaseshrinkage
iii)toincreasesettingtime
iv)todecreasesettingtime
Thecorrectansweris
a)(i)and(iii)
b)(i)and(iv)
c)(ii)and(iii)
d)(ii)and(iv)
Ans:b

25.Bulkingofsandismaximumifmoisturecontentisabout
a)2%
b)4%
c)6%
d)10%
Ans:b

26.Finergrindingofcement
a)affectsonlytheearlydevelopmentofstrength
b)affectsonlytheultimatestrength
c)both(a)and(b)

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d)doesnotaffectthestrength
Ans:a

27.Poissonsratioforconcrete
a)remainsconstant
b)increaseswithrichermixes
c)decreaseswithrichermixes
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b

28.1%ofvoidsinaconcretemixwouldreduceitsstrengthby
about
a)5%
b)10%
c)15%
d)20%
Ans:a

29.Thefinenessmodulusoffineaggregateisintherangeof
a)2.0to3.5
b)3.5to5.0
c)5.0to7.0
d)6.0to8.5
Ans:a

30.Thefactorofsafetyfor
a)steelandconcretearesame
b)steelislowerthanthatforconcrete
c)steelishigherthanthatforconcrete
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b

31.Examinethefollowingstatements:
i)Factorofsafetyforsteelshouldbebasedonitsyieldstress,
ii)Factorofsafetyforsteelshouldbebasedonitsultimate
stress,
iii)Factorofsafetyforconcreteshouldbebasedonitsyield
stress,
iv)Factorofsafetyforconcreteshouldbebasedonitsultimate
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stress.
Thecorrectstatementsare
a)(i)and(iii)
b)(i)and(iv)
c)(ii)and(iii)
d)(ii)and(iv)
Ans:b

32.Forareinforcedconcretesection,theshapeofshearstress
diagramis
a)whollyparabolic
b)whollyrectangular
c)parabolicaboveneutralaxisandrectangularbelowneutral
axis
d)rectangularaboveneutralaxisandparabolicbelowneutral
axis
Ans:c

33.Diagonaltensioninabeam
a)ismaximumatneutralaxis
b)decreasesbelowtheneutralaxisandincreasesabovethe
neutralaxis
c)increasesbelowtheneutralaxisanddecreasesabovethe
neutralaxis
d)remainssame
Ans:c

34.Ifabeamfailsinbond,thenitsbondstrengthcanbe
increasedmosteconomicallyby
a)increasingthedepthofbeam
b)usingthinnerbarsbutmoreinnumber
c)usingthickerbarsbutlessinnumber
d)providingverticalstirrups
Ans:b

35.Ifnominalshearstresstvexceedsthedesignshearstrength
ofconcretexc,thenominalshearreinforcementasperIS:456
1978shallbeprovidedforcarryingashearstressequalto
a)xv
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b)xc
c)xvTC
d)Tv+Tc
Ans:c

36.Ifthedepthofactualneutralaxisinabeamismorethanthe
depthofcriticalneutralaxis,thenthebeamiscalled
a)balancedbeam
b)underreinforcedbeam
c)overreinforcedbeam
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c

37.Ifthedepthofneutralaxisforasinglyreinforced
rectangularsectionisrepresentedbykdinworkingstress
design,thenthevalueofkforbalancedsection
a)dependsonas,only
b)dependsonaCbConly
c)dependsonbothcrstandacbc
d)isindependantofbothastandacbcwheredistheeffective
depth,astispermissiblestressinsteelintensionandocbcis
permissiblestressinconcreteinbendingcompression.
Ans:a

38.Ifthepermissiblestressinsteelintensionis140N/mm2,
thenthedepthofneutralaxisforasinglyreinforcedrectangular
balancedsectionwillbe
a)0.35d
b)0.40d
c)0.45d
d)dependentongradeofconcretealso
Ans:b

39.ModulusofelasticityofsteelasperIS:4561978shallbe
takenas
a)20kN/cm2
b)200kN/cm2
c)200kN/mm2

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d)2xl06N/cm2
Ans:c

40.Minimumgradeofconcretetobeusedinreinforced
concreteasperIS:4561978is
a)M15
b)M20
c)M10
d)M25
Ans:a

41.Forconcretingofheavilyreinforcedsectionswithout
vibration,theworkabilityofconcreteexpressedascompacting
factorshouldbe
a)0.750.80
b)0.800.85
c)0.850.92
d)above0.92
Ans:d

42.Maximumquantityofwaterneededper50kgofcementfor
M15gradeofconcreteis
a)28liters
b)30liters
c)32liters
d)34liters
Ans:c

43.Incaseofhandmixingofconcrete,theextracementtobe
addedis
a)5%
b)10%
c)15%
d)20%
Ans:b

44.Forwalls,columnsandverticalfacesofallstructural
members,theformworkisgenerallyremovedafter
a)24to48hours
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b)3days
c)7days
d)14days
Ans:a

45.Theindividualvariationbetweenteststrengthofsample
shouldnotbemorethan
a)5%ofaverage
b)10%ofaverage
c)15%ofaverage
d)20%ofaverage
Ans:c

46.OneofthecriteriafortheeffecvvewidthofflangeofTbeam
isbf=+bw+6Df6
Inaboveformula,l0signifies
a)effectivespanofTbeam
b)distancebetweenpointsofzeromomentsinthebeam
c)distancebetweenpointsofmaximummomentsinthebeam
d)clearspanoftheTbeam
Ans:b

47.Foracantileverofeffectivedepthof0.5m,themaximum
spantosatisfyverticaldeflectionlimitis
a)3.5m
b)4m
c)4.5m
d)5m
Ans:a

48.Forasimplysupportedbeamofspan15m,theminimum
effectivedepthtosatisfytheverticaldeflectionlimitsshouldbe
a)600mm
b)750mm
c)900mm
d)morethan1m
Ans:b

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49.Foracontinuousslabof3mx3.5msize,theminimum
overalldepthofslabtosatisfyverticaldeflectionlimitsis
a)50mm
b)75mm
c)100mm
d)120mm
Ans:b

50.AccordingtoIS:4561978,thefiexuralstrengthofconcrete
is
a)directlyproportionaltocompressivestrength
b)inverselyproportionaltocompressivestrength
c)directlyproportionaltosquarerootofcompressivestrength
d)inverselyproportionaltosquarerootofcompressivestrength
Ans:c

51.AccordingtoIS:4561978,thecblumnorthestrutisthe
memberwhoseeffectivelengthisgreaterthan
a)theleastlateraldimension
b)2timestheleastlateraldimension
c)3timestheleastlateraldimension
d)4timestheleastlateraldimension
Ans:c

52.AccordingtoIS:4561978,minimumslendernessratiofor
ashortcolumnis
a)lessthan12
b)lessthan18
c)between18and24
d)morethan24
Ans:a

53.Laplengthincompressionshallnotbelessthan
a)154>
b)20<}>
c)24(j)
d)30(j)
where(j)isdiameterofbar
Ans:c
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54.Theminimumcoverinaslabshouldneitherbelessthanthe
diameterofbarnorlessthan
a)10mm
b)15mm
c)25mm
d)13mm
Ans:b

55.Foralongitudinalreinforcingbarinacolumn,theminimum
covershallneitherbelessthanthediameterofbarnorlessthan
a)15mm
b)25mm
c)30mm
d)40mm
Ans:d

56.Theratioofthediameterofreinforcingbarsandtheslab
thicknessis
a)1/4
b)1/5
c)1/6
d)1/8
Ans:d

57.AccordingtoIS:4561978,themaximumreinforcementina
columnis
a)2%
b)4%
c)6%
d)8%
Ans:c

58.Thepercentageofreinforcementincaseofslabs,whenhigh
strengthdeformedbarsareusedisnotlessthan
a)0.15
b)0.12
c)0.30
d)1.00
Ans:b
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59.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisincorrect?
a)Minimumcrosssectionalareaoflongitudinalreinforcement
inacolumnis0.8%.
b)Spacingoflongitudinalbarsmeasuredalongtheperipheryof
columnshouldnotexceed300mm.
c)Reinforcingbarsinacolumnshouldnotbelessthan12mm
indiameter.
d)Thenumberoflongitudinalbarsprovidedinacircular
columnshouldnotbelessthanfour.
Ans:d

60.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisincorrect?
a)HigherVeeBeetimeshowslowerworkability.
b)Higherslumpshowshigherworkability.
c)Highercompactingfactorshowshigherworkability.
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:d

61.Minimumpitchoftransversereinforcementinacolumnis
a)theleastlateraldimensionofthemember
b)sixteentimesthesmallestdiameteroflongitudinal
reinforcementbartobetied
c)fortyeighttimesthediameteroftransversereinforcement
d)lesseroftheabovethreevalues
Ans:d

62.Maximumdistancebetweenexpansionjointsinstructures
asperIS:4561978is
a)20m
b)30m
c)45m
d)60m
Ans:c

