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  • Two steel plates each of width 150 mm and thickness 10 mm are connected with three 20 mm diameter rivets placed in a zig-zag pattern. The pitch of the rivets is 75 mm and gauge is 60 mm. If the allowable tensile stress is 150 MPa, the maximum tensile force that the joint can withstand is


  • Options
  • A. 195.66 kN
  • B. 195.00 kN
  • C. 192.75 kN
  • D. 225.00 kN

  • Correct Answer
  • 192.75 kN 


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    • 1. The number of revolutions of a current meter in 50 seconds were found to be 12 and 30 corresponding to the velocities of 0.25 and 0.46 m/s respectively. What velocity (in m/s) would be indicated by 50 revolutions of that current meter in one minute?

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    • A. 0.42
    • B. 0.50
    • C. 0.60
    • D. 0.73
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    • 2. In a reinforced concrete beam-column, the increase in the flexural strength along with the increase in the axial strength occurs

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    • A. beyond the elastic limit of the material
    • B. when the yield of the tension reinforcement governs the strength
    • C. when the crushing of the concrete in the compression zone governs the strength
    • D. never
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    • 3. A septic tank is

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    • 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
    • 4. Presence of excess nitrates in river water indicates :

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    • 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
    • 5. The ideal form of curve for the summit curve is :

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    • A. spiral
    • B. parabola
    • C. circle
    • D. lemniscate
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    • 6. Consistency Index for a clayer soil is [LL = Liquid Limit, PL = Plastic Limit, PI = Plas-ticity Index, W - natural moisture content]

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C. LL - PL
    • D. 0.5 w
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    • 7. The minimum dissolved oxygen content (ppm) in a river necessary for the survival of aquatic life is

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    • A. 0
    • B. 2
    • C. 4
    • D. 8
    • Discuss
    • 8. A soil having particles of nearly the same size is known as

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    • A. well graded
    • B. uniformly graded
    • C. poorly graded
    • D. gap graded
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    • 9. M - ? relationship for a simply supported beam shown below is given by :

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    • A. M l/EI = 2?
    • B. M l/EI = 3?
    • C. M l/EI = 4?
    • D. M l/EI = 6?
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    • 10. The maximum shear stress in a solid shaft of circular cross-section having diameter d subjected to a torque T is ?. If the torque is increased by four times and the diameter of the shaft is increased by two times, the maximum shear stress in the shaft will be

    • Options
    • A. 2?
    • B. ?
    • C. ?/2
    • D. ?/4
    • Discuss


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