1. What does RC stand for in “RC Structures”?

b) 150
a) Resilient Columns c) 120
b) Real Construction d) 100
c) Reinforced Concrete
d) Ready for Construction 10. Which of the following property is true for brittle
material?
2. Why is Steel used as reinforced material in RCC? a) Elastic Nature
a) Steel is not reactive to water b) Plastic Nature
b) Thermal coefficient of steel is less than that of c) Conductors
concrete d) Homogenous
c) Steel provides compressive strength to the structure
d) Steel provides tensile strength to the structure 11. Which of the following is directly proportional to workability
of concrete?
3. What is the primary function of shear reinforcement a) Aggregate cement ratio
in RC beams? b) Cement
a) Improving durability c) Water cement ratio
b) Preventing shear failure d) Transit Time
c) Reducing deflection
d) Enhancing flexural strength 12. What is the minimum thickness of separating
walls?
4. Where are the doubly reinforced beams required? a) 200mm
a) Where high strength is required b) 150mm
b) Where concrete amount is restricted c) 100mm
c) Where depth of the beam is restricted d) 190mm
d) Where width of the beam is restricted
13. What is the maximum area for tension
5. What is the modular ratio for M50 grade concrete? reinforcement in a beam?
a) 5.83 a) 4%
b) 18.67 b) 8%
c) 6.44 c) 6%
d) 7.18 d) 2%

Answer: a 14. Why is slump cone test performed in the concrete?

Explanation: m = 280/3σcbc a) To find permeability
σcbc for M50 = 16 b) To determine toughness
So, m = 5.83 c) To determine workability
d) To determine strength
6. What is the basic material used for manufacturing
of cement? 15. While designing a beam, what points are
a) Sand considered from the following?
b) Stone a) Bending moment
c) Granite b) Shear force
d) Gypsum c) Neither Shear force nor Bending moment
d) Both Shear force and Bending moment
7. What is the thickness of flange of a T beam?
a) Thickness of concrete topping 16. What types of beams are failed by flexural
b) Twice of web yielding?
c) Thickness of the web a) Which are not laterally supported
d) Width of the web b) Which are laterally shift
c) Non-compact sections
8. When the shear reinforcement is provided vertically, d) Beams have much greater strength and stiffness
they are called?
a) Spacing 17. Which of the following is the function of the
b) Stirrups transverse reinforcement in a column?
c) Shear spacing a) To reduce effect of creep
d) Shear stirrups b) To impart certain ductility to the column
c) To prevent certain brittle failure
9. What is the maximum slenderness ratio of lasing d) To prevent longitudinal buckling of longitudinal
bars? reinforcement
a) 145
18. What is the horizontal distance or spacing between Answer: a
the reinforcement bars of an 80mm thick slab? Explanation: The working stress method can be
a) 340mm expressed by the equation as:
b) 240mm μR > L
c) 440mm Here,
d) 540mm μ = inverse of factor of safety which is less than unity,
R = resistance of the structural elements and
19. What is the minimum thickness of the flat slab? L = working loads on the structural elements.
a) 750 mm
b) 125 mm 25. Which of the following is not an assumption for
c) 150 mm working stress design method?
d) 250mm a) Concrete is elastic
b) A section which is plane before bending remains
20. What is the objective of providing foundation to a plane after bending
structure? c) Tensile strength of concrete is considered
a) To distribute the load to the soil d) Bond between steel and concrete is perfect within
b) For the compaction of the soil below the structure the elastic limit of steel
c) To provide a base to the structure
d) To stabilize the soil below the structure 26. Which of the following is not a disadvantage of
Working stress method?
21. Which of the following cannot be used to a) This method is uneconomical
determine the load carrying capacity of a pile? b) This method considers the modes of failure
a) Penetration tests c) In this method concrete does not have a definite
b) Dynamic formulae modulus of elasticity
c) Pile load tests d) This method assumes that stress- strain
d) Double acting hammer relationship is constant

22. Which of the following is the weight added above

retaining walls? “Composite Sections Analysis by Elastic Theory”.
a) Surcharge
b) Backfill 1. What is the formula for equivalent area of concrete?
c) Earth pressure a) Ac+mAs
d) Superimposed loads b) As+mAc
c) As+Ac
23. A beam is prestressed by a cable carrying initial
d) Ac-mAs
prestress of 500 N/mm2. Which of the following is the
percentage of loss of prestress due to shrinkage of
concrete if the beam is pre – tensioned? (age of
2. Steel Member is subjected to greater load than concrete.
concrete at transfer is 7 days).
a) 8.40% a) True
b) 8.38% b) False
c) 12.5%
d) 12%
3. Why is Steel used as reinforced material in RCC?
Answer: d a) Steel provides tensile strength to the structure
Explanation: For pre – tensioned beams: b) Steel provides compressive strength to the structure
Δσ = (εshEs),
c) Thermal coefficient of steel is less than that of concrete
εsh = 3 × 10-4, (Es) = 200 kN/mm2
d) Steel is not reactive to water
Loss of prestress Δσ = 3 × 10-4 × 200 × 1000 = 60
N/mm2
Percentage loss of prestress = (60 / 500) × 100 = 12%
4. What is the modular ratio of M35 grade concrete?
24. Which of the following equation expresses the a) 8.1
working stress method for reinforced concrete? b) 24.34
a) μR > L c) 9.3
b) μR > 2L d) 10.98
c) μR > (L / 2)
d) μR > 4L
5. What is the meaning of M25 in M25 grade concrete? c) 20mm diameter
a) The strength of concrete is 25N/mm2 after 28 days of d) 24mm diameter
casting
b) The strength of concrete is at least 25N/mm2 after 28 days
of casting 10. What is the factor of safety for concrete?

c) The strength of concrete is at least 25N/mm2 after 7 days a) 3

of casting b) 1.78

d) The strength of concrete is 25N/mm2 after 7 days of c) 6

casting d) 2.3

“Neutral Axis of Beam Section”

6. What is the nature of 20mm diameter bars in the following

1. The neutral axis is the ______ axis of the equivalent section.
figure?
a) Centroidal
b) Positive
c) Negative
d) Equal area

2. Concrete is a material which is weak in _______

a) Compression
b) Strength
c) Tension
d) Plasticity

3. What is the stress at the neutral axis of the beam?

a) 1
a) Compression b) Positive
b) Tension c) Negative
c) Same as of 25mm steel d) Zero
d) It can resist all types of forces

4. As the loading on the stone arch changes, its neutral moves

7. Write the formula for stress in steel. from its position.
a) Fc= W/(Ac+mAc) a) True
b) Fc= W/(Ac+mAs) b) False
c) Fc= W/(As+mAc)
d) Fc= W/(As+mAs)
5. Find the neutral axis of the following figure.

