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1.Todeterminethemodulusofrupture,thesizeoftestspecimenusedis
a)

150x150x500mm

b)

100x100x700mm

c)

150x150x700mm

d)

100x100x500mm

Ans:c
2.Thepropertyoffreshconcrete,inwhichthewaterinthemixtendstorisetothesurface
whileplacingandcompacting,iscalled
a)

segregation

b)

bleeding

c)

bulking

d)

creep

Ans:b
3.Selecttheincorrectstatement
a)

Leanmixesbleedmoreascomparedtorichones.

b)

Bleedingcanbeminimizedbyaddingpozzuolanafineraggregate.

c)

Bleedingcanbeincreasedbyaddition'ofcalciumchloride.

d)

noneoftheabove

Ans:d
4.Thepropertyoftheingredientstoseparatefromeachotherwhileplacingtheconcreteis
called
a)

segregation

b)

compaction

c)

shrinkage

d)

bulking

Ans:a
5.Workabilityofconcreteisdirectlyproportionalto
a)

aggregatecementratio

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timeoftransit

c)

gradingoftheaggregate

d)

allofabove

Ans:c
6.Workabilityofconcreteisinverselyproportionalto
a)

timeoftransit

b)

'vatercementratio

c)

theairinthemix

d)

sizeofaggregate

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7.Approximatevalueofshrinkagestraininconcrete,is
a)

0.003

b)

0.0003

c)

0.00003

d)

0.03

Ans:b

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8.Airentrainmentintheconcreteincreases

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a)

workability

November(16)

b)

strength

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c)

theeffectsoftemperaturevariations

d)

theunitweight

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9.Therelationbetweenmodulusofrupturefcr,splittingstrengthfcsanddirecttensile

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strengthfclisgivenby
a)

tcrrcs=tct

b)

fcr>fcs>fc.

C)fcr<fcs<fc>
d)fc5>fcr>fC.
Ans:b
10. Theapproximatevalueoftheratiobetweendirecttensilestrengthandflexuralstrength
is
a)

0.33

b)

0.5

c)

0.75

d)

1.0

Ans:b
11. Strengthofconcreteincreaseswith
a)

increaseinwatercementratio

b)

increaseinfinenessofcement

c)

decreaseincuringtime

d)

decreaseinsizeofaggregate

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12. Therelationbetweenmodulusofrupturefcrandcharacteristicstrengthofconcretefckis

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givenby
a)

fcr=0.35Vf7

b)

fcr=0.57f7

c)

fcr=0.7Vf7

d)

fcr=1.2Vf7

wherefcrandfckareinN/mm2'

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13.Thecompressivestrengthof100mmcubeascomparedto150mmcubeisalways

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less

b)

more

c)

equal

d)

noneoftheabove

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14.AccordingtoIS:4561978,themodulusofelasticityofconcreteEc(inN/mm2)canbe
takenas
a)

Ec==5700

b)

Ec==570

c)

Ec==5700fck

d)Ec=wherefckN/mm2=700isthecharacteristicstrengthin
Ans:a
15.Increaseinthemoisturecontentinconcrete
a)

reducesthestrength

b)

increasesthestrength

c)

doesnotchangethestrength

d)

alloftheabove

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16. Ascomparedtoordinaryportlandcement,useofpozzuolaniccement

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a)

reducesworkability

b)

increasesbleeding

c)

increasesshrinkage

d)

increasesstrength

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17. Admixtureswhichcauseearlysetting,andhardeningofconcretearecalled
a)

workabilityadmixtures

b)

accelerators

c)

retarders

d)

airentrainingagents

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18. Themostcommonlyusedadmixturewhichprolongsthesettingandhardeningtimeis

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a)

gypsum

b)

calciumchloride

c)

sodiumsilicate

d)

alloftheabove

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19. Thepercentageofvoidsincementisapproximately

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a)

25%

b)

40%

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c)

60%

d)

80%

Ans:b
20. Thestrengthofconcreteafteroneyearascomparedto28daysstrengthisabout
a)

10to15%more

b)

15to20%more

c)

20to25%more

d)

25to50%more

Ans:c
21. Ascomparedtoordinaryportlandcement,highaluminacementhas
a)

higherinitialsettingtimebutlowerfinalsettingtime

b)

lowerinitialsettingtimebuthigherfinalsettingtime

c)

higherinitialandfinalsettingtimes

d)

lowerinitialandfinalsettingtimes

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22. Modulusofruptureofconcreteisameasureof

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a)

flexuraltensilestrength

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b)

directtensilestrength

c)

compressivestrength

d)

splittensilestrength

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23. Inordertoobtainthebestworkabilityofconcrete,thepreferredshapeofaggregateis
a)

rounded

b)

elongated

c)

angular

d)

alloftheabove

Ans:a

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24. Theeffectofaddingcalciumchlorideinconcreteis
i)

toincreaseshrinkage

ii)

todecreaseshrinkage

iii)

toincreasesettingtime

iv) todecreasesettingtime
Thecorrectansweris
a)

(i)and(iii)

b)

(i)and(iv)

c)

(ii)and(iii)

d)

(ii)and(iv)

