The elements that are normally subjected to combined bending and axial forces are

Which one of the following method is employed to manufacture pre-stressed concrete sleepers for the railways ?

Consider the following statements regarding the working stress design of under-reinforced RC sections:
The neutral axis depth will be greater than that of a balanced section
The stress in steel in tension will reach its maximum permissible value first
The moment of resistance will be less than that of the balanced section
The concrete on'the tension side is also to be considered for calculating the moment of resistance of the section.
Of these statement :

What are leaping weirs ?

The elements that are normally subjected to combined bending and axial forces are

The degree of indeterminacy of the beam given in the given figure is

Which one of the following method is employed to manufacture pre-stressed concrete sleepers for the railways ?

Two piles, one a bored cast-in-situ pile and another a precast driven pile, both of same length and diameter are constructed in a loose sand deposit. If the bearing capacity of the bored pile is Q₁, and that of the precast driven pile is Q₂, then which of the following is correct ?

The thickness of web for unstiffened plate girder with clear distance d between the flanges shall not be less than

A buttress in a wall is intended to provide

The thickness of web for unstiffened plate girder with clear distance d between the flanges shall not be less than

The degree of indeterminacy of the beam given in the given figure is

What is the magnitude of the force in the member BD in the figure given above ?

If a road surface is adequately superelevated on horizontal curve, which one of the following is the proper distribution of pressure on the vehicle wheels ?

In a plate load test on sandy soil, the test plate ofcm xcm undergoes a settlement of 5 mm at a pressure ofx 10⁴ N/m². What will be the expected settlement of 3 m x 3 m footing under same pressure ?

Which of the following are the disadvantages of non-tilting type concrete mixers ?
They are not favoured when large sized aggregates are used.
Mixing of the concrete occurs through both rolling and pulling from buckets.
Content of fines is increased.
They are not easy to clean.
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A clay sample has a void ratio of 0.in dry state and specific gravity of solids = 2.Its shrinkage limit will be

A catchment has an area ofhectares and a run-off/rainfall ratio of 0.If due tocm rainfall over the catchment, a stream flow at the catchment outlet lasts forhours, what is the average stream flow in the period ?

In a situation where torsion is dominant, which one of the following is the desirable section ?

A river model is constructed to a horizontal scale of 1:and a vertical scale of 1:A model discharge in the prototype, of what magnitude ?

Which of the following factors have to be considered for the design of the flexible pavement for a highway ?
Design wheel load
Strength of pavement component material
Expansion joints
Climatic factors
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The head loss in a pipe of diameter d, carrying oil at a flow rate Q over a distance l is h. The pipe is replaced by another with half the diameter, all other things remaining the same. The head loss in this case will be

Consider the following oxides :
Al₂O₃
CaO
SiO₂
The correct sequence in increasing order of their percentage in an ordinary portland cement is

Consider the following statements :
(a) Setting and hardening of cement takes place after the addition of water.
(b) Water causes hydration and hydrolysis of the constituent compounds of cement which act as binders
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

If am length can be taped with a precision of ± 0.m, then the standard error of measuring 1.km with the same precision will be

For practically impervious type of soil, the coefficient of permeability is determined using

Consider the following statements :
The effect of air entrainment in concrete is to
increase resistance to freezing and thawing.
improve workability.
decrease strength.
Which of these statements are correct ?

A very tiny sphere is settling down in a viscous liquid at Reynolds number = 0.Its drag coefficient is equal to

In the design of two-way slab restrained at all edges, torsional reinforcement required is :

The modules of elasticity (E) of concrete is given by

A 6 hour storm has 6 cm of rainfall and the resulting runoff was 3 cm. If φ = index remains at the same value, which one of the following is the runoff due tocm of rainfall in 9 hours in the catchment?

An equipment is purchased for Rs.000.and is fully depreciated by straight line method over 8 years. Considering interest on average annual cost atp.a., the charge on the Company due to use of this equipment, if made uniformly over the 8 years, is

Which of the following Pairs regarding explanations and the terminologies pertaining to masonry are correctly matched ?
Reveal....projecting stone to serve as support for joist.
Throating....groove provided on the underside of projecting elements likes sills.
Gable....triangle shaped masonry works provided at the ends of sloped roof.
Freeze....vertical sides of finished opening for doors and windows.
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In a plastic analysis of structures, the segment between any two successive plastic hinges is assumed to deform as :

A seamless pipe withcm diameter carries a fluid under a pressure of 2 N/mm². If the permissible tensile stress isN/mm², the minimum required thickness of the pipe is

a grit chamber of dimensions 12.0 m x 1.xm liquid depth has a flow ofm³/hr. Its surface loading rate and detention time are, respectively,

Which of the following advantages accrue to the use of Articulate Dump Trucks (ADT) over Rigid Dump Trucks (RDT) for construction and earth moving work ?
Higher manoeuverability
Low turning radius.
Lower fleet costs.
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The basic action involved in sheep foot rolling is

An ascending gradient of 1 inmeets a descending gradient of 1 inThe length of summit curve required to provide overtaking sight distance ofm will be

California Bearing Ratio (CBR) is a :

Contour interval on a map sheet denotes

Which of the following are the purposes for use of steel bars reinforcement in cement concrete pavements ?
To increase the flexural strength of concrete
To prevent the onset of cracks
To allow wider spacing of joints.
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Consider the following assumptions :
The shearing stress in all the rivets is uniform
The bearing stress is not uniform
Bending of rivets can be neglected
The assumptions made while designing a riveted joint would include

In a cohesionless soil deposit having a unit weight of 1.5 t/m³and an angle of internal friction ofthe active and passivelateral earth pressure intensities (in t/m²) at a depth ofm will, respectively, be

A surface longitudinally centered on the extended runway centre line and extending outward and upward from each end of the primary surface is known as

In signals system design of Railways the distance at which the outer signal is to be placed is decided on basis of the

Consider the following statements in respect of a thick cylinder subjected to internal pressure:
The stress on an element on the outer wall is unidirectional
The stresses on an element on the inner wall are principal stresses.
The constants of the Lames equation are positive.
Which of these statements are correct ?

Which one of the following would help prevent the escape of foul sewer gases from a water closet ?

The axial load which just produces the condition of elastic instability in a column is

The shear modulus of a material is half of its Young's modulus. What is the value of its Poisson's ratio ?