For the following questions answer them individually
Out of the constituents of cement namely,tricalcium silicate ($$C_2S$$), dicalcium silicate ($$C_2S$$), tri calcium aluminate ($$C_3A$$) and tertracalcium alumino ferrite ($$C_4AF$$) the first to set and harden is
The addition of $$CaCl_2$$ in concrete result in
A. increased shrinkage
B. decreased setting time
C. decreased shrinkage
D. increased setting time
The modulus of elasticity of concrete in N/mm$$^2$$ can be assumed as follows where $$F_{ck}$$ is the characteristic cube compressive strength of concrete in N/mm$$^2$$?
The horizontal distance between parallel main reinforcements in RC slab shall not be more than
Critical section for calculating bending moment for a spread concrete footing of effective depth d is given by the plane at
f L is the effective length of a column and is the least lateral dimension, then the column will be treated as short column if the ratio of $$\frac{L}{B}$$ is equal to or less than
The factored loads at the limit state of collapse for DL + LL, DL + WL and DL + LL + WL combinations, according to IS : 456 - 2000 are respectively
A compression member is termed as column or strut if the ratio of its effective length to the least lateral dimension is more than