Ans:b
25. Bulkingofsandismaximumifmoisturecontentisabout
a)

2%

b)

4%

c)

6%

d)

10%

Ans:b
26. Finergrindingofcement
a)

affectsonlytheearlydevelopmentofstrength

b)

affectsonlytheultimatestrength

c)

both(a)and(b)

d)

doesnotaffectthestrength

Ans:a
27. Poisson'sratioforconcrete
a)

remainsconstant

b)

increaseswithrichermixes

c)

decreaseswithrichermixes

d)

noneoftheabove

Ans:b
28. 1%ofvoidsinaconcretemixwouldreduceitsstrengthbyabout
a)

5%

b)

10%

c)

15%

d)

20%

Ans:a
29.Thefinenessmodulusoffineaggregateisintherangeof
a)

2.0to3.5

b)

3.5to5.0

c)

5.0to7.0

d)

6.0to8.5

Ans:a
30.Thefactorofsafetyfor
a)

steelandconcretearesame

b)

steelislowerthanthatforconcrete

c)

steelishigherthanthatforconcrete

d)

noneoftheabove

Ans:b
31.Examinethefollowingstatements:
i)Factorofsafetyforsteelshouldbebasedonitsyieldstress,

ii)Factorofsafetyforsteelshouldbebasedonitsultimatestress,
iii)Factorofsafetyforconcreteshouldbebasedonitsyieldstress,
iv)Factorofsafetyforconcreteshouldbebasedonitsultimatestress.
Thecorrectstatementsare
a)

(i)and(iii)

b)

(i)and(iv)

c)

(ii)and(iii)

d)

(ii)and(iv)

Ans:b
32. Forareinforcedconcretesection,theshapeofshearstressdiagramis
a)

whollyparabolic

b)

whollyrectangular

c)

parabolicaboveneutralaxisandrectangularbelowneutralaxis

d)

rectangularaboveneutralaxisandparabolicbelowneutralaxis

Ans:c
33. Diagonaltensioninabeam
a)

ismaximumatneutralaxis

b)

decreasesbelowtheneutralaxisandincreasesabovetheneutralaxis

c)

increasesbelowtheneutralaxisanddecreasesabovetheneutralaxis

d)

remainssame

Ans:c
34.Ifabeamfailsinbond,thenitsbondstrengthcanbeincreasedmosteconomicallyby
a)

increasingthedepthofbeam

b)

usingthinnerbarsbutmoreinnumber

c)

usingthickerbarsbutlessinnumber

d)

providingverticalstirrups

Ans:b
35.Ifnominalshearstresstvexceedsthedesignshearstrengthofconcretexc,thenominal
shearreinforcementasperIS:4561978shallbeprovidedforcarryingashearstressequal
to
a)

xv

b)

xc

c)

xvTC

d)

Tv+Tc

Ans:c
36. Ifthedepthofactualneutralaxisinabeamismorethanthedepthofcriticalneutral
axis,thenthebeamiscalled
a)

balancedbeam

b)

underreinforcedbeam

c)

overreinforcedbeam

d)

noneoftheabove

Ans:c
37. Ifthedepthofneutralaxisforasinglyreinforcedrectangularsectionisrepresentedby
kdinworkingstressdesign,thenthevalueofkforbalancedsection
a)

dependsonas,only

b)

dependsonaCbConly

c)

dependsonbothcrstandacbc

d)

isindependantofbothastandacbcwheredistheeffectivedepth,astispermissible

stressinsteelintensionandocbcispermissiblestressinconcreteinbendingcompression.
Ans:a
38.Ifthepermissiblestressinsteelintensionis140N/mm2,thenthedepthofneutralaxis
forasinglyreinforcedrectangularbalancedsectionwillbe
a)

0.35d

b)

0.40d

c)

0.45d

d)

dependentongradeofconcretealso

Ans:b

39. ModulusofelasticityofsteelasperIS:4561978shallbetakenas
a)

20kN/cm2

b)

200kN/cm2

c)

200kN/mm2

d)

2xl06N/cm2

Ans:c
40. MinimumgradeofconcretetobeusedinreinforcedconcreteasperIS:4561978is
a)

M15

b)

M20

c)

M10

d)

M25

Ans:a
41. Forconcretingofheavilyreinforcedsectionswithoutvibration,theworkabilityof
concreteexpressedascompacting
factorshouldbe
a)

0.750.80

b)

0.800.85

c)

0.850.92

d)

above0.92

Ans:d
42. Maximumquantityofwaterneededper50kgofcementforM15gradeofconcreteis
a)

28litres

b)

30litres

c)

32litres

d)

34litres

Ans:c
43. Incaseofhandmixingofconcrete,theextracementtobeaddedis
a)

5%

b)

10%

c)

15%

d)

20%

Ans:b
44. Forwalls,columnsandverticalfacesofallstructuralmembers,theformworkis
generallyremovedafter
a)

24to48hours

b)

3days

c)

7days

d)

14days

Ans:a
45. Theindividualvariationbetweenteststrengthofsampleshouldnotbemorethan
a)

5%ofaverage

b)

10%ofaverage

c)

15%ofaverage

d)