63.Acontinuousbeamisdeemedtobeadeepbeamwhenthe
ratioofeffectivespanto
overalldepth(1/D)islessthan
a)1.5
b)2.0
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c)2.5
d)3.0
Ans:c

64.Criticalsectionforshearincaseofflatslabsisatadistance
of
a)effectivedepthofslabfromperipheryofcolumn/droppanel
b)d/2fromperipheryofcolumn/capital/droppanel
c)atthedroppanelofslab
d)attheperipheryofcolumn
Ans:b

65.MinimumthicknessofloadbearingRCCwallshouldbe
a)50mm
b)100mm
c)150mm
d)200mm
Ans:b

66.IfthestoreyheightisequaltolengthofRCCwall,the
percentageincreaseinstrengthis
a)0
b)10
c)20
d)30
Ans:b

67.Inreinforcedconcretefootingonsoil,theminimum
thicknessatedgeshouldnotbelessthan
a)100mm
b)150mm
c)200mm
d)250mm
Ans:b

68.Theslabisdesignedasonewayiftheratiooflongspanto
shortspanis
a)lessthan1
b)between1and1.5
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c)between1.5and2
d)greaterthan2
Ans:d

69.Ratioofpermissiblestressindirectcompressionand
bendingcompressionis
a)lessthan1
b)between1and1.5
c)between1.5and2.0
d)greaterthan2
Ans:a

70.Ahighermodularratioshows
a)highercompressivestrengthofconcrete
b)lowercompressivestrengthofconcrete
c)highertensilestrengthofsteel
d)lowertensilestrengthofsteel
Ans:b

71.Theaveragepermissiblestressinbondforplainbarsin
tensionis
a)increasedby10%forbarsincompression
b)increasedby25%forbarsincompression
c)decreasedby10%forbarsincompression
d)decreasedby25%forbarsincompression
Ans:b

74.Inworkingstressdesign,permissiblebondstressinthecase
ofdeformedbarsismorethanthatinplainbarsby
a)10%
b)20%
c)30%
d)40%
Ans:d

75.Themainreasonforprovidingnumberofreinforcingbarsat
asupportinasimplysupportedbeamistoresistinthatzone
a)compressivestress
b)shearstress
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c)bondstress
d)tensilestress
Ans:c

76.Halfofthemainsteelinasimplysupportedslabisbentup
nearthesupportata
distanceofxfromthecenterofslabbearingwherexisequalto
a)1/3
b)1/5
c)1/7
d)1/10
where1isthespan
Ans:c

77.Whenshearstressexceedsthepermissiblelimitinaslab,
thenitisreducedby
a)increasingthedepth
b)providingshearreinforcement
c)usinghighstrengthsteel
d)usingthinnerbarsbutmoreinnumber
Ans:a

78.Ifthesizeofpanelinaflatslabis6mx6m,thenasper
IndianStandardCode,thewidthsofcolumnstripandmiddle
stripare
a)3.0mand1.5m
b)1.5mand3.0m
c)3.0mand3.0m
d)1.5mand1.5m
Ans:c

79.Foraslabsupportedonitsfouredgeswithcornersheld
downandloadeduniformly,theMarcuscorrectionfactortothe
momentsobtainedbyGrashoffRankinestheory
a)isalwayslessthan1
b)isalwaysgreaterthan1
c)canbemorethan1
d)canbelessthan1
Ans:a
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80.Thepermissiblediagonaltensilestressinreinforcedbrick
workis
a)about0.1N/mm2
b)zero
c)0.3N/mm2to0.7N/mm2
d)about1.0N/mm2
Ans:a

81.Thelimitsofpercentagepofthelongitudinalreinforcement
inacolumnisgivenby
a)0.15%to2%
b)0.8%to4%
c)0.8%to6%
d)0.8%to8%
Ans:c

82.Theminimumdiameteroflongitudinalbarsinacolumnis
a)6mm
b)8mm
c)12mm
d)16mm
Ans:c

83.Theminimumcovertothetiesorspiralsshouldnotbeless
than
a)15mm
b)20mm
c)25mm
d)50mm
Ans:c

84.Theloadcarryingcapacityofahelicallyreinforcedcolumn
ascomparedtothatofatiedcolumnisabout
a)5%less
b)10%less
c)5%more
d)10%more
Ans:c

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86.Thediameteroftiesinacolumnshouldbe
a)morethanorequaltoonefourthofdiameterofmainbar
b)morethanorequalto5mm
c)morethan5mmbutlessthanonefourthofdiameterofmain
bar
d)morethan5mmandalsomorethanonefourthofdiameter
ofmainbar
Ans:d

