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101.

Which one of the following is the basic assumption involved in designing of prestressed concrete members?

A. plane member remains plane before and after bending
B. variation of stresses in tensile reinforcement
C. development of principle stresses
D. hooke’s law is not valid for prestressing
Answer» B. variation of stresses in tensile reinforcement
102.

Which of the following type of prestress applied to concrete in which tensile stresses to a limited degree are permitted is known as

A. moderate prestressing
B. partial prestressing
C. full prestressing
D. axial prestressing
Answer» C. full prestressing
103.

A device which helps the tendons to transmit prestress to the member and maintain it for the design period is?

A. cab cable
B. anchorage
C. tendon
D. transfer
Answer» D. transfer
104.

Prevention of bond between the steel and concrete is known as

A. bond prestressed concrete
B. axial prestressing
C. de bonding
D. proof stress
Answer» D. proof stress
105.

The phenomena of reduction of stress in steel at a constant strain are known as

A. reduction of stress
B. relaxation of stress
C. de bonding
D. proof stress
Answer» D. proof stress
106.

The ratio between the creep strain and elastic strain of concrete is defined as

A. creep ratio
B. creep elasticity
C. creep coefficient
D. creep factor
Answer» D. creep factor
107.

The phenomena of drying process of contraction concrete refer to

A. moisture loss
B. shrinkage of concrete
C. drying process
D. weight loss
Answer» C. drying process
108.

In case of continuous prestressed concrete members to gain continuity, splicing is done by

A. reinforcement
B. steel
C. concrete
D. tendons
Answer» E.
109.

The load at which the prestressed member develops its first crack is called as

A. transfer load
B. creep load
C. bending load
D. cracking load
Answer» E.
110.

In cab cable, the curved portion of the tendon and anchors lie in

A. compression and tension zone
B. cracking zone
C. tension and compression zone
D. loading zone
Answer» D. loading zone
111.

In circular prestressing members, the tendons are supplied in form of

A. cables
B. bars
C. wires
D. rings
Answer» E.
112.

The length of the prestressing tendon between the end of the member and the point where the steel attains its stress is called

A. anchorage
B. de bonding
C. cracking load
D. transmission length
Answer» E.
113.

In the zone of anchorages the material preferred to minimize costs is

A. high strength steel
B. high strength bars
C. high strength tendons
D. high strength concrete
Answer» E.
114.

The necessity of high strength concrete in prestressed concrete is due to

A. shear and bonding
B. loading and unloading
C. cracking
D. bending
Answer» B. loading and unloading
115.

The significant observations which resulted from the pioneering research on prestressed concrete were

A. high strength steel and losses of prestress
B. high strength tendon and losses of creep
C. high strength bars and losses of strain
D. high strength rings and losses of shrinkage
Answer» B. high strength tendon and losses of creep
116.

Development of early cracks in reinforced concrete is due to

A. strains of steel
B. stresses of steel
C. ultimate load
D. bending of steel
Answer» B. stresses of steel
117.

In reinforced concrete members, the prestress commonly introduced is

A. tensioning steel reinforcement
B. tensioning wood reinforcement
C. tensioning rings
D. tensioning plates
Answer» B. tensioning wood reinforcement
118.

The attempt to introduce permanently acting forces in concrete to resist the elastic forces is

A. prestressing
B. loading
C. pre-straining
D. bending
Answer» B. loading
119.

The concept is used in many branches of civil engineering and building construction?

A. reinforced concrete
B. prestressed concrete
C. steel concrete
D. lump sum concrete
Answer» C. steel concrete
120.

The earliest examples of wooden barrel construction by force-fitting of metal bands and shrink-fitting of metal tiers of wooden wheels indicate the art of

A. prestressing
B. tensioning
C. stress
D. straining
Answer» B. tensioning
121.

The prestressing of concrete member is carried out to reduce

A. compressive stresses
B. tensile stresses
C. bending stresses
D. shear force
Answer» B. tensile stresses
122.

Which of the following basic concept is involved in the analysis of prestressed concrete members?

A. combined and bending stresses
B. principle stresses
C. shear stresses
D. overhead stresses
Answer» B. principle stresses
123.

In reinforced concrete members the prestress is commonly introduced by

A. tensioning the steel reinforcement
B. tendons
C. shortening of concrete
D. rings
Answer» B. tendons
124.

The phenomena of development of internal tensile stresses in a concrete member by means of tensioning devices are called as

A. pre-tensioning
B. post-tensioning
C. prestressing of concrete
D. thermoelectric prestressing
Answer» D. thermoelectric prestressing