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A pre-stressed concrete member__________________?

  • (A)  Is made of concrete
  • (B)  Is made of reinforced concrete
  • (C)  Is stressed after casting
  • (D)  Possesses internal stresses
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A flat slab is supported_______________?

  • (A)  On beams
  • (B)  On columns
  • (C)  On beams and columns
  • (D)  On columns monolithically built with slab
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A foundation is called shallow if its depth, is________________?

  • (A)  One-fourth of its width
  • (B)  Half of its width
  • (C)  Three-fourth of its width
  • (D)  Equal to its width
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Post tensioning system_______________?

  • (A)  Was widely used in earlier days
  • (B)  Is not economical and hence not generally used
  • (C)  Is economical for large spans and is adopted now a days
  • (D)  None of these
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Steel beam theory is used for_______________?

  • (A)  Design of simple steel beams
  • (B)  Steel beams encased in concrete
  • (C)  Doubly reinforced beams ignoring compressive stress in concrete
  • (D)  Beams if shear exceeds 4 times allowable shear stress
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The live load to be considered for an inaccessible roof, is______________?

  • (A)  Nil
  • (B)  75 kg/m2
  • (C)  150 kg/cm 2
  • (D)  200 kg/m2
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In a combined footing for two columns carrying unequal loads, the maximum hogging bending moment occurs at

  • (A)  Less loaded column
  • (B)  More loaded column
  • (C)  A point of the maximum shear force
  • (D)  A point of zero shear force
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Piles are usually driven by________________?

  • (A)  Diesel operated hammer
  • (B)  Drop hammer
  • (C)  Single acting steam hammer
  • (D)  All the above
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Submitted By :Ali Uppal