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The length of the lap in a compression member is kept greater than bar diameter x (Permissible stress in bar / Five times the bond stress) or
A 12 bar diameters
B 18 bar diameters
C 24 bar diameters
D 30 bar diameters
The design stress, which is more than the damaging stress, is the least unit stress that will render a member unfit for service before the end of its normal life. The design stress factor or factor of safety indicates the margin between design stress and the __________ stress.
A Working
B Damaging
C Allowable
D None of these
If the main reinforcement of the slab is parallel to a T-beam, the transverse reinforcement at mid span of the slab is provided at least __________ of main reinforcement.
A 40%
B 50%
C 60%
D 70%
The average permissible stress in bond for plain bars in tension is
A Increased by 10% for bars in compression
B Increased by 25% for bars in compression
C Decreased by 10% for bars in compression
D Decreased by 25% for bars in compression
In working stress design, permissible bond stress in the case of deformed bars is more than that in plain bars by
A 10%
B 20%
C 30%
D 40%
A bond gets matured in 10 years . invested TK. 42,000 in this bond and received Tk. 105000 once the bond matured . If the bond was under simple interest . then what was the rate of interest per annum?
A 10%
B 12.5%
C 15%
D 7.5%
For a longitudinal reinforcing bar in a column, the minimum cover shall neither be less than the diameter of bar nor less than
A 15 mm
B 25 mm
C 30 mm
D 40 mm
When a bar of length '$$l$$' and diameter 'd' is rigidly fixed at the upper end and hanging freely, then the total elongation produced in the bar due to its own weight is (where w = Weight per unit volume of the bar)
A $$\frac{{{\text{w}}l}}{{2{\text{E}}}}$$
B $$\frac{{{\text{w}}{l^2}}}{{2{\text{E}}}}$$
C $$\frac{{{\text{w}}{l^3}}}{{2{\text{E}}}}$$
D $$\frac{{{\text{w}}{l^4}}}{{2{\text{E}}}}$$
The diameter of transverse reinforcement of columns should be equal to one-fourth of the diameter of the main steel rods but not less than
A 4 mm
B 5 mm
C 6 mm
D 7 mm
In a steam engine, one method of obtaining the earlier cut-off with a simple slide valve is by increasing the angle of advance of the eccentric while the throw of the eccentric, steam lap and exhaust lap are kept constant. This method will
A Cause withdrawing or throttling of steam
B Reduce length of effective stroke of piston
C Reduce maximum opening of port to steam
D All of these

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