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Civil Engineering Mcqs

The purpose of reinforcement in prestressed concrete is________________?

  • (A)  to provide adequate bond stress
  • (B)  to resist tensile stresses
  • (C)  to impart initial compressive stress in concrete
  • (D)  all of the above
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Most common method of prestressing used for factory production is________________?

  • (A)  Long line method
  • (B)  Freyssinet system
  • (C)  Magnel-Blaton system
  • (D)  Lee-Macall system
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Prestress loss due to friction occurs________________?

  • (A)  only in post-tensioned beams
  • (B)  only in pretensioned beams
  • (C)  in both post-tensioned and preten-sioned beams
  • (D)  none of the above
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High carbon content in the steel causes_______________?

  • (A)  decrease in tensile strength but increase in ductility
  • (B)  increase in tensile strength but decrease in ductility
  • (C)  decrease in both tensile strength and ductility
  • (D)  increase in both tensile strength and ductility
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


Submitted By :Ali Uppal


The effect of adding calcium chloride in concrete is________________?

  • (A)  (1) and (3)
  • (B)  (1)and(4)
  • (C)  (2)and (3)
  • (D)  (2)and (4)
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Which of the following types of soil is transported by gravitational forces ?

  • (A)  loess
  • (B)  talus
  • (C)  drift
  • (D)  dune sand
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Voids ratio of a soil mass can_________________?

  • (A)  never be greater than unity
  • (B)  be zero
  • (C)  take any value greater than zero
  • (D)  take values between 0 and 1 only
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If the voids of a soil mass are full of air only, the soil is termed as_______________?

  • (A)  air entrained soil
  • (B)  partially saturated soil
  • (C)  dry soil
  • (D)  dehydrated soil
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Constant head permeameter is used to test permeability of_______________?

  • (A)  silt
  • (B)  clay
  • (C)  coarse sand
  • (D)  fine sand
Submitted By :Ali Uppal