20%ofaverage

Ans:c
46. OneofthecriteriafortheeffecvvewidthofflangeofTbeamisbf=+bw+6Df6
Inaboveformula,l0signifies
a)

effectivespanofTbeam

b)

distancebetweenpointsofzeromomentsinthebeam

c)

distancebetweenpointsofmaximummomentsinthebeam

d)

clearspanoftheTbeam

Ans:b
47. Foracantileverofeffectivedepthof0.5m,themaximumspantosatisfyvertical
deflectionlimitis
a)

3.5m

b)

4m

c)

4.5m

d)

5m

Ans:a
48. Forasimplysupportedbeamofspan15m,theminimumeffectivedepthtosatisfythe
verticaldeflectionlimitsshouldbe
a)

600mm

b)

750mm

c)

900mm

d)

morethan1m

Ans:b
49. Foracontinuousslabof3mx3.5msize,theminimumoveralldepthofslabtosatisfy
verticaldeflectionlimitsis
a)

50mm

b)

75mm

c)

100mm

d)

120mm

Ans:b
50. AccordingtoIS:4561978,thefiexuralstrengthofconcreteis
a)

directlyproportionaltocompressivestrength

b)

inverselyproportionaltocompressivestrength

c)

directlyproportionaltosquarerootofcompressivestrength

d)

inverselyproportionaltosquarerootofcompressivestrength

Ans:c
51. AccordingtoIS:4561978,thecblumnorthestrutisthememberwhoseeffective
lengthisgreaterthan
a)

theleastlateraldimension

b)

2timestheleastlateraldimension

c)

3timestheleastlateraldimension

d)

4timestheleastlateraldimension

Ans:c
52. AccordingtoIS:4561978,minimumslendernessratioforashortcolumnis
a)

lessthan12

b)

lessthan18

c)

between18and24

d)

morethan24

Ans:a
53. Laplengthincompressionshallnotbelessthan
a)

154>

b)

20<}>

c)

24(j)

d)

30(j)

where(j)isdiameterofbar
Ans:c
54. Theminimumcoverinaslabshouldneitherbelessthanthediameterofbarnorless
than
a)

10mm

b)

15mm

c)

25mm

d)

13mm

Ans:b
55. Foralongitudinalreinforcingbarinacolumn,theminimumcovershallneitherbeless
thanthediameterofbarnorlessthan
a)

15mm

b)

25mm

c)

30mm

d)

40mm

Ans:d
56. Theratioofthediameterofreinforcingbarsandtheslabthicknessis
a)

1/4

b)

1/5

c)

1/6

d)

1/8

Ans:d
57. AccordingtoIS:4561978,themaximumreinforcementinacolumnis
a)

2%

b)

4%

c)

6%

d)

8%

Ans:c
58. Thepercentageofreinforcementincaseofslabs,whenhighstrengthdeformedbars
areusedisnotlessthan
a)

0.15

b)

0.12

c)

0.30

d)

1.00

Ans:b
59. Whichofthefollowingstatementsisincorrect?
a)

Minimumcrosssectionalareaoflongitudinalreinforcementinacolumnis0.8%.

b)

Spacingoflongitudinalbarsmeasuredalongtheperipheryofcolumnshouldnotexceed

300mm.
c)

Reinforcingbarsinacolumnshouldnotbelessthan12mmindiameter.

d)

Thenumberoflongitudinalbarsprovidedinacircularcolumnshouldnotbelessthan

four.
Ans:d
60. Whichofthefollowingstatementsisincorrect?
a)HigherVeeBeetimeshowslowerworkability.
b)

Higherslumpshowshigherworkability.

c)

Highercompactingfactorshowshigherworkability.

d)

noneoftheabove

Ans:d
61.Minimumpitchoftransversereinforcementinacolumnis
a)

theleastlateraldimensionofthemember

b)

sixteentimesthesmallestdiameteroflongitudinalreinforcementbartobetied

c)

fortyeighttimesthediameteroftransversereinforcement

d)

lesseroftheabovethreevalues

Ans:d
62.MaximumdistancebetweenexpansionjointsinstructuresasperIS:4561978is
a)

20m

b)

30m

c)

45m

d)

60m

Ans:c
63. Acontinuousbeamisdeemedtobeadeepbeamwhentheratioofeffectivespanto
overalldepth(1/D)islessthan
a)

1.5

b)

2.0

c)

2.5

d)

3.0

Ans:c
64. Criticalsectionforshearincaseofflatslabsisatadistanceof

a)

effectivedepthofslabfromperipheryofcolumn/droppanel

b)

d/2fromperipheryofcolumn/capital/droppanel

c)

atthedroppanelofslab

d)

attheperipheryofcolumn

Ans:b
65. MinimumthicknessofloadbearingRCCwallshouldbe
a)

50mm

b)

100mm

c)

150mm

d)

200mm

Ans:b
66. IfthestoreyheightisequaltolengthofRCCwall,thepercentageincreaseinstrengthis
a)

b)

10

c)

20

d)

30

Ans:b
67. Inreinforcedconcretefootingonsoil,theminimumthicknessatedgeshouldnotbeless
than
a)

100mm

b)

150mm

c)

200mm

d)

