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The design of heel slab of a retaining wall is based on the maximum bending moment due to:
A Its own weight
B Weight of the soil above it
C Load of the surcharge, if any
D All the above
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
The main reinforcement in the heel of a T-shaped R.C. retaining wall is provided on
A Top face perpendicular to wall
B Bottom face perpendicular to wall
C Both top and bottom faces perpendicular to wall
D None of the above
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 $${\text{h}} = \sqrt {\frac{{\text{W}}}{{{\text{Aw}}}}} {\left^2}$$
কাগজের ভার হিসাবে ব্যবহৃত একটি পুরু কাচ (প্রতিসরাঙ্ক 1.5) খন্ডের উপর থেকে খাড়া নীচের দিকে তাকালে কাগজের উপর একটি দাগ কাচের উপর প্রান্ত থেকে 6 cm নীচে দেখা যায়। কাচ খন্ডতির পুরুত্ব কত? (When you look downward from the top of a thick glass (refractive index 1.5) slab used as a paper weight, a mark on the paper is seen 6 cm below from the top of the slab. What is the thickness of the glass slab?)
A 4 cm
B 6 cm
C 9 cm
D 12 cm
কাগজের ভার হিসাবে ব্যবহৃত একটি পুরু কাচ (প্রতিসরাঙ্ক 1.5) খণ্ডের উপর থেকে খাড়া নীচের দিকে তাকালে কাগজের উপর একটি দাগ কাচের উপর প্রান্ত থেকে 6 cm নীচে দেখা যায়। কাচ খন্ডটির পুরুত্ব কত? (When you look downward from the top of a thick glass (refractive index 1.5) slab used as a paper weight, a mark on the paper is seen 6 cm below from the top of the slab. What is the thickness of the glass slab?)
A 4 cm
B 6 cm
C 9 cm
D 12 cm
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
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
Cantilever retaining walls can safely be used for a height not more than
A 3 m
B 4 m
C 5 m
D 6 m
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 $$\frac{{\text{b}}}{6}$$

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