1) In this method, the prestress is introduced by

bond between steel & concrete.

Pre-tensioning
Post-tensioning
2) What type of stress is directly introduced by
prestressing?
Axial force

Pretensioning
Post-tensioning
8) Pre-stressed concrete members usually contain
what type of reinforcement?
Tor Steel
7-wire Steel Strands

Bending Force

HYSD Bars

Torsional Force

Mild Steel bar

3) Post tensioning can be used to reduce the

deflection of a beam. True or False
True
False
4)
In a fully prestressed concrete beam,
how much of the cross sectional area
can be considered effective?
Entire cross sectional area

9) Concrete is the most common prestressed

material.
False
True
10) Where will the stress value be greatest in the
column in the image under eccentric load P?

Top Half
Bottom Half
Cross sectional area up to d
5) Precast members are typically stressed using
which method of tensioning?
Post-tensioning
Pre-tensioning
6)
Pre-stressing a concrete beam primarily
adds what type of stress to the section?
Compression
Tension
7) In this method, the prestress is imparted to
concrete by bearing.

Point A
Point C
Point B
11) High strength concrete is used for prestressed concrete because of
lesser prestress loss
High tensile strength

Low creep

Amount of tensioning

Low brittleness

Losses in prestressing

12) Hoyer system is not suitable for pre-tensioned

members.
True
False
13) In limit-state of design of prestressed
concrete, which of the following strain distribution
is assumed?
linear
Bilinear Curve
parabolic
none of above
14) To manufacture concrete sleepers, which of
the following method is used?
Post-tensioning
Pre-tensioning
Partial pre-stressing
none of the above

15) Which of the following systems are used as

anchorage for post-tensioning?
Freyssinet system
Magnel Blaton system
Gifford-Udall system
Lee-McCall system
All of the above
16) Ultimate moment capacity of pre-stressed
concrete beam depends on

Eccentricity of cable
All of the above
17) Loss of prestress in concrete due to shrinkage
does not depend on
Modulus of elasticity of concrete
Modulus of elasticity of steel
Shrinkage in concrete
none of above
18) Under self-weight, a balanced prestressed
crossection is subjected to
axial stress
bending stress
axail and shear stress
shear stress
19) Stress at the bottom edge of a simply
supported beam corresponding to the cracking
moment is called
modulus of rupture
modulus of elasticity
characteristic compressive strength
utimate tensile strength
20) When the resultant compression is located
within a kern zone of a section, tensile stress at
bottom fiber
<= 0
>0
> compressive stress at top fiber

none of above

21) Reinforcements are provided in Pre-stressed

concrete to
Impart bond strength
Resist tensile stress
impart initial compressive stress in concrete
All of the above
22) Loss of prestress is more in post-tensioning
system than in pre-tensioning.
True
False
23) Loss of prestress in post-tensioning system is
approx.
15%
20%
5%
30%
24) End zone reinforcement in post-tensioning is
provided to resist
Spalling force

26) In post-tensioned system, end block is the

region between end of beam and the section
where
no lateral stresses exist
only shear stress exist
shear stress are maximum
only longitudinal stresses exist
27) Which of the following losses are applicable
for prestressed concrete?
Elastic deformation of concrete
frictional loss
shrinkage and creep loss
Anchorage slip

28) Loss due to elastic shortening of concrete

occurs in post-tensioned concrete when the wires
are tensioned simultaneously.
True
False
29) Tendons in pretensioned concrete are
bonded to concrete
partially bonded to concrete

Bursting force

not bonded to concrete

Tensile stress

none of above

All of the above

25) Bursting force in Post-tensioned concrete
decreases with increase in size of bearing plate
increases with increase in size of bearing plate
independent of size of bearing plate

30) Frictional losses can be reduced in posttensioned concrete by

Pre-stressing wires from both ends
Over-stressing wires
Lubricating cables and passing through tubes
All of the above