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  • Question

  • The stress necessary to initiate yielding, is considerably


  • Options
  • A. more than that necessary to continue it
  • B. less than that necessary to continue it
  • C. more than that necessary to stop it
  • D. less than that necessary to stop it.

  • Correct Answer
  • more than that necessary to continue it 

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    • 1. The width formation of a road means the width of

    • Options
    • A. carriageway
    • B. pavement and shoulders
    • C. embankment at ground level
    • D. embankment at the top level.
      • Discuss
    • 2. For the construction of the retaining structures, the type of concrete mix to be used, is

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    • A. 1 : 3 : 6
    • B. 1 : 2 :4
    • C. 1 : : 3
    • D. 1 : l : 2
    • E. 1 : 4 : 8.
      • Discuss
    • 3. The maximum deflection of a simply supported beam of span L, carrying an isolated load at the centre of the span ; flexural rigidity being EI, is

    • Options
    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
      • Discuss
    • 4. The staff reading at a distance of 80 m from a level with the bubble at its centre is 1.31 m. When the bubble is moved by 5 divisions out of the centre, the reading is 1.39 m. The angular value of the one division of the bubble, is

    • Options
    • A. 28.8 secs
    • B. 41.25 secs
    • C. 14.52 secs
    • D. 25.05
    • E. none of these
      • Discuss
    • 5. The usual width of side drains along Highways in hilly region, is

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    • A. 50 cm
    • B. 60 cm
    • C. 70 cm
    • D. 80 cm
    • E. 100 cm
      • Discuss
    • 6. For a standing crop, the consumptive use of water is equal to the depth of water

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    • A. transpired by the crop
    • B. evaporated by the crop
    • C. transpired and evaporated by the crop
    • D. used by the crop in transpiration, evaporation and also the quantity of water evaporated from adjacent soil.
      • Discuss
    • 7. A heavy ladder resting on a floor and against a vertical wall may not be in equilibrium, if

    • Options
    • A. floor is smooth and the wall is rough
    • B. floor is rough and the wall is smooth
    • C. floor and wall both are smooth surfaces
    • D. floor and wall both are rough surfaces.
      • Discuss
    • 8. For standing crops in undulating sandy fields, the best method of irrigation, is

    • Options
    • A. sprinkler irrigation
    • B. free flooding
    • C. check method
    • D. furrow method
    • E. none of these.
      • Discuss
    • 9. For calculating the allowable stress of long columns. The empirical formula , is known as

    • Options
    • A. Straight line formula
    • B. Parabolic formula
    • C. Perry's formula
    • D. Rankine's formula.
      • Discuss
    • 10. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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    • A. Sand stones may be divided into calcareous, siliceous and ferrugineous sand stones
    • B. Concrete using sand stones, cracks due to excessive shrinkage
    • C. Very hard and close grained crystallined lime stones are suitable aggregates but provide low strength
    • D. Broken bricks produce a concrete having good fire resisting qualities
    • E. All the above.
      • Discuss

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