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  • The ruling minimum radius of horizontal curve of a national highway in plain terrain for ruling design speed of 100 km/hour with e = 0.07 and f = 0.15 is close to


  • Options
  • A. 250 m
  • B. 360 m
  • C. 36 m
  • D. 300 m

  • Correct Answer
  • 360 m 

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    • 1. In an iceberg, 15% of the volume projects above the sea surface. If the specific weight of sea water is 10.5 kN/m3 , the specific weight of iceberg ir kN/m3 is

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    • A. 12.52
    • B. 9.81
    • C. 8.93
    • D. 7.83
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    • 2. The characteristic strength of concrete is defined as that compressive strength below which not more than

    • Options
    • A. 10% of results fall
    • B. 5% of results fall
    • C. 2% of results fall
    • D. None of the above.
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    • 3. 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

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    • A. 32.4
    • B. 36
    • C. 324
    • D. 32400
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    • 4. 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

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    • A. 0.375 cm
    • B. 0.175 cm
    • C. 0.125 cm
    • D. 0.250 cm
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    • 5. Shear stress develops on a fluid element, if :

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    • 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
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    • 6. The depth of tension crack in a soft clay (?u = 0) is

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
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    • 7. The microbial quality of treated piped water supplies is monitored by

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    • A. Microscopic examination
    • B. Plate count of heterotrophic bacteria
    • C. Coliform MPN test
    • D. Identification of all pathogens
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    • 8. The vertical stress at depth z, directly below the point load p is (k is a constant)

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    • A.
    • B.
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    • D.
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    • 9. On sag (or valley) curves the available sight distance is determined based on :

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    • A. design speed
    • B. height of obstacle
    • C. height of driver eye
    • D. night-time driving conditions
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    • 10. A two span beam with an internal hinge is shown below.

      The conjugate beam corresponding to this beam is

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
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