87.Duetocircumferentialactionofthespiralinaspirally
reinforcedcolumn
a)capacityofcolumnisdecreased
b)ductilityofcolumnreduces
c)capacityofcolumnisdecreasedbutductilityofcolumn
increases
d)boththecapacityofcolumnandductilityofcolumnincrease
Ans:d

88.Maximumpercentagereinforcementincaseofslabsis
limitedto
a)2
b)4
c)6
d)8
Ans:b

89.WhichofthefollowingR.C.retainingwallsissuitablefor
heightsbeyond6m?
a)Lshapedwall
b)Tshapedwall
c)counterforttype
d)alloftheabove
Ans:c

90.Forthedesignofretainingwalls,theminimumfactorof
safetyagainstoverturningistakenas
a)1.5
b)2.0
c)2.5
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d)3.0
Ans:b

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StructuresInterviewQuestions
91.Incounterforttyperetainingwalls
i)theverticalslabisdesignedasacontinuousslab
ii)theheelslabisdesignedasacontinuousslab
iii)theverticalslabisdesignedasacantilever
iv)theheelslabisdesignedasacantilever
Thecorrectansweris
a)(i)and(ii)
b)(i)and(iv)
c)(ii)and(iii)
d)(iii)and(iv)
Ans:a

92.ATshapedretainingwallmainlyconssitsof
a)onecantilever
b)twocantilevers
c)threecantilevers
d)fourcantilevers
Ans:c

93.InTshapedRC.retainingwalls,themainreinforcementin
thestemisprovidedon
a)thefrontfaceinonedirection
b)thefrontfaceinbothdirections
c)theinnerfaceinonedirection
d)theinnerfaceinbothdirections
Ans:c

94.ThemainreinforcementinthetoeofaTshapedRC.
retainingwallisprovidedon
i)topfaceparalleltothewall
ii)topfaceperpendiculartothewall
iii)bottomfaceparalleUothewall
iv)bottomfaceperpendiculartothewall
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a)only(ii)iscorrect
b)(i)and(ii)arecorrect
c)(iii)and(iv)arecorrect
d)only(iv)iscorrect
Ans:d

95.ThetemperaturereinforcementintheverticalslabofaT
shapedR.C.retainingwallis
a)notneeded
b)providedequallyoninnerandfrontfaces
c)providedmoreoninnerfacethanonfrontface
d)providedmoreonfrontfacethanoninnerface
Ans:d

96.ThemainreinforcementintheheelofaTshapedR.C.
retainingwallisprovidedon
a)topfaceperpendiculartowall
b)bottomfaceperpendiculartowall
c)bothtopandbottomfacesperpendiculartowall
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a

97.Inacounterfortretainingwall,themainreinforcementis
providedonthe
i)bottomfaceinfrontcounterfort
ii)inclinedfaceinfrontcounterfort
iii)bottomfaceinbackcounterfort
iv)inclinedfaceinbackcounterEort
Thecorrectansweris
a)(i)and(ii),
b)(ii)and(iii)
c)(i)and(iv)
d)(iii)and(iv)
Ans:c

98.Incounterfortretainingwalls,themainreinforcementinthe
stematsupportis
a)notprovided
b)providedonlyoninnerface
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c)providedonlyonfrontface
d)providedbothoninnerandfrontfaces
Ans:b

99.Inthedesignofafrontcounterfortinacounterfortretaining
wall,themainreinforcementisprovidedon
i)bottomfacenearcounterfort
ii)topfacenearcounterfort
iii)bottomfacenearcentreofspan
iv)topfacenearcentreofspanThecorrectansweris
a)only(i)
b)only(ii)
c)both(i)and(iv)
d)both(ii)and(iii)
Ans:c

100.Inacounterfortretainingwall,themainreinforcementin
thestematmidspanisprovidedon
a)frontfaceonly
b)innerfaceonly
c)bothfrontfaceandinnerface
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a

101.Thedepthoffootingforanisolatedcolumnisgovernedby
i)maximumbendingmoment
ii)shearforce
iii)punchingshearThecorrectansweris
a)only(i)
b)(i)and(ii)
c)(i)and(iii)
d)(i),(ii)and(iii)
Ans:d

