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- Question
In IS : 800 (1984) the permissible compressive stress in column is based on :
Options- A. Euler formula
- B. Secant formula
- C. Rankine-Gordan formula
- D. Rankine-Merchant formula
- Correct Answer
- Secant formula
- 1. The following characteristics pertain to the sand filters used in water industry.
- Filtration rate is 1 to 4 m3 (m2 day).
- Typical duration of operation in one run is 24 to 72 hours.
- Operating cost is low.
Which of the above characteristics pertain to slow sand filters?
Options- A. I, II and III
- B. I and II
- C. II and III
- D. I and III Discuss
- 2. Sewage treatment in an oxidation pond is accomplished primarily by :
Options- A. alga-bacterial symbiosis
- B. algal photosynthesis only
- C. bacterial oxidation only
- D. chemical oxidation only Discuss
- 3. If a seller recovers his capital along with accumulated compensating interest not in one single lumpsum payment but in periodical equal payments, over time :
Options- A. Capital Recovery Annuity fs availed
- B. Present work Annuity is availed
- C. Sinking Fund Annuity is availed
- D. Sinking Fund Annuity is availed Discuss
- 4. The construction manager uses the estimate of the project
Options- A. to tell the owner of the project to take his/her financial decision.
- B. to advise the architect/engineer regarding design cost parameter especially in value engineering analysis.
- C. to develop bids on the project.
- D. to control the project during its construction.
- E. All of these Discuss
- 5. If P is principal amount, i is the rate of interest per annum and n is the number of periods in years, the compound amount factor (CAF) is :
Options- A. (1 + i)n
- B. (1 + i)(1/2n)
- C. (n + i)
- D. None of these Discuss
- 6. Three reservoirs A, B and C are interconnected by pipes as shown in the below figure Water surface elevations in the reservoirs and the Piezometric Head at the junction J are indicated in the below figure.
Discharges Q1, Q2 and Q3 are related as
Options- A. Q1 + Q2 = Q3
- B. Q1 = Q2 + Q3
- C. Q2 = Q1 + Q3
- D. Q1 + Q2 + Q3 = 0 Discuss
- 7. The slope of the elastic curve at the free end of a cantilever beam of span L, and with fluxural rigidity EI, subjected to uniformly distributed load of intensity w is
Options- A. wL3/6EI
- B. wL3/3EI
- C. wL4/8EI
- D. wL3/2EI Discuss
- 8. At highway stretches where the required overtaking sight distance cannot be provided, it is necessary to incorporate :
Options- A. at least twice the stopping sight distance
- B. half the required overtaking sight distance
- C. one-third the required overtaking sight distance
- D. three times the stopping sight distance Discuss
- 9. The following two statements are made with reference to a simply supported under-reinforced RCC beam :
- Failure takes place by crushing of concrete before the steel has yieled.
- The neutral axis moves up as the load is increased.
With reference to the above statements, which of the following applies?
Options- A. Both the statements are false.
- B. I is true but II is false.
- C. Both the statements are true.
- D. I is false but II is true. Discuss
- 10. If an element of a stressed body is in a state of pure shear with a magnitude of 80 N/mm2 , the magnitude of maximum principal stress at that location is
Options- A. 80 N/mm2
- B. 113.14 N/mm2
- C. 120 N/mm2
- D. 56.57 N/mm2 Discuss
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Correct Answer: I and III
Correct Answer: algal photosynthesis only
Correct Answer: Capital Recovery Annuity fs availed
Correct Answer: All of these
Correct Answer: (1 + i)n
Correct Answer: Q1 = Q2 + Q3
Correct Answer: wL3/6EI
Correct Answer: at least twice the stopping sight distance
Correct Answer: Both the statements are true.
Correct Answer: 80 N/mm2
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