8. If M20 grade concrete and Fe 415 grade steel is used in a

rectangular beam of 560mm effective depth, then what will
be its depth of critical neutral axis?
a) 161.62
b) 140.35
c) 230.25
d) 120.42
a) 1
b) 1.5
9. Which of the following dimension is not used in steel c) 5
reinforcement? d) 0
a) 16mm diameter
b) 25mm diameter
6. In cantilever section, compression zone is above NA and 3. What are the basic components for the productions for
tension zone is below NA. the production of high strength aggregates?
a) True a) Calcium Sulphate
b) False b) Gypsum
c) Granite
d) Magnetite
7. Where is the steel placed in simply supported member?
a) On the neutral axis
b) Above neutral axis 4. Write the formula for Aggregate crushing value?
c) Below neutral axis a) B/A * 100
d) On centre of gravity b) A/B * 100
c) 100 – A/B
d) A/b – 100
8. What will be the neutral axis constant for M15 grade of
concrete and Fe250 grade of steel?
a) 0.4 5. What is the fineness modulus for fine aggregates?
b) 0.5 a) 1.29
c) 1 b) 6.685
d) 0 c) 2.945
d) 1.325

9. What will be the lever arm constant for M20 grade of

concrete and Fe415 grade of steel? 6. What is the fineness modulus for coarse aggregates?
a) 0.29 a) 6.685
b) 0.44 b) 2.945
c) 1 c) 1.29
d) 0.903 d) 1.325

10. A beam having M20 and Fe415 grades has effective 7. Choose the correct formula for bulking factor for
depth of 500mm. Find its critical depth of neutral axis. aggregate.
a) 144.3 a) W1/W2
b) 150 b) W2/W1
c) 162.5 c) W1-W2
d) 123.1 d) W2-W1

“Composite Sections Analysis by Elastic Theory –

Aggregates” 8. Which factor affects the workability of concrete?
a) Air
1. What is the major role of aggregate in concrete? b) Cement
a) It provides strength to the concrete c) Water content
b) It is the basic component for volume of concrete d) Aggregate
c) It acts as binding material
d) It reduces cost
9. Uniform distribution of ingredients of concrete is known
as ______
2. What is the basic size of coarse aggregate? a) Consistency
a) 10mm and 20mm b) Homogeneity
b) 5mm and 10mm c) Workability
c) 20mm and 40mm d) Texture
d) More than 40mm

10. Which of the following statement is false?

a) Adding water to a mix reduces compressive strength.
b) Adding water to a mix increase shrinkage 6. The stresses in the orking loads can be kept within the
c) Adding water to a mix increases the possibility of _______ stress are not found to be realistic.
segregation. a) Permissible
d) Water doesn’t affect strength of concrete. b) Normal
c) Bending
“Singly Reinforced Beams” d) Shear

1. Plane sections transverse to the centre line of a member

before bending remains plane after bending. 7. What is the ratio of the strength of material to the
a) True permissible stress is called?
b) False a) Factor of Safety
b) Shear factor
c) Creep factor
2. What modulus of concrete has same value within the
d) Strength Modulus
limits of deformation of the member?
a) Plastic
b) Elastic 8. What is the term used when too much water is added to
c) Shrinkage the concrete than it is used.
d) Creep a) Honey-Comb
b) Laitance
c) Pumpability Failure
3. The reinforcement doesn’t _______ from concrete
d) Fluid defect
surrounding it.
a) Settle
b) Slip 9. WSM fails to discriminate between different types of loads
c) Shrink acting simultaneously.
d) Deform a) True
b) False

4. In the following figure all the planes are perpendicular to “Singly Reinforced Beams – Neutral Axis”
the centre line. When the force is applied to the beam,
sagging will occur. What will happen to the planes? 1. What is the line of intersection of neutral layer with the
beam section called?
a) Neutral Axis
b) Horizontal Axis
c) Vertical Axis
d) Centroidal Axis

2. The concrete in the ______ zone should not be taken into

account while determining the neutral axis.
a) They will remain at same place a) Compression
b) They will shift upwards b) Neutral Zone
c) They will change the position in the direction of the beam c) Centroidal Zone
d) Position will depend on the loading d) Tension Zone

5. Strain in the concrete just surrounding the steel= et. What 3. If the area of reinforcement is At and the tensile stress in
will be the stress in steel? the reinforcement is t. What will be the total tension
a) et resisted?
b) m.et a) T.At
c) m.Es.et b) m.t.At
d) m.Ee.et c) m.t.Ct
d) m.At.Ct “Singly Reinforced Beams – Lever Arm”

1. Zero lever arm must exist in the case of reinforced beams.

4. Write the formula for percentage of steel. a) True
a) 50n12/m(1-n1) b) False
b) 100 n12/m(1-n1)
c) n12/m(1-n1)
d) m/ n12 (1-n1) 2. What is the distance between line of action of resultant
compression and line of action of resultant tension called?
a) Neutral Axis
5. What is the reason to use slump cone test in concrete? b) Lever Arm
a) To determine shrinkage of concrete mix c) Centroid
b) To check the creep of concrete d) Centroidal Axis
c) To find the workability of concrete
d) To determine the soundness of concrete
3. In what case will lever arm be zero?
a) M = 0
6. If the compaction factor of concrete is 0.80, then what is b) M = 1
its workability? c) M is positive
a) Very low d) M is negative
b) Low
c) Medium
d) High 4. What do you understand by the following diagram?

7. What is the factor of safety for steel in WSM?

a) 1.18
b) 1.8
c) 0.5
d) 1.15 a) Intensity of compressive stress varies from maximum at
the top to zero at the neutral axis
b) Intensity of compressive stress varies from minimum at
8. Select the correct specific weight for concrete from the the top to maximum at the neutral axis
following. c) Stress is maximum at all places
a) 25 kN/m3 d) Nature of stress can’t be determined by the given data
b) 24 kN/m3
c) 20 kN/m3
d) 30 kN/m3 5. Find the lever arm for a rectangular beam of effective
depth 250mm. Take σcbc = 5N/mm2 and σst = 140N/mm2.
a) 200.5
9. Which ingredient is used in the cement at maximum b) 220.5
amount? c) 217.5
a) Gypsum d) 250.5
b) Silica
c) Lime
d) Fe2O4 6. The effect of air entrained in concrete is ____
a) Decrease in strength
b) Increase in workability
10. What is the inert material used in cement concrete? c) Increase in strength
a) Sand d) Decrease in workability
b) Cement
c) Aggregate
d) Fly Ash 7. The shape of aggregate which is best for interlocking is
________
a) Angular a) 166.8
b) Rounded b) 146.8
c) Elongated c) 156.7
d) Edgy d) 150.7

8. The alternate formula for lever arm is _____ 4. In what case will the MR be equal for tension and
a) a = at/3 compression?
b) a = atd a) Total compression = Total tension
c) a = at/d b) Compression > Tension
d) a = 3at c) Tension > Compression
d) In under reinforced section

9. Lever Arm is directly proportional to Moment.

a) True 5. The section in which quantity of steel required is different
b) False in tension and compression.
a) Balanced
b) Under Balanced
10. The larger the lever arm, the section becomes more c) Over Balanced
______ d) Unbalanced
a) Brittle
b) Elastic
c) Economic 6. In the case of under reinforced section, when the stress in
d) Ductile steel reaches its permissible value, the corresponding extreme
compressive stress reached in concrete will be more than its
“Singly Reinforced Beams – Moment of Resistance” permissible value.
a) True
1. A beam has depth d. If its depth is doubled then what will
b) False
be its effect on section modulus?
a) It will get double
b) It will get 4 times 7. MR for under reinforced section is _____
c) It will be half a) Ast (d – n/3)
d) It will remain same b) Ast (n/3 – d)
c) bn. c/2 (d – n/3)
d) bn. c/2 (n/3 – d)
2. The resistance offered by the beam against bending
moment is called ________
a) Moment of Resistance 8. MR for over reinforced section is ____
b) Resistance a) Ast (d – n/3)
c) Shear Resistance b) Ast (n/3 – d)
d) Punching Shear c) bn. c/2 (d – n/3)
d) bn. c/2 (n/3 – d)

