HomeQuestions & AnswersPage 12Questions & Answers Ask question Search Order By: ActiveClear Filter 0 Votes 1 Ans General Specification for Civil Engineering Works (1992 Edition) Clause 15.09 specifies that tying wires for reinforcement adjacent to and above Class F4 and F5 finishes should be stainless steel wires. Why? 236 viewsadmin Changed status to publish July 27, 2024 0 Votes 0 Ans Does the presence of rust have adverse impact to the bond performance of bar reinforcement? 170 viewsadmin Changed status to publish July 27, 2024 0 Votes 1 Ans Can a concrete structure be completely free of expansion joints and contraction joints? 224 viewsadmin Changed status to publish July 27, 2024 0 Votes 1 Ans Which type of bar reinforcement is more corrosion resistant, epoxy-coated bars, stainless steel bars or galvanized bars? 185 viewsadmin Changed status to publish July 27, 2024 0 Votes 1 Ans Can grout replace concrete in normal structure? 207 viewsadmin Changed status to publish July 27, 2024 0 Votes 1 Ans In carrying out compression test for concrete, should test cubes or test cylinders be adopted? 227 viewsadmin Changed status to publish July 27, 2024 0 Votes 1 Ans In erection of falsework, for a rectangular panel inside a falsework should it be braced along the two diagonals? 198 viewsadmin Changed status to publish July 27, 2024 0 Votes 1 Ans What is the indication of shear slump and collapse slump in slump tests? 207 viewsadmin Changed status to publish July 27, 2024 0 Votes 1 Ans If concrete compression test fails, should Schmidt hammer test be adopted as an alternative test to prove the concrete strength? 220 viewsadmin Changed status to publish July 27, 2024 0 Votes 1 Ans Comparing the rate of “Formwork exceeding 300mm wide, horizontal or at any inclination up to and including 5o to the horizontal” with the rate of “Formwork exceeding 300mm wide, at any inclination more than 85o up to and including 90o to the horizontal”, which one is higher? 216 viewsadmin Changed status to publish July 27, 2024 0 Votes 1 Ans What are the disadvantages of curing by ponding and polythene sheets? 230 viewsadmin Changed status to publish July 27, 2024 0 Votes 1 Ans In designing concrete structures, normally maximum aggregate sizes are adopted with ranges from 10mm to 20mm. Does an increase of maximum aggregate size benefit the structures? 196 viewsadmin Changed status to publish July 27, 2024 0 Votes 1 Ans What is the function of shear keys in the design of retaining walls? 190 viewsadmin Changed status to publish July 27, 2024 0 Votes 1 Ans If on-site slump test fails, should engineers allow the contractor to continue the concreting works? 224 viewsadmin Changed status to publish July 27, 2024 0 Votes 1 Ans What are the functions of different components of a typical expansion joint? 222 viewsadmin Changed status to publish July 27, 2024 0 Votes 1 Ans . What is sucker deck principle for variable depth bridge decks? 231 viewsadmin Changed status to publish July 27, 2024 0 Votes 1 Ans How do engineer determine the number of cells for concrete box girder bridges? 223 viewsadmin Changed status to publish July 27, 2024 0 Votes 1 Ans Should raking piles of a bridge abutment be placed under an embankment? 229 viewsadmin Changed status to publish July 27, 2024 0 Votes 1 Ans Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is commonly used in sliding bearings. Why? 208 viewsadmin Changed status to publish July 27, 2024 0 Votes 1 Ans What are the shortcomings of grillage analysis which is commonly used in structural analysis of bridges? 202 viewsadmin Changed status to publish July 27, 2024« Previous 1 2 … 10 11 12 13 Next »
