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  • Storage coefficient of a compressible confined aquifer is a function of


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  • A. specific weight of water, thickness of the aquifer, compressibility of the aquifer and that of water
  • B. permeability, thickness and compressibility of aquifer and compressibility of water
  • C. transmissibility of the aquifer and compressibility of water
  • D. transmissibility of aquifer and specific yield of aquifer

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  • transmissibility of aquifer and specific yield of aquifer 

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    • 1. A river 5 m deep consists of a sand bed with saturated unit weight of 20 kN/m3 . vw = 9.81 kN/m3. The effective vertical stress at 5 m from the top of sand bed is

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    • A. 41 kN/m2
    • B. 51 kN/m2
    • C. 55 kN/m2
    • D. 53 kN/m2
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    • 2. In highway pavements emulsions are mainly used in :

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    • A. surface dressing
    • B. patching and maintenance operation
    • C. bitumen macadam
    • D. asphaltic concrete
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    • 3. Factor of safety adopted by IS : 800 - 1984 while arriving at the permissible stress in axial compression, is :

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    • A. 2.00
    • B. 1.00
    • C. 1.67
    • D. 1.50
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    • 4. The effective width of a reinforced concrete T beam flange under compression, according to IS : 456-1978, given I0 is the distance between the adjacent zero moment points, b is the breadth of the rib and D is the thickness of the flange, is

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    • A.
    • B. I0 + 6D
    • C.
    • D.
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    • 5. Bending moments at joint b and c of the portal frame are respectively :

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    • A. + p l/2, - p l/2
    • B. + p l/2, + p l/2
    • C. + p l/4, - p l/4
    • D. + p l/4, + p l/4
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    • 6. According to Darcy's law for flow through porous media, the velocity is proportional to

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    • A. Effective stress
    • B. hydraulic gradient
    • C. cohesion
    • D. stability number
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    • 7. In a river, discharge is 173 m3/s; water surface slope is 1 in 6000; and stage at the gauge station is 10.0 m. If during a flood, the stage at the gauge station is same and the water surface slope is 1 in 2000, the flood discharge in m3/s, is approximately

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    • A. 371
    • B. 100
    • C. 519
    • D. 300
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    • 8. Generally the maximum deflection/span ratio of a steel member should not exceed

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
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    • 9. A pre-tensioned concrete member of section 200 mm x 250 mm contains tendons of area 500 mm2 at centre of gravity of the section. The prestress in the tendons is 1000 N/mm2. Assuming modular ratio as 10, the stress (N/mm2) in concrete is

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    • A. 11
    • B. 9
    • C. 7
    • D. 5
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    • 10. The water surface profile resulting from flow underneath the gate in the below figure is :

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    • A. H3
    • B. M1
    • C. H2
    • D. S2
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