Civil engineering

What does RCC mean in construction?

• Reinforced Concrete Cement

• Reinforced Cement Concrete

• Reinforced Combined Cement

• Reinforced Constituent Cement

The end or side covers for steel bar may be taken as......... In RCC work.

• 7cm to 9cm

• 6cm to 9cm

• 4cm to 5cm

• 3cm to 7cm

How many R.C.C. columns shall be for minimum clear cover?

• Greater of 25 mm or diameter

• Smaller of 40 mm or diameter

• Greater of 55 mm or diameter

• Smaller of 25 mm or diameter

What is the advantage of a concrete pile over a timber pile?

• Higher bearing capacity

• No restriction on length.

• No decay due to termites

• All of the above

The effective width of a column strip of a flat slab, is.............

• Radius of the column.

• Half the width of the panel

• Diameter of the column.

• None of the above

The Design of R.C.C. cantilever beams, is based on the resultant force at ............

• Free end

• Mid span

• Fixed end

• None of the above

Distribution reinforcement in a simply supported slab, is provided to distribute

• Load

• Shrinkage stress

• Temperature stress

• All of the above

The amount of reinforcement for main bars in a slab is based upon

• Minimum shear force

• Maximum shear force

• Minimum bending moment

• Maximum bending moment

The advantage of reinforced concrete is due to ....

• Monolithic character

• Fire resisting and durability

• Economy because of less maintenance

• All of the above

The effective span of a simply supported slab is

• Clear span plus effective depth of the slab

• Distance between the centres of the bearings.

• Clear distance between the inner faces of the walls plus twice the thickness of the wall

• None of the above