(1) Properly designed concrete structures should

(a) Sustain all loads likely to come during next 50 years (b) Sustain all loads and deformations without collapse or any damage (c) Sustain all loads with limited deformations during construction and use (d) Sustain characteristic loads and deformations during the next 50 years

(2) In the limit state method, the design load is

(a) The characteristic load (b) The ultimate load (c) The characteristic load divided by the partial safety factor for loads (d) The characteristic load multiplied by the partial safety for loads

(3) In the limit state method, the basis of the analysis of structure is
(a) Linear elastic theory (b) Non-linear theory (c) Plastic method of analysis (d) Involving fracture mechanics

(4) The characteristic load is

(a) The load at first crack (b) That load which has a probability of ninety-five per cent of not being exceeded during the life of the structure (c) The ultimate collapse load (d) The ultimate collapse load multiplied by the partial safety factor for loads

(5) Beams and slabs carry the transverse loads primarily by

(a) Truss action (b) Balance of shear action (c) Bending (d) slab-beam interaction

(6) The ratio of longer span (ly) to shorter span (lx) of a two-way slab is
(a) Up to 2 (b) More than 2 (c) Equal to 1 (d) More than 1

(7) An inverted T-beam is considered as a rectangular beam for the design

(a) over the intermediate support of a continuous beam where the bending moment is negative (b) At the midspan of a continuous beam where the bending moment is positive (c) At the point of zero bending moment (d) Over the support of a simply supported beam

(8) The maximum strain in the tension reinforcement in the section at failure shall be
(a) more than fy /(1.15 Es) + 0.002 (b) equal to 0.0035 (c) more than fy /Es + 0.002 (d) less than fy /(1.15 Es) + 0.002

(9) The depth of the neutral axis is calculated from the known area of steel and it should be
(a) Less than 0.5 times the full depth of the beam (b) More than 0.5 times the effective depth of the beam (c) Less than or equal to limiting value of the neutral axis depth (d) Less than 0.43 times the effective depth of the beam

(10) For a particular grade of concrete and with lowering the grade of steel, the pt,lim (a) Increases
(b) Decreases (c) Sometimes increases and sometimes decreases (d) remains constant

(11) For a particular grade of steel and with increasing the grade of concrete, the pt,lim
(a) decreases (b) increases (c) remains constant (d) sometimes increases and sometimes decreases (12) Which of the statements is correct? (a) xu,max /d is independent of grades of concrete and steel (b) xu,max /d is independent of grade of steel but changes with grade of steel (c) xu,max /d changes with the grade of concrete and steel (d) xu,max /d is independent of the grade of concrete and changes with the grade of steel