1553348255380-Test-02 Questions Final

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02 ABCDEF(M)
Civil Engineering
Conventional Test - 02
24th March 2019
Time Allowed : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 300
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There are EIGHT questions divided in TWO sections.
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(2) [CE], ESE Conventional Test Series Program |Test-2| 24th March 2019
Section-A
1. (a) Analyse the continuous beam by slope deflection method. Draw bending moment
diagram and shear force diagram.
75kN B 15kN/m C 15kN
A D
E
3EI 2EI EI
A
6m 4m 8m 2.5m
[12 Marks]
1. (b) A catchement is divided into four zones based onthe isochrones of time of
concentration as shown in the figure. The times of concentration for the lines
AA',BB', CC' and DD' are 1, 2, 3 and 4 hours respectively with reference to the
point of observation P. The subareas are 20 ha, 30 ha, 50 ha and 40 for zones I,
II, III and IV. A four hour
C B
A
D
III II I
IV P
D A
C B
rainfall is observed on a day having an average intensity of 20 mm per hour over
the whole catchment. The runoff coefficient, C, for the first, second, third and
fourth hours are 0.5, 0.6, 0.7 and 0.8 for the catchment as a whole. Estimate the
hourly discharges at P due to this rain in m3/s.
[12 Marks]
1. (c) Find the structural indetermacy in following frame
(i .)
(ii)
[12 Marks]
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[CE], ESE Conventional Test Series Program |Test-2| 24th March 2019 (3)
1. (d) 50 grams of oven dried soil sample is taken for sedimentation analysis. The
hydrometer reading in a 100 ml soil suspension 30 minutes after the commencement
of sedimentation test is 24.5. The effective depth for Rn = 25, found from the
calibration curve is 10.7 cm. The meniscus correction is found to be + 0.5 and the
composite correction as – 2.50 at the test temperature of 30°C. Taking the specific
gravity of particles as 2.75 and viscosity of water as 0.008 poise, calculate the
smallest particle size which would have settled during this interval of 30 minutes
and the percentage of particle finer than this size.
[12 Marks]
1. (e) A cylindrical shell, 0.8 m in diameter and 3 m long is having 10 mm wall thickness.
If the shell is subjected to an internal pressure of 2.5 N/mm2, determine (a) change
in diameter (b) change in length and (c) change in volume. Take E = 200 GPa and
Poisson’s ratio = 0.25.
[12 Marks]
2. (a) Analyse the frame shown using slope deflection method.
25kN/m
50kN
C
D 3I B 3I
2m 2m 2m
1.5I 6m
[20 Marks]
2. (b) (i) A rigid bar ABC is pinned at A and is connected by a steel bar CE and a
copper bar BD as shown in Fig. If the temperature of the whole assembly is
raised by 40°C, find the stresses induced in steel and copper rods. Given:
For steel bar For copper bar

2
Area 400 mm 600 mm 2
Modulus of elasticity 2  105 N / mm2 1  105 N / mm2
Coefficient of thermal expansion 12  106 /º C 18  10 6 / C
[10 Marks]
2. (b) (ii) The stress-strain diagram for an aluminium alloy that is used for making
aircraft parts is shown in figure. If a specimen of this material is stressed
upto 600 MPa. Determine the permanent strain that remains in the specimen
when the load is released. Also find the modulus of resilience both before and
after the load application.
Given A  elastic limit.
(MPa)
750
F
600 B
A
450
300
150
0.023
0
0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04  mm mm 
y  0.006
[8 Marks]
2. (c) (i) A watershed has five non-recording rain gauge stations, installed in its area.
The amount of rainfall recorded for one of the years is given below :
Rain gauge station I II III IV V

