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- Design of Concrete Structurescivil-engineering-mcqs › design-of-concrete-structures
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- 12 Jan 2019
- Last updated
- 28 May 2026
Explanation
According to Whitney's stress block theory, the depth of the compressive stress block in a balanced concrete beam section is limited to 0.537 times the effective depth (d) of the beam. Other values such as 0.43 d, 0.68 d, and 0.85 d do not represent the balanced condition limit.
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Practice related questions from the same subject.
- 1.Which of the following statements is accurate?
- 2.Which of the following statements is incorrect?
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- 5.Which factors influence the shrinkage of concrete?
- 6.What primarily determines the depth of the footing for an isolated column?
- 7.When designing the front counterfort in a counterfort retaining wall, where is the primary reinforcement placed?
- 8.In a counterfort retaining wall, where is the primary reinforcement typically placed?
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