250mm

Ans:b
68. Theslabisdesignedasonewayiftheratiooflongspantoshortspanis
a)

lessthan1

b)

between1and1.5

c)

between1.5and2

d)

greaterthan2

Ans:d
69. Ratioofpermissiblestressindirectcompressionandbendingcompressionis
a)

lessthan1

b)

between1and1.5

c)

between1.5and2.0

d)

greaterthan2

Ans:a
70. Ahighermodularratioshows
a)

highercompressivestrengthofconcrete

b)

lowercompressivestrengthofconcrete

c)

highertensilestrengthofsteel

d)

lowertensilestrengthofsteel

Ans:b
71. Theaveragepermissiblestressinbondforplainbarsintensionis
a)

increasedby10%forbarsincompression

b)

increasedby25%forbarsincompression

c)

decreasedby10%forbarsincompression

d)

decreasedby25%forbarsincompression

Ans:b
74. Inworkingstressdesign,permissiblebondstressinthecaseofdeformedbarsismore
thanthatinplainbarsby
a)

10%

b)

20%

c)

30%

d)

40%

Ans:d

75. Themainreasonforprovidingnumberofreinforcingbarsatasupportinasimply
supportedbeamistoresistinthatzone
a)

compressivestress

b)

shearstress

c)

bondstress

d)

tensilestress

Ans:c
76. Halfofthemainsteelinasimplysupportedslabisbentupnearthesupportata
distanceofxfromthecentreofslabbearingwherexisequalto
a)

1/3

b)

1/5

c)

1/7

d)

1/10

where1isthespan
Ans:c
77. Whenshearstressexceedsthepermissiblelimitinaslab,thenitisreducedby
a)increasingthedepth
b)

providingshearreinforcement

c)

usinghighstrengthsteel

d)

usingthinnerbarsbutmoreinnumber

Ans:a
78.Ifthesizeofpanelinaflatslabis6mx6m,thenasperIndianStandardCode,thewidths
ofcolumnstripandmiddlestripare
a)

3.0mand1.5m

b)

1.5mand3.0m

c)

3.0mand3.0m

d)

1.5mand1.5m

Ans:c
79.Foraslabsupportedonitsfouredgeswithcornershelddownandloadeduniformly,the
MarcuscorrectionfactortothemomentsobtainedbyGrashoffRankine'stheory
a)

isalwayslessthan1

b)

isalwaysgreaterthan1

c)

canbemorethan1

d)

canbelessthan1

Ans:a
80.Thepermissiblediagonaltensilestressinreinforcedbrickworkis
a)

about0.1N/mm2

b)

zero

c)

0.3N/mm2to0.7N/mm2

d)

about1.0N/mm2

Ans:a
81. Thelimitsofpercentagepofthelongitudinalreinforcementinacolumnisgivenby
a)

0.15%to2%

b)

0.8%to4%

c)

0.8%to6%

d)

0.8%to8%

Ans:c
82. Theminimumdiameteroflongitudinalbarsinacolumnis
a)

6mm

b)

8mm

c)

12mm

d)

16mm

Ans:c
83. Theminimumcovertothetiesorspiralsshouldnotbelessthan
a)

15mm

b)

20mm

c)

25mm

d)

50mm

Ans:c
84. Theloadcarryingcapacityofahelicallyreinforcedcolumnascomparedtothatofatied
columnisabout
a)

5%less

b)

10%less

c)

5%more

d)

10%more

Ans:c
86.Thediameteroftiesinacolumnshouldbe
a)

morethanorequaltoonefourthofdiameterofmainbar

b)

morethanorequalto5mm

c)

morethan5mmbutlessthanonefourthofdiameterofmainbar

d)

morethan5mmandalsomorethanonefourthofdiameterofmainbar

Ans:d
87. Duetocircumferentialactionofthespiralinaspirallyreinforcedcolumn
a)

capacityofcolumnisdecreased

b)

ductilityofcolumnreduces

c)

capacityofcolumnisdecreasedbutductilityofcolumnincreases

d)

boththecapacityofcolumnandductilityofcolumnincrease

Ans:d
88. Maximumpercentagereinforcementincaseofslabsislimitedto
a)

b)

c)

d)

Ans:b
89. WhichofthefollowingR.C.retainingwallsissuitableforheightsbeyond6m?
a)Lshapedwall
b)

Tshapedwall

c)

counterforttype

d)

alloftheabove

Ans:c
90. Forthedesignofretainingwalls,theminimumfactorofsafetyagainstoverturningis
takenas
a)

1.5

b)

2.0

c)

2.5

d)

3.0

Ans:b
91. Incounterforttyperetainingwalls
i)theverticalslabisdesignedasacontinuousslab
ii)theheelslabisdesignedasacontinuousslab
iii)theverticalslabisdesignedasacantilever
iv)theheelslabisdesignedasacantilever
Thecorrectansweris
a)

(i)and(ii)

b)

(i)and(iv)

c)

(ii)and(iii)

d)

(iii)and(iv)

