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A plane strain problem (in X-Y plane) must satisfy the condition:

Consider a reinforced concrete beam section of 300 mm width and 700 mm depth. The beam is reinforced with the tension steel of 2000 mm² area at an effective cover of 50 mm. Concret...

Creep of concrete under compression is defined as the _________.

A singly reinforced concrete beam of balanced section is made of M20 grade concrete and Fe415 grade steel bars. The magnitudes of the maximum compressive strain in concrete and the...

Creep of concrete under compression is defined as the _________.

A singly reinforced concrete beam of balanced section is made of M20 grade concrete and Fe415 grade steel bars. The magnitudes of the maximum compressive strain in concrete and the...

An element is subjected to biaxial normal tensile strains of 0.0030 and 0.0020. The normal strain in the plane of maximum shear strain is

For a given loading on a rectangular plain concrete beam with an overall depth of 500 mm, the compressive strain and tensile strain developed at the extreme fibers are of the same...

When a specimen of M25 concrete is loaded to a stress level of 12.5 MPa, a strain of 500×10-6 is recorded. If this load is allowed to stand for a long time, the strain increases to...

A plate in equilibrium is subjected to uniform stresses along its edges with magnitude $\sigma_{xx} = 30$ MPa and $\sigma_{yy} = 50$ MPa as shown in the figure. The Young's modulus...

As per $$IS$$ $$456:2000,$$ in the Limit State Design of a flexural member, the strain in reinforcing bars under tension at ultimate state should not be less than

The Poisson's ratio is defined as

Maximum strains in an extreme fibre in concrete and in the tension reinforcement (Fe-$$415$$ grade and $${E_s} = 200\,\,kN/m{m^2}$$) in a balanced section at limit state of flexure...

A reinforced concrete member is subjected to combined action of compressive axial force and bending moment. If $${\varepsilon _{\min }}$$ is the least compressive strain in the mem...