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Civil Engineering Mcqs

High strength concrete is used in pre-stressed member________________?

  • (A)  To overcome high bearing stresses developed at the ends
  • (B)  To overcome bursting stresses at the ends
  • (C)  To provide high bond stresses
  • (D)  All the above
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Design of a two way slab simply supported on edges and having no provision to prevent the corners from lifting, is made by_________________?

  • (A)  Rankine formula
  • (B)  Marcus formula
  • (C)  Rankine Grashoff formula
  • (D)  Grashoff formula
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Submitted By :Ali Uppal


For initial estimate for a beam design, the width is assumed__________________?

  • (A)  1/15th of span
  • (B)  1/20th of span
  • (C)  1/25th of span
  • (D)  1/30th of span
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Submitted By :Ali Uppal


Spacing of stirrups in a rectangular beam, is__________________?

  • (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
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The Young’s modulus of elasticity of steel, is__________________?

  • (A)  150 KN/mm2
  • (B)  200 KN/mm2
  • (C)  250 KN/mm2
  • (D)  275 KN/mm2
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If the tendon is placed at an rectangular beam (sectional top edge)________________?

  • (A)  Is increased by PZ/e
  • (B)  Is increased by Pe/Z
  • (C)  Is decreased by Pe/Z
  • (D)  Remains unchanged
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Submitted By :Ali Uppal


If the loading on a pre-stressed rectangular beam, is uniformly distributed, the tendon to be provided should be_______________?

  • (A)  Straight below centroidal axis
  • (B)  Parabolic with convexity downward
  • (C)  Parabolic with convexity upward
  • (D)  Straight above centroidal axis
Submitted By :Ali Uppal