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The drop manholes are provided in a sewerage system when there is
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A. change in alignment of sewer line
B. change in size of sewers
C. change in the elevation of ground level
D. change from gravity system to pressure system
Correct Answer
change in the elevation of ground level
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1. Principle involved in the relationship between submerged unit weight and saturated weight of a soil is based on
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A. Equilibrium of floating bodies
B. Archimedes' principle
C. Stokes' law
D. Darcy's law
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Correct Answer: Archimedes' principle
2. In a steady radial flow into an intake, the velocity is found to vary as (1/
r
2
), where
r
is the radial distance. The acceleration of the flow is proportional to
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A. 1/
r
5
B. 1/
r
3
C. 1/
r
4
D. 1/
r
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Correct Answer: 1/
r
5
3. The cylinder strength of the concrete is less than the cube strength because of
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A. the difference in the shape of the cross section of the specimens
B. the difference in the slendeness ratio of the specimens
C. the friction between the concrete specimens and the steel plate of the testing machine
D. the cubes are tested without capping but the cylinders are tested with capping
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Correct Answer: the difference in the slendeness ratio of the specimens
4. The number of simultaneous equations to be solved in the slope deflection method, is equal to :
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A. the degree of statical indeterminacy
B. the degree of kinematic indeterminacy
C. the number of joints in the structure
D. none of the above
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Correct Answer: the number of joints in the structure
5. In a compaction test, as the compaction effort is increased, the optimum moisture content
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A. decreases
B. remains same
C. increases
D. increases first and thereafter decreases
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Correct Answer: decreases
6. Minimum required water cement ratio for a workable concrete, is
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A. 0.30
B. 0.40
C. 0.50
D. 0.60
E. 1.0.
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Correct Answer: 0.40
7. The compound of Portland cement which contributes to the strength after two to three years is
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A. Tricalcium silicate
B. Di-calcium silicate
C. Tricalcium aluminate
D. Tetracalcium alumino ferrite.
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Correct Answer: Di-calcium silicate
8. Seasoning is
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A. a process of removing sap
B. creosoting
C. painting with sodium silicate
D. coating with tar.
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Correct Answer: a process of removing sap
9. Refractory bricks are used for
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A. retaining walls
B. columns
C. piers
D. combustion chambers.
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Correct Answer: combustion chambers.
10. The most fire resistant paints are :
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A. enamel paints
B. aluminium paints
C. asbestos paints
D. cement paints.
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Correct Answer: asbestos paints
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