CODE: TANCET/RCC

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b) a distance d from the face of the square column

1. For a simply supported reinforced concrete beam c) a distance d from the edge of the footing
of span upto 10m, the vertical deflection limits may d) a distance d/2 from the face of the square column
generally be assumed to be satisfied when the span
to depth ratio is not greater than(TANCET 2004)
a) 15 b) 20 c) 26 d) 30 [Link] compression reinforcement in a beam
designed by limit state method, is provided
2. Reinforcement for torsion is provided in the for(TANCET 2005)
beam in the form of(TANCET 2004) a) Mu b) Mu, lim c) Mu -Mu, lim d) Mu +Mu, lim
a) longitudinal reinforcement only
b) shear reinforcement only [Link] value of modular ratio for concrete can. be
c) both longitudinal and shear reinforcements found from (TANCET 2005)
280 140
d) inclined bars a) 280cbc b) 140cbc c) 3σcbc d)σcbc

3. Which of the following is generally not

6.A column splice is used to increase(TANCET
designed for shear? (TANCET 2004)
a) Slab b) Cantilever beam 2007)
c) Footing d) Doubly reinforced beam a)length of column b)strength of column
c)cross sectional area of column
[Link] critical section for calculating bonding d)none of the above
moment in a footing, supporting a square column
is taken at(TANCET 2005) [Link] maximum diameter of the reinforcement
bar in RCC slab is(TANCET 2009)
a) face of the square column
(a) 10 mm. (b) 20 mm.
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(c) 1/120 of its span
(d) 1/8 of slab thickness 16. In symmetrically reinforced sections. shrinkage
stress in concrete and steel is respectively ?
[Link] RCC work if the adhesion of the concrete (TANCET 2014)
to steel is not perfect within elastic limits, then. a)compressive and tensile b) tensile and compressive
(TANCET 2009) c)both compressive d)both tensile
(a) Steel will be over stressed
(b) Concrete will be over stressed 17. In the hemispherical portion of a circular steel
(c) Steel reinforcement may break water tank the ratio of stresses in the
(d) Steel will bear more stress than concrete circumferential joints to the radial joints
is(TANCET 2014)
9.A doubly reinforced beam is used when a) 1 b) 1.5 c) 0.5 d) 2
(TANCET 2009)
(a) Extra safety is needed 18. Moment redistribution in reinforced concrete
(b) Beam experiences tension on top as well as beams are (TANCET 2015)
bottom fibres a) More with higher percentage of reinforcement
(c) Large moment is experienced by the beam b) Less with higher percentage of reinforcement
(d) Depth and breadth of the beam have to be c) Not influenced by the percentage of reinforcement
restricted in size d) Influenced by the grade of concrete

[Link] to IS 800, in case of webs 19. As per IS 800-2007 the cross section in which
stiffened both vertically and horizontally, the extreme fibre can reach the yield stress but cannot
minimum thickness of web should not be less than develop the plastic moment of resistance due to
(d = clear distance between the flange angles) local buckling is classified (TANCET 2015)
(TANCET 2009) a)Plastic Section b)Compact Section
c) Semi Compact Section d) shear Section
(a) d/50 (b) d/100 (c) d/150 (d) d/250

11. ln a RCC beam, if the failure occurs due to steel

yielding, the section is called (TANCET 2011)
a) Under reinforced b) Over reinforced
c) Balanced d) None of the above

12. The limiting slenderness ratio for a tension

member is(TANCET 2011)
a) 150 b) 180 c) 400 d) 325

13.A wall is called a reinforced concrete wall if the

percentage of total compression steel is(TANCET
2013)
a) <0.4 b) >0.4 c) <0.15 d) >0.15

[Link] moment redistribution in a reinforced

concrete beam is(TANCET 2013)
a) More with higher percentage of reinforcement
b) Less with higher percentage of reinforcement
c) Not influenced by the percentage of reinforcement
d) Less with lesser percentage of reinforcement