Annual rainfall, in cm 240 220 190 170 150
Find the required optimum number of non-recording and recording rain

gauges for this watershed as per WMO. Assume an error of 8% in the
estimation of mean rainfall.
[12 Marks]
2. (c) (ii) During a 3 h storm event, it was observed that all abstractions other than
infiltration are negligible. The rainfall was idealized as three 1 h storms of
intensities 10 mm/h, 20mm/h and 10 mm/h respectively and the infiltration
was idealized as a Horton curve, f = 6.8 + 8.7 exp (–t) where f is in mm/h and
t is in h. What is the effective rainfall ? [8 Marks]
3. (a) Draw the bending moment diagram for the beam shown in figure by moment
distribution method.
500kN
1.5m 1.5m
EI
2EI
A
C
B
[20 Marks]
3. (b) A 12 hour storm rainfall had the following depths in cm for each successive hour,
occuring over a basin are 1.8, 2.6, 7.8, 3.9, 10.6, 5.4, 7.8, 9.2, 6.5, 4.4, 1.8 and 1.6.
The surface runoff resulting from the above storm is found to be 14.4 cm depth
over the basin. Determine the average infiltration index (f-index) for the basin.
[20 Marks]
3. (c) Determine the moment at each joint of the frame shown below.
2kN/m
12m
B C
10m
EI = Constant
HA 60° 20m
A
HD D
[20 Marks]
4. (a) (i) What is “well Function”? [5 Marks]
4. (a) (ii) The annual rainfall values at a station P for a period of 20 years are as
follows :
Year Annual Rainfall Year Annual Rainfall

(cm) (cm)
1975 120.0 1985 101.0
1976 84.0 1986 109.0
1977 68.0 1987 106.0
1978 92.0 1988 115.0
1979 102.0 1989 95.0
1980 92.0 1990 90.0
1981 95.0 1991 70.0
1982 88.0 1992 89.0
1983 76.0 1993 80.0
1984 84.0 1994 90.0
Determine
(i) The value of annual rainfall at P with a recurrence interval of 15 years.
(ii) The probability of occurrence of an annual rainfall of magnitude 100 cm
at station P.
(iii) 75% dependable annual rainfall at the station.
[15 Marks]
4. (b) (i) Determine the values of the stress in portions AC and CB of the steel bar
shown Fig. when the temperature of the bar is –45°C knowing that a close
fit exists at both of the rigid supports when the temperature is +24°C. Use
the values E = 200 GPa and   11.7  106 / C for steel. Also calculate the
deformation in portion AC & CB.
2 2
A = 380 mm A = 750 mm
C B
A
300 mm
300 mm
[12 Marks]
4. (b) (ii) The bar has a cross-sectional area A, Length L, modulus of elasticity E and
coefficient of thermal expansion  . The temperature of the bar changes
uniformly along its length from TA at A to TB at B so that at any point x
along the bar T  TA  x  TB  TA  L . Determine the force the bar exerts on the
rigid walls. Initially the bar has a temperature of TA.
x
dx
A B
[8 Marks]
4. (c) Annual rainfall and runoff values (in cm) of a catchment spanning a period of 21
years are given in the table. Analyse the data
(i) To develope a linear correlation equation by least square error method to
estimate annual runoff volume for a given annual rainfall value.
(ii) Find the coefficient of correlation of the linear equation
Anuual Anuual Anuual Anuual