Ans:a
92. ATshapedretainingwallmainlyconssitsof
a)

onecantilever

b)

twocantilevers

c)

threecantilevers

d)

fourcantilevers

Ans:c
93. InTshapedRC.retainingwalls,themainreinforcementinthestemisprovidedon
a)

thefrontfaceinonedirection

b)

thefrontfaceinbothdirections

c)

theinnerfaceinonedirection

d)

theinnerfaceinbothdirections

Ans:c
94. ThemainreinforcementinthetoeofaTshapedRC.retainingwallisprovidedon
i)topfaceparalleltothewall
ii)

topfaceperpendiculartothewall

iii)

bottomfaceparalleUothewall

iv) bottomfaceperpendiculartothewall
Thecorrectansweris
a)

only(ii)iscorrect

b)

(i)and(ii)arecorrect

c)

(iii)and(iv)arecorrect

d)

only(iv)iscorrect

Ans:d
95. ThetemperaturereinforcementintheverticalslabofaTshapedR.C.retainingwallis
a)

notneeded

b)

providedequallyoninnerandfrontfaces

c)

providedmoreoninnerfacethanonfrontface

d)

providedmoreonfrontfacethanoninnerface

Ans:d
96. ThemainreinforcementintheheelofaTshapedR.C.retainingwallisprovidedon
a)

topfaceperpendiculartowall

b)

bottomfaceperpendiculartowall

c)

bothtopandbottomfacesperpendiculartowall

d)

noneoftheabove

Ans:a
97. Inacounterfortretainingwall,themainreinforcementisprovidedonthe
i)

bottomfaceinfrontcounterfort

ii)

inclinedfaceinfrontcounterfort

iii)

bottomfaceinbackcounterfort

iv) inclinedfaceinbackcounterEort
The correctansweris
a)

(i)and(ii),

b)

(ii)and(iii)

c)

(i)and(iv)

d)

(iii)and(iv)

Ans:c
98. Incounterfortretainingwalls,themainreinforcementinthestematsupportis
a)

notprovided

b)

providedonlyoninnerface

c)

providedonlyonfrontface

d)

providedbothoninnerandfrontfaces

Ans:b
99. Inthedesignofafrontcounterfortinacounterfortretainingwall,themainreinforcement
isprovidedon
i)bottomfacenearcounterfort
ii)topfacenearcounterfort
iii)bottomfacenearcentreofspan
iv)topfacenearcentreofspanThecorrectansweris
a)

only(i)

b)

only(ii)

c)

both(i)and(iv)

d)

both(ii)and(iii)

Ans:c
100.Inacounterfortretainingwall,themainreinforcementinthestematmidspanis
providedon
a)

frontfaceonly

b)

innerfaceonly

c)

bothfrontfaceandinnerface

d)

noneoftheabove

Ans:a
101.Thedepthoffootingforanisolatedcolumnisgovernedby
i)maximumbendingmoment
ii)shearforce
iii)punchingshearThecorrectansweris
a)

only(i)

b)

(i)and(ii)

c)

(i)and(iii)

d)

(i),(ii)and(iii)

Ans:d
102.Ifthefoundationsofallthecolumnsofastructurearedesignedonthetotalliveand
deadloadbasis,then
a)

therewillbenosettlementofcolumns

b)

therewillbenodifferentialsettlement

c)

thesettlementofexteriorcolumnswillbemorethaninteriorcolumns

d)

thesettlementofinteriorcolumnswillbemorethanexteriorcolumns

Ans:c
103.Tominimisetheeffectofdifferentialsettlement,theareaofafootingshouldbe
designedfor
a)

deadloadonly

b)

deadload+liveload

c)

deadload+fractionofliveload

d)

liveload+fractionofdeadload

Ans:c
104.Thecriticalsectionforfindingmaximumbendingmomentforfootingundermasonrywall
islocated
a)

atthemiddleofthewall

b)

attheedgeofthewall

c)

halfwaybetweenthemiddleandedgeofthewall

d)

atadistanceequaltoeffectivedepthoffootingfromtheedgeofthewall

Ans:c
105.Inapileoflength/,thepointsofsuspensionfromendsforliftingitarelocatedat
a)

0.2071

b)

0.25/

c)

0.293/

d)

0.333/

Ans:a
106.Duringerection,thepileoflength/issupportedbyacraneatadistanceof
a)

0.207/

b)

0.293/

c)

0.7071

d)

0.793/

fromthedrivingendofpilewhichrestsontheground
Ans:c
107.Whiledesigningthepileasacolumn,theendconditionsarenearly
a)

bothendshinged

b)

bothendsfixed

c)

oneendfixedandotherendhinged

d)

oneendfixedandotherendfree

Ans:c
108.Therecommendedvalueofmodularratioforreinforcedbrickworkis
a)

18

b)

30

c)

40

d)

58

Ans:c
109.AccordingtoISIrecommendations,themaximumdepthofstressblockforbalanced
sectionofabeamofeffectivedepthdis
a)

0.43d

b)

0.55d

c)

0.68d

d)

0.85d

Ans:a
110.AssertionA:Theloadfactorforliveloadisgreaterthanthatfordeadload.
ReasonR:Theliveloadsaremoreuncertainthandeadloads.
Selectyouranswerbasedonthecodingsystemgivenbelow:
a)

BothAandRaretrueandRisthecorrectexplanationofA.

b)

BothAandRaretruebutRisnotthecorrectexplanationofA.

c)

AistruebutRisfalse.

d)

AisfalsebutRistrue.

