Civil Engineering MCQJE Level Civil Engineering
A design assistant has to decide on temperature and shrinkage steel in slabs. Which statement is sound? Avoid the common trap that minimum steel is needed only where moment is zero.
RCCMinimum ReinforcementMEDIUM
Choose the correct answer
A
minimum steel is needed only where moment is zero
B
minimum steel is not required in concrete members
C
minimum steel controls cracking from restraint and shrinkage
D
minimum steel replaces cover
Correct Answer
C. minimum steel controls cracking from restraint and shrinkage
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Minimum reinforcement limits crack width and distributes shrinkage effects. Correct option: C.
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