3. Determine the moment of resistance for the beams shown

in the following figure. Assume grade of concrete as M20 and 9. Relation to find the effective depth of actual neutral axis is
steel as Fe250. _______
a) bnc c/2 (d – nc/3) = M
b) bnc d/2 (c – nc/3) = M
c) bnc2/2 (d – c/3) = M
d) bd/2 (c – nc2/3) = M

10. Point of contra flexure is also termed as ________

a) Pt. of max. shear force
b) Fixed end b) 0.3-0.6%
c) Max. BM pt c) 0.5-1%
d) Point of inflexion d) 1-5%

“Singly Reinforced Beams – Types of Bars Used in RCC”

8. The bars with rough surface are called _______
1. Which IS code is followed for designing of deformed a) Round steel bars
medium tensile steel bars? b) Deformed bars
a) IS 456 c) Irregular bars
b) IS 3320 d) Rough bars
c) IS 432
d) IS 1139
9. The stress in such reinforcement in induced before the action
of loading.
2. Which IS code is followed for designing medium tensile Which reinforcement is perfectly fit for above condition?
conforming bars? a) Pre Stressed Reinforcement
a) IS 456 b) Ordinary Reinforcement
b) IS 3320 c) Torsion Reinforcement
c) IS 432 d) Shear Reinforcement
d) IS 1139

10. Pre Stressed bars can with stand more load compared to
3. What is the permissible tensile stress for Mild steel regular bars.
conforming to grade I of IS: 432 up to 20mm? a) True
a) 140N/mm2 b) False
b) 130 N/mm2
c) 190 N/mm2 “Doubly Reinforced Beams”
d) 1140 N/mm2
1. Where are the doubly reinforced beams required?
a) Where depth of the beam is restricted
4. What is the strength range of rebar bars? b) Where width of the beam is restricted
a) 1k-40k psi c) Where concrete amount is restricted
b) 20k-60k psi d) Where high strength is required
c) 40k-80k psi
d) Over 80k psi
2. The moment of resistance can be increased by not more
than ____ % over the balanced section.
5. Deformed steel bars minimize the _____ in concrete. a) 10%
a) Slippage b) 15%
b) Bonding c) 20%
c) Ribs d) 25%
d) Lugs

3. Select the incorrect statement for the following.

6. The property of deforming the material without breaking Doubly reinforced beam is used in the following
is called _____ circumstances.
a) Elasticity a) The external live loads may alternate
b) Plasticity b) The loading may be eccentric
c) Ductility c) The members may be subjected to a shock
d) Creep d) The members may need high compressive strength.

7. What is the quantity of carbon in low carbon steel? 4. After curing concrete for 28 days, how much strength will
a) 0.6-1.5% it attain?
a) 10-20% b) Soundness
b) 20-50% c) Tensile Strength
c) 50-80% d) Fire Resistant
d) 90-95%

2. At what temperature does raw material of cement is

5. When was the ultimate load method of designing evolved. burned for production?
a) 1940 a) 1000°C
b) 1950 b) 1200°C
c) 1960 c) 1500°C
d) 1970 d) 2000°C

6. Ultimate limit state deals with discomfort to occupancy 3. How is the workability of concrete increased?
caused by excessive deflection. a) By adding more admixture
a) True b) By adding more cement
b) False c) By adding more sand
d) By adding more aggregate

7. What is the modular ratio for M50 grade concrete?

a) 7.18 4. What is the basic material used for manufacturing of
b) 6.44 cement?
c) 5.83 a) Stone
d) 18.67 b) Sand
c) Gypsum
d) Granite
8. WSM assumes that structural steel behaves in _____
manner.
a) Linear elastic 5. What is the size of vicat needle used for cement testing?
b) Plastic a) 10mm Dia
c) Flexural b) 1mm Square
d) Permissible c) 3mm Square
d) 15 mm Dia

9. Which of the following is the undesirable compound for

the concrete? 6. What is determined by vicat test?
a) C3S a) Fineness Test
b) C2S b) Tensile Strength Test
c) C3A c) Setting Time Test
d) C4AF d) Compressive Strength Test

10. Whit cement in doubly reinforced beam contains less 7. What is the size of fine aggregate?
amount of ________ a) 20-15mm
a) Lime b) 15-10mm
b) Silica c) 10-4.75mm
c) Alumina d) Below 4.75mm
d) Iron Oxide

“Doubly Reinforced Beams – Analysis of Concrete 8. For how much time does a concrete is waited for obtaining
Sections” its mixed grade?
a) 7 days
1. Which Test is done for quality control of Portland cement? b) 15 days
a) Setting Time c) 20 days
d) 28 days

9. What is the composition of lime in OPC?

a) 40-50%
b) 50-60%
c) 60-70%
d) 70-80%

10. In M20 concrete M refers to ____

a) Elastic Range
a) Minimum
b) Plastic Range
b) Maximum
c) Semi Plastic Range
c) Mix proportion
d) Inelastic Range
d) Moment

“Doubly Reinforced Beams – Steel Beam Theory”

1. Which statement is true for steel beam theory?
a) Tension is resisted by tension steel
b) Tension is resisted by compression steel
c) No tension is resisted by tension steel
d) Stress is developed in compression concrete
6. What types of beams are failed by flexural yielding?
a) Which are laterally shift
b) Which are not laterally supported
c) Beams have much greater strength and stiffness
d) Non-compact sections.

7. What do we understand by the following graph?

2. What is the thickness of flange of a T beam?
a) Width of the web
b) Thickness of the web
c) Thickness of concrete topping
d) Twice of web

3. What will be the air content of the soil if the degree of

saturation is 60%?
a) 60%
b) 50%
c) 40%
d) 30%
a) Flexural member performance using section classification
b) Interaction of high shear and bending moment

4. Relative density of a compacted dense sand is c) Shear lag effects

approximately equal to _____ d) Beam buckling behavior

a) 0.4
b) 0.6
8. Under increasing transverse loads, a beam should attain
c) 0.95
its ____ moment capacity.
d) 1.20
a) Full plastic
b) Full Elastic

5. Following is the curve of beam buckling behavior. In what c) Fractured

range does the distance B lies? d) Undefined

9. If the section is symmetric only about the weak axis (bending

plane), its load carrying capacity is less than doubly symmetric
sections.
a) True 4. What is the direction of shear stress in a loaded beam?
b) False a) Horizontal
b) Vertical
c) Both Horizontal and vertical
10. What is the correct formula for internal shear stress? d) No shear stress at all
a) τ = V.Q / I.t
b) τ = I.t / V.Q
c) τ = V.Q 5. Shear stress variation is ______
d) V = I.t a) Linear
b) Only Rational
“Shear Stress in Homogeneous Sections” c) Only Irrational
d) Parabolic
1. A beam is a structural member which is subjected
to……………
a) Axial tension or compression 6. Shear stress is zero at the central fiber.
b) Transverse loads and couples a) True
c) Twisting moment b) False
d) No load, but its axis should be horizontal and x-section
rectangular or circular
7. A beam is subjected to loads as shown in the following
figure,
2. An arrangement of bars AB and BC, each of negligible
mass are shown in the figure. There is also a loading P. What
is the correct statement from the following in this
arrangement?