Ans:a
111.Thecentroidofcompressiveforce,fromtheextremecompressionfibre,inlimitstate
designliesatadistanceof
a)

0.367xu

b)

0.416xu

c)

0.446xu

d)

0.573xu

wherexuisthedepthofneutralaxisatthelimitstateofcollapse
Ans:b
112.ThedesignyieldstressofsteelaccordingtoIS:4561978is
a)

0.37fy

b)

0.57fy

c)

0.67fy

d)

0.87fy

wherefyisthecharacteristicyieldstrengthofsteel
Ans:d
113.AccordingtoWhitney'stheory,ultimatestrainofconcreteisassumedtobe
a)

0.03%

b)

0.1%

c)

0.3%

d)

3%

Ans:c
114.AccordingtoWhitney'stheory,depthofstressblockforabalancedsectionofaconcrete
beamislimitedto
a)

0.43d

b)

0.537d

c)

0.68d

d)

0.85d

wherediseffectivedepthofbeam[ES2k]
Ans:b
115.Theloadfactorsforliveloadanddeadloadaretakenrespectivelyas
a)

1.5and2.2

b)

2.2and1.5

c)

1.5and1.5

d)

2.2and2.2

Ans:b
116.AsperWhitney'stheory,themaximummomentofresistanceofthebalancedsectionof
abeamofwidthbandeffective
depthdisgivenby
a)

^acybd2

b)

^acybd2

c)

0.185acybd2

d)

0.43acybd2

whereacyisthecylindercompressivestrengthofconcrete
Ans:b
127.Theeffectofcreeponmodularratiois
a)

todecreaseit

b)

toincreaseit

c)

eithertodecreaseortoincreaseit

d)

tokeepitunchanged

Ans:b
128.Shrinkageofconcretedependsupon
i)humidityofatmosphere
ii)passageoftime
iii)stressThecorrectansweris
a)

(i)and(ii)

b)

(ii)and(iii)

c)

only(iii)

d)

All(i),(ii)and(iii)

Ans:a
129.Duetoshrinkagestresses,asimplysupportedbeamhavingreinforcementonlyat
bottomtendsto
a)

deflectdownward

b)

deflectupward

c)

deflectdownwardorupward

d)

noneoftheabove

Ans:a
130.Insymmetricallyreinforcedsections,shrinkagestressesinconcreteandsteelare
respectively
a)

compressiveandtensile

b)

tensileandcompressive

c)

bothcompressive

d)

bothtensile

Ans:b
131.Abeamcurvedinplanisdesignedfor
a)

bendingmomentandshear

b)

bendingmomentandtorsion

c)

shearandtorsion

d)

bendingmoment,shearandtorsion

Ans:d
132.Inasphericaldomesubjectedtoconcentratedloadatcrownoruniformlydistributed
load,themeridionalforceis
always
a)

zero

b)

tensile

c)

compressive

d)

tensileorcompressive

Ans:c
133.Sinkingofanintermediatesupportofacontinuousbeam
i)reducesthenegativemomentatsupport

ii)increasesthenegativemomentatsupport
iii)reducesthepositivemomentatcentreofspan
iv)increasesthepositivemomentatcentreofspanThecorrectansweris
a)

(i)and(iii)

b)

(i)and(iv)

c)

(ii)and(iii)

d)

(ii)and(iv)

Ans:b
134.Themaximumvalueofhoopcompressioninadomeisgivenby
a)

wR/4d

b)

wR/2d

c)

wR/d

d)

2wR/d

where,w=loadperunitareaofsurfaceofdomeR=radiusofcurvatured=thicknessof
dome
Ans:b
135.Inasphericaldomethehoopstressduetoaconcentratedloadatcrownis
a)

compressiveeverywhere

b)

tensileeverywhere

c)

partlycompressiveandpartlytensile

d)

zero

Ans:b
136.Inaringbeamsubjectedtouniformlydistributedload
i)shearforceatmidspaniszero
ii)shearforceatmidspanismaximum
iii)torsionatmidspaniszero
iv)torsionatmidspanismaximumThecorrectansweris
a)

(i)and(iii)

b)

(i)and(iv)

c)

(ii)and(iii)

d)

(ii)and(iv)

Ans:a
137.Inprestressedconcrete
a)

forcesoftensionandcompressionchangebutleverarmremainsunchanged

b)

forcesoftensionandcompressionsremainunchangedbutleverarmchangeswiththe

moment
c)

bothforcesoftensionandcompressionaswellasleverarmchange

d)

bothforcesoftensionandcompressionaswellasleverarmremainunchanged

Ans:b
138.Thepurposeofreinforcementinprestressedconcreteis
a)

toprovideadequatebondstress

b)

toresisttensilestresses

c)

toimpartinitialcompressivestressinconcrete

d)

alloftheabove

Ans:c
139.Normallyprestressingwiresarearrangedinthe
a)

upperpartofthebeam

b)

lowerpartofthebeam

c)

centre

d)

anywhere

Ans:b
140.Mostcommonmethodofprestressingusedforfactoryproductionis
a)

