DRC Unit-1

CE8501 DRCEE
UNIT 1 - INTRODUCTION
1. Yielding of steel in singly reinforced beam occurs in

A. balanced reinforced beam
B. under-reinforced beam
C. over reinforced beam
D. none of these
2. In under reinforced singly reinforced beam, concrete crushes at its maximum strain i.e.,
A.0.35%
B.0.30%
C.0.25%
D.0.20%
3. The ratio of the limiting value of the depth of neutral axis and the depth of the section of a
singly reinforced beam is equal to:
A.0.0035
B.0.0055
C.0.0055 + 0.87
D.0.0035 + 0.87 Ts
4. The depth of neutral axis of singly reinforced beam
A. decreases with the increases of characteristic strength of steel
B. increases with the increases of characteristic strength of steel
C. remains unaffected the change of characteristic strength of steel
D. none of these
5. The characteristic strength of steel is defined as the value of the strength of 3teel below
which not more than
A. 2% of the test results fail
B. 3% of the test results fail
C. 4% of the test results fail
D. 5% of the test results fail
6. The characteristic strength (aK) of concrete is usually referred to
A. 5 days cube strength
B. 7 days cube strength
C. 21 days cube strength
D. 28 days cube strength
7. Characteristic load on structure is defined as the load which has probability not being
exceeded during the life time of the structure
A.85%
B.90%
C.95%
D. None of these
8. The depth of neutral axis of a singly reinforced beam from the extreme compression fibre
is:
A. 0.133 ack bd2
B. 0.135 cot bd2
C. 0.149 ad, bd2
D. 0.138 ack bd2
9. The most economical design of singly reinforced beams is given by:
A. Limit state theory
B. Working stress theory
C. Ultimate stress theory
D. All of these
10. The aspect ratio is defined as the ratio of
A. length to breadth of a state
B. effective width of flange and effective depth of the beam
C. width of well and depth of flange
D. none of these
11. In doubly reinforced beam, tension reinforcement is designed for a stress of 0.87 aw
and in compression reinforcement the stress is taken ;
A. equal to that of tension reinforcement
B. greater than the tension reinforcement
C.(c) lower than the tension reinforcement
D. double the tension reinforcement
12. The design of a doubly reinforcement beam section involves the determination of :
A. breadth of no section
B. depth of the section
C. area of tension reinforcement
D. none of these
13. The shape of stress strain curve for concrete as prescribed by IS 456 is
A. Rectangular
B. Parabolic
C. Rectangular Parabolic
D. None of these
14. An RCC beam can have maximum tension reinforcement as:
a. 6% bD
b. 2% bD
c. 3% bD
d. 4 % Bd
15. What does R.C.C. stand for?
(A) Reinforced Cement Concrete (B) Reinforced Concrete Cement (C) Reinforced
Combined Cement (D) Reinforced Constituent Cement
16. The maximum area of tension reinforcement in beams shall not exceed
_________
(A)2% (B) 4% (C) 0.15% (D) 1.5%
17. The diameter of longitudinal bars of a column should never be less than
_________
a) 6 mm
b) 8 mm
c) 10 mm
d) 12 mm
18. For initial estimate for a beam design, the width is assumed _____________
a) 1/15th of span
b) 1/10th of span
c) 1/20th of span
d) 1/30th of span
19. Spacing of stirrups in a rectangular beam, is
(A) kept constant throughout the length (B) decreased towards the centre of the beam (C)
increased at the ends (D) increased at the centre of the beam.
20. Dimensions of a beam need be changed if the shear stress is more than
(A)
10 kg/cm2 (B) 15 kg/cm2 (C) 20 kg/cm2 (D) 25 kg/cm2
21. An R.C.C. beam not provided with shear reinforcement may develop cracks in its
bottom inclined roughly to the horizontal at
(A) 25° (B) 35° (C) 45° (D) 55°
22. For initial estimate for a beam design, the width is assumed
(A) 1/15th of span (B) 1/20th of span (C) 1/25th of span (D) 1/30th of span
23. . If d and n are the effective depth and depth of the neutral axis respectively of a
singly reinforced beam, the lever arm of the beam, Is
(A) d (B) n (C) (D)

24. Design of R.C.C. simply supported beams carrying U.D.L. is based on the resultant
B.M. at
(A) supports (B) mid span (C) every section (D) quarter span
25.

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1. Yielding of steel in singly reinforced beam occurs in

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