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This section includes 21 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. |
A prestressed concrete beam, 200mm wide and 300mm deep is prestressed with wires (area is 320mm2) located at a constant eccentricity of 50mm, initial stress of 1000n/mm2, span is 10m. Calculate loss of stress due to friction and slip anchorage of post tensioned beam?(Es = 210kn/mm2, Ec = 35kn/mm2). |
A. | 21 and 15 |
B. | 35 and 25 |
C. | 15 and 20 |
D. | 5 and 10 |
Answer» B. 35 and 25 | |
2. |
The total losses of stress that could be encountered under normal conditions of work were recommended by __________ |
A. | Lin |
B. | Marks |
C. | Keifer |
D. | Neville |
Answer» B. Marks | |
3. |
A post tensioned cable of beam 10m long is initially tensioned to a stress of 1000n/mm2 at one end, slope is 1 in 24 tendons curved at each end , area is 600mm2, Es is 210kn/mm2, coefficient of friction between duct and cable is 0.55, friction coefficient for wave effect is 0.0015perm. During anchorage, if there is a slip 3mm at the jacking end, calculate final force? |
A. | 39.8kn |
B. | 40.2kn |
C. | 37.8kn |
D. | 48.8kn |
Answer» D. 48.8kn | |
4. |
A concrete beam is post tensioned by a cable carrying an initial stress of 1000n/mm2, the slip at the jacking end was end was observed to be 5mm; modulus of elasticity of steel is 210kn/mm2. Estimate the percentage loss of stress due to anchorage if length of beam is 30m? |
A. | 3.5% |
B. | 4.5% |
C. | 5.5% |
D. | 8.7% |
Answer» B. 4.5% | |
5. |
The loss of stress due to anchorage slip of anchorages is given as __________ |
A. | EsA/L |
B. | EaA/L |
C. | EcA/L |
D. | EwA/L |
Answer» B. EaA/L | |
6. |
In case of long line pre tensioning system, anchorage slip is less than __________ |
A. | Magnitude of wires |
B. | Length of wires |
C. | Distance of wires |
D. | Radius of wires |
Answer» C. Distance of wires | |
7. |
The anchorage slip is low in members with __________ |
A. | Small spans |
B. | Large spans |
C. | Middle spans |
D. | End spans |
Answer» B. Large spans | |
8. |
The amount of anchorage slip generally depends upon __________ |
A. | Type of wedge |
B. | Type of tendon |
C. | Type of anchor |
D. | Type of cement |
Answer» B. Type of tendon | |
9. |
The anchorage slip is observed in __________ |
A. | Post tensioned members |
B. | Pre tensioned members |
C. | Anchorage members |
D. | Tensioned members |
Answer» C. Anchorage members | |
10. |
The term anchorage slip means ___________ |
A. | Distance moved by friction wedges |
B. | Radius by friction wedges |
C. | Rotation by friction wedges |
D. | Twisting movement by friction wedges |
Answer» B. Radius by friction wedges | |
11. |
A_POST_TENSIONED_CABLE_OF_BEAM_10M_LONG_IS_INITIALLY_TENSIONED_TO_A_STRESS_OF_1000N/MM2_AT_ONE_END,_SLOPE_IS_1_IN_24_TENDONS_CURVED_AT_EACH_END_,_AREA_IS_600MM2,_ES_IS_210KN/MM2,_COEFFICIENT_OF_FRICTION_BETWEEN_DUCT_AND_CABLE_IS_0.55,_FRICTION_COEFFICIENT_FOR_WAVE_EFFECT_IS_0.0015PERM._DURING_ANCHORAGE,_IF_THERE_IS_A_SLIP_3MM_AT_THE_JACKING_END,_CALCULATE_FINAL_FORCE??$ |
A. | 39.8kn |
B. | 40.2kn |
C. | 37.8kn |
D. | 48.8kn |
Answer» D. 48.8kn | |
12. |
A prestressed concrete beam, 200mm wide and 300mm deep is prestressed with wires (area is 320mm2) located at a constant eccentricity of 50mm, initial stress of 1000n/mm2, span is 10m. Calculate loss of stress due to friction and slip anchorage of post tensioned beam?(Es = 210kn/mm2, Ec = 35kn/mm2)$ |
A. | 21 and 15 |
B. | 35 and 25 |
C. | 15 and 20 |
D. | 5 and 10 |
Answer» B. 35 and 25 | |
13. |
The_total_losses_of_stress_that_could_be_encountered_under_normal_conditions_of_work_were_recommended_by:$ |
A. | Lin |
B. | Marks |
C. | Keifer |
D. | Neville |
Answer» B. Marks | |
14. |
A concrete beam is post tensioned by a cable carrying an initial stress of 1000n/mm2, the slip at the jacking end was end was observed to be 5mm; modulus of elasticity of steel is 210kn/mm2. Estimate the percentage loss of stress due to anchorage if length of beam is 30m? |
A. | 3.5% |
B. | 4.5% |
C. | 5.5% |
D. | 8.7% |
Answer» B. 4.5% | |
15. |
The loss of stress due to anchorage slip of anchorages is given as: |
A. | E<sub>s</sub>A/L |
B. | E<sub>a</sub>A/L |
C. | E<sub>c</sub>A/L |
D. | E<sub>w</sub>A/L |
Answer» B. E<sub>a</sub>A/L | |
16. |
Which of the following system is similar to loss due to anchorage slip? |
A. | Freyssinet system |
B. | Magnel Balton system |
C. | Leonhardt-Baur system |
D. | Gifford Udall system |
Answer» D. Gifford Udall system | |
17. |
In case of long line pre tensioning system, anchorage slip is less than: |
A. | Magnitude of wires |
B. | Length of wires |
C. | Distance of wires |
D. | Radius of wires |
Answer» C. Distance of wires | |
18. |
The anchorage slip is low in members with: |
A. | Small spans |
B. | Large spans |
C. | Middle spans |
D. | End spans |
Answer» B. Large spans | |
19. |
The amount of anchorage slip generally depends upon: |
A. | Type of wedge |
B. | Type of tendon |
C. | Type of anchor |
D. | Type of cement |
Answer» B. Type of tendon | |
20. |
The anchorage slip is observed in: |
A. | Post tensioned members |
B. | Pre tensioned members |
C. | Anchorage members |
D. | Tensioned members |
Answer» B. Pre tensioned members | |
21. |
The term anchorage slip means: |
A. | Distance moved by friction wedges |
B. | Radius by friction wedges |
C. | Rotation by friction wedges |
D. | Twisting movement by friction wedges |
Answer» B. Radius by friction wedges | |