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A) Maximum longitudinal reinforcement in an axillary loaded short column is 6% of gross sectional area
B) Columns with circular section are provided with transverse reinforcement of helical type only
C) Spacing of lateral ties cannot be more than 16 times the diameter of the tie bar
D) Longitudinal reinforcement bar need not be in contact with lateral ties
A) Decreases with decrease in stirrup spacing
B) Decreases with increase in longitudinal bars
C) Does not depend upon stirrup and longitudinal steels
D) Increases with the increase in stirrup and longitudinal steels
A) Shrinkage of concrete is of the order of 3 x 10-4
B) Relaxation of steel can be ignored
C) Only one wire can be stretched at a time
D) Even mild steel can be used for prestressing