102.Ifthefoundationsofallthecolumnsofastructureare
designedonthetotalliveanddeadloadbasis,then
a)therewillbenosettlementofcolumns
b)therewillbenodifferentialsettlement
c)thesettlementofexteriorcolumnswillbemorethaninterior
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columns
d)thesettlementofinteriorcolumnswillbemorethanexterior
columns
Ans:c

103.Tominimisetheeffectofdifferentialsettlement,theareaof
afootingshouldbedesignedfor
a)deadloadonly
b)deadload+liveload
c)deadload+fractionofliveload
d)liveload+fractionofdeadload
Ans:c

104.Thecriticalsectionforfindingmaximumbendingmoment
forfootingundermasonrywallislocated
a)atthemiddleofthewall
b)attheedgeofthewall
c)halfwaybetweenthemiddleandedgeofthewall
d)atadistanceequaltoeffectivedepthoffootingfromtheedge
ofthewall
Ans:c

105.Inapileoflength/,thepointsofsuspensionfromendsfor
liftingitarelocatedat
a)0.2071
b)0.25/
c)0.293/
d)0.333/
Ans:a

106.Duringerection,thepileoflength/issupportedbyacrane
atadistanceof
a)0.207/
b)0.293/
c)0.7071
d)0.793/
fromthedrivingendofpilewhichrestsontheground
Ans:c

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107.Whiledesigningthepileasacolumn,theendconditions
arenearly
a)bothendshinged
b)bothendsfixed
c)oneendfixedandotherendhinged
d)oneendfixedandotherendfree
Ans:c

108.Therecommendedvalueofmodularratioforreinforced
brickworkis
a)18
b)30
c)40
d)58
Ans:c

109.AccordingtoISIrecommendations,themaximumdepthof
stressblockforbalancedsectionofabeamofeffectivedepthdis
a)0.43d
b)0.55d
c)0.68d
d)0.85d
Ans:a

110.AssertionA:Theloadfactorforliveloadisgreaterthan
thatfordeadload.
ReasonR:Theliveloadsaremoreuncertainthandeadloads.
Selectyouranswerbasedonthecodingsystemgivenbelow:
a)BothAandRaretrueandRisthecorrectexplanationofA.
b)BothAandRaretruebutRisnotthecorrectexplanationof
A.
c)AistruebutRisfalse.
d)AisfalsebutRistrue.
Ans:a

111.Thecentroidofcompressiveforce,fromtheextreme
compressionfiber,inlimitstatedesignliesatadistanceof
a)0.367xu
b)0.416xu
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c)0.446xu
d)0.573xu
wherexuisthedepthofneutralaxisatthelimitstateofcollapse
Ans:b

112.ThedesignyieldstressofsteelaccordingtoIS:4561978is
a)0.37fy
b)0.57fy
c)0.67fy
d)0.87fy
wherefyisthecharacteristicyieldstrengthofsteel
Ans:d

113.AccordingtoWhitneystheory,ultimatestrainofconcreteis
assumedtobe
a)0.03%
b)0.1%
c)0.3%
d)3%
Ans:c

114.AccordingtoWhitneystheory,depthofstressblockfora
balancedsectionofaconcretebeamislimitedto
a)0.43d
b)0.537d
c)0.68d
d)0.85d
wherediseffectivedepthofbeam[ES2k]
Ans:b

115.Theloadfactorsforliveloadanddeadloadaretaken
respectivelyas
a)1.5and2.2
b)2.2and1.5
c)1.5and1.5
d)2.2and2.2
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116.AsperWhitneystheory,themaximummomentof
resistanceofthebalancedsectionofabeamofwidthband
effective
depthdisgivenby
a)^acybd2
b)^acybd2
c)0.185acybd2
d)0.43acybd2
whereacyisthecylindercompressivestrengthofconcrete
Ans:b

127.Theeffectofcreeponmodularratiois
a)todecreaseit
b)toincreaseit
c)eithertodecreaseortoincreaseit
d)tokeepitunchanged
Ans:b

128.Shrinkageofconcretedependsupon
i)humidityofatmosphere
ii)passageoftime
iii)stressThecorrectansweris
a)(i)and(ii)
b)(ii)and(iii)
c)only(iii)
d)All(i),(ii)and(iii)
Ans:a

129.Duetoshrinkagestresses,asimplysupportedbeamhaving
reinforcementonlyatbottomtendsto
a)deflectdownward
b)deflectupward
c)deflectdownwardorupward
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a

130.Insymmetricallyreinforcedsections,shrinkagestressesin
concreteandsteelarerespectively
a)compressiveandtensile
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b)tensileandcompressive
c)bothcompressive
d)bothtensile
Ans:b

