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- Question
Consolidation in soils
Options- A. is a function of the effective stress
- B. does not depend on the present stress
- C. is a function of the pore water pressure
- D. is a function of the total stress
- Correct Answer
- is a function of the pore water pressure
- 1. A steady discharge of 1 cumec flows uniformly in a rectangular channel 1 m wide at a depth of 250 mm. The slope of the channel bed is :
Options- A. adverse
- B. steep
- C. critical
- D. mild Discuss
- 2. The Prandtl mixing length for turbulent flow through pipes is
Options- A. independent of shear stress
- B. a universal constant
- C. zero at the pipe wall
- D. independent of radial distance from pipe axis Discuss
- 3. The slope of the e-log p curve for a soil mass gives :
Options- A. coefficient of permeability, k
- B. coefficient of consolidation Cv
- C. compression index, Cc
- D. coefficient of volume compressibility, mv Discuss
- 4. The wall shown in the below figure has failed. The cause of failure or the error made in the design of the failded wall is :
Options- A. deep slip surface failure
- B. overturning
- C. no proper drainage in the clay backfill
- D. translational failure Discuss
- 5. A nozzle discharging water under head H has an outlet area "a" and discharge coefficient cd = 1.0. A vertical plate is acted upon by the fluid force Fj when held across the free jet and by the fluid force Fn when held against the nozzle to stop the flow, the ratio Fj/Fn is
Options- A. 1/2
- B. 1
- C. 2
- D. 2 Discuss
- 6. The permissible bending tensile stress in concrete for the vertical wall of an R.C. water tank made of M 25 concrete is :
Options- A. 8.5 N/mm2
- B. 6.0 N/mm3
- C. 2.5 N/mm2
- D. 1.8 N/mm2 Discuss
- 7. The treatment that should be given to the water from a deep tube well is :
Options- A. pre-settling only
- B. coagulation and flocculation only
- C. filtration only
- D. disinfection only Discuss
- 8. Shear stress develops on a fluid element, if :
Options- A. the fluid is at least
- B. the fluid-container is subject to uniform linear acceleration
- C. the fluid is inviscid
- D. the fluid is viscous and the flow is nonuniform Discuss
- 9. The modulus of subgrade reaction is obtained from the plate bearing test in the form of load-deformation curve. The pressure corresponding to the following settlement value should be used for computing modulus of subgrade reaction
Options- A. 0.375 cm
- B. 0.175 cm
- C. 0.125 cm
- D. 0.250 cm Discuss
- 10. A water treatment plant is required to process 28800 m3/d of raw water (density = 1000 kg/m3, kinematic viscosity = 10-6 m2/s). The rapid mixing tank imparts tank a velocity gradient of 900s-1 to blend 35 mg/l of alum with the flow for a detention time of 2 minutes. The power input (W) required for rapid mixing is
Options- A. 32.4
- B. 36
- C. 324
- D. 32400 Discuss
GATE Exam Questions problems
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Correct Answer: adverse
Correct Answer: independent of shear stress
Correct Answer: coefficient of consolidation Cv
Correct Answer: overturning
Correct Answer: 1
Correct Answer: 1.8 N/mm2
Correct Answer: disinfection only
Correct Answer: the fluid is viscous and the flow is nonuniform
Correct Answer: 0.125 cm
Correct Answer: 32400
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