MCQ

DESIGN OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES – II

SLR – VK – 501 (MAY 13)
1) Minimum clear cover (in mm) to the main steel bars in slab, beam, column and footing
respectively are
a) 10,15,20,25 b) 45,25,40,50 c) 20,25,,30,40 d) 20,35,40,75
2) The effective span of simply supported slab shall be taken as ___________
a) effective depth + clear span
b) c/c of support
c) clear span + effective depth/2
d) clear span + effective depth or c/c of supports whichever is less
3) In cantilever R.C.C. retaining wall the base width shall be taken as _________ times the
total height.
a) 0.48 to 0.56 b) 0.4 to 0.5 c) 0.45 to 0.55 d) 0.485 to 0.565
4) Stability of the structure as a whole against overturning shall be assumed so that the
restoring moment shall be not be less than the sum of _________ times maximum
overturning moment due to characteristic dead load.
a) 1.25 b) 1.2 c) 1.5 d) 1.4
5) Effective span of continuous beam, if the width of support is greater than 1/12th clear span
or 600 mm, whichever is less for end span with one end fixed and other continuous shall
be _____
a) Clear span between supports b) c/c distance between supports
c) Clear span + d d) clean span + d/2
6) The shear coefficient of continuous beam of uniform c/s which supports udl over three or
more spans which do not differ by more than 10% of the long span are ______ for D.L.
and _______ L.L. at end supports.
a) 0.4, 0.45 b) 0.6, 0.6 c) 0.55, 0.6 d) 0.5, 0.6
7) In pre stressed concrete mono wire system __________ numbers of wires are tensioned at
a time.
a) 1 b) 2 c) 4 d) 6
8) Loss of pre stress due to length and curvature effect is _________ times of initial stress.
a) (kx + µα) b) (kα + µx) c) (kx2 + µα2) d) (kx + µα)2

9) High strength concrete is necessary for pre stressed concrete work because __________
a) Large pre stressing force is applied b) Bursting stress is more
c) High bond stress is required d) All of the above
10) The concept used for analysis of pre stressed concrete section is _______________
a) stress concept b) strength concept c) load balancing d) all of the above
11) Yield Line Theory results in
a) Elastic solution b) Lower bound solution
c) Upper bound solution d) unique solution
12) According to IS method the permissible bearing mass on concrete at anchorage shall not
exceed _______ fct √ (Ab /Ap) or _______ fci whichever is less.
a) 0.48, 0.8 b) 0.46, 0.8 c) 0.45, 0.6 d) 0.5, 0.8
Answers 1) c 2) d 3) c 4) d 5) b 6) b 7) c 8) a 9) d 10) d 11) a 12) a
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13) If a simply supported concrete beam, pre stressed with a force 2500 KN is designed by
load balancing concept for an effective span of 10 m and to carry a total load 40KN/m,
the central dip of the cable profile should be
a) 100 mm b) 200 mm c) 300 mm d) 400 mm
14) Torsion resisting capacity of a given RC section
a) Decreases with decrease in stirrup section
b) Decreases with increase in longitudinal bars
c) Does not depend upon stirrup and longitudinal steel
d) Increases with increase in longitudinal steel
15) Distribution loading on stairs, where flights or landing are embedded into walls for a
length of not less than _________ mm and are design span in the direction of the flight, a
_______ mm and are besign spa in the direction of the flight, a __________ mm strip
may be deducted from the loaded area and the effective breadth of the section increased
by _______________ mm for the purpose of design.
a) 110, 150, 75 b) 75, 110, 150 c) 150, 75, 110 d) 100, 150, 75
SLR – UM – 56 (MAY – 14)
16) In case of 2 – way slab, the limiting deflection of slab is
a) Primarily a function of long span b) Primarily a function of short span
c) Independent of long span and short span d) Dependent on both long span and short span
17) Effective span of continuous beam, if the width of support is greater than 1/12 of clear
span or 600 mm whichever is less for end span with one end free and other continuous
shall be ______________
a) Clear span + d/2 b) Clear span + d
c) Clear span + ½ width of discontinuous support
d) Clear span + d/2 or clear span + ½ width of discontinuous
18) The presressed concrete beam is suitable for _______________
a) Large spans b) Short spans c) Both large and short spans d) None of these
19) The profile of cable in prestressed concrete beam is usually similar to ___________
a) Shear force diagram b) Bending moment diagram
c) None of a) and b) d) T. M. diagram
20) In two way restrained slab the middle strip being ___________ times width.
a) 1/8 b) ¾ c) ¼ d) ½
21) In pre stressed concrete section the ____________ section is effective.
a) Above N. A. b) Below N. A. c) Partially above and below d) Entire section
22) For two way slab for max. B. M. per unit width in a slab in longer direction is ________
a) W b) W c) W d) W
23) The stability of a retaining wall is checked for which of the following condition
a) Overturning about toe b) Overturning about heal c) Both of above d) None of the above
24) In design of rectangular P.S.C. beam the eccentricity of tendons is given by
a) 2 Md + MI / 2p b) Md + 2MI / 2p c) 2Md + 2MI/p d) None of the above

