1. In axially pre stressed members ,the concrete is under
• A)tension • B)compression • C)torsion 1. In pre stressed concrete members , the steel is under • A)compression • B)tension • C)torsion 3.Prestressing is possible by using • A)mild steel • B)high-strength deformed bars • C)high-tensile steel 5.Prestressing is economical for members of • A)long span • B)medium span • C)short span 4.Prestressing steel has an ultimate tensile strength nearly • A)twice that of HYSD bars • B)thrice that of mild steel reinforcements • C)four times that of HYSD bars 6.Linear prestressing is adopted in • A)circular tanks • B)pipes • C)beams 7.Circular prestressing is advantageous in • A)beams • B)columns • C)pipes and tanks 8.Prestressing wires in electric poles are • A)concentric • B)eccentric • C)parabolic ANSWERS 1. B 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. A 6. C 7. C 8. A Objective type questions 1.The grade of concrete for prestressed members should be in the range of • A)M-20 to M-30 • B)M-80 to M-100 • C)M-30 to M-60 2.High-strength mixes should have a water/cement ratio of • A)0.6 to 0.8 • B)0.3 to 0.4 • C)0.2 to 0.3 3.Creep of concrete in a structural member is due to • A)elastic strain • B)elastic-plastic strain • C)inelastic strain 4.Shrinkage of concrete in a structural member is due to • A)dead load on the member • B)live load • C)loss of moisture and drying of concrete 5.Modulus of elasticity of concrete is generally expressed in terms of • A)shear strength • B)compressive strength • C)tensile strength 6.Target mean strength of concrete depends upon • A)water/cement ratio • B)type of aggregate • C)characteristic strength of concrete 7.Workability of concrete is influenced significantly by • A)target mean strength • B)water/cement ratio • C)type of cement 8.High-tensile steel is basically • A)low carbon steel • B)high manganese steel • C)high carbon steel ANSWERS 1. C 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. B 6. C 7. B 8. C Objective type questions 1.In prestressing system • A) the member is cast first followed by tensioning of high-tensile wires • B) the member is prestressed by external anchors • C) the high-tensile wires are tensioned before placing concrete in forms 2.Curved cables can be used in • A)pretensioned members • B)externally prestressed members • C)post-tensioned members 3.In long line method or pretensioning. • A) only one method can be cast • B) two members can be cast • C)Several members can be cast 4.In post-tensioning system • A)wires are first tensioned followed by concreting • B)tensioning of wires and concreting is simultaneously done • C)the wires are tensioned against hardened concrete 5.Freyssinet system is based on the principle of • A)direct bearing on concrete from bolt heads at the end of wires • B)looping of the wires around concrete • C)wedge action producing frictional grip between steel & concrete 6.High-tensile bars threaded at ends are used in • A)Freyssinet • B)Giffords-Udall system • C)Lee-McCall system 7.Looping of high-tensile tendons around the concrete is used in • A)BBRV system • B)Magnel-Blaton system • C)Baur-Leonhardt system 8.Tendon splices are required im • A)Hoyer’s long line method of pretensioning • B)Short span prestressed members • C) Long span continuous members ANSWERS 1. C 2. C 3. C 4. C 5. C 6. C 7. C 8. C Objective type questions 1.High strength concrete is used for pre-stressed concrete because of • A)lesser prestress loss • B)high tensile strength • C)low creep • D)low brittleness 2.In limit-state of design of prestressed concrete, which of the following strain distribution is assumed? • A)linear B)bilinear curve • C)parabolic c)none of the above 3.To manufacture concrete sleepers, which of the following method is used? • A) Post-tensioning B) Pre-tensioning • C) Partial pre-stressing D) None of the above 4.Which of the following system are used as anchorage for post- tensioning? A) Fressinet system B) Magnel Balton system C) Gifford-Udall system D) Lee-McCall system E) All of the above 5.Ultimate moment capacity of pre-stressed concrete beam depends on • A)Amount of tensioning B)Losses in prestressing • C)Eccentricity of cable D)All of the above 6.Loss of prestress in concrete due to shrinkage does not depend on • A)Modulus of elasticity of concrete • B)Modulus of elasticity of steel • C)Shrinkage in concrete • D)None of above 7.Under self-weight, a balanced prestressed cross section is subjected to • A)axial stress B)bending stress • C)axial & shear stress D)shear stress 8.Stress at the bottom edge of a simply supported beam corresponding to the cracking moment is called • A)modulus of rupture • B)modulus of elasticity • C)characteristic compressive strength • D)ultimate tensile strength ANSWERS 1. C 2. A 3. B 4. E 5. D 6. A 7. C 8. A 1. The prestressed concrete poles are currently used in: a) Mass b) Heat c) Current d) Wave
2. The appearance of prestressed concrete poles is:
a) Rusty b) Greesy c) Clean d) Black
3. The maximum moment of resistance in a pole is generally required at: