Category Archives: Prestressed Concrete Structures MCQ

This set of Advanced Prestressed Concrete Structures Questions and Answers focuses on “Principles and Classifications of Prestressing”. 1. Which one of the following is the basic assumption involved in designing of prestressed concrete members? a) Plane member remains plane before and after bending b) Variation of stresses in tensile reinforcement c) Development of principle stresses … Read more

This set of Prestressed Concrete Structures Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Advantages and Limitations”. 1. The structures of prestressed concrete are less liable to ___________ a) Bending b) Loading c) Placing d) Cracks 2. Which of the following concrete offers pleasant appearance and durability? a) Reinforced concrete b) Prestressed concrete c) Shrinkage … Read more

This set of Prestressed Concrete Structures Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Need and Terminology”. 1. The significant observations which resulted from the pioneering research on prestressed concrete were ___________ a) High strength steel and losses of prestress b) High strength tendon and losses of creep c) High strength bars and losses of … Read more

This set of Prestressed Concrete Structures Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Historic Development”. 1. In 1886, Jackson of San Francisco applied for a patent in which prestress was introduced by ___________ a) Tensioning the reinforced rods in sleeves b) Tensioning the reinforced rings in sleeves c) Tensioning the reinforced steel in sleeves … Read more

This set of Prestressed Concrete Structures Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Basic Concepts”. 1. The phenomena of development of internal tensile stresses in a concrete member by means of tensioning devices are called as ____________ a) Pre-tensioning b) Post-tensioning c) Prestressing of concrete d) Thermoelectric prestressing 2. In reinforced concrete members the … Read more