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Answers 13) b 14) d 15) b 16) b 17) b 18) a 19) b 20) b 21) b 22) c 23) c 24) a
25) The safe stress in concrete at transfer is _______ fck
a) 0.3 b) 0.4 c) 0.5 d) 0.6
26) How is the deflection in RC beam controlled as per IS 456
a) By using large aspect ratio b) By using small modular ratio
c) By controlling span to depth ratio d) By moderating water cement ratio
27) A simply supported isotropically reinforced square slab of side 4m is subjected to a
service load of 6kPa with thickness 120 mm the moment of required as per yield line
theory is
a) 9 KN-m b) 9KN/m c) 13.2 kNm d) 13.2 kNm/m
28) In a load balanced Prestressed Concrete beam under self-load the cross section is
subjected to
a) Axial stress b) Bending stress c) Axial and shear stress d) Axial and bending stress
29) From limiting deflection point of view, use of high strength steel in RC beam results in
a) Reduction in depth b) No change in depth c) Only one wire can be stretched at a time
30) In case of pre tensioned RC beams
a) Shrinkage of concrete is of order 3 104 b) Relaxation of steel can be ignored
c) Only one wire can be stretched at a time d) even mild steel can be used for pre stressing
SLR-VK-335 (MAY-13)
31) Characteristic strength is equal to ________________
a) Mean strength – ks b) Mean strength c) Characteristics load+ ks d) Characteristics load - – ks
32) Partial safety factor for the load is the ratio of __________________
a) Design load to Characteristic load b) Characteristic load to design load
c) Design strength to characteristic strength d) Characteristic strength to design strength
33) Effective width of flange for T – beam is ________________

a) + bw + 6Df b) + bw + 3Df c) + bw + 6Df d) + 6bw + Df

34) Max. shear stress ( max) for M20 concrete is ___________ N/mm2.
a) 2.5 b) 2.8 c) 3.1 d) 3.5
35) Effective width in L beam is ______________

a) + bw + 6Df b) + bw + 3Df c) + bw + 6Df d) + 6bw + Df

36) The minimum frequency of sampling of concrete of each grade for 6-15m3 shall be ____
samples.
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 1

37) The limiting value of for Fe 500 steel is__________

a) 0.53 b) 0.48 c) 0.46 d) 0.50

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Answers 25) b 26) c 27) c 28) d 29) a 30) a and c 31) c 32) a 33) a 34) a 35) b
36)3 37) c

38) The individual variation of strength of each specimen should not be more than ____ % of
the average strength of three specimen.
a) +/- 10 b) +/- 15 c) +/- 5 d) +/- 20

39) Design bond stress in limit state method for plain bars in tension for M20 grade of
concrete is _______ N/mm2.
a) 1.4 b) 1.2 c) 1.5 d) 1.7

40) The maximum area of tension reinforcement in beam shall not be less than ________
a) 0.02bD b) 0.03bD c) 0.04bD d) None of these
41) The mild steel reinforcement in either direction in slabs shall not be less than ____ % of
the area
a) 0.12 b) 0.1 c) 0.15 d) 0.2
42) Spacing of longitudinal bars measured along the periphery of the column shall not exceed
________ mm.
a) 100 b) 200 c) 300 d) 400
43) Tolerance on placing of reinforcement for effective depth more than 200 mm is
a) +/- 5mm b) +/- 6mm c) +/- 15mm d) +/- 10mm
44) The diameter of the polygonal link or lateral ties shall not be less than __________

a) th diameter of larger longitudinal bar b) 6mm c) lesser of a) and b) d) maximum of a) and b)

45) In critical section for two-way shear in case of isolated footing is at a distance of ______
from face of column on all sides.
a) d b) d/2 c) d/3 d) d/4
46) For footings the minimum cover to reinforcement shall be _________
a) 20 mm b) 30 mm c) 40 mm d) 50 mm
47) A.R.C.C. column having helical reinforcement shall have at least ______ bars of
longitudinal reinforcement within helical reinforcement.
a) 6 b) 4 c) 8 d) 10
48) The modulus of elasticity of concrete is given by _________
a) 5000√fck b) 6000 √fck c) 5500 √fck d) 4000√fck
49) The basic value of span to depth ratio for span up to 10 m for simply supported beam is
____
a) 20 b) 7 c) 26 d) 16
50) The pitch of helical reinforcement shall not be more than ___________
a) 75 mm b) 1/6 of core diameter of column c) 25 mm d) a) and b)

