Q. An RCC beam of rectangular cross section has factored shear of 200 kN at its critical section. Its width b is 250 mm and effective depth d is 350 mm. Assume design shear strength 𝑟𝑐 of concrete as 0.62 N/mm2 and maximum allowable shear stress 𝑟𝑐,𝑚𝑎𝑥 in concrete as 2.8 N/mm2. If two legged 10 mm ...
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Q. An RCC short column (with lateral ties) of rectangular cross section of 250 mm × 300 mm is reinforced with four numbers of 16 mm diameter longitudinal bars. The grades of steel and concrete are Fe415 and M20, respectively. Neglect eccentricity effect. Considering limit state of collapse in ...
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Q. A square area (on the surface of the earth) with side 100 m and uniform height, appears as 1 cm2 on a vertical aerial photograph. The topographic map shows that a contour of 650 m passes through the area. If focal length of the camera lens is 150 mm, the height from which the aerial photograph ...
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Q. The following details refer to a closed traverse: LineConsecutive coordinateNorthing (m)Southing (m)Easting (m)Westing (m)PQ----437173----QR101----558----RS419--------96SP----83----634 The length and direction (whole circle bearing) of closure, respectively are A. 1 m and 90° B. 2 m ...
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Q. A priority intersection has a single-lane one-way traffic road crossing an undivided two- lane two-way traffic road. The traffic stream speed on the single-lane road is 20 kmph and the speed on the two-lane road is 50 kmph. The perception-reaction time is 2.5 s, coefficient of longitudinal ...
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Q. A rapid sand filter comprising a number of filter beds is required to produce 99 MLD of potable water. Consider water loss during backwashing as 5%, rate of filtration as 6.0 m/h and length to width ratio of filter bed as 1.35. The width of each filter bed is to be kept equal to 5.2 m. One ...
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Q. A closed tank contains 0.5 m thick layer of mercury (specific gravity = 13.6) at the bottom. A 2.0 m thick layer of water lies above the mercury layer. A 3.0 m thick layer of oil (specific gravity = 0.6) lies above the water layer. The space above the oil layer contains air under pressure. The ...
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Q. A 0.5 m × 0.5 m square concrete pile is to be driven in a homogeneous clayey soil having undrained shear strength, cu = 50 kPa and unit weight, γ = 18.0 kN/m3. The design capacity of the pile is 500 kN. The adhesion factor α is given as 0.75. The length of the pile required for the above design ...
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Q. The figure shows a simply supported beam PQ of uniform flexural rigidity EI carrying two moments M and 2M. The slope at P will be (A) 0 (B) ML/(9EI) (C) ML/(6EI) (D) ML/(3EI) Ans: ML/(6EI) Sol:
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Q. A plate in equilibrium is subjected to uniform stresses along its edges with magnitude 𝜎𝑥𝑥 = 30 MPa and 𝜎𝑦𝑦 = 50 MPa as shown in the figure The Young’s modulus of the material is 2×1011 N/m2 and the Poisson’s ratio is 0.3. If 𝜎𝑧𝑧 is negligibly small and assumed to be zero, then the ...
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Q. A cylinder of radius 250 mm and weight, W = 10 kN is rolled up an obstacle of height 50 mm by applying a horizontal force P at its centre as shown in the figure. All interfaces are assumed frictionless. The minimum value of P is (A) 4.5 kN (B) 5.0 kN (C) ...
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Q. A cantilever beam of length 2 m with a square section of side length 0.1 m is loaded vertically at the free end. The vertical displacement at the free end is 5 mm. The beam is made of steel with Young’s modulus of 2.0×1011 N/m2. The maximum bending stress at the fixed end of the cantilever is ...
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