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  • If soil is dried beyond its shrinkage limit, it will show :


  • Options
  • A. Large volume change
  • B. Moderate volume change
  • C. Low volume change
  • D. No volume change

  • Correct Answer
  • No volume change 

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    • 1. The specific gravity of paving bitumen as per IS:73-1992 lies between

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    • A. 1.10 and 1.06
    • B. 1.06 and 1.02
    • C. 1.02 and 0.97
    • D. 0.97 and 0.92
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    • 2. The main constituents of gas generated during the anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge are :

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    • A. carbon dioxide and methane
    • B. methane and ethane
    • C. carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide
    • D. carbon monoxide and nitrogen
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    • 3. A direct runoff hydrograph due to an isolated storm with an effective rainfall of 2 cm was trapezoidal in shape as shown in the below figure. The hydrograph corresponds to a catchment area (in sq. km) of

    • Options
    • A. 790.2
    • B. 599.4
    • C. 689.5
    • D. 435.3
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    • 4. Two samples of water A and B have pH values of 4.4 and 6.4 respectively. How many times more acidic sample A is than sample B?

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    • A. 0
    • B. 50
    • C. 100
    • D. 200
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    • 5. The most commonly used sampler for obtaining a disturbed sample of the soil is

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    • A. split spoon sampler
    • B. open drive sampler
    • C. piston sampler
    • D. thin wall shelby tube sampler
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    • 6. The degree of kinematic indeterminacy of the rigid frame with clamped ends at A and D shown in the below figure is,

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    • A. 4
    • B. 3
    • C. 2
    • D. zero
      • Discuss
    • 7. The lateral ties in a reinforced concrete rectangular column uncle: axial compression are used to :

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    • A. avoid the buckling of the longitudinal steel under compression
    • B. provide adequate shear capacity
    • C. provide adequate confinement to concrete
    • D. reduce the axial deformation of the column
      • Discuss
    • 8. A weir on a permeable foundation with downstream sheet pile is shown in the figure below. The exit gradient as per Khosla's method is

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    • A. 1 in 6.0
    • B. 1 in 5.0
    • C. 1 in 3.4
    • D. 1 in 2.5
      • Discuss
    • 9. A steel beam supporting loads from the floor slab as well as from wall is termed as

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    • A. Stringer beam
    • B. Lintel beam
    • C. Spandrel beam
    • D. Header beam
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    • 10. Which one of the following set of values give the minimum clear cover (in mm) for the main reinforcements in the slab, beam, column and footing, respectively, according to IS : 456-1978?

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    • A. 20, 25, 30, 75
    • B. 5, 15, 25, 50
    • C. 15, 25, 40, 75
    • D. none of the above
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