Determination of water content of a soil sample suspected to contain gypsum is made by drying the sample for longer period at a temperature not more than
Options
A. 60°C
B. 80°C
C. 100°C
D. 110°C
Correct Answer
80°C
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1. Pick up the true statement from the following:
Options
A. Plain ceiling provides the best property diffusing light
B. In the absence of beams, it is easier to install piping
C. In the absence of beams, it is easier to paint
D. A flat slab is capable to withstand concentrated loads
4. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Options
A. The bending moment which when acting alone would produce the maximum stress equal to the major principal stress caused by combined bending and torsion, is called equivalent bending moment
B. Mcg = (MM2 + r2) where letters carry their usual meanings
C. Tcp = m2 + T2 where letters carry their usual meanings
D. The torque which when acting alone would produce maximum shear stress equal to the maximum shear stress caused by the combined bending and torsion, is called equivalent torque
5. The ends of a string weighing w/metre are attached to two points at the same horizontal level. If the central dip is very small, the horizontal tension of the string throughout is
7. Two parallel forces 20 kg and 15 kg act. In order that the distance of the resultant from 20 kg force may be the same as that of the former resultant was from 15 kg, the 20 kg force is diminished by
9. If P is the allowable bending stress in a slab, whose greater and lesser projections from the column faces, are A and B, the thickness (t) of the slab base, is (where w is the intensity of earth pressure.)
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