Structural Design Specifications MCQs : This section focuses on the "Structural Design Specifications". These Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) should be practiced to improve the Structural Design Specifications skills required for various interviews (campus interview, walk-in interview, company interview), placement, entrance exam and other competitive examinations.
Question 1
A continuous beam shall be deemed to be a deep beam if the ratio of its effective span to overall depth, is
A. 2
B. 2.5
C. less than 2
D. less than 2.5
Question 2
For battened struts, the effective length is increased by
A. 5%
B. 7.50%
C. 10%
D. 12.50%
Question 3
For heavily reinforced concrete member, the nominal maximum size of the aggregates should be restricted to
A. 5 mm less than the minimum clear distance between the main bars
B. 5 mm less than the minimum cover to the reinforcement
C. smaller of (a) and (b)
D. greater of (a) and (b)
Question 4
For rolled I-beams and channels, permissible tensile and compressive stresses does not exceed
A. 1400 kg/cm2
B. 1500 kg/cm2
C. 1650 kg/cm2
D. 1800 kg/cm2
Question 5
For the plain reinforcing bars in compression, the permissible design bond stress in tension, is increased by
A. 10%
B. 15%
C. 20%
D. 25%
Question 6
For the reinforced concrete member totally immersed in sea water, the normal cover provided for the reinforcing bars is further increased by
A. 10 mm
B. 20 mm
C. 30 mm
D. 40 mm
Question 7
For the stability of a structural part, the weight or anchorage should be
A. 1.2 times the minimum overturning moment due to dead load
B. 1.4 times the minimum overturning moment due to dead load
C. sum of (a) and (b)
D. none of these.
Question 8
If the dimensions of a rectangular section of a short column are 15 cm x 20 cm, its unsupported length should be restricted to
A. 9.0 m
B. 10.0 m
C. 11.0 m
D. 12.0 m
Question 9
If the ratio of effective span to overall depth of a simply supported beam is equal or greater than 1 but less than or equal to 2, the lever arm, is
A. 0.2 (l + 2D)
B. 0.3 (l + 3D)
C. 0.2 (l + 3D)
D. 0.3 (l + 2D)
Question 10
In case of continuous beams, the distance between the points of zero moment, may be obtained as (where l is the effective span).
A. 0.5 l
B. 0.6 l
C. 0.7 l
D. 0.8 l
Question 11
In compression members, the lap length of a bar should not be less than
A. 12 φ
B. 16 φ
C. 20 φ
D. 24 φ
Question 12
Moist curing of the exposed surfaces of concrete is done at least for
A. 3 days
B. 5 days
C. 7 days
D. 14 days
Question 13
Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
A. The gross section of the web of rolled I-beams is the depth of the beam multiplied by the web thickness
B. The gross section of the web of channels is the depth of the web multiplied by its thickness
C. The gross section of the web of plate girders is the depth of the web plate multiplied by its thinkness
D. None of these.
Question 14
The area of the concrete in compression plus the area of reinforcement transferred on the basis of modular ratio, is called
A. transferred section
B. equivalent section
C. cracked section
D. none of these.
Question 15
The concrete is deemed not to comply with the strength requirements if the strength is less than the greater of
A. characteristic strength minus 1.35 times the standard deviation
B. 0.8 times the characteristic strength
C. the average strength of all the samples is less than the characteristic strength plus times the standard deviation.
D. all the above.
Question 16
The cover to the main reinforced may be reduced up to one third of the specified cover but not less than
A. 5 mm
B. 7 mm
C. 10 mm
D. 15 mm
Question 17
The creep coefficient i.e. the ratio of ultimate creep and elastic strain after
A. 7 days is 2.2
B. 28 days is 1.6
C. 365 days is 1.1
D. all the above.
Question 18
The depth 'd' of webs without horizontal stiffeners and consisting of tongue plates is taken lesser than the depth of the girder between the flanges less the sum of the depth of the tongue plates, and
A. eight times the sum of the thickness of tongue plates
B. six times the sum of the thickness of tongue plates
C. four times the sum of the thickness of tongue plates
D. None of the above.
Question 19
The designed transverse shear in lacing is assumed as
A. 2.5% of axial load
B. 3% of axial load
C. 3.5% of axial load
D. 4% of axial load.
Question 20
The distance between, rivet line and the nearest edge of a joint not exposed to weather, is taken (where t is thickness in mm of the thinner outside plate).
A. 6 t
B. 8 t
C. 10 t
D. 12 t
Question 21
The effective and actual lengths of a cantilever are same if continuous at the support,
A. unstrained against torsion at the support and free at the end
B. with partial restraint against torsion of the support and free at the end
C. restrained against torsion at the support and free at the end
D. none of the these.
Question 22
The grade of concrete generally not used in the reinforced concrete, is
A. M 10
B. M 15
C. M 20
D. M 40
Question 23
The grade of plain concrete to be used in sea water or structures exposed to sea water, should be
A. M lO
B. M 15
C. M 20
D. M 30
Question 24
The maximum area of compression reinforcement in a beam of cross section B x D is limited to
A. 0.02 BD
B. 0.03 BD
C. 0.04 BD
D. 0.05 BD
Question 25
The maximum compressive strength on 15 cm cubes of M 20 grade concrete at 7 days, should be a minimum of
A. 7 N/mm2
B. 10 N/mm2
C. 15 N/mm2
D. 20 N/mm2
Question 26
The maximum deflection of a structure should not normally exceed lesser of the span/350 or
A. 10 mm
B. 15 mm
C. 20 mm
D. 25 mm
Question 27
The minimum compressive strength on 15 cm cubes of M 30 grade concrete at 7 days, should be a minimum of
A. 7 N/mm2
B. 10 N/mm2
C. 20 N/mm2
D. 30 N/mm2
Question 28
The minimum pitch i.e., the distance between centres of rivet holes is not less than
A. 1.5 times the hole diameter
B. 2.0 times the hole diameter
C. 2.5 times the hole diameter
D. 3.0 times the hole diameter
Question 29
The outstand of stiffeners should be (where t is the thickness of flat).
A. 6 t
B. 8 t
C. 10 t
D. 12 t
Question 30
The over all depth of a solid slab is 20 cm and effective depth is 15 cm. The horizontal distance between parallel main reinforcement should not be more than
A. 30 cm
B. 40 cm
C. 45 cm
D. 60 cm
Question 31
The ratio of minimum compressive strength on 15 cm cubes prepared with the concrete of M 20 grade and M 40 grade, at 7 days should be at least
A. 01-Mar
B. 01-Feb
C. 03-Feb
D. 2
Question 32
The reduced level of third floor of a building near a column is 205.350 m. The reduced levels of the undersides of four beams supporting the fourth floor framing into the column mutually perpendicular are 208.350 m, 208.450 m, 208.500 m and 208.550 m. The supported length of the column is
A. 3.000 m
B. 3.100 m
C. 3.150 m
D. 3.200 m
Question 33
The slenderness ratio of single angle discontinuous struts conmected by a single rivet or bolt, shall not exceed
A. 110
B. 130
C. 150
D. 180
Question 34
The test strength of the sample is taken as the average of the strength of
A. 2 specimens
B. 3 specimens
C. 4 specimens
D. 5 specimens