167) In order to prevent crushing of masonry at the base of the dam, the maximum stress should be ______ the permissible stress of the soil

equal to

less than

more than

none of the above

Answer is:

less than

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168) The Rankine's theory for active earth pressure is based on the assumption that

the retained material is homogeneous and chohesionless

the frictional resistance between the retaining wall and the retained material is neglected

the failure of the retained material takes place along a plane called rupture plane

all of the above

Answer is:

all of the above

169) A reinforced cement concrete beam is considered to be made of

homogeneous material

heterogeneous material

composite material

isotropic material

Answer is:

heterogeneous material

170) The steel bars in a reinforced cement concrete beam are embedded ______ of the beam.

in the centre

near the bottom

near the top

at any point

Answer is:

near the bottom

171) The assumption made in the theory of the reinforced cement concrete beam is that

all the tensile stresses are taken up by the steel reinforcement only

there is a sufficient bond between steel and concrete

the steel and concrete are stressed within its elastic limit

all of the above

Answer is:

all of the above

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167) In order to prevent crushing of masonry at the base of the dam, the maximum stress should be ______ the permissible stress of the soil

less than

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168) The Rankine's theory for active earth pressure is based on the assumption that

all of the above

169) A reinforced cement concrete beam is considered to be made of

heterogeneous material

170) The steel bars in a reinforced cement concrete beam are embedded ______ of the beam.

near the bottom

171) The assumption made in the theory of the reinforced cement concrete beam is that

all of the above

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