Tech Combined

CPC2015(Tech)
Name:____________________

Date:02/02/15
RollNo.:__________________

Section 1

1) Afullysaturatedcapillaryzoneofthickness1.5mexistsabovewatertableinfinesiltysanddeposit,thenwhatwillbe
theporewaterpressureat1mabovethewatertable?
2) Adrysoilhasmassspecificgravityof1.42,ifthespecificgravityofsoilsolidsis2.6,thenwhatwillbethevoidratio?
3) Matchthefollowing:
Waterpresentinthesoilabovewatertable
Increaseineffectivestress
Upwardseepageflow
Downwardseepageflow
Fluctuationofwaterlevelabovegroundlevel

Nochangeineffectivestress
Waterisinstateoftension
Decreaseineffectivestress.

4) Thewatertableatalocationisatthegroundsurfaceandthesaturatedunitweightofthesoilis22kN/mm2.Ifdueto
heavyprecipitation,thewaterlevelrisesto1.5mabovethegroundlevel,whatwillbetheincreaseinthevertical
effectivestressatapoint1.5mbelowthegroundsurface?
5) Anunsupportedexcavationismadetothemaximumpossibledepthinapureclaysoilhavingdensity20kN/mm2and
cohesion100kN/mm2,thenwhatwillbetheactiveearthpressureatbaselevelofexcavation?
6) Matchthefollowing:
GW
Soilhavinguniformitycoefficient>6
SW
Soilhavinguniformitycoefficient>4
ML
Soilhavinglowplasticity
CL
Soilhavinglowcompressibility
7) Determinetheultimatebearingcapacityofastripfooting2minwidth,withitsbaseatadepth1.5mbelowground
surfaceandrestingonasaturatedclaysoilinundrainedloadingconditionwiththefollowingproperties
Saturatedunitweight=20kN/mm2,c=40kN/mm2,=0,unitweightofwater=10kN/mm2.
8) Awoodenpileisbeingdrivenwithadrophammerweighting20kNandhavingafreefallof1.0m,thepenetrationinthe
lastblowis5mm,whatwillbetheloadcarryingcapacityofthepileaccordingtoengineeringnewsformula?
9) Theflownetconstructedforthedamisshowninthefigurebelow.Whatwillbetheexitgradient?

10) Asoilofspecificgravity2.65hasamoisture
contentof185whenfullysaturated.A1.9cm
thicksampleofthissoiltestedina
consoildometershowsacompressionof
.050cmwhentheloadisincreasedfrom
40kN/mm2to80kN/mm2.Determinethe
compressionindexofthesoil?
11) Twocloselycoiledspringsaandbareequalin
allrespectsbutnumberofturnsofspringais
halfthatofspringb,theratioofdeflectionin
springatospringBis.
12) Aslenderbarof100mm2crosssectionissubjectedtoloadingasshowninfigure.Ifthemodulusofelasticityistakenas
200Gpa,thentheelongationproducedinthebarwillbe?

13) Ifthemaximumshearstressis80n/mm2,thenwhatwillbethestrainenergyperunitvolume?(G=70GPa).
14) Thebendingmomentdiagramisshownbelow.Whatwillbetheshearforcediagram?

15) Writetheexpressionofdeflectedshapeofcolumnwhichisfixedatoneendandfreeattheotherend.
16) Athincylindricalshellofdiameter(d)andthickness(t)issubjectedtointernalpressure(p),thenwhatwillbetheratio
oflongitudinalstraintovolumetricstrain?

17) Shearforcediagramofasimplysupportedbeamoflength4misshownbelow,whatwillbethemaximumbending

momentinthebeam?

18) WhatwillbethedeflectionandslopeatfreeendofcantileverbeamifmomentMactsatfreeend?
19) WhatwillbetotalstrainenergystoredinasimplesupportedbeamofspanLandflexuralrigidityEIsubjectedtoa
concentratedloadWatthecentre?
20) AfixedbeamoflengthLwithinternalhingeatitsmidpointissubjectedtoapointloadPasshowninthefigurebelow.
Whatwillbethedeflectionatthemidpointofthebeam?

Section 2 (+3,-1)
1) Approximatevalueofshrinkagestraininconcrete,is
a)0.003
b)0.0003
c)0.00003
d)0.03
2)Therelationbetweenmodulusofrupturefcr,splittingstrengthfcsanddirecttensilestrengthfclisgivenby
a)fcrfcs=fcl
b)fcr>fcs>fcl
C)fcr<fcs<fcl
d)fcr=fcs=fcl
6) Thestrengthofconcreteafteroneyearascomparedto28daysstrengthisabout
a)10to15%more
b)15to20%more
c)20to25%more
d)25to50%more
7) Ascomparedtoordinaryportlandcement,highaluminacementhas
a)higherinitialsettingtimebutlowerfinalsettingtime
b)lowerinitialsettingtimebuthigherfinalsettingtime
c)higherinitialandfinalsettingtimes
d)lowerinitialandfinalsettingtimes
5) Forareinforcedconcretesection,theshapeofshearstressdiagramis
a)whollyparabolic
b)whollyrectangular
c)parabolicaboveneutralaxisandrectangularbelowneutralaxis
d)rectangularaboveneutralaxisandparabolicbelowneutralaxis
6) Diagonaltensioninabeam
a)ismaximumatneutralaxis
b)decreasesbelowtheneutralaxisandincreasesabovetheneutralaxis
c)increasesbelowtheneutralaxisanddecreasesabovetheneutralaxis
d)remainssame
7) Ifabeamfailsinbond,thenitsbondstrengthcanbeincreasedmosteconomicallyby
a)increasingthedepthofbeam
b)usingthinnerbarsbutmoreinnumber
c)usingthickerbarsbutlessinnumber
d)providingverticalstirrups
8) Forconcretingofheavilyreinforcedsectionswithoutvibration,theworkabilityofconcreteexpressedas
compacting
factorshouldbe

a)0.750.80
b)0.800.85
c)0.850.92
d)above0.92
9) Whichofthefollowingstatementsisincorrect?
a)Minimumcrosssectionalareaoflongitudinalreinforcementinacolumnis0.8%.
b)Spacingoflongitudinalbarsmeasuredalongtheperipheryofcolumnshouldnotexceed300mm.
c)Reinforcingbarsinacolumnshouldnotbelessthan12mmindiameter.
d)Thenumberoflongitudinalbarsprovidedinacircularcolumnshouldnotbelessthanfour.
10) Ifthefoundationsofallthecolumnsofastructurearedesignedonthetotalliveanddeadloadbasis,then
a)therewillbenosettlementofcolumns
b)therewillbenodifferentialsettlement
c)the&nbsp;settlementofexteriorcolumnswillbemorethaninteriorcolumns
d)thesettlementofinteriorcolumnswillbemorethanexteriorcolumns
11) Thefinenessmodulusoffineaggregateisintherangeof
a)2.0to3.5
b)3.5to5.0
c)5.0to7.0
d)6.0to8.5
12) Whichofthefollowingstatementsisincorrect?
a)HigherVeeBeetimeshowslowerworkability.
b)Higherslumpshowshigherworkability.
c)Highercompactingfactorshowshigherworkability.
d)noneoftheabove
13) Theapproximatevalueoftheratiobetweendirecttensilestrengthandflexuralstrengthis
a)0.33
b)0.5
c)0.75
d)1.0
14) Forareinforcedconcretesection,theshapeofshearstressdiagramis
a)whollyparabolic
b)whollyrectangular
c)parabolicaboveneutralaxisandrectangularbelowneutralaxis
d)rectangularaboveneutralaxisandparabolicbelowneutralaxis
15) Theratioofthediameterofreinforcingbarsandtheslabthicknessis
a)1/4
b)1/5
c)1/6
d)1/8
16) Criticalsectionforshearincaseofflatslabsisatadistanceof
a)effectivedepthofslabfromperipheryofcolumn/droppanel
b)d/2fromperipheryofcolumn/capital/droppanel
c)atthedroppanelofslab
d)attheperipheryofcolumn
17) Whenshearstressexceedsthepermissiblelimitinaslab,thenitisreducedby
a)increasingthedepth
b)providingshearreinforcement
c)usinghighstrengthsteel
d)usingthinnerbarsbutmoreinnumber