What will be the maximum bending moment?

a) Wa
b) Wl
c) W(l-a)
d) W(l-2a)

8. Point of contra-flexure is also called point of maximum shear

force.
a) True
a) Bar AB is subjected to bending but bar BC is not subjected b) False
to bending
b) Bar AB is not subjected to bending but bar BC is subjected
to bending 9. What does shear stress causes?
c) No bar is subjected to bending a) Deformation
d) Both bars AB and BC are subjected to bending in the b) Distortion
figure. c) Sagging
d) Both deformation and distortion.

3. Select the statically determinate structure from the

following. 10. At what point does shear stress is maximum?
a) Fixed beam a) Outermost fiber
b) Overhanging and simply supported beams b) Central Fiber
c) Continuous beams c) Both outermost and central fiber
d) Only simply supported beams d) Neither outermost nor central fiber
“Shear Stress Distributions in Beams of Uniform
Sections”

1. Distribution of shear intensity follows ________

a) Parabolic Law
b) Stoke’s Law
a) 2000 mm right to A
c) Both Parabolic and Stoke”s Law
b) 2500 mm right to A
d) Lammy’s Theorem
c) 3000 mm right to A
d) 3500 mm right to A
2. A beam which is simply supported at both ends carries a
uniform load of 1.5kN/m. The span is of 6m and the
6. A rectangular beam of negligible mass is shown in the
diameter is 75mm. Find the value of maximum bending
figure. The width and height of the beam are 30mm and
moment.
100mm respectively. What will be the maximum bending
a) 9 kNm
stress?
b) 5kNm
c) 3.75kNm
d) 6.75kNm

3. A beam which is simply supported at both ends carries a

uniform load of 1.5kN/m. The span is of 6m and the a) 67.5
diameter is 75mm. Find the correct value of maximum b) 45.5
bending stress. c) 377.5
a) 162.98 d) 40.5
b) 184.66
c) 192.24
d) 202.86 7. A fully saturated soil is _____
a) Two phase system with air and water
b) One phase with only water
4. Find the axial stress at point P in the following figure. c) One phase with only air
d) Three phase

8. A pycnometer is used to measure void ratio and dry

density.
a) True
b) False

9. Void ratio of soil is always less than ________

a) 10
b) 5
a) F (3L-b) / 4b3 c) 1
b) F (3L+b) / 4b3 d) 0
c) F (3L+4b) / 4b3
d) F (3L-2b) / 4b3 “Shear Reinforcement Vertical Stirrups”

1. Write the formula for pitch of vertical stirrups.

5. A rectangular beam of negligible mass is shown in the a) Aw. tw. a / S
figure. The width and height of the beam are 30mm and b) a / S
100mm respectively. Where will the maximum bending c) tw. a / S
moment occur? d) S / a
2. The spacing of stirrups can be increased towards the centre. d) 200kN/cm2
a) True
b) False
10. In the case of hand mixing, the extra cement should be
______
3. The spacing of these stirrups shall not exceed the ______ a) 5%
distance of the beam. b) 10%
a) Spacing c) 15%
b) Cover d) 20%
c) Lever Arm
d) Neutral Axis

“Shear in Beams – Inclined or Diagonal Reinforcement”.

4. The failure in concrete which refers to the separation of

1. Why is shear reinforcement in RCC provided?
ingredients while placing.
a) To resist vertical shear
a) Segregation
b) To resist horizontal shear
b) Shrinkage
c) To resist diagonal compression
c) Collapse
d) To resist diagonal tension
d) Creep

2. The angle by which bars are bent at horizontal in degree is

5. Which of the following is directly related to workability of
____
concrete?
a) 30
a) Cement
b) 45
b) Aggregate–Cement Ratio
c) 60
c) Grade of Aggregate
d) 90
d) Transit

3. The compressive strength of concrete is about 10 -20% of

6. What is the approximate value of shrinkage in concrete?
its tensile strength.
a) 0.3
a) True
b) 0.03
b) False
c) 0.003
d) 0.0003
4. Where is steel provided in singly reinforced beams?
a) Tension Zone
7. Air entertainment in concrete increases _____
b) Compression Zone
a) Workability
c) Both the zones
b) Strength
d) Steel is not provided at all
c) Durability
d) Unit Weight
5. Where is steel placed in simply supported beams?
a) Above neutral axis
8. Strength of the concrete increases with _______
b) Below neutral axis
a) Fineness of cement
c) At the neutral axis
b) Water Content
d) Anywhere
c) Size of aggregate
d) Amount of sand
6. The most effective method for designing beams is _______
a) Ultimate load method
9. What is the modulus of elasticity for steel?
b) Limit state method
a) 100kN/mm2
c) Working stress method
b) 200N/mm2
d) Any of these
c) 200kN/mm2
7. If load is very small in singly reinforced beam than ______ d) 3.0d
a) Both concrete and steel will resist tension
b) Both concrete and steel will resist compression
c) Only concrete will resist compression 5. A riveted joint which has the minimum pitch must have

d) Only steel will resist tension efficiency of ____

a) 30%
b) 40%
8. The no. of treads in a flight is _____ c) 50%
a) Riser + 1 d) 60%
b) Riser – 1
c) Riser
d) Riser / 2 6. Which of the following is most suitable for bolts?
a) To carry compression
b) To carry shear
9. Maximum area for tensile reinforcement in a beam is _____ c) To carry shear and bending
a) 2% d) To carry axial tension
b) 4%
c) 5%
d) 10% 7. How is butt field specified as _______
a) Plate thickness
b) Effective Thickness
10. Thick part of flat slab over the column is called _______ c) Size of weld
a) Capital d) Penetration
b) Drop Panel
c) Column Head
d) Beam 8. What is the maximum slenderness ratio of lasing bars?
a) 100
Shear in Beams – Lattice-Girder Effect b) 120
c) 150
1. What is the heaviest I section beam? d) 145
a) ISHB
b) ISLB “Property of Bonds”
c) ISMB
d) ISWB 1. Which of the following is inversely proportional to
workability of concrete?
a) Water cement ratio
2. Which of the rivet joint from following is free from bending b) Air
stress? c) Aggregate size
a) Butt joint with double cover plates d) Transit time
b) Butt joint with single cover plates
c) Lap Joint with double cover plates
d) Lap joint with single cover plates 2. Which of the following is directly proportional to
workability of concrete?
a) Water cement ratio
3. As compared to shop rivets, field rivets are stronger. b) Transit Time
a) True c) Aggregate cement ratio
b) False d) Cement

4. What is the minimum pitch of rivets? 3. Size of the aggregate is inversely proportional to workability of
a) 1.5d concrete.
b) 2.0d a) True
c) 2.5d b) False
4. What do we call the admixtures which cause the early b) In the form of inclined bars
setting and hardening? c) By the combination of vertical and inclined bars
a) Accelerators d) Any one of the combination
b) Retarders
c) Workability mixture
d) Admixture plain 2. The shape of aggregate which is best for interlocking is
_____
a) Angular
5. What is the percentage of voids in cement? b) Rounded
a) 5% c) Elongated
b) 10% d) Edgy
c) 20%
d) 40%
3. The section in which quantity of steel required is different
in tension and compression.
6. Finer grinding of cement affects only the ultimate strength. a) Balanced
a) True b) Under Balanced
b) False c) Over Balanced
d) Unbalanced

7. What is the amount of extra cement added in the case of

hand mixing of cement? 4. Which IS code is followed for designing medium tensile
a) 5% conforming bars?
b) 10% a) IS 456
c) 20% b) IS 3320
d) 25% c) IS 432
d) IS 1139