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Answers 38) c 39) a 40) c 41) c 42) c 43) a 44) c 45) b 46) c 47) a 48) a 49) a 50)
d

SLR-MK-480 (MAY12)

51) In two way restrained slab the middle strip being ___________ times width.
a) 1/8 b) ¾ c) ¼ d) ½
52) The effective span of simply supported slab shall be taken as
a) Effective depth + clear span b) Center to centre of support
c) Clear span + effective depth/2 d) Clear span + effective depth or c/c of supports whichever is less
53) Effective span of continuous beam, if the width of support is less than 1/12 th of clear span
shall be
a) Effective depth + clear span b) Center to centre of support
c) Clear span + effective depth/2 d) Clear span + effective depth or c/c of supports whichever is less
54) High strength concrete is necessary for prestressed concrete work because
a) Large prestressing force is applied b) Bursting stress is more
c) High bond stress is required d) All a), b) and c)
55) The shear coefficient of continuous beam of uniform c/s which supports udl over three or
more spans which do not differ by more than 10% of the long span are _____ for D.L.
and _________ for L.L at inner side of support next to end support.
a) 0.4, 0.45 b) 0.6, 0.6 c) 0.55, 0.6 d) 0.5, 0.6
56) Effective span of continuous beam, if the width of support is greater than 1/12 of clear
span or 600 mm whichever is less for end span with one end free and other continuous
shall be
a) Clear span + d/2 b) Clear span + d
c) Clear span + ½ width of discontinuous support
d) Clear span + d/2 width of discontinuous support whichever is less
57) The safe stress in concrete at transfer is _________________ fck.
a) 0.3 b) 0.4 c) 0.5 d) 0.6
58) in C.C.L standard system ___________ number of wires is tensioned at a time.
a) 2 b) 4 c) 1 d) 6
59) The cable profile in prestressed concrete beam to resist point load at centre shall be
preferably
a) Along N.A. b) Parallel to N.A. c) Triangular d) Parabolic
60) The safe stress in concrete at transfer is _________________ fck.
a) 0.3 b) 0.4 c) 0.5 d) 0.6
61) Minimum grade of concrete used for prestressed work should have cube strength of ___
N/mm2 for pre-tensioned.
a) 25 b) 30 c) 35 d) 45
62) In prestressed concrete section the ___________ section is effective.
a) Above N.A. b) Below N.A. c) Partially above and below d) Entire section

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Answers 51) b 52) d 53) b 54) d 55) b 56) d 57) b 58) b 59) c 60) b 61) b 62) b

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63) In two way restrained slab over the continuous edges of middle strip the tension
reinforcement shall extend in the upper part of slab a distance of ______ L from support
and at least 50% of the bars shall extend a distance of _________ L.
a) 0.15, 0.3 b) 0.25, 0.5 c) 0.3, 0.15 d) 0.5, 0.25
64) In cantilever R.C.C. retaining wall the base width shall be taken as _______ to ________
times the total height.
a) 0.48, 0.56 b) 0.4, 0.5 c) 0.45 to 0.55 d) 0.485 to 0.565
65) Distribution of loading on stairs, where flights or landing are embedded in to walls for a
length of not less than ___________ mm and are design span in the direction of the
flight, a __________ mm strip may be deducted from the loaded area and the effective
breadth of the section increased by _________ mm for the purposes of design.
a) 110, 150, 75 b) 75, 110, 150 c) 150, 75, 110 d) 100, 150, 75
SLR-UM-56 (MAY-14)
66) In case of 2-way slab, the limiting deflection of slab is
a) Primarily a function of long span b) Primarily a function of short span
c) Independent of long span and short span d) Dependent on both span and short span
67) Effective span of continuous beam, if the width of support is greater than 1/12 of clear
span or 600 mm whichever is less for end span with one end free and other continuous
shall be _______________
a) Clear span + d/2 b) Clear span + d
c) Clear span + ½ width of discontinuous support
d) Clearn span + d/2 or clear span + ½ width of discontinuous
68) The prestressed concrete beam is suitable for ____________
a) Large spans b) Short spans c) Both large and short spans d) None of these
69) The profile of cable in prestressed concrete beam is usually similar to __________
a) Shear force diagram b) Bending moment diagram
c) None of a) and b) d) T. M. diagram
70) In two way restrained slab the middle strip being _____________
a) 1/8 b) ¾ c) ¼ d) ½
71) In pre stressed concrete section the __________ section is effective.
a) Above N. A. b) Below N. A. c) Partially above and below d) Entire section
72) For two way slab for max. B. M. per unit width in a slab in longer direction is _________
a) W b) W c) W d) W
73) The stability of a retaining wall is checked for which of the following condition
a) Overturning about toe b) Overturning about heal c) Both of above d) None of above
74) In design of rectangular P.S.C. beam the eccentricity of tendons is given by
a) 2 Md + MI / 2p b) Md + 2MI / 2p c) 2Md + 2MI/p d) None of the above
75) The safe stress in concrete at transfer is ________________ fck
a) 0.3 b) 0.4 c) 0.5 d) 0.6
76) How is the deflection in RC beam controlled as per IS 456
a) By using large aspect ratio b) By using small modular ratio
c) By controlling span to depth ratio d) By moderating water cement ratio

