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  • For 12 mm thick cement plastering 1 : 6 on 100 sq.m new brick work, the quantity of cement required, is


  • Options
  • A. 0.200 m3
  • B. 0.247 m3
  • C. 0.274 m3
  • D. 0.295 m3

  • Correct Answer
  • 0.274 m3 


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    • 1. The point of contraflexure is the point where

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    • A. B.M. changes sign
    • B. B.M. is maximum
    • C. B.M. is minimum
    • D. S.F. is zero.
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    • 2. A spring of mean radius 40 mm contains 8 action coils of steel (N = 80000 N/mm2), 4 mm in diameter. The clearance between the coils being 1 mm when unloaded, the minimum compressive load to remove the clearance, is

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    • A. 25 N
    • B. 30 N
    • C. 35 N
    • D. 40 N
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    • 3. The total strain energy of a beam of length L, having moment of inertia of its section I, when subjected to a bending moment M, is

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
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    • 4. If Q is load factor, S is shape factor and F is factor of safety in elastic design, the following:

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    • A. Q = S + F
    • B. Q = S - F
    • C. Q = F - S
    • D. Q = S x F
    • E.
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    • 5. A concentrated load P is supported by the free end of a quadrantal ring AB whose end B is fixed. The ratio of the vertical to horizontal deflections of the end A, is

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    • A. ?
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
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    • 6. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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    • A. The bent up bars at a support resist the negative bending moment
    • B. The bent up bars at a support resist the sharing force
    • C. The bending of bars near supports is generally at 45°
    • D. All the above.
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    • 7. The area of the cross-section of a road fully in banking shown in the given figure, is

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D. None of these
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    • 8. The assumption on which the trapezoidal formula for volumes is based, is

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    • A. The end sections are parallel planes
    • B. The mid-area of a pyramid is half the average area of the ends
    • C. The volume of the prismoidal is over-es-timted and hence a prismoidal correction is applied
    • D. All the above.
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    • 9. Pick up the incorrect statement regarding a master trap from the following :

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    • A. It is provided in between the lower end of the house drain and the street sewer
    • B. It is provided a cleaning eye at the top of the trap
    • C. The height of fresh air inlet pipe fixed vertically with wall is 3 m
    • D. The mica flap valve which opens inwards only, is fitted at the top of the inlet pipe
    • E. The water seal is less than that of ordinary traps.
    • Discuss
    • 10. In the mid-section formula

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    • A. The mean depth is the average of depths of two consecutive sections
    • B. The area of mid-sections is calculated by using mean depth
    • C. The volume of the earth work is calculated by multiplying the mid-section area by the distance between the two sections
    • D. The volume of the earth work is calculated by multiplying the mid-section area by the distance between the two original sections
    • E. (a), (b) and (c) of the above.
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