131.Abeamcurvedinplanisdesignedfor
a)bendingmomentandshear
b)bendingmomentandtorsion
c)shearandtorsion
d)bendingmoment,shearandtorsion
Ans:d

132.Inasphericaldomesubjectedtoconcentratedloadat
crownoruniformlydistributedload,themeridionalforceis
always
a)zero
b)tensile
c)compressive
d)tensileorcompressive
Ans:c

133.Sinkingofanintermediatesupportofacontinuousbeam
i)reducesthenegativemomentatsupport
ii)increasesthenegativemomentatsupport
iii)reducesthepositivemomentatcenterofspan
iv)increasesthepositivemomentatcenterofspanThecorrect
answeris
a)(i)and(iii)
b)(i)and(iv)
c)(ii)and(iii)
d)(ii)and(iv)
Ans:b

134.Themaximumvalueofhoopcompressioninadomeis
givenby
a)wR/4d
b)wR/2d
c)wR/d
d)2wR/d
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where,w=loadperunitareaofsurfaceofdomeR=radiusof
curvatured=thicknessofdome
Ans:b

135.Inasphericaldomethehoopstressduetoaconcentrated
loadatcrownis
a)compressiveeverywhere
b)tensileeverywhere
c)partlycompressiveandpartlytensile
d)zero
Ans:b

136.Inaringbeamsubjectedtouniformlydistributedload
i)shearforceatmidspaniszero
ii)shearforceatmidspanismaximum
iii)torsionatmidspaniszero
iv)torsionatmidspanismaximumThecorrectansweris
a)(i)and(iii)
b)(i)and(iv)
c)(ii)and(iii)
d)(ii)and(iv)
Ans:a

137.Inprestressedconcrete
a)forcesoftensionandcompressionchangebutleverarm
remainsunchanged
b)forcesoftensionandcompressionsremainunchangedbut
leverarmchangeswiththemoment
c)bothforcesoftensionandcompressionaswellasleverarm
change
d)bothforcesoftensionandcompressionaswellasleverarm
remainunchanged
Ans:b

138.Thepurposeofreinforcementinprestressedconcreteis
a)toprovideadequatebondstress
b)toresisttensilestresses
c)toimpartinitialcompressivestressinconcrete

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d)alloftheabove
Ans:c

139.Normallyprestressingwiresarearrangedinthe
a)upperpartofthebeam
b)lowerpartofthebeam
c)center
d)anywhere
Ans:b

140.Mostcommonmethodofprestressingusedforfactory
productionis
a)Longlinemethod
b)Freyssinetsystem
c)MagnelBlatonsystem
d)LeeMacallsystem
Ans:a

141.Selecttheincorrectstatement
a)Thelossofprestressismoreinpretensioningsystemthanin
posttensioningsystem.
b)Pretensioningsystemhasgreatercertaintyaboutits
durability.
c)Forheavyloadsandlargespansinbuildingsorbridges,post
tensioningsystemischeaperthanpretensioningsystem
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:d

142.Whichofthefollowinglossesofprestressoccursonlyin
pretensioningandnotinposttensioning?
a)elasticshorteningofconcrete
b)shrinkageofconcrete
c)creepofconcrete
d)lossduetofriction
Ans:a

143.Prestresslossduetofrictionoccurs
a)onlyinposttensionedbeams
b)onlyinpretensionedbeams
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c)inbothposttensionedandpretensionedbeams
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a

145.Whichofthefollowinghashightensilestrength?
a)plainhotrolledwires
b)colddrawnwires
c)heattreatedrolledwires
d)allhavesametensilestrength
Ans:b

146.Highcarboncontentinthesteelcauses
a)decreaseintensilestrengthbutincreaseinductility
b)increaseintensilestrengthbutdecreaseinductility
c)decreaseinbothtensilestrengthandductility
d)increaseinbothtensilestrengthandductility
Ans:b

147.Stressstraincurveofhightensilesteel
a)hasadefiniteyieldpoint
b)doesnotshowdefiniteyieldpointbutyieldpointisdefined
by0.1%proofstress
c)doesnotshowdefiniteyieldpointbutyieldpointisdefinedby
0.2%proofstress
d)doesnotshowdefiniteyieldpointbutyieldpointisdefined
by2%proofstress,
Ans:c

