RISE KRISHNA SAI PRAKASAM GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS

(Approved by AICTE, Affiliated to JNTUK, Kakinada)

(Accredited by NBA – UG in ECE, EEE, CE & ME)
NH-16, Valluru,-523272, Ongole, Prakasam District
Subject: PRESTRESSED CONCRETE
Year/Semester: IV/II Branch: B. Tech - Civil

1. The failure due to fracture of steel in tension in the beam is because of __________
a) Excess amount of steel reinforcement
b) Excess amount of prestressed concrete
c) Least amount of reinforcement
d) Least amount of prestressed concrete

2. The failure due to fracture steel in tension can be prevented by providing a steel
reinforcement is?
a) 0.15 – 0.2%
b) 0.20% – 0.35%
c) 0.2% – 0.6%
d) 0.6% – 0.10%
3. Which type of deflections is observed in compression face during under reinforced section
failure?
a) Small deflections
b) Large deflections
c) Bondage deflections
d) Shrinkage deflections
4. The over reinforced section fails due to sudden crushing of __________
a) Beam
b) Column
c) Concrete
d) Steel
5. The amount of steel provided in this section should not be greater than __________
a) Steel required
b) Concrete required
c) Water required
d) Tension required

6. Which one of the following are other modes of failure?

a) Failure due to tension
b) Torsion failure
c) Reinforcement failure
d) Transverse shear failure
7. The failure due to other modes like transverse shear failure is mainly caused due to
__________
a) Principal stresses
b) Tensile stresses
c) Compressive stresses
d) Strain

8. The web shear cracks generally start from __________

a) Interior point
b) Exterior point
c) Edge
d) Mid span

9. The web shear cracks are developed when the beam is subjected to __________
a) Point load
b) Concentrated loads
c) Shear loads
d) Uniformly distributed load

10. The ultimate shear resistance vcf of section cracked in flexure is expressed as __________
a) vcf = (1-0.55fpc/fp)τ cbwd+(m0/m)v
b) vcf = (1-0.55fpc/fp)τ cbwd
c) vcf = (1-0.55fpc/fp)
d) vcf = (1-0.55fpc)

11. The flexure shear cracking load in a prestressed member is given by __________
a) ACI
b) Indian
c) British
d) Canada

12. The ultimate shear resistance for any given section, vc should be least of values
__________
a) vcw and vcf
b) vew and vef
c) vrw and vrf
d) vdw and vdf
13. What should be provided if the shear force due to ultimate load is less than the shear force
of the concrete?
a) Tensile reinforcement
b) Shear reinforcement
c) Principle reinforcement
d) Compressive reinforcement

14. The spacing provided for shear reinforcement is given as __________

a) Sv = (Asv0.87fy/0.4b)
b) (Asv0.91fy/0.4b)
c) (Asv0.12fy/0.4b)
d) (Asv0.23fy/0.4b)

15. The spacing of stirrups for maximum shear stress is __________

a) 0.9dt
b) 0.10dt
c) 0.12dt
d) 0.7dt

16. The distribution of torsion shear stress is uniform in __________

a) Parallel sections
b) Rectangular sections
c) Trapezoidal sections
d) Circular sections

17. The transmission length required to attain uniform stress distribution in prestress member is
acquired through __________
a) Zero bond stress
b) Middle bond stress
c) Safe bond stress
d) Edge bond stress

18. The expression for transmission length based on wedge action is given as?
a) Lt = ϕ/2μ (1+μc) (αc/μs-fpi/Ec) (fpe/2fpi-fpe)
b) Lt = ϕ/2μ (1+μc) (αc/μs-fpi/Ec)
c) Lt = ϕ/2μ (1+μc)
d) Lt = ϕ/2μ
19. Which one of the empirical formula is used for predicting transmission length?
a) Lt = ((fcu)1/2 x 103/β)1/2
b) Lt = ((fcu)1/2 x 103/β)
c) Lt = (fcu)1/2 x 103
d) Lt = (fcu)1/2

20. What are necessary to prevent failure at the end zones, in the transfer zone of pretensioned
beams?
a) Reinforcements
b) Blocks
c) Anchorages
d) Tendons