8. What is the ratio of diameter of bars of reinforcement and

slab thickness? 5. After curing concrete for 28 days, how much strength will
a) ½ it attain?
b) ¼ a) 10-20%
c) 1/8 b) 20-50%
d) 1/16 c) 50-80%
d) 90-95%

9. What is the maximum reinforcement provided in the

column? 6. What is the size of vicat needle used for cement testing?
a) 2% a) 10mm Dia
b) 4% b) 1mm Square
c) 6% c) 3mm Square
d) 8% d) 15 mm Dia

10. What is the maximum reinforcement for slabs? 7. Relative density of a compacted dense sand is
a) 4% approximately equal to _______
b) 10% a) 0.4
c) 20% b) 0.6
d) 25% c) 0.95
d) 1.20
“Bonds – Anchoring Bars”

1. How is shear reinforcement provided? 8. Select the statically determinate structure from the
a) In the form of vertical bars following.
a) Fixed beam b) 200N/mm2
b) Overhanging and simply supported beams c) 200kN/mm2
c) Continuous beams d) 200kN/cm2
d) Only simply supported beams

7. What is the heaviest I section beam?

9. A fully saturated soil is _____ a) ISHB
a) Two phase system with air and water b) ISLB
b) One phase with only water c) ISMB
c) One phase with only air d) ISWB
d) Three phase
“Reinforcement – Bending Bars”
“Bonds – Curtailment of Reinforcement”
1. If the area exceeds the plan area of the building by ______
1. What is the correct formula for section modulus? % than the raft foundation is provided.
a) I/y a) 10
b) I.y b) 20
c) y/I c) 40
d) 2I/y d) 50

2. Where will be the maximum tensile stress at the simply 2. What is the minimum thickness of construction hearth?
supported beam having UDL at total span? a) 100mm
a) Neutral Axis b) 125mm
b) Top Fiber c) 150mm
c) Bottom Fiber d) 200mm
d) Conditions are not enough to determine

3. What is the minimum thickness of separating walls?

3. What will be the result of failure in the concrete block? a) 100mm
a) Diagonal Tension b) 150mm
b) Bottom Failure c) 190mm
c) Shear d) 200mm
d) Creep

4. How is moisture in buildings prevented at doors and

4. Which of the following is directly proportional to window jambs?
workability of concrete? a) Mastic pointing
a) Cement content b) Extra wall ties
b) Time c) Vertical d.p.c.s
c) Grade of aggregate d) Cavity walling
d) Sand

5. Why is Steel used as reinforced material in RCC?

5. Which of the following is directly related to workability of a) Steel provides tensile strength to the structure
concrete? b) Steel provides compressive strength to the structure
a) Cement c) Thermal coefficient of steel is less than that of concrete
b) Aggregate–Cement Ratio d) Steel is not reactive to water
c) Grade of Aggregate
d) Transit
6. The ultimate load carrying capacity of bare steel is more than
that of concrete-steel combination.
6. What is the modulus of elasticity for steel? a) True
a) 100kN/mm2
b) False c) 6%
d) 8%

7. Concrete is a material which is weak in _______

a) Compression 4. The minimum ph value of water should be ______
b) Strength a) 4
c) Tension b) 5
d) Plasticity c) 6
d) 7

8. What is the basic size of coarse aggregate?

a) 10mm and 20mm 5. Steel beam theory is used for _____
b) 5mm and 10mm a) Design of simple steel beams
c) 20mm and 40mm b) Steel beam encased in concrete
d) More than 40mm c) Beam if shear stress exceeds 4 times
d) Doubly reinforced beams ignoring compressive stress in
concrete
9. What modulus of concrete has same value within the
limits of deformation of the member?
a) Plastic 6. In what case will lever arm be zero?
b) Elastic a) M = 0
c) Shrinkage b) M = 1
d) Creep c) M is positive
d) M is negative

10. The concrete in the ________ zone should not be taken

into account while determining the neutral axis. 7. In what case will the MR be equal for tension and
a) Compression compression?
b) Neutral Zone a) Total compression = Total tension
c) Centroidal Zone b) Compression > Tension
d) Tension Zone c) Tension > Compression
d) In under reinforced section
“Reinforcement”

1. What is the maximum the thickness of reinforced concrete 8. Deformed steel bars minimize the _________ in concrete.
footing on piles at its edges? a) Slippage
a) 10cm b) Bonding
b) 20cm c) Ribs
c) 30cm d) Lugs
d) 40cm

9. For how much time does a concrete is waited for obtaining

2. What should be the maximum height for cantilever its mixed grade?
retaining wall? a) 7 days
a) 2m b) 15 days
b) 3m c) 20 days
c) 4m d) 28 days
d) 6m

10. What types of beams are failed by flexural yielding?

3. What is the maximum area for tension reinforcement in a a) Which are laterally shift
beam? b) Which are not laterally supported
a) 2% c) Beams have much greater strength and stiffness
b) 4%
d) Non-compact sections a) Neutral Axis
b) Horizontal Axis
c) Vertical Axis
“Reinforcement – Joining Overlapping” d) Centroidal Axis

1. What is the width of the beam estimated?

a) 1/20 of the span 9. Zero lever arm must exist in the case of reinforced beams.
b) 1/15 of the span a) True
c) 1/10 of the span b) False
d) 1/30 of the span
“Reinforcement – Minimum Spacing”

2. When is the toothing method in the walls used? 1. The compressive strength of concrete is about 10 to 15%
a) When the walls are extended of its tensile strength.
b) When the walls are shorter a) True
c) When the walls are higher b) False
d) When the walls are terminated

2. Select the statically determinate structure from the

3. What is the formula for equivalent area of concrete? following.
a) Ac+mAs a) Fixed beam
b) As+mAc b) Overhanging and simply supported beams
c) As+Ac c) Continuous beams
d) Ac-mAs d) Only simply supported beams

4. Which of the following are the most favorable construction

materials in the following? 3. What is the horizontal portion of step in staircase called?
a) Timber and Concrete a) Tread
b) Concrete and Steel b) Rise
c) Timber and Steel c) Winder
d) Sand and Cement d) Flight

5. The neutral axis is the ______ axis of the equivalent section. 4. When was the ultimate load method of designing evolved.
a) Centroidal a) 1940
b) Positive b) 1950
c) Negative c) 1960
d) Equal area d) 1970

6. What is the major role of aggregate in concrete?
a) It provides strength to the concrete
b) It is the basic component for volume of concrete
c) It acts as binding material
d) It reduces cost
5. If load is very small in singly reinforced beam than _______
a) both concrete and steel will resist tension
b) both concrete and steel will resist compression
c) only concrete will resist compression
d) only steel will resist tension

7. Plane sections transverse to the centre line of a member 6. What is the ratio of bond stress for high yield stress bars
before bending remains plane after bending. to plain bars?
a) True a) 1.2
b) False b) 1.4
c) 1.6
d) 1.8
8. What is the line of intersection of neutral layer with the
beam section called?
7. Select the correct specific weight for concrete from the 3. The modulus of elasticity of concrete mix M25 is _______
following. a) 25000 N/mm2
a) 25 kN/m3 b) 28500 N/mm2
b) 24 kN/m 3
c) 15000 N/mm2
c) 20 kN/m3 d) 5700 N/mm2
d) 30 kN/m3

4. What will be the air content of the soil if the degree of

8. The stress in concrete increases in direct proportion to saturation is 60%?
increase in strain. a) 60%
a) True b) 50%
b) False c) 40%
d) 30%

