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This section includes 8 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 shearing resistance is also termed as __________ |
| A. | Trumpet |
| B. | Dilatancy |
| C. | Capacity |
| D. | Adhesion |
| Answer» C. Capacity | |
| 2. |
At intermediate points along the length of a beam, the bond stress is resisted by __________ |
| A. | Friction |
| B. | Adhesion |
| C. | Shear |
| D. | Torsion |
| Answer» C. Shear | |
| 3. |
The term transmission refers to attainment of uniform __________ |
| A. | Strain distribution |
| B. | Stress distribution |
| C. | Level distribution |
| D. | Cross section distribution |
| Answer» C. Level distribution | |
| 4. |
The steel and concrete reach their maximum values of stress when bond stress is? |
| A. | Zero |
| B. | Constant |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 6 |
| Answer» B. Constant | |
| 5. |
The bond stress at intermediate points is resisted by __________ |
| A. | Friction |
| B. | Shrinkage |
| C. | Adhesion |
| D. | Anchorage |
| Answer» D. Anchorage | |
| 6. |
The bond stress in the prestress members is mainly due to __________ |
| A. | Friction and shrinkage |
| B. | Compression and bondage |
| C. | Tension and torsion |
| D. | Anchorages and tendons |
| Answer» B. Compression and bondage | |
| 7. |
The swelling of the wire produces which action on concrete? |
| A. | Linear pressure |
| B. | Axial pressure |
| C. | Radial pressure |
| D. | Upcoming pressure |
| Answer» D. Upcoming pressure | |
| 8. |
In a pretensioned system, when a wire is released from its temporary anchorage the end of the wire swells as a result of __________ |
| A. | Contraction |
| B. | Expansion |
| C. | Release |
| D. | Joining |
| Answer» B. Expansion | |