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- Question
A coarse-grained soil has a voids ratio 0.75, and specific gravity as 2.75. The critical gradient at which quick sand condition occurs, is
Options- A. 0.25
- B. 0.50
- C. 0.75
- D. 1.00
- Correct Answer
- 1.00
- 1. If two forces acting at a joint are not along the straight line, then for the equilibrium of the joint
Options- A. one of the forces must be zero
- B. each force must be zero
- C. forces must be equal and of the same sign
- D. forces must be equal in magnitude but opposite in sign. Discuss
- 2. Chain surveying is well adopted for
Options- A. small areas in open ground
- B. small areas with crowded details
- C. large areas with simple details
- D. large areas with difficult details. Discuss
- 3. The polaris remains below horizon at
Options- A. 10° N
- B. 50° N Latitude
- C. equator
- D. 5° S latitude. Discuss
- 4. The longitudinal section of the surface of bubble tube is
Options- A. straight
- B. circular
- C. parabolic
- D. elliptic. Discuss
- 5. Surcharge storage zone of a reservoir, is
Options- A. below dead storage
- B. between dead storage and useful storage
- C. above useful storage
- D. also known as valley storage. Discuss
- 6. C.R.R.I. charts are used to obtain a relatioship between strength of concrete and
Options- A. water cement ratio
- B. workability
- C. grading of aggregate
- D. fineness modulus
- E. none of these. Discuss
- 7. Process of meandering is due to
Options- A. sediment load of streams
- B. discharge and hydraulic properties of streams
- C. relative erodibility of the bed and banks
- D. all the above. Discuss
- 8. A soil having particles of nearly the same size is known as
Options- A. well graded
- B. uniformly graded
- C. poorly graded
- D. gap graded Discuss
- 9. Four reinforcing bars of 30 mm diameter each, are bundled in contact. The lower two bars extend up to end supports. The distance between the points of termination of the upper bars, is kept
Options- A. zero
- B. 1.2 m
- C. 0.9 m
- D. 0.75 m Discuss
- 10. In a simply supported slab, alternate bars are curtailed at
Options- A. 1/4th of the span
- B. 1/5th of the span
- C. 1/6th of the span
- D. 1/7th of the span
- E. none of these. Discuss
More questions
Correct Answer: each force must be zero
Correct Answer: small areas in open ground
Correct Answer: 5° S latitude.
Correct Answer: circular
Correct Answer: above useful storage
Correct Answer: water cement ratio
Correct Answer: all the above.
Correct Answer: uniformly graded
Correct Answer: 1.2 m
Correct Answer: 1/7th of the span
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