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Answers 63) c 64) c 65) b 66) b 67) a 68) a 69) b 70) b 71) b 72) c 73) c 74) a 75)
b 76) c

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77) A simply supported isotropically reinforced square slab of side 4m is subjected to a
service load of 6 kPa with thickness 120 mm the moment of restance required as per yield
line theory is
a) 9KN b) 9kNm/m c) 13.2 kNm d) 13.2 kNm/m
78) In a load balanced Prestressed Concrete beam under self-load the cross section is
subjected to
a) Axial stress b) Bending stress c) Axial and shear stress d) Axial and bending stress
79) From limiting deflection point of view, use of high strength steel in RC beam results in
a) Reduction in depth b) No change in depth c) Increase in depth d) Increase in width
80) In case of pre tensioned RC beams
a) Shrinkage of concrete is of order 3 104 b) Relaxation of steel can be ignored
c) Only one wire can be stretched at a time d) Even mild steel can be used for
pre stressing
SLR – PC – 57(MAY-15)
81) Two way restrained slab the middle strip being
a) ¼ b) 1/8 c) ¾ d) ½
82) The prestressed concrete beam is suitable for
a) Large spans b) Both large spans and short spans c) Short spans d) None of these
83) In pertresses concrete section __________________ section is effective.
a) Above N.A. b) Partially above and below c) Below N. A. d) Entire section
84) From limiting deflection point of view, use of high strength steel in RC beam results in
a) Reduction in depth b) Increase in depth c) No change in depth d) Increase in width
85) Yield Line Theory result in
a) Elastic solution b) Upper bound solution c) Lower bound solution d) Unique solution

86) The safe stress in concrete at transfer is ______________ fck.

a) 0.4 b) 0.5 c) 0.6 d) 0.7
87) High strength of concrete is necessary for prestressed concrete work because
a) Large pre stressing force is applied b) High bond stress is required
c) Burting stress is more d) All of the above
88) The concept used for analysis of prestressed concrete section is
a) Stress concept b) Load balancing concept c) Strength concept d) All of the above
89) The percentage of minimum reinforcement of the gross sectional area in slabs, is
a) 0.10% b) 0.15% c) 0.12% d) 0.20%
90) If the ratio of the span to the overall depth does not exceed 10, the stiffness of the beam
will ordinarily be satisfactory in case of a
a) Simply supported beam b) Cantilever beam c) Continuous beam d) None of these
91) In design of P.S.C. beam section, the no. of fundamental stress conditions to be
considered are
a) Two b) Four c) Three d) One
92) The safe stress in concrete at service is ________ fck
a) 0.3 b) 0.4 c) 0.6 d) 0.5

Answers 77) c 78) d 79) a 80) a and c 81) c 82) a 83) c 84) a 85) a 86) a 87) d 88)
d 89) c 90) a 91) c 92) b

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93) In case of pre tensioned RC beam
a) Shrinkage of concrete is of order 3 104
b) Relaxation of steel can be ignored
c) Only one wire can be stretched at a time
d) Even mild steel can be used for prestressing
94) How is the deflection in RC beam controlled as per IS 456 ?
a) By using large aspect ratio b) By using small modular ratio
c) By using controlling span to depth ratio
d) By moderating water cement ratio
95) Torsion resisting capacity of a given RC section
a) Decreases with decrease in stirrup section
b) Decreases with increase in longitudinal steel
c) Does not depend upon stirrups and Longitudinal steel
d) Increase with increase in Longitudinal steel
96) Cantilever retaining walls can safely be used for a height not more than
a) 3m b) 4m c) 5m d) 6m
97) The effective span of a simply supported slab, is Characteristic strength is equal to
a) The effective span of a simply supported slab, is
b) Clear distance between the inner faces of the walls plus twice the thickness of the wall
c) Clear span plus effective depth of the slab
d) None of these
98) The number of treads in a flight is equal to
a) Risers in the flight b) Risers minus one c) Risers plus one d) None of these
99) For stairs spanning horizontally, the minimum waist provided is
a) 4m b) 8m c) 6m d) 12m
100) The permissible tensile stress in concrete is _______ √ fck
a) 0.125 b) 0.129 c) 0.126 d) 0.127

Answers 93) a and c 94) c 95) d 96) d 97) c 98) b 99) a 100) b

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