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  • The vertical stress at depth z, directly below the point load p is (k is a constant)


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  • A. The vertical stress at depth z, directly below the point load p is (k is a constant)
  • B. The vertical stress at depth z, directly below the point load p is (k is a constant)
  • C. The vertical stress at depth z, directly below the point load p is (k is a constant)
  • D. The vertical stress at depth z, directly below the point load p is (k is a constant)

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

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
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    • 3. 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

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    • A. 250 m
    • B. 360 m
    • C. 36 m
    • D. 300 m
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    • 4. 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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    • 5. The characteristic strength of concrete is defined as that compressive strength below which not more than

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    • A. 10% of results fall
    • B. 5% of results fall
    • C. 2% of results fall
    • D. None of the above.
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    • 6. 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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    • 7. 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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    • 8. Some of the structural strength of a clayey material that is lost by remoulding is slowly recovered with time. This property of soils to undergo an isothermal gel-to-soil-to-gel transformation upon agitation and subsequent rest is termed :

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    • A. Isotropy
    • B. Anisotropy
    • C. Thixotropy
    • D. Allotropy
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    • 9. The minimum area of tension reinforcement in a beam shall be greater than

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    • A. 0.85 bd/fy
    • B. 0.87 fy/bd
    • C. 0.04 bd
    • D. 0.4 bd/y
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    • 10. The span to depth ratio limit is specified in IS : 456-1978 for the reinforced concrete beams, in order to ensure that the

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    • A. tensile crack width is below a limit
    • B. shear failure is avoided
    • C. stress in the tension reinforcement is less than the allowable value
    • D. deflection of the beam is below a limiting value
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