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Concrete-structures Questions Set 5:

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The maximum area of tension reinforcement in beams shall not exceed what percentage?

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The recommended imposed load on staircases in residential buildings as per IS 875 is:

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Why working stress method not predict true margin of safety?

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Bundling bars at the surface area coming in contact with concrete is called as

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The presence of connected voids in concrete is detrimental because:

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The section of a reinforced concrete member in which steel yields first is called

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The primary purpose of lateral ties in reinforced concrete (RC) columns is to resist:

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Web crippling generally occurs at the point where a concentrated load acts

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If the Maximum strain in concrete reaches its ultimate value and maximum tensile strain in steel reaches its value simultaneously it is called as

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Tie bars of 12 mm diameter are to be provided in a concrete pavement slab. The working tensile stress of tie bars is 230 MPa, the average bond strength between a tie bar and concrete is 2 MPa, and the joint gap between the slabs is 10 mm. Ignoring the loss of bond and the tolerance factor, the design length of the tie bars (in mm, round off to the nearest integer) is _______.

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