148.Selectthecorrectstatement
a)Elasticmodulusofhightensilesteelisnearlythesameasthat
ofmildsteel.
b)Elasticmodulusofhightensilesteelismorethanthatofmild
steel.
c)Carbonpercentageinhighcarbonsteelislessthanthatin
mildsteel.
d)Hightensilesteelischeaperthanmildsteel.
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149.Cubestrengthofcontrolledconcretetobeusedfor
pretensionedandposttensionedworkrespectivelyshouldnot
belessthan
a)35MPaand42MPa
b)42MPaand35MPa
c)42MPaand53MPa
d)53MPaand42MPa
Ans:b

150.Ultimatestrengthofcolddrawnhighsteelwires
a)increaseswithincreaseindiameterofbar
b)decreaseswithincreaseindiameterofbar
c)doesnotdependondiameterofbar
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b

151.Prestressinglossesinposttensionedandpretensioned
beamsarerespectively
a)15%and20%
b)20%and15%
c)15%and15%
d)20%and20%

152.Inconcrete,useofangularcrushedaggregateinplaceof
naturalroundedgravelaffects
a)directtensilestrength
b)splittensilestrength
c)flexuraltensilestrength
d)compressivestrength

153.Ratioofcompressivestrengthtotensilestrengthof
concrete
a)increaseswithage
b)decreaseswithage
c)remainsconstant
d)noneoftheabove

154.AccordingtoIndianStandards,thegradingoffine
aggregatesisdividedinto
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a)twozones
b)threezones
c)fourzones
d)fivezones

155.AssertionA:Lightweightconcreteexhibitshigher
shrinkagethannormalweightconcrete.
ReasonR:Modulusofelasticityoflightweightconcreteis
lower,thanthatofnormalweightconcrete.Selectyouranswer
accordingtothecodingsystemgivenbelow:
a)BothAandRaretrueandRisthecorrectexplanationofA
b)BothA.andRaretruebutRisnotthecorrectexplanationof
A
c)AistruebutRisfalse
d)AisfalsebutRistrue

156.Endurancelimitofmildsteelisapproximatelyequalto,
a)0.3
b)0.5
c)0.7
d)0.8
Endurancelimitisdefinedasthemaximumvalueoftheratio
ofmaximumstresstoshorttimestaticstrength,belowwhichno
failureoccurs.

157.Withtheincreaseinrateofloadingduringtesting,
compressivestrengthofconcrete
a)increases
b)decreases
c)remainssame
d)noneoftheabove

158.Foragivenaggregatecontent,increasingthewatercement
ratioinconcrete
a)increasesshrinkage
b)decreasesshrinkage
c)doesnotchangeshrinkage
d)noneoftheabove

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159.AssertionA:Thenetlossofstrengthduetoair
entrainmentofarichermixishigherthanthatofaleanermix.
ReasonR:Effectofairentrainmentonimprovingworkabilityis
smallerinrichermixthaninaleanermix.Selectyouranswer
basedonthecodingsystemgivenbelow
a)BothAandRaretrueandRisthecorrectexplanationofA
b)BothAandRaretruebutRisnotthecorrectexplanationof
A
c)AistruebutRisfalse
d)AisfalsebutRistrue

160.Thebondstrengthbetweensteelreinforcementand
concreteisaffectedbyi)steelpropertiesii)concreteproperties
iii)shrinkageofconcreteThecorrectansweris
a)(i)and(ii)
b)(ii)and(iii)
c)(i)and(iii)
d)(i),(ii)and(iii)

161.Thebondstrengthbetweensteelandconcreteisdueto
a)friction
b)adhesion
c)bothfrictionandadhesion
d)noneoftheabove

162.Impactstrengthofconcreteincreasesbyusing
i)smallermaximumsizeofaggregate
ii)aggregatewithhighmodulusofelasticity
iii)aggregatewithlowpoissonsratioThecorrectansweris
a)(i)and(ii)
b)(ii)and(iii)
c)(i)and(iii)
d)(i),(ii)and(iii)

163.Impactstrengthofconcreteisgreaterfor
i)waterstoredconcretethanfordryconcrete
ii)angularcrushedaggregates
iii)roundedaggregatesThecorrectansweris
a)(i)and(ii)
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b)(i)and(iii)
c)only(i)
d)only(ii)

164.Ifthecontributionsoftricalciumsilicate,dicalciumsilicate,
tricalciumaluminate
andterracalciumaluminoferritetothe28daysstrengthof
hydratedordinaryPortlandcementarerespectivelyW,X,Y
andZ,then
a)W>.X>Y>Z
b)X>W>Y>Z
c)W>X>Z>Y
d)W>Y>X>Z

