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  • For design of a column the eccentricity of loading shall be taken as the distance from the assumed point of application of the load to the centroid of the column, subject to a minimum of


  • Options
  • A. 10 mm
  • B. 20 mm
  • C. 30 mm
  • D. 40 mm
  • E. 50 mm

  • Correct Answer
  • 50 mm 


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    • 1. For sewer mains of 0.5 to 1 m diameter, the ratio of maximum daily sewage flow to the average daily sewage flow is assumed

    • Options
    • A. 1.5
    • B. 2.0
    • C. 2.5
    • D. 3.0
    • Discuss
    • 2. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

    • Options
    • A. The phenomenon of quicksand generally occurs in the cohesionless soil
    • B. At critical hydraulic gradient, the saturated sand becomes quick
    • C. The critical gradient depends on the void ratio and the specific gravity
    • D. The quick sand occurs more in fine sand and silt than coarse material
    • E. All the above.
    • Discuss
    • 3. The consumptive use of water for a crop

    • Options
    • A. is measured as the volume of water per unit area
    • B. is measured as depth of water on irrigated area
    • C. may be supplied partly by precipitation and partly by irrigation
    • D. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 4. For a most economical rectangular channel, the hydraulic mean depth, is equal to

    • Options
    • A. the depth of flow
    • B. half the depth of flow
    • C. one-third depth of flow
    • D. None of these.
    • Discuss
    • 5. Distribution reinforcement in a simply supported slab, is provided to distribute

    • Options
    • A. load
    • B. temperature stress
    • C. shrinkage stress
    • D. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 6. Fibre glass

    • Options
    • A. retains heat-longer
    • B. has a higher strength to weight ratio
    • C. is shock proof and fire retardent
    • D. does not decay
    • E. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 7. The cross-sectional area of the embankment of a canal fully in embankment in the given figure is

    • Options
    • A. ½ (b₁ + b₂) h
    • B. (b₁ + b₂) h + sb²
    • C. (b₁ + b₂) + 2sh²
    • D. 2 [(b₁ + b₂) (b + sh²)]
    • Discuss
    • 8. If lift off distance of an craft is 2000 m, the clear way at the end of the runway should not be less than

    • Options
    • A. 145 m
    • B. 152.5 m
    • C. 162.5 m
    • D. 172.5 m
    • Discuss
    • 9. In a fully mechanised composting plant, involves

    • Options
    • A. mechanized receipt
    • B. mechanized segregation
    • C. mechanized pulverising of refuse
    • D. all of these.
    • Discuss
    • 10. Fresh and pure snow reflectance

    • Options
    • A. is very high in visible region
    • B. falls off steeply in the near-IR region
    • C. remains low for longer wave lengths
    • D. All of these
    • Discuss


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