Chapter 6 · MCQ Read Mode

Design of Farm Structures

The limit state method (LSM) of RC design, compared to the working stress method (WSM), primarily differs by: near failure

In flexural design of an RC beam under the limit state method, the design requirement is:

Shear reinforcement (stirrups or bent-up bars) is provided in an RC beam when:

Deflection of RC beams/slabs is most commonly controlled in routine design by:

'Bond stress' (and the associated development length) in RC design ensures:

Lateral ties (or spirals) in an RC column serve primarily to:

A slender RC column, compared to a short column, requires additional design consideration for:

An isolated footing is proportioned primarily so that:

A combined footing is typically used when:

A combined footing is proportioned so that:

A key principle in farmstead layout planning is to:

For hygiene and odor control, the farm residence is generally best sited:

Sanitation facilities (e.g. latrines) on a farmstead should be sited primarily considering:

Farm road design should primarily provide for:

A key consideration in siting a farm pond is:

Aquaculture ponds, compared to general-purpose farm ponds, require additional planning attention to: predator entry

Farm fencing material selection (wire, live hedge, masonry, wood) primarily depends on:

Water supply planning for a farmstead must account for:

Farmstead drainage planning is important primarily to:

Grouping related farm structures (e.g. feed storage near livestock housing) in farmstead layout primarily helps to:

Dairy cattle housing floors are typically designed with:

Ventilation and temperature control are especially critical in poultry housing because:

Swine housing flooring is often designed to be partially slatted primarily to:

Raised (slatted) flooring is often preferred for goat and sheep housing because it:

A key design requirement for a fish pond's inlet/outlet structure is:

Feed storage structures (bins, silos, sheds) are typically designed with elevated floors primarily to:

Silage storage structures (pits, bunker silos) are designed primarily to:

The covering material of a low-cost farm greenhouse/poly house is most commonly:

Ventilation in a greenhouse/poly house (via ridge/side vents or forced ventilation) is primarily needed to:

A key structural requirement for a greenhouse/poly house frame is that it must:

Insulating material in a farm building is most valuable when applied to:

A key application consideration for building insulation is that it must be:

Controlled artificial lighting and photoperiod are particularly critical in:

Electrical installations in farm buildings require particular attention to protection (earthing, circuit breakers) because of:

Water supply planning within a livestock building must particularly account for:

Selection of an electric motor/pump for farm use should primarily consider: environment hazards

Farm building layout that supports labour efficiency primarily aims to:

Biosecurity considerations in livestock/poultry building design primarily aim to:

Wastewater/sanitation disposal in farm buildings is planned primarily to:

Energy efficiency is a relevant consideration when selecting electrical farm equipment because it:

Built-up steel sections, as opposed to standard rolled sections, are primarily used when: offers are needed, often for longer spans/heavier loads

A bolted bearing-type connection transfers load primarily through:

High-strength friction grip (HSFG) bolted connections transfer load primarily through:

A fillet weld, as commonly used in steel connections, is typically applied to:

A tension member (tie) in steel design is checked against design tensile strength governed by:

Struts and axially loaded compression members in steel design are primarily checked against: curves

The function of a column base (e.g. a slab base) in steel structures is to: concrete's permissible bearing stress

Anchor bolts in a steel column base connection primarily serve to:

Compared to bolted connections, welded steel connections generally offer:

HSFG (friction-type) bolted connections are often preferred over ordinary bearing-type bolted connections for:

Permissible (working) stresses used in timber design are derived by:

In timber beam design, which type of shear stress is often particularly critical, more so than in many other structural materials?

The Nepal Building Code's (NBC) mandatory rules of thumb for load-bearing masonry buildings are best described as: reinforcement, etc.) enabling safer construction without full engineering analysis

Diagonal tension cracking in a masonry wall is a failure mode typically associated with:

Out-of-plane bending/overturning failure of a masonry wall is particularly critical for:

Sliding shear failure in masonry occurs when:

Among mud, lime, and cement mortar, which generally offers the lowest strength and durability?

Lime mortar, compared to cement mortar, is often noted for offering: heritage/traditional construction

Timber columns are designed against buckling based primarily on:

Cement mortar is the standard choice for modern load-bearing and reinforced masonry construction primarily because it offers: