Q. A reinforced-concrete slab with effective depth of 80 mm is simply supported at two opposite ends on 230 mm thick masonry walls. The centre-to-centre distance between the walls is 3.3 m. As per IS 456 : 2000, the effective span of the slab (in m, up to two decimal places) is ...
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Q. As per IS 456 : 2000, the minimum percentage of tension reinforcement (up to two decimal places) required in reinforced-concrete beams of rectangular cross-section (considering effective depth in the calculation of area) using Fe500 grade steel is ...
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Q. The quadratic equation 2x2 - 3x + 3 = 0 is to be solved numerically starting with an initial guess as x0 = 2 . The new estimate of x after the first iteration using Newton-Raphson method is Ans: 1
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Q. Probability (up to one decimal place) of consecutively picking 3 red balls without replacement from a box containing 5 red balls and 1 white ball is Ans: 0.5 Sol: Probability of consecutively picking 3 red balls without replacement (P)
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Q. The initial concavity in the load-penetration curve of a CBR test is NOT due to A. uneven top surface B. high impact at start of loading C. inclined penetration plunger D. soft top layer of soaked soil Ans: high impact at start of loading
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Q. As per IRC:37-2012, in order to control subgrade rutting in flexible pavements, the parameter to be considered is A. horizontal tensile strain at the bottom of bituminous layer B. vertical compressive strain on top of subgrade C. vertical compressive stress on top of granular layer ...
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Q. Peak Hour Factor (PHF) is used to represent the proportion of peak sub-hourly traffic flow within the peak hour. If 15-minute sub-hours are considered, the theoretically possible range of PHF will be (A) 0 to 1.0 (B) 0.25 to 0.75 (C) 0.25 to 1.0 (D) 0.5 to ...
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Q. In the figures, Group I represents the atmospheric temperature profiles (P, Q, R and S) and Group II represents dispersion of pollutants from a smoke stack (1, 2, 3 and 4). In the figures of Group I, the dashed line represents the dry adiabatic lapse rate, whereas the horizontal axis represents ...
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Q. As per IS 10500:2012, for drinking water in the absence of alternate source of water, the permissible limits for chloride and sulphate, in mg/L, respectively are (A) 250 and 200 (B) 1000 and 400 (C) 200 and 250 (D) 500 and 1000 Ans: 1000 and 400
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Q. For a given discharge in an open channel, there are two depths which have the same specific energy. These two depths are known as (A) alternate depths (B) critical depths (C) normal depths (D) sequent depths ...
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