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If ‘H’ is the overall height of a retaining wall retaining a surcharge, the width of the base slab usually provided, is
A 0.3 H
B 0.4 H
C 0.5 H
D 0.7 H
Total pressure on the vertical face of a retaining wall of height ‘h’ per unit run exerted by the retained earth weighing ‘w’ per unit volume, is
A $${\text{wh}}\frac{{\left( {1 - \sin \varphi } \right)}}{{\left( {1 + \sin \varphi } \right)}}$$
B $${\text{w}}{{\text{h}}^2}\frac{{\left( {1 - \sin \varphi } \right)}}{{\left( {1 + \sin \varphi } \right)}}$$
C $$\frac{{{\text{w}}{{\text{h}}^2}\left( {1 - \sin \varphi } \right)}}{{2\left( {1 + \sin \varphi } \right)}}$$
D $$\frac{{{\text{w}}{{\text{h}}^2}\left( {1 - \sin \varphi } \right)}}{{3\left( {1 + \sin \varphi } \right)}}$$
A vertical wall is subjected to a pressure due to one kind of liquid, on one of its sides. The total pressure on the wall acts at a distance __________ from the liquid surface.
A $$\frac{{\text{H}}}{3}$$
B $$\frac{{\text{H}}}{2}$$
C $$\frac{{2{\text{H}}}}{3}$$
D $$\frac{{3{\text{H}}}}{4}$$
If A is the area of the foundation of a retaining wall carrying a load W and retaining earth of weight 'w' per unit volume, the minimum depth (h) of the foundation from the free surface of the earth, is
A $${\text{h}} = \frac{{\text{W}}}{{{\text{Aw}}}}\left$$
B $${\text{h}} = \frac{{\text{W}}}{{{\text{Aw}}}}\left$$
C $${\text{h}} = \frac{{\text{W}}}{{{\text{Aw}}}}{\left^2}$$
D $${\text{h}} = \sqrt {\frac{{\text{W}}}{{{\text{Aw}}}}} {\left^2}$$
To have pressure wholly compressive under the base of a retaining wall of width b, the resultant of the weight of the wall and the pressure exerted by the retained, earth should have eccentricity not more than
A $$\frac{{\text{b}}}{3}$$
B $$\frac{{\text{b}}}{4}$$
C $$\frac{{\text{b}}}{5}$$
D $$\frac{{\text{b}}}{6}$$
A ladder is resting against a vertical wall and its bottom is 2.5 m away from the wall. If it slips 0.8 m down the wall, then its bottom will move away from the wall by 1.4 m. What is the length of the ladder?
A 6.2 m
B 6.5 m
C 6.8 m
D \7.5 m
Moment of inertia of a triangular section of base (b) and height (h) about an axis passing through its vertex and parallel to the base, is __________ than that passing through its C.G. and parallel to the base.
A Nine times
B Six times
C Four times
D Two times
If ‘H’ is the height of wall between centers of supports, then the effective height of wall where concrete floors have a bearing on wall irrespective of the direction of span will be
A 0.75 H
B 0.85 H
C 1.0 H
D 1.5 H
The temperature reinforcement in the vertical slab of a T-shaped R.C. retaining wall is
A Not needed
B Provided equally on inner and front faces
C Provided more on inner face than on front face
D Provided more on front face than on inner face
The thickness of base slab of a retaining wall generally provided, is
A One half of the width of the stem at the bottom
B One third of the width of the stem at the bottom
C One fourth of the width of the steam at the bottom
D Width of the stem at the bottom

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