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- Question
In a drained triaixal compression test, a saturated specimen of a cohesionless sand fails under a deviatoric stress of 3 kgf/cm2 when the cell pressure is 1 kgf/cm2 . The effective angle of shearing resistance of sand is about
Options- A. 37°
- B. 45°
- C. 53°
- D. 20°
- Correct Answer
- 37°
- 1. A single bay single storey portal frame has hinged left support and a fixed right support. It is loaded with uniformly distributed load on the beam. Which one of the following statements is true with regard to the deformation of the frame?
Options- A. It would sway to the left side
- B. It would sway to the right side
- C. It would not sway at all
- D. None of the above Discuss
- 2. The members EJ and IJ of steel truss shown in the figure below are subjected to a temperature rise of 30° C. The coefficient of thermal expansion of steel is 0.000012 per °C per unit length. The displacement (mm) of joint E relative to joint H along the direction HE of the truss, is
Options- A. 0.255
- B. 0.589
- C. 0.764
- D. 1.026 Discuss
- 3. 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
- 4. 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
- 5. 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
- 6. To have zero active pressure intensity at the tip of a wall in cohesive soil, one should apply a uniform surcharge intensity of
Options- A. 2c tan ?
- B. 2c cot ?
- C. - 2c cot ?
- D. - 2c tan ? Discuss
- 7. An important purpose of prime coats is to:
Options- A. promote the bond between the base and the wearing courses
- B. promote the adhesion between an existing wearing surface and a subsequent wearing surface
- C. promote the bond between the sub-base cause and the sub-grade
- D. increase the stability of the sub-grade Discuss
- 8. The ideal form of curve for the summit curve is :
Options- A. spiral
- B. parabola
- C. circle
- D. lemniscate Discuss
- 9. Presence of excess nitrates in river water indicates :
Options- A. recent pollution of water with sewage
- B. past pollution of water with sewage
- C. immediate pollution of water with sewage
- D. no pollution of water with sewage Discuss
- 10. A septic tank is
Options- A. an aerobic method of on site sewage treatment
- B. an anaerobic method of on site treatment
- C. a physical method of water treatment
- D. a physicochemical method of water treatment Discuss
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Correct Answer: It would sway to the left side
Correct Answer: 0.764
Correct Answer: 80 N/mm2
Correct Answer: Both the statements are true.
Correct Answer: at least twice the stopping sight distance
Correct Answer: 2c cot ?
Correct Answer: promote the adhesion between an existing wearing surface and a subsequent wearing surface
Correct Answer: parabola
Correct Answer: past pollution of water with sewage
Correct Answer: an anaerobic method of on site treatment
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