Year ra inf all runoff Year ra inf all runoff
 cm   cm   cm   cm 
1975 118 54 1986 75 17
1976 98 45 1987 107 32
1977 112 51 1988 75 15
1978 97 41 1989 93 28
1979 84 21 1990 129 48
1980 91 32 1991 153 76
1981 138 66 1992 92 27
1982 89 25 1993 84 18
1984 80 11 1995 95 26
1985 97 32
[20 Marks]
Section-B
5. (a) Analyse the continuous beam with a spring at the joint C as showin Figure by the
moment distribution method. Draw the bending moment diagram.
36 kN 26 kN
A B
C
3m
EI
k
4m 2m 9
[12 Marks]
5. (b) The dilution method with gulp injection procedure was used to measure the discharge
of a small but rapid stream. A sodium dischromate solution was suddenly injected
at station A. In this, 60 litres of solution with concentration of 300 mg/cc was used.
The data of concentration measurements at station B on the downstream indicated
a time-concentration curve that could be approximated as a triangle with a base
of 5 minutes and the maximum concentration of 12 parts per million by weight.
The base concentration of the dye in the stream was zero. Estimate the discharge
in the stream.
[12 Marks]
5. (c) At room temperature (24°C) a 0.5 mm gap exists between the ends of the rods
shown in the figure. At a later time when the temperature has reached 120°C,
determine (a) the normal stress in Aluminium rod (b) the change in length of the
Aluminium rod.
0.5 mm
0.45 m 0.35 m
Al Br
Aluminium Brass
A A  1800 mm2 A b  1500 mm2
EA  73 GPa Eb  105 GPa
 A  23.2  106 / C  b  21.6  10 6 / C
[12 Marks]
5. (d) Prepare the maximum depth-duration curve for the 90-minute storm given below:
Time (minutes) 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Cumulative rainfall (mm) 0 8 15 25 30 46 55 60 64 67
[12 Marks]
5. (e) State the steps involved in “Trial and error method of reservoir routing”.
[12 Marks]
6. (a) Analyse the given frame by the slope deflection method. Evaluate the end moments
and draw the bending moment diagram.
15 kN/m
B C
8m
2EI
5m EI 2EI 5m
A D
[20 Marks]
6. (b) Analyse the structure shown below using moment distribution method.
20 kN
2m 2m B
A
1.5 I
2m
2m I I
10 kN 10 kN
1m
1m 1.5 I
D
C
5 kN/m
[20 Marks]
6. (c) The ordinates of a 6-hour unit hydrograph of a catchment is given below.
Time  h  : 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 69
Ordinate 0 25 50 85 125 160 185 160 110 60 36 25 16 8 0
of 6-h UH :
Derive the flood hydrograph in the catchment due to the storm given below:
Time from start of storm  h  : 0 6 12 18

Accumulated ra inf all  cm  : 0 3.5 11.0 16.5
The storm loss rate (  -index) for the catchment is estimated as 0.25 cm/h. The
base flow can be assumed to be 15 m3/s at the beginning and increasing by 2.0 m3/
s for every 12 hours till the end of the direct-runoff hydrograph.
[20 Marks]
7. (a) Analyse the portal frame shown below using moment distribution method.
100 kN B C
4/3I
4m I 5I/4, 5m
A
D
4m 3m
[20 Marks]
7. (b) Members AB and AC of the truss shown consists of bars of square cross-section
made of the same alloy. It is known that a 20-mm square bar of the same alloy was
tested to failure and that an ultimate load of 120 KN was recorded. If bar AB has
a 15-mm square cross-section, determine (a) the factor of safety for bar AB. (b) The
dimensions of the cross section of bar AC if it is to have the same factor of safety
as bar AB.
0.75 m
0.4 m
B
1.4 m
28 KN
[20 Marks]
7. (c) (i) Define instantaneous unit hydrograph and state its salient features.
[10 Marks]
7. (c) (ii) How is the consistency of the rainfall record at a station tested. Why does
inconsistency, if any, arise ? How is the inconsistency adjusted?
[10 Marks]
8. (a) Analyse the beam shown below using moment distribution method.
4 kN/m
A D
B C
15 m 20 m 15 m
EI = Constant
[20 Marks]
8. (b) What are the factors which affect and characterise the flood hydrograph of a basin?
How do the different limbs of the flood hydrograph depend on these factors?
[20 Marks]
8. (c) (i) In order to compute the flood discharge in a stream by the slope method, the
following data have been obtained:
Upstream Middle Downstream

section section section
Area (m2 ) 108.6 103.1 99.80

Wetted perimeter (m) 65.3 60.7 59.40
Gauge reading (m) 316.8 – 316.55
Determine the flood discharge assuming Manning’s n = 0.029 and length

between downstream section and upstream section as 250 m.
[12 Marks]
8. (c) (ii) Explain the method of base flow separation from storm hydrograph.
[8 Marks]

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Time Allowed : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 300

QUESTION PAPER SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS

Answer must be written in ENGLISH only.

There are EIGHT questions divided in TWO sections.

Condidate has to attempt FIVE questions in all.

The number of marks carried by a question / part is indicated against it.

For steel bar For copper bar

Rain gauge station I II III IV V

Find the required optimum number of non-recording and recording rain

Year Annual Rainfall Year Annual Rainfall

Anuual Anuual Anuual Anuual

Time from start of storm  h  : 0 6 12 18

Upstream Middle Downstream

Area (m2 ) 108.6 103.1 99.80

Determine the flood discharge assuming Manning’s n = 0.029 and length

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