Explore topic-wise MCQs in Prestressed Concrete Structures.

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 discontinuous forces applied at the end while changing progressively to develop ____________

A. Transverse and shear
B. Principle and shear
C. Bursting and shear
D. Longitudinal and shear
Answer» B. Principle and shear
2.

During anchorage of the end faces results in application of ____________

A. Small forces
B. Neutral forces
C. Large forces
D. Tensile forces
Answer» D. Tensile forces
3.

The main aim of stress analysis in the anchorage zone is to obtain ____________

A. Zone tensile stress
B. Transverse tensile stress
C. Longitudinal tensile stress
D. Jack tensile stress
Answer» C. Longitudinal tensile stress
4.

Who among the one has done investigations on anchorage zone stress?

A. Kern
B. Dalton
C. Guyon
D. Lacey
Answer» D. Lacey
5.

The investigations studied the stress distribution in the anchorage zone stresses using ____________

A. Theoretical solutions
B. Linear equations
C. Pie diagrams
D. Charts and blocks
Answer» B. Linear equations
6.

The transverse stresses developed in the anchorage zone are ____________

A. Tensile
B. Compressive
C. Shafted
D. Jacked
Answer» B. Compressive
7.

The term anchorage zone or end block is termed as ____________

A. Zone between end and section
B. Zone between middle and section
C. Zone between edge and section
D. Zone between tension and section
Answer» D. Zone between tension and section
8.

The stress distribution at a distance far away from the loaded face is computed from ____________

A. Simple bending theory
B. Complex bending theory
C. Axial bending theory
D. Parallel bending theory
Answer» B. Complex bending theory
9.

In the anchorage zone or the end block of a post tensioned prestressed concrete element, the state of stress distribution is considered as ____________

A. Zero
B. Complex
C. Easy
D. Unity
Answer» C. Easy