9. What is the formula for modular ratio?

a) 280 / 3 σcbc 5. At which point does shear stress is zero in a beam?
b) 280 / 2 σcbc a) Centroid
c) 3 σcbc / 280 b) Extreme Fibres
d) 2 σcbc / 280 c) End Points
d) Centre of the beam

10. The reinforcement doesn’t………..from concrete

surrounding it. 6. While designing a beam, what points are considered from
a) Settle the following?
b) Slip a) Shear force
c) Shrink b) Bending moment
d) Deform c) Both A and B
d) Neither A nor B

11. Residual stress is a result of………….

a) Plastic deformation 7. Why is slump cone test performed in the concrete?
b) Elastic deformation a) To determine strength
c) Stress- Strain b) To determine workability
d) Bending Moment c) To determine toughness
d) To find permeability
T-Beams
Neutral Axis of T Beam
1. The flexural tensile strength of M25 grade of concrete is
N/mm2 as per IS: 456- 2000 is _______ 1. Maximum possible value of compacting factor for fresh
a) 1.5 concrete is ____
b) 2.5 a) 0.5
c) 3.5 b) 1
d) 4.5 c) 1.5
d) 2

2. The permissible bending tensile stress in concrete for the

vertical wall of an RC water tank made of M25 concrete is 2. Modulus of elasticity of M25 grade concrete in MPa is ____
____ a) 25000
a) 8.5 b) 36000
b) 6 c) 45600
c) 2.5 d) 54000
d) 1.8
3. The permissible tensile stress in concrete made of M25
concrete is _______
a) 3.5 N/mm2 10. What are the basic components for the productions for
b) 60 N/mm2 the production of high strength aggregates?
c) 2.5 N/mm2 a) Calcium Sulphate
d) None b) Gypsum
c) Granite
d) Magnetite
4. Portland cement is manufactured by burning in a kiln the
following materials. T-Beams – Lever Arm and Moment of Resistance
a) Limestone and alumina
b) Limestone and clay 1. Which of the following is used to determine the moment

c) Limestone and sand of resistance of T-beam?

d) Lime and clay a) Total compression × Lever arm

b) Total compression ÷ Lever arm
c) Total compression – Lever arm
5. Setting time of cement sample is tested by ____ d) Total compression + Lever arm
a) Slump test
b) Vicat needle test
c) Le- Chatelier’s test 2. Which of the following is not a problem of T-beam section?

d) Briquette test a) Determination of moment of resistance of the given

6. Select the incorrect statement for the following.
Doubly reinforced beam is used in the following
circumstances.
a) The external live loads may alternate
b) The loading may be eccentric
c) The members may be subjected to a shock
section
b) Design of section to resist a given bending moment
c) Determination of stresses in the section subjected to a
given bending moment
d) Check for development length at supports
3. An isolated T-beam, in the figure below, simply supported

d) The members may need high compressive strength over a span of 6 m has following dimensions:
b = 750 mm,
Df = 125 mm,
7. After curing concrete for 28 days, how much strength will d = 360 mm,
it attain? bw = 260 mm,
a) 10-20% σcbc = 5 N/mm2
b) 20-50% m = 19
c) 50-80% What is the value of moment of resistance of the beam if
d) 90-95% mild steel bars are used?

8. When was the ultimate load method of designing evolved?

a) 1940
b) 1950
c) 1960
d) 1970

9. Relative density of a compacted dense sand is

approximately equal to _____
Fig. 1
a) 0.4
a) 73.52 kN-m
b) 0.6
b) 74.52 kN-m
c) 0.95
c) 56.17 kN-m
d) 1.20
d) 57.17 kN-m
4. In the given figure, an isolated T-beam carries an udl of 40 d) 150.96 kN-m
kN/m inclusive of its own weight over an effective span of 6
m. The beam has the following dimensions:
bf = b = 800 mm, 6. What is the expression for the lever arm (a) of a T-beam

Df = 100 mm, section?

d = 480 mm, a) [d-(Df/2)+(Df2/6(2n-Df))]

bw = 300 mm, b) [d-(Df/2)+(Df2/6(2kd-Df))]

M = 180 kN-m, c) (d-0.42x)

n = 187.80 mm, d) (d-0.60x)

σcbc = 5 N/mm2
σst = 140 N/mm2
7. Which type of T-section has the actual N.A. (neutral axis)
m = 18
above the critical N.A.?
What are the necessary areas of tensile and compressive
a) Singly reinforced
reinforcement?
b) Under-Reinforced
c) Balanced
d) Over reinforced

8. Which of the following is correct for determining the

position of neutral axis?
a) By equating the moments of equivalent areas about the
N.A.
b) On the basis of permissible stresses
Fig. 2 c) By calculating actual stress in concrete
a) 2941 mm2 and 1155 mm2 d) By calculating the maximum B.M. and equating it to MOR
b) 2097 mm2 and 1155 mm2
T-Beams – Nominal Shear Stress
c) 2097 mm2 and 844 mm2
d) 2941 mm2 and 1000 mm2
1. What is the maximum shear stress for a rectangular
homogeneous section (V=shear force applied, D=depth of
the particular section, y= distance from the neutral axis,
5. In a doubly reinforced T-beam section as shown below, the
I=moment of inertia of the section about the neutral axis)?
area of steel is 2260 mm2 and the area of concrete is 945
a) VD2/8I
mm2. Taking σcbc = 5 N/mm2, σst = 140 N/mm2, m = 18. The
b) VD2/6I
dimensions of the section are:
c) VD2/2I
bf = 912 mm,
d) VD2/4I
b = 1200 mm,
Df = 100 mm,
d = 500 mm,
2. As per IS Code nominal shear stress is given by which of
bw = 300 mm
the following [V=shear force, b=breadth of the section,
What will be the MOR of the section neglecting web
d=depth of the section]?
compression?
a) V/b*d
b) V*b/d
c) V*d/b
d) V*b*d

3. According to IS 456:2000 for solid slabs (k ζc=Design shear

Fig. 3 strength) the value of k depends on _________________
a) 150 kN-m a) length of the slab
b) 144.96 kN-m b) depth of the slab
c) 144.50 kN-m c) ratio between length and breadth of the slab
d) breadth of the slab 10. To avoid shear compression failure which of the following
is a necessary criteria?
a) ζcmax < ζc
4. What is the maximum shear strength (ζcmax) for M25 Grade b) ζc < ζcmax
concrete? c) ζc < ζv
a) 3.8 N/mm2 d) ζcmax < ζv
b) 3.1 N/mm2
c) 3.5 N/mm2
d) 2.9 N/mm2

Axially Loaded Columns

5. A 2 legged 10 mm φ stirrup is provided in a particular
section. What is the area of shear reinforcement of the 1. Which of the following is the function of the transverse

section? reinforcement in a column?

a) 157 mm2 a) To prevent longitudinal buckling of longitudinal

b) 160 mm2 reinforcement

c) 189 mm2 b) To prevent certain brittle failure

d) 190 mm2 c) To impart certain ductility to the column

d) To reduce effect of creep

6. What is the main function of shear connectors?

a) To provide shear reinforcement 2. A braced column is not subjected to which of the

b) To connect two stirrups following?

