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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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1. 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
Options
A.
B.
C.
D.
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2. 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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Correct Answer: 1.25 mm
3. The value of bearing capacity factor for cohesion,
N
c
, 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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Correct Answer: 5.14
4. Well foundations are commonly used as foundations for the following structures :
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A. Water tanks
B. Bridges
C. Buildings
D. Reciprocating machines
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Correct Answer: Bridges
5. 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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D
= 8.64
B
/?
6. Permissible bending tensile stress in high yield strength deformed bars of grade 415 N/mm
2
in a beam is :
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A. 190 N/mm
2
B. 230 N/mm
2
C. 140 N/mm
2
D. None of the above
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Correct Answer: 230 N/mm
2
7. Cohesion in soil
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A. decreases active pressure and increases passive resistance
B. decreases both active pressure and passive resistance
C. increases the active pressure and decreases the passive resistance
D. increases both active pressure and passive resistance.
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Correct Answer: increases both active pressure and passive resistance.
8. The strain energy stored in member
AB
of the pin-jointed truss shown in the below figure, when
E
and
A
are same for all members, is
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A. 2
P
2
L
/
AE
B.
P
2
L
/
AE
C.
P
2
L
/2
AE
D. Zero
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Correct Answer:
P
2
L
/2
AE
9. Mud pumping is commonly associated with
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A. bituminous penetration mecadam construction
B. cement concrete pavement on granular subgrade
C. premixed bituminous construction
D. cement concrete pavement on clay sub-grade
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Correct Answer: bituminous penetration mecadam construction
10. The total thickness of pavement by CBR method depends on the CBR value of
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A. base course
B. surface course
C. subgrade
D. all layers
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Correct Answer: all layers
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