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Civil Engineering Mcqs

Submitted By :Ali Uppal


Submitted By :Ali Uppal


Submitted By :Ali Uppal


If the foundations of all the columns of a structure are designed on the total live and dead load basis, then_________________?

  • (A)  there will be no settlement of columns
  • (B)  there will be no differential settlement
  • (C)  the settlement of exterior columns will be more than interior columns
  • (D)  the settlement of interior columns will be more than exterior columns
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


Ultimate strength of cold drawn high steel wires_______________?

  • (A)  increases with increase in diameter of bar
  • (B)  decreases with increase in diameter of bar
  • (C)  does not depend on diameter of bar
  • (D)  none of the above
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


Cube strength of controlled concrete to be used for pretensioned and post-tensioned work respectively should not be less than__________________?

  • (A)  35 MPa and 42 MPa
  • (B)  42 MPa and 35 MPa
  • (C)  42 MPa and 53 MPa
  • (D)  53 MPa and 42 MPa
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


Stress strain curve of high tensile steel_______________?

  • (A)  has a definite yield point
  • (B)  does not show definite yield point but yield point is defined by 0.1% proof stress
  • (C)  does not show definite yield point but yield point is defined by 0.2% proof stress
  • (D)  does not show definite yield point but yield point is defined by 2% proof stress
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


Which of the following has high tensile strength ?

  • (A)  plain hot rolled wires
  • (B)  cold drawn wires
  • (C)  heat treated rolled wires
  • (D)  all have same tensile strength
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


Which of the following losses of prestress occurs only in pretensioning and not in post-tensioning ?

  • (A)  elastic shortening of concrete
  • (B)  shrinkage of concrete
  • (C)  creep of concrete
  • (D)  loss due to friction
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


Normally prestressing wires are arranged in the_______________?

  • (A)  upper part of the beam
  • (B)  lower part of the beam
  • (C)  center
  • (D)  anywhere
Submitted By :Ali Uppal