165.Theinitialandfinalsettingtimesforordinaryportland
cementareapproxi
matelyrelatedas
a)T=530+t
b)T=270+t
c)T=90+1.2t
d)T=6001.2t
whereTandtarerespectivelyfinalandinitialsettingtimesin
minutes.*166AssertionA:Thepresenceoftricalcium
aluminateincementisundesirable.ReasonR:Tricalcium
aluminateincementcontributesverylittletostrengthof
cement.
Selectyouranswerbasedonthecodingsystemgivenbelow
a)BothAandRaretrueandRisthecorrectexplanationofA
b)BothAandRaretruebutRisnotthecorrectexplanationof
A
c)AistruebutRisfalse
d)AisfalsebutRistrue

167.Amountofgypsumrequiredtobeaddedtotheclinker
dependsonthefollowingcontentsofcementi)tricalcium
silicateii)dicalciumsilicateiii)tricalciumaluminateiv)alkali
Thecorrectansweris
a)(i)and(ii)
b)(ii)and(iii)
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c)(iii)and(iv)
d)(i)and(iv)

168.ThediameterofneedleusedinVicatsapparatusforthe
determinationofinitial
settingtimeisprescribedas
a)0.5mm
b)1mm
c)5mm
d)10mm

169.Theheatofhydrationofcementcanbereducedby
a)reducingtheproportionsofC3AandC3S
b)increasingtheproportionsofC3AandC3S
c)increasingthefinenessofcement
d)both(a)and(c)

171.AssertionA:Rapidhardeningcementisgenerallynotused
inmassconcreteconstruction.
ReasonR:Therateofheatdevelopmentislowinrapid
hardeningcement.Selectyouranswerbasedonthecoding
systemgivenbelow
a)BothAandRaretrueandRisthecorrectexplanationofA.
b)BothAandRaretruebutRisnotthecorrectexplanationof
A.
c)AistruebutRisfalse.
d)AisfalsebutRistrue.

172.Iftheangularitynumberofanaggregateisincreased,then
theworkabilityoftheconcreteusingthisaggregatewill
a)increase
b)decrease
c)notchange
d)noneoftheabove

173.IfW,,W2,W3andW4aretheweightsofsandinovendry,
airdry,saturatedbut
surfacedryandmoistconditionsrespectively,thenthemoisture
contentofsandis
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a)W3W,
b)W4W2
c)W4W3
d)W3W2

174.Theordinateofgradingcurveofanaggregaterepresents
a)cumulativepercentagepassingeachsieveplottedonnormal
scale
b)cumulativepercentagepassingeachsieveplottedon
logarithmicscale
c)sievesizeplottedonnormalscale
d)sievesizeplottedonlogarithmicscale

175.Increaseinfinenessmodulusofaggregateindicates
a)finergrading
b)coarsergrading
c)gapgrading
d)noneoftheabove

176.Weightofanovendrysandandairdrysandare500gm
and520gmrespectively.
Iftheweightofthesamesandundersaturatedbutsurfacedry
conditionis525gms,thenthewaterabsorptionofsandis
a)1%
b)4%
c)4.76%
d)5%

177.SoundnesstestofcementbyLeChateliersapparatusgives
unsoundnessdueto
a)freelimeonly
b)magnesiaonly
c)bothfreelimeandmagnesia
d)noneoftheabove

178.Maximumpermissiblelimitofmagnesiacontentin
ordinaryPortlandcementis
a)4%
b)6%
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d)10%

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32.Forareinforcedconcretesection,theshapeof
shearstressdiagramis
a)whollyparabolic
b)whollyrectangular
c)parabolicaboveneutralaxisandrectangular
belowneutralaxis
d)rectangularaboveneutralaxisandparabolic
belowneutralaxis
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33.Diagonaltensioninabeam
a)ismaximumatneutralaxis
b)decreasesbelowtheneutralaxisandincreases
abovetheneutralaxis
c)increasesbelowtheneutralaxisanddecreases
abovetheneutralaxis
d)remainssame
Ans:c

34.Ifabeamfailsinbond,thenitsbondstrength
canbeincreasedmosteconomicallyby
a)increasingthedepthofbeam
b)usingthinnerbarsbutmoreinnumber
c)usingthickerbarsbutlessinnumber
d)providingverticalstirrups
Ans:b

35.Ifnominalshearstresstvexceedsthedesign
shearstrengthofconcretexc,thenominalshear
reinforcementasperIS:4561978shallbe
providedforcarryingashearstressequalto
a)xv
b)xc
c)xvTC
d)Tv+Tc
Ans:c

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