15. If the allowable crushing strength is f, w is the

unit weight of water and S is 'the specific gravity of
the dam material, the limiting height of the low
gravity dam is given by(TANCET 2013)
a) H=f/w(S+1)
b) H=f/w(S-1)
c) H=f/(w+S+1)
d) H=f/(w+S-1)
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[Link] maximum permissible shear stress for M25 27. If p is the net downward pressure per unit area,
concrete as per IS 456 2000 in Limit State Method of the maximum negative bending moment near
design is(TANCET 2016) counter forts will be(TANCET 2019)
a) 1.25 N/ mm² a) (pl2/12) b) (pl2)/24
b) 1.75 N/ mm² c) (pl /24
3 d) (pl4)/8
c) 1.5 N/ mm²
d) 2.0 N/mm² 28. As per IS 456:2000, the cross-sectional area of
longitudinal reinforcement shall not be (TANCET
21. Moment redistribution in reinforced concrete 2019)
beams is. (TANCET 2017) a) Less than l percent and more than 7 percent of the
a) More with higher percentage of reinforcement gross sectional area
b) Less with higher percentage of reinforcement b) Less than 0.8 percent and more than 6 percent of
c) Not influenced by the percentage of reinforcement the gross sectional area c) less than 1.2 percent and
d) Not known more than 4 percent of the gross sectional area
d) Less than 2 percent and more than 8 percent of the
22. A wall is called a reinforced concrete wall if the gross sectional area
percentage of total compression steel is (TANCET
2017) 29. Dowel bars(TANCET 2019)
a) >0.2% a) allow opening and closing of lateral joints
b) >0.4% b) has no role in maintenance of slab edges at same
c) >0.6% level
d) >0.8% c) d allow opening and closing of expansion joints
d) none of the above
23. Identify the false statement: (TANCET 2018)
a) The assumption of a linear strain profile flexure is 30. As per IS 1786 : 2008 , what is the percentage of
made in the working stress method but not in the elongation failure of a fe 415 HYSD bar (TANCET
ultimate load method of design of concrete 2020)
structures. a) 10 b) 14.5 c) 23 d) 12
b) A rectangular slab whose length exceeds twice the
width, always behaves as a two-way slab regardless 31. As per is 456, the slump value range to be
of the support conditions. maintained for normal R.C.C. works (TANCET
c) The 'load balancing' concept can be applied to 2020)
select the appropriate tendon profile in pre-stressed a) 0 to 25 mm b) 75 to 100 mm
concrete beam subject to a give pattern of loads. c) 150 to 175 mm d) 120-140 mm
d) Torsion reinforcement need not be provided at the
corners of a simply supported rectangular slab if the 32. The gain strength of concrete after 28 days of is
corners are free to lift up. mostly due to (TANCET 2020)
a) C2S b) C2A c) C3S d) C4AF
24. Unfactored maximum bending moments at a
section of a reinforced concrete beam resulting 33. As per IS 456: 2000, in reinforced and plain
from a frame analysis are 50, 80, 120, and 180 kNm concrete footings the thickness at edge shall be not
under dead, live, wind and earthquake loads less than . (TANCET 2020)
respectively. The design moment (kNm). as per a) 25 cm for footings b) 50 cm for footings
IS:456-2000 for limit state of collapse (flexure) c) 15 cm for footings d) 35 cm for footings
is(TANCET 2018)
a) 195 b) 250 c) 372 d) 345 34. For liquid faces of parts of members either in
contact with the liquid (or) enclosing the space
25. Deflection of a reinforced concrete beam can be above the liquid, the minimum cover to all
controlled by using appropriate(TANCET 2018) reinforcement should be (TANCET 2020)
a) Modular ratio b) Water-cement ratio a) 25mm b) 35mm c) 30mm d)15mm
c) Aspect ratio d) Span-to-depth ratio
[Link] per IS 1343, the maximum allowable
26. For two way simply supported slab of shorter deflection in prestressed concrete flexural
span (up to 3.5m) with mild steel reinforcement, the members including all effects (creep, shrinkage,
span to overall depth is generally taken temperature etc.) measured from the cast
as(TANCET 2019) level(TANCET 2020)
a) 20 b) 40 c) 35 d) 25 a) span / 350 b) span / 250
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c) span / 150 d) span / 100 44. The slenderness ratio of lacing should not
exceed(TANCET 2022)
[Link] is the value for co efficient of friction for a a) 125 b) 145
steel moving on smooth concrete (TANCET 2020) c) 165 d) 185
a)0.3 b) 0.25 c) 0.55 d)0.1
45. For rolled angle section the curve used for major
[Link] columns , the unsupported length between axis buckling is (TANCET 2022)
end restraints shall not exceed (TANCET 2020) a) curve A b) curve B
a) 20 times the least lateral dimension of a column c) curve C d) curve D
b) 30 times the least lateral dimension of a column
c) 50 times the least lateral dimension of a column 46. Weep' holes are provided at the back of
d) 60 times the least lateral dimension of a column retaining walls to(TANCET 2023)
a) reduce the active earth presure on the walls
38. The limits of percentage 'p' of the longitudinal b) reduce the build-up of hydrostatic pressure
reinforcement of concrete column is(TANCET c) provide better compaction
2021) d) increase the passive earth pressure
a) 0.15% to 2% b) 0.8% to 4%
c) 0.8% to 6% d) 0.8% to 8% 47. In a cantilever beam carrying gravity load, main
reinforcement is provided(TANCET 2023)
39. The working stress method of design specifies a) Above the neutral axis
the value of modular ratio m=280/3 sigmacbc where b) As vertical stirrups
is the allowable stress in bending sigmacbc c) As helical reinforcement
compression in concrete. To what extent does the d) Below the neutral axis
above value of 'm' make any allowance for the creep
of concrete? (TANCET 2022) 48. In limit state design of concrete structures the
a) No compensation b) Full compensation strain distribution is assumed to be(TANCET 2023)
c) Partial Compensation d) The two are unrelated a) parabolic
b) exponential
40. In the limit state design method of concrete c) cubic
structures, the recommended partial material safety d) linear
factor (ym) for steel according to IS:456-2000
is(TANCET 2022) 49. What will be the equivalent shear for the
a) 1.5 b) 1.15 following data? (TANCET 2006)
c) 1.00 d) 0.87 width=50cm; Twisting moment=10 kNm; shear
force=130 kN
41. The effective width of a reinforced concrete T- a) 632 kN
beam flange under compression, according to b) 162 kN
IS:456-2000, given 'Io' is the distance between the c) 164 kN
adjacent zero moment points, 'b' is the breadth of d) 161 KN
the rib and 'D' is the thickness of the flange,
is(TANCET 2022) 50. In a circular slab with fixed ends subjected to a
a) (I0/6)+b+6D b) (I0)+6D uniformly distributed load, the ratio of the
c) (I0/6)+6D d) (I0/6)+b maximum negative and maximum positive radial
moments is(TANCET 2010)
42. IS800-2007 suggests that purline be designed (a)1 (b)2 (c)3 (d)4
as(TANCET 2022)
a) cantilever beams b) continuous beams
c) simply supported beams d) fixed beams

43. Mode of failure of fillet weld is(TANCET 2022)

a) tension b) bearing
c) bending d) shear

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