Longlinemethod

b)

Freyssinetsystem

c)

MagnelBlatonsystem

d)

LeeMacallsystem

Ans:a

141.Selecttheincorrectstatement
a)

Thelossofprestressismoreinpretensioningsystemthaninposttensioningsystem.

b)

Pretensioningsystemhasgreatercertaintyaboutitsdurability.

c)

Forheavyloadsandlargespansinbuildingsorbridges,posttensioningsystemis

cheaperthanpretensioningsystem
d)

noneoftheabove

Ans:d
142.Whichofthefollowinglossesofprestressoccursonlyinpretensioningandnotinpost
tensioning?
a)

elasticshorteningofconcrete

b)

shrinkageofconcrete

c)

creepofconcrete

d)

lossduetofriction

Ans:a
143.Prestresslossduetofrictionoccurs
a)

onlyinposttensionedbeams

b)

onlyinpretensionedbeams

c)

inbothposttensionedandpretensionedbeams

d)

noneoftheabove

Ans:a
145.Whichofthefollowinghashightensilestrength?
a)

plainhotrolledwires

b)

colddrawnwires

c)

heattreatedrolledwires

d)

allhavesametensilestrength

Ans:b
146.Highcarboncontentinthesteelcauses
a)

decreaseintensilestrengthbutincreaseinductility

b)

increaseintensilestrengthbutdecreaseinductility

c)

decreaseinbothtensilestrengthandductility

d)

increaseinbothtensilestrengthandductility

Ans:b
147.Stressstraincurveofhightensilesteel
a)

hasadefiniteyieldpoint

b)

doesnotshowdefiniteyieldpointbutyieldpointisdefinedby0.1%proofstress

c)

doesnotshowdefiniteyieldpointbutyieldpointisdefinedby0.2%proofstress

d)

doesnotshowdefiniteyieldpointbutyieldpointisdefinedby2%proofstress,

Ans:c
148.Selectthecorrectstatement
a)

Elasticmodulusofhightensilesteelisnearlythesameasthatofmildsteel.

b)

Elasticmodulusofhightensilesteelismorethanthatofmildsteel.

c)

Carbonpercentageinhighcarbonsteelislessthanthatinmildsteel.

d)

Hightensilesteelischeaperthanmildsteel.

Ans:a
149.Cubestrengthofcontrolledconcretetobeusedforpretensionedandposttensioned
workrespectivelyshouldnotbelessthan
a)

35MPaand42MPa

b)

42MPaand35MPa

c)

42MPaand53MPa

d)

53MPaand42MPa

Ans:b
150.Ultimatestrengthofcolddrawnhighsteelwires
a)

increaseswithincreaseindiameterofbar

b)

decreaseswithincreaseindiameterofbar

c)

doesnotdependondiameterofbar

d)

noneoftheabove

Ans:b
151.Prestressinglossesinposttensionedandpretensionedbeamsarerespectively
a)

15%and20%

b)

20%and15%

c)

15%and15%

d)

20%and20%

152.Inconcrete,useofangularcrushedaggregateinplaceofnaturalroundedgravelaffects
a)

directtensilestrength

b)

splittensilestrength

c)

flexuraltensilestrength

d)

compressivestrength

153.Ratioofcompressivestrengthtotensilestrengthofconcrete
a)

increaseswithage

b)

decreaseswithage

c)

remainsconstant

d)

noneoftheabove

154.AccordingtoIndianStandards,thegradingoffineaggregatesisdividedinto
a)

twozones

b)

threezones

c)

fourzones

d)

fivezones

155.AssertionA:Lightweightconcreteexhibitshighershrinkagethannormalweight
concrete.
ReasonR:Modulusofelasticityoflightweightconcreteislower,thanthatofnormalweight
concrete.Selectyouransweraccordingtothecodingsystemgivenbelow:
a)

BothAandRaretrueandRisthecorrectexplanationofA

b)

BothA.andRaretruebutRisnotthecorrectexplanationofA

c)

AistruebutRisfalse

d)

AisfalsebutRistrue

156.Endurancelimitofmildsteelisapproximatelyequalto,
a)

0.3

b)

0.5

c)

0.7

d)

0.8

Endurancelimitisdefinedasthemaximumvalueoftheratioofmaximumstresstoshort
timestaticstrength,belowwhichnofailureoccurs.
157.Withtheincreaseinrateofloadingduringtesting,compressivestrengthofconcrete
a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

remainssame

d)

noneoftheabove

158.Foragivenaggregatecontent,increasingthewatercementratioinconcrete
a)

increasesshrinkage

b)

decreasesshrinkage

c)

doesnotchangeshrinkage

d)

noneoftheabove

159.AssertionA:Thenetlossofstrengthduetoairentrainmentofarichermixishigher
thanthatofaleanermix.ReasonR:Effectofairentrainmentonimprovingworkabilityis
smallerinrichermixthaninaleanermix.Selectyouranswerbasedonthecodingsystem
givenbelow
a)

BothAandRaretrueandRisthecorrectexplanationofA

b)

