Question

In simple reinforced cement concrete slab flooring, it is important to provide reinforcement in both the directions when the length of the room is _________ times its width.

(a) 0.5

(b) 1

(c) 1.5

(d) 2

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Answer 1

The correct answer is (c) 1.5

To explain: In simple reinforced cement concrete slab flooring, it is important to provide reinforcement in both the directions when the length of the room is 1.5 times its width. This is because in this case, the slab bends in both the directions and such a slab is called two-way reinforced slab.