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Tilaiya Dam, Konar dam, Maithon Dam and Panchet Hill Dam have been constructed under:
A The Narmada Valley Project
B The Damodar Valley Project
C The Krishna Valley Project
D The Mahanadi Project
The length of lap in tension reinforcement should not be less than the bar diameter × (actual tension / four times the permissible average bond stress) if it is more than
A 18 bar diameters
B 24 bar diameters
C 30 bar diameters
D 36 bar diameters
When the belt is stationary, it is subjected to some tension known as initial tension. The value of this tension is equal to the
A tension in the tight side of the belt
B tension in the slack side of the belt
C sum of the tensions on the tight side and slack side of the belt
D average tension of the tight side and slack side of the belt
The power transmitted by a belt is maximum when the maximum tension in the belt is _________ of centrifugal tension.
A One-third
B Two-third
C Double
D Three times
The section of a reinforced beam where most distant concrete fibre in compression and tension in steel attains permissible stresses simultaneously, is called
A Balanced section
B Economic section
C Critical section
D All the above
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
When the reservoir is full, the maximum compressive force in a gravity dam is produced
A at the toe
B at the heel
C within the middle third of base
D at centre of base
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 $$\frac{{\text{b}}}{6}$$
The tension on the slack side of the belt is __________ the tension on the tight side of the belt.
A Equal to
B Less than
C Greater than
D None of these
If tension in the cable supporting a lift moving downwards is half the tension when it is moving upwards, the acceleration of the lift is
A $$\frac{{\text{g}}}{2}$$
B $$\frac{{\text{g}}}{3}$$
C $$\frac{{\text{g}}}{4}$$
D None of these

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