RCC Structures Design Workbook

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RCC Structures Design

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Question No. 01
An R.C.C. beam of 6 m span is 30 cm wide and has a lever arm of 55 cm. If it carries a U.D.L. of 12 t per m and allowable shear stress is 5 kg/cm2, the beam

• (A) Is safe in shear
• (B) Is safe with stirrups
• (C) Is safe with stirrups and inclined bars
• (D) Needs revision of section

Answer: Option D

Question No. 02
According to I.S. : 456, slabs which span in two directions with corners held down, are assumed to be divided in each direction into middle strips and edge strips such that the width of the middle strip, is

• (A) Half of the width of the slab
• (B) Two-third of the width of the slab
• (C) Three-fourth of the width of the slab
• (D) Four-fifth of the width of the slab

Answer: Option C

Question No. 03
The load stress of a section can be reduced by

• (A) Decreasing the lever arm
• (B) Increasing the total perimeter of bars
• (C) Replacing larger bars by greater number of small bars
• (D) Replacing smaller bars by greater number of greater bars

Answer: Option C