BothAandRaretruebutRisnotthecorrectexplanationofA

c)

AistruebutRisfalse

d)

AisfalsebutRistrue

160.Thebondstrengthbetweensteelreinforcementandconcreteisaffectedbyi)
steelpropertiesii)concretepropertiesiii)shrinkageofconcreteThecorrectansweris
a)

(i)and(ii)

b)

(ii)and(iii)

c)

(i)and(iii)

d)

(i),(ii)and(iii)

161.Thebondstrengthbetweensteelandconcreteisdueto
a)

friction

b)

adhesion

c)

bothfrictionandadhesion

d)

noneoftheabove

162.Impactstrengthofconcreteincreasesbyusing
i)smallermaximumsizeofaggregate
ii)aggregatewithhighmodulusofelasticity
iii)aggregatewithlowpoisson'sratioThecorrectansweris
a)

(i)and(ii)

b)

(ii)and(iii)

c)

(i)and(iii)

d)

(i),(ii)and(iii)

163.Impactstrengthofconcreteisgreaterfor
i)waterstoredconcretethanfordryconcrete
ii)angularcrushedaggregates
iii)roundedaggregatesThecorrectansweris
a)

(i)and(ii)

b)

(i)and(iii)

c)

only(i)

d)

only(ii)

164.Ifthecontributionsoftricalciumsilicate,dicalciumsilicate,tricalciumaluminate
andterracalciumaluminoferritetothe28daysstrengthofhydratedordinaryPortland
cementarerespectivelyW,X,Y
andZ,then
a)

W>.X>Y>Z

b)

X>W>Y>Z

c)

W>X>Z>Y

d)

W>Y>X>Z

165.Theinitialandfinalsettingtimesforordinaryportlandcementareapproxi
matelyrelatedas
a)

T=530+t

b)

T=270+t

c)

T=90+1.2t

d)

T=6001.2t

whereTandtarerespectivelyfinalandinitialsettingtimesinminutes.*166AssertionA:
Thepresenceoftricalciumaluminateincementisundesirable.ReasonR:Tricalcium
aluminateincementcontributesverylittletostrengthofcement.
Selectyouranswerbasedonthecodingsystemgivenbelow
a)

BothAandRaretrueandRisthecorrectexplanationofA

b)

BothAandRaretruebutRisnotthecorrectexplanationofA

c)

AistruebutRisfalse

d)

AisfalsebutRistrue

167.Amountofgypsumrequiredtobeaddedtotheclinkerdependsonthefollowing
contentsofcementi)tricalciumsilicateii)dicalciumsilicateiii)tricalciumaluminateiv)
alkaliThecorrectansweris
a)

(i)and(ii)

b)

(ii)and(iii)

c)

(iii)and(iv)

d)

(i)and(iv)

168.ThediameterofneedleusedinVicat'sapparatusforthedeterminationofinitial

settingtimeisprescribedas
a)

0.5mm

b)

1mm

c)

5mm

d)

10mm

169.Theheatofhydrationofcementcanbereducedby
a)

reducingtheproportionsofC3AandC3S

b)

increasingtheproportionsofC3AandC3S

c)

increasingthefinenessofcement

d)

both(a)and(c)

171.AssertionA:Rapidhardeningcementisgenerallynotusedinmassconcrete
construction.
ReasonR:Therateofheatdevelopmentislowinrapidhardeningcement.Selectyour
answerbasedonthecodingsystemgivenbelow
a)

BothAandRaretrueandRisthecorrectexplanationofA.

b)

BothAandRaretruebutRisnotthecorrectexplanationofA.

c)

AistruebutRisfalse.

d)

AisfalsebutRistrue.

172.Iftheangularitynumberofanaggregateisincreased,thentheworkabilityofthe
concreteusingthisaggregatewill
a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

notchange

d)

noneoftheabove

173.IfW,,W2,W3andW4aretheweightsofsandinovendry,airdry,saturatedbut
surfacedryandmoistconditionsrespectively,thenthemoisturecontentofsandis
a)

W3W,

b)

W4W2

c)

W4W3

d)

W3W2

174.Theordinateofgradingcurveofanaggregaterepresents
a)

cumulativepercentagepassingeachsieveplottedonnormalscale

b)

cumulativepercentagepassingeachsieveplottedonlogarithmicscale

c)

sievesizeplottedonnormalscale

d)

sievesizeplottedonlogarithmicscale

175.Increaseinfinenessmodulusofaggregateindicates
a)

finergrading

b)

coarsergrading

c)

gapgrading

d)

noneoftheabove

176.Weightofanovendrysandandairdrysandare500gmand520gmrespectively.
Iftheweightofthesamesandundersaturatedbutsurfacedryconditionis525gms,thenthe
waterabsorptionofsandis
a)

1%

b)

4%

c)

4.76%

d)

5%

177.SoundnesstestofcementbyLeChatelier'sapparatusgivesunsoundnessdueto
a)

freelimeonly

b)

magnesiaonly

c)

bothfreelimeandmagnesia

d)

noneoftheabove

178.MaximumpermissiblelimitofmagnesiacontentinordinaryPortlandcementis
a)

4%

b)

6%

c)

8%

d)

10%

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