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This section includes 9 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Prestressed Concrete Structures knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
The partial safety factor ( m) for materials has a value that depends upon the importance? |
A. | Principal sates |
B. | Limit states |
C. | Strain states |
D. | Stress states |
Answer» C. Strain states | |
2. |
The characteristic strengths of concrete and steel may be taken as the works cube strength and ____________ |
A. | Yield strength |
B. | Strain |
C. | Stress |
D. | Principle strength |
Answer» B. Strain | |
3. |
The term WL is termed as ____________ |
A. | Wind load |
B. | Terrine |
C. | Live load |
D. | Wall load |
Answer» B. Terrine | |
4. |
The design strength of materials is expressed as ____________ |
A. | F<sub>d</sub> = F<sub>e</sub> / <sub>k</sub> |
B. | F<sub>d</sub> = F<sub>c</sub> / <sub>k</sub> |
C. | F<sub>d</sub> = F<sub>k</sub> / <sub>m</sub> |
D. | F<sub>d</sub> = F<sub>d</sub> / <sub>m</sub> |
Answer» D. F<sub>d</sub> = F<sub>d</sub> / <sub>m</sub> | |
5. |
The values of partial safety factors are recommended for ____________ |
A. | Loads |
B. | Designs |
C. | Spans |
D. | Beams |
Answer» B. Designs | |
6. |
The characteristic values of the loads take account of expected variations but do not allow for ____________ |
A. | Variations in stress |
B. | Variations in dimensional accuracy |
C. | Variation in strain |
D. | Variation in loads |
Answer» C. Variation in strain | |
7. |
The statistical data required to define the characteristic loads, need recording of data and ____________ |
A. | Observations |
B. | Calculations |
C. | Loads |
D. | Stresses |
Answer» B. Calculations | |
8. |
The characteristic load is expressed as ____________ |
A. | Mean load K x standard deviation |
B. | Mean load + K x standard deviation |
C. | Load standard deviation |
D. | Load + standard deviation |
Answer» C. Load standard deviation | |
9. |
The design loads for various limit states are obtained as product of the ____________ |
A. | Characteristic loads |
B. | Seismic loads |
C. | Ultimate loads |
D. | Wind loads |
Answer» B. Seismic loads | |