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  • Well foundations are commonly used as foundations for the following structures :


  • Options
  • A. Water tanks
  • B. Bridges
  • C. Buildings
  • D. Reciprocating machines

  • Correct Answer
  • Bridges 


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    • 1. Delta (?) in cm. Duty (D) in hectare Cumec and Base period (B) in days are related as

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    • A. ? = 864 B/D
    • B. B = 864 D/?
    • C. B = 864 ?/D
    • D. D = 8.64 B/?
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    • 2. An outlet irrigates an area of 20 ha. The discharge (l/s) required at this outlet to meet the evapotranspiration requirement of 20 mm occurring uniformly in 20 days neglecting other field losses is

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    • A. 2.52
    • B. 2.31
    • C. 2.01
    • D. 1.52
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    • 3. As per IS : 800-1984 the minimum pitch of rivets in a row is recommended as the diameter of the rivet times

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    • A. 2.0
    • B. 2.5
    • C. 3.0
    • D. 4.0
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    • 4. The dimensions for the flexural rigidity of a beam element in mass (M), length (L) and time (T) is given by

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    • A. MT-2
    • B. ML3T-2
    • C. ML-1T-2
    • D. M-1T2
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    • 5. If ? = nominal diameter of reinforcing bar, fs = compressive stress in the bar and fbd= design bond stress of concrete, the anchorage length, La of straight bar in compression is equal to :

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    • D.
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    • 6. The value of bearing capacity factor for cohesion, Nc, for piles as per Meyerhof, is taken as :

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    • A. 6.2
    • B. 12.0
    • C. 9.0
    • D. 5.14
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    • 7. In using the data from a plate bearing test for determining the modulus of subgrade reaction, the value of settlement to be used is :

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    • A. 1.25 mm
    • B. 2.50 mm
    • C. 3.75 mm
    • D. 1.75 mm
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    • 8. A cantilever beam of span 'L' is loaded with a concentrated load 'P' at the free end. Deflection of the beam at the free end is

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
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    • 9. The maximum tensile stress at the section X-X shown in the figure below is

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
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    • 10. Permissible bending tensile stress in high yield strength deformed bars of grade 415 N/mm2 in a beam is :

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    • A. 190 N/mm2
    • B. 230 N/mm2
    • C. 140 N/mm2
    • D. None of the above
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