c) To prevent the relative slip between the interfaces of two a) Axial load

dissimilar materials b) Compressive load

d) To provide torsional reinforcement c) Deflection

d) Side sway

7. Which phenomenon is true for the lattice girders?

a) Top concrete acts as tension members 3. The load carrying capacity (P) of an axially loaded short

b) Bottom longitudinal reinforcement acts as compression column provided with lateral tie is given by________________

members a) ϬccAc+ϬscAc

c) Concrete between inclined bent up bars acts as diagonal b) ϬscAc+ϬccAsc

compression members c) ϬccAc+ϬscAsc

d) Bent up bars act as diagonal compression members d) ϬscAc+ϬccAsc

8. For a section of 300*600 what is the maximum spacing of 4. The range of the longitudinal reinforcement for a column

shear reinforcement? should be ____________________

a) 450mm a) between .8 percent to 6 percent of the gross cross

b) 300mm sectional area of the column

c) 100mm b) between .4 percent to 8 percent of the gross cross

d) 150mm sectional area of the column

9. A reinforced concrete beam of 300mm*600mm carries a
maximum shear strength of 150 kiloNewton. The beam is
reinforced by 4 numbers of 16 mm dia bars for flexural
resistance. What is the shear stress on the beam?
a) 1.21 N/ mm2
c) between .2 percent to 6 percent of the gross cross
sectional area of the column
d) between .8 percent to 10 percent of the gross cross
sectional area of the column
5. A column having longitudinal reinforcement tied with

b) 1.36 N/ mm2 spirals (helical reinforcement), has greater load carrying

c) 1.5 N/ mm2 capacity than the similar members with lateral ties.

d) 1.10 N/ mm2 a) False

b) True c) To protect reinforcement bar from buckling
d) To protect reinforcement bar from lateral movement

6. What is the unsupported length of a column in a flat slab?

a) Clear distance between the floor and the lower extremity 3. What should be the nominal cover for a longitudinal
b) Clear distance between floor and the underside of the reinforcement for a column?
shallower beam framing into the floor a) 20mm
c) Clear distance between consecutive struts in each vertical b) 40mm
plane c) 25mm
d) Clear distance between two columns d) 50mm

7. A column is 5m long (effective) and 500mm in diameter. 4. What is the minimum cover thickness for a slab in a
What kind of column is this? moderate weather?
a) long a) 30mm
b) Slender b) 40mm
c) Short c) 20mm
d) Thick d) 10mm

8. For a column of 10m effective length and 500mm column 5. If the clear cover is 40mm and 8 mm dia stirrup and 4
diameter, what is the reduction factor? numbers of 20mm dia bars as main reinforcement is given,
a) .43 what is the effective cover?
b) .83 a) 78mm
c) .73 b) 68mm
d) .63 c) 88mm
d) 58mm

9. The diameter of the lateral ties shall not be more than Axially Loaded Columns – Elastic Theory
4mm.
a) True 1. According to Euler’s theory which one is true for an Euler

b) False column (n2=P/EI)?

a) (D2+n2)y=0
10. What is the theoretical value of effective length for a b) (D+1)y=0
compression member which is effectively held in position c) (D3+n)y=0
and restrained against rotation in both ends? d) (D+2)y=0
a) .6l
b) .8l
c) .5l 2. A column is having effective length 4m and another

d) .7l column is having length of 6m respectively. What is the ratio

of critical buckling load?
Axially Loaded Columns – Cover to Reinforcement a) 9:4
b) 4:9
1. What is the definition of cover of a reinforcement? c) 5:9
a) The thickness of the steel surrounding the reinforcement d) 9:5
b) The thickness of the concrete surrounding the
reinforcement bars
c) The thickness of an external material over the concrete 3. The radius of gyration of two columns are respectively
d) The thickness of the reinforcement 200mm and 500mm.What is the ratio of critical buckling
load?
a) 4:25
2. What is the function of the cover? b) 25:4
a) To protect reinforcement bar from external factors c) 3:16
b) To protect reinforcement bar from creep
d) 16:3 d) fy and Pu

4. The assumption of the Euler’s theory is which of the 5. A column is subjected to 50 kNm moment and 200 kN
following? compressive load, what is the eccentricity (e) of the section?
a) The column is bent and load is applied through point of a) 150 mm
eccentricity b) 160 mm
b) The column is axially straight and load is applied through c) 190 mm
point of eccentricity d) 250 mm
c) The column is bent and load is applied through point of
centroid
d) The column is axially straight and load is applied through 6. What is the shape of the stress diagram where the neutral

point of centroid of the section axis is situated outside the section?

a) Rectangular
b) Partially rectangular and partially parabolic
5. How the stress of the section (Ϭ) is related to the c) Parabolic
slenderness ration (l/r=k)? d) Triangular
a) E(π/k)2
b) A(π/k)2
c) E(A/k)2 7. Bresler’s load contour method is used for analysis

d) EAr2(π/k)2 of_____________________
a) short column subjected to only uniaxial loading
Axially Loaded Columns – Limit State Method b) short column subjected to only biaxial loading
c) short column subjected to uniaxial and biaxial loading
1. What is the design strength of the concrete d) short column subjected to any loading
(fck=characteristic strength for particular grade of concrete)?
a) .446fck
b) .96fck 8. For a 300*300 mm2 column section of length 5m, what is
c) .78fck the value of minimum eccentricity (emin)?
d) fck a) 36.67mm
b) 30mm
c) 10mm
2. If we consider an axially loaded (purely compressive in d) 20mm
nature) column, what is the value of maximum strain
(compressive)?
a) .0035 9. What is the minimum value for percentage of steel (pt) for
b) .0045 Fe500?
c) .0002 a) .17%
d) .0008 b) .27%
c) .37%
d) .47%
3. On which factor the value of ἀs depends [where
ἀsfy=fs(fs=stress in steel in failure at a strain of .0002)]?
a) Length of the section Answer: a
b) Depth of the column section Explanation: According to clause 26.5.1.1 of IS 456:2000, pt ≥
c) Grade of concrete 85/fy
d) Grade of steel ptmin=85/500
ptmin=.17%.

4. The interaction curve is plotted between __________ 10. What is the limit state total factor of safety?
a) Pu and Mu a) 2.22
b) fck and Pu b) 1.5
c) fy and Mu c) 1
d) 3.33
“Thickness of Slab”. “Reinforcement in Slabs”

1. For a simply supported slab of dimension 3m*4m, the 1. For a simply supported slab of dimension what is the
minimum thickness of the slab should be less than which of percentage of minimum area of reinforcement (mild steel
the following (mild steel reinforcement)? reinforcement)?
a) 86mm a) .15%
b) 100mm b) .36%
c) 120mm c) .24%
d) 300mm d) .48%

2. The thickness of the slab depend upon which of the 2. What is the horizontal distance or spacing between the
following? reinforcement bars of an 80mm thick slab?
a) Span a) 340mm
b) Depth b) 440mm
c) Span/depth ratio c) 240mm
d) Grade of the slab d) 540mm

3. What is the highest dia reinforcing may be used for an 3. What is the code that gives the guideline about bar
80mm thick slab? bending and cut off details?
a) 20mm a) IS 456:2000
b) 25mm b) CP110
c) 16mm c) IS 10262
d) 10mm d) IS 489

4. The thickness of a slab of dimension 5m*6m subjected to 4. The minimum spacing for the parallel reinforcement bars
moment of 9kN-m/m width of M20 concrete and Fe415 steel of a slab thickness 70mm is given as which of the following?
is given by which of the following? a) 350mm
a) 100mm b) 150mm
b) 150mm c) 200mm
c) 200mm d) 300mm
d) 300mm

