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- Question
The parameters in Horton's infiltration equation
are given as, fo = 7.62 cm/hour, fc = 1.34 cm/hour and k = 4.182/hour. For assumed continuous ponding the cumulative infiltration at the end of 2 hours is
Options- A. 2.68 cm
- B. 1.50 cm
- C. 1.34 cm
- D. 4.18 cm
- Correct Answer
- 1.34 cm
- 1. In cohesive soils the depth of tension crack (Zcr) is likely to be
Options- A.
- B.
- C.
- D.
Discuss
- 2. If the pump head is 75 m, discharge is 0.464 m3/s and the motor speed is 1440 rpm at rated condition, the specific speed of the pump is about
Options- A. 4
- B. 26
- C. 38
- D. 1440 Discuss
- 3. Bituminous materials are used in highway construction primarily because of their :
Options- A. cementing and water-proofing properties
- B. load bearing capacity
- C. high specific gravity
- D. black colour which facilitates road markings Discuss
- 4. The comparison between pumps operating in series and in parallel is :
Options- A. Pumps operating in series boost the discharge, whereas pumps operating in parallel boost the head.
- B. Pumps operating in parallel boost the discharge, whereas pumps operating in series boost the head.
- C. In both cases there would be a boost in discharge only.
- D. In both cases there would be a boost in head only. Discuss
- 5. A soil mass has coefficients of horizontal and vertical permeability as 9 x 10-7 cm/s and 4 x 10-7 cm/s, respectively. The transformed coefficient of permeability of an equivalent isotropic soil mass is
Options- A. 9 x 10-7 cm/s
- B. 4 x 10-7 cm/s
- C. 13 x 10-7 cm/s
- D. 6 x 10-7 cm/s Discuss
- 6. At the same mean velocity, the ratio of head loss per unit length for a sewer pipe flowing full to that for the same pipe flowing half full would be :
Options- A. 2.0
- B. 1.63
- C. 1.00
- D. 0.61 Discuss
- 7. The temporary hardness of water, is caused by:
Options- A. dissolved carbondioxide
- B. bicarbonates and carbonates of calcium and magnesium
- C. bicarbonates of sodium and potassium
- D. carbonates of calucium and magnesium Discuss
- 8. The expression for the specific speed of a pump :
Options- A. does not include the diameter of the impeller
- B. yields larger values for radial pumps than for axial flow pump
- C. is necessarily non dimensional
- D. includes power as one of the variables Discuss
- 9. The modulus of rupture of concrete gives
Options- A. the direct tensile strength of the concrete
- B. the direct compressive strength of the concrete
- C. the tensile strength of the concrete under bending
- D. the characteristic strength of the concrete Discuss
- 10. The most commonly used sampler for obtaining a disturbed sample of the soil is
Options- A. split spoon sampler
- B. open drive sampler
- C. piston sampler
- D. thin wall shelby tube sampler Discuss
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Correct Answer: 38
Correct Answer: cementing and water-proofing properties
Correct Answer: Pumps operating in parallel boost the discharge, whereas pumps operating in series boost the head.
Correct Answer: 6 x 10-7 cm/s
Correct Answer: 1.63
Correct Answer: bicarbonates and carbonates of calcium and magnesium
Correct Answer: is necessarily non dimensional
Correct Answer: the tensile strength of the concrete under bending
Correct Answer: split spoon sampler
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