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This section includes 14 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 longitudinal prestressing of the slabs is achieved by __________ |
A. | Internal prestressing |
B. | External prestressing |
C. | Tensile stress |
D. | Principle stresses |
Answer» B. External prestressing | |
2. |
Which type of prestressing is used in prestressed concrete pavements? |
A. | Expansion |
B. | Longitudinal |
C. | Transverse |
D. | Contraction |
Answer» C. Transverse | |
3. |
The prestressed concrete biological shields are used for __________ |
A. | Containment vessels |
B. | Pressure vessels |
C. | Rolled vessels |
D. | Tension vessels |
Answer» B. Pressure vessels | |
4. |
The prominent prestressed sleepers which have been adopted by railways of various countries is? |
A. | Single block sleepers |
B. | Gauge sleepers |
C. | Two block sleepers |
D. | Friction sleepers |
Answer» D. Friction sleepers | |
5. |
Prestressed concrete sheet piles are ideally suited for the construction of __________ |
A. | Air frond bulkheads |
B. | Water frond bulkheads |
C. | Half brick walls |
D. | Full brick walls |
Answer» C. Half brick walls | |
6. |
Pile shoes are required for driving through __________ |
A. | Hard materials |
B. | Plastic materials |
C. | Soft materials |
D. | Tensile materials |
Answer» D. Tensile materials | |
7. |
The rebound tensile stresses in pile reinforcements are resisted by the __________ |
A. | Effective prestress |
B. | Non effective prestress |
C. | Absolute prestress |
D. | Normal prestressing force |
Answer» B. Non effective prestress | |
8. |
Prestressed concrete piles have been used as which type of piles in sands? |
A. | Rotation |
B. | Friction |
C. | Twisting |
D. | Torsion |
Answer» C. Twisting | |
9. |
The main advantage of prestressed concrete piles over traditional reinforced and concrete steel piles is __________ |
A. | Moment carrying capacity |
B. | Beam carrying capacity |
C. | Column carrying capacity |
D. | Foundation carrying capacity |
Answer» B. Beam carrying capacity | |
10. |
In the case of tapered poles with a reduced cross section the effective prestressing force should be __________ |
A. | Increased |
B. | Decreased |
C. | Bended |
D. | Equal |
Answer» C. Bended | |
11. |
The prestressed concrete poles for power transmission lines are generally designed as members with __________ |
A. | Partial pressure |
B. | Chemical prestress |
C. | Uniform prestress |
D. | Total prestress |
Answer» D. Total prestress | |
12. |
The maximum moment of resistance in a pole is generally required at __________ |
A. | Base |
B. | Corner |
C. | Edge |
D. | Middle |
Answer» B. Corner | |
13. |
The appearance of prestressed concrete poles is __________ |
A. | Rusty |
B. | Greesy |
C. | Clean |
D. | Black |
Answer» D. Black | |
14. |
The prestressed concrete poles are currently used in __________ |
A. | Mass |
B. | Heat |
C. | Current |
D. | Wave |
Answer» B. Heat | |