5. What is the effective depth of a 120mm thick slab having 5. What is the not function of the transverse reinforcement?
clear cover 25mm and rebars of 20mm? a) It distributes the load more evenly and uniformly on the
a) 75mm slab
b) 85mm b) It prevents the shrinkage or temperature effect
c) 65mm c) It keeps the main reinforcement in position
d) 55mm d) It works as the main reinforcement

“Slabs”
6. For a continuous slab (Fe 415) of 3000*6000 what is the
maximum thickness of the slab? 1. For freely supported slab, the effective span is taken equal

a) 94mm to the distance between centre to centre of supports.

b) 84mm a) True

c) 74mm b) False

d) 44mm

2. Which of the following is the basic value of effective depth

ratio for control of deflection for cantilever slabs (for span up
to 10)?
a) 7
b) 20 a) (Ls / 3) – x’
c) 26 b) (Ls / 2) – x’
d) 33 c) (Ls / 4) – x’
d) (Ls) – x’

3. What is the value of minimum mild steel reinforcement

provided in either direction while designing slabs? 10. The IS: 456 – 2000 recommends value of (M1 / V) in the
a) Not less than 0.15% of total cross sectional area check for development length can be increased by 30%.
b) Not less than 0.12% of total cross sectional area a) True
c) Not more than 0.15% of total cross sectional area b) False
d) Not more than 0.12% of total cross sectional area
“Two Way Slabs”

4. Which of the following is correct spacing of bars between 1. Which of the following is the two way slab?

parallel main reinforcement bars in slab design? a) 3m*5m

a) 500 mm b) 3m*6m

b) 450 mm c) 4m*8m

c) 400 mm d) 3m*8m

d) 300 mm

2. Two-way flat plate is recommended for earthquake zones.

5. For curtailment of tension reinforcement in flexural a) True

members, reinforcement shall extend beyond the point at b) False

which it is no longer required to resist flexure.

a) True
3. Which of the following is not an example of two-way slab?
b) False
a) Flat plates
b) Waffle slabs

6. Which of the following equation is used to calculate the c) Flat slabs

effective depth (d) in the design of slabs? d) Chajja slab

a) 0.42 × (xumax / d) (1 – (0.36xumax / d)) bd2fck

b) 0.36 × (xumax / d) (1 – (0.42xumax / d)) bdfck
4. In how many directions the crank is provided in a two-way
c) 0.42 × (xumax / d) (1 – (0.36xumax / d)) bdfck
slab?
d) 0.36 × (xumax / d) (1 – (0.42xumax / d)) bd2fck
a) 1
b) 2

7. Which of the following equation is used to calculate the c) 3

area of steel or reinforcement in the design of slabs? d) 4

a) 0.80 × fy Ast d (1 – (fy Ast / bdfck))

b) 0.90 × fy Ast d (1 – (fy Ast / bdfck))
5. Two-way slab needs more steel than one-way slab.
c) 0.87 × fy Ast d (1 – (fy Ast / bdfck))
a) False
d) 0.86 × fy Ast d (1 – (fy Ast / bdfck))
b) True

8. Which of the following equation is used to determine the

6. What is the thickness of a slab for 1 hour fire rating?
nominal shear stress (τv) in the design of slabs?
a) 76.4mm
a) (Vu / 2bd)
b) 86.4mm
b) (Vu / 4bd)
c) 96mm
c) (2Vu / bd)
d) 100mm
d) (Vu / bd)

7. The slab which is directly connected with the column is

9. Which of the following is used to determine (L0) in the
called __________
equation of check for development length at the ends?
a) flat slabs
b) flat plates b) True
c) waffle slab
d) sunshade slab
6. Which of the following is the method of designing a flat
slab?
8. For a slab 360 mm2 of reinforcement is given at midspan. a) Direct design method
What is the area of the reinforcement that should be b) Flat slab method
extended to the support? c) Column head method
a) 360 mm2 d) Drop method
b) 180 mm2
c) 160 mm2
d) 260 mm2 7. In direct design method minimum how many continuous
spans is to be considered?
a) Two
9. The manual analysis method of two-way slab is direct b) Four
design method. c) Three
a) True d) Ten
b) False

“Flat Slabs” 8. For a flat slab the flexural stress transferring co-efficient
depends on which of the following (a1 = critical section of
1. Which of the following provision is not there in the flat shear in the direction of moment, a2 = critical section of
slab? shear in the direction transverse of moment, l = length of the
a) Provision of roof span)?
b) Provision of column a) a1
c) Provision of column head b) a2
d) Provision of beam c) a1 & a2
d) l

2. As compared to thickness of the slab, the drop is

__________________ 9. The flat slab is a one-way slab.
a) 25-40 % thin a) True
b) 25-50% thick b) False
c) 10% thin
d) 20% thick 10. What is the minimum thickness of the flat slab?
a) 250mm
b) 150 mm
3. The panel is a part of which of the following? c) 125 mm
a) Circular slab d) 750 mm
b) Sunshade
c) Flat slab “Prestressed Concretes Basics”
d) Waffle slab
1. Prestressing is the application of predetermined force or
moment to a structural member.
4. The column strip of a flat slab is _______________ a) True
a) .25 times the length of the shorter span b) False
b) .5 times the length of the shorter span
c) .25 times the length of the longer span
d) .5 times the length of the longer span 2. Which of the following is not a limit state of collapse under
which the assumed concrete section is checked for design of
prestressed concrete?
5. A flat slab has various advantages as compared to normal a) Fatigue
slab. b) Vibration
a) False c) Torsion
d) Flexure d) Strengthening of existing structures

3. The assumed concrete section for prestressed concrete is 11. Which of the following is not an advantage of post-
not checked under limit state of maximum compression. tensioning?
a) True a) Cracks are held tightly together
b) False b) Eliminates shrinkage cracking
c) Less complexity of work
d) Allows building of slabs on expansive soils
4. Which of the following is not an advantage of prestressed
concrete?
a) Free of cracks under loads 12. Which of the following is not a method of post-tensioning
b) No corrosion of steel process of prestressing?
c) Its behavior can be explained on rational basis a) Gifford-Udall system
d) Uses high strength concrete and steel b) Lee-McCall system
c) Partial prestressing
d) Magnel system
5. In prestressed concrete structure sections are much
smaller than those in reinforced concrete structures.
a) True 13. The cost of pre-tensioning system is smaller as compared
b) False to cost of post-tensioning system.
a) True
b) False
6. Prestressed concrete do not have ability to resist fatigue
and impact.
a) True 14. Which of the following is the minimum grade of concrete
b) False mix suggested by IS code for pre-tensioned systems?
a) M30
b) M40
7. Which of the following is not a disadvantage of c) M45
prestressed concrete construction? d) M60
a) Uses high strength concrete and steel
b) Requires end anchors
c) Requires bearing plates 15. The yield strength of mild steel bars and deformed bars
d) Requires less complicated form work used in prestressed concrete construction are 250 MPa and
415 MPa.
a) True
8. The limit state of collapse for fire resistance provides time b) False
to occupants to escape.
a) True
b) False

9. The limit state of collapse for fatigue is not important for

prestressed concrete structures subjected to cyclic loading.
a) True
b) False

10. Which of the following is not an example of pre-

tensioning process of prestressing?
a) Railway sleepers
b) Electrical poles
c) Floor slab