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Answer: Option E
Initial setting time of cement for asbestos cement products should be not less than
A.30 minutes
B. 50 minutes
C. 75 minutes
D.90 minutes
Answer: Option D
Pick up the correct statement regarding low heat cement from the following:
A.It possesses less compressive strength
B. Its initial setting time is about one hour
C. Its final setting time is about 10 hours
D.Its mainly used for mass concrete work
E. All the above.
Answer: Option E
Name the type of cement from the following for canal linings :
A.sulphate resisting cement
B. rapid hardening cement
C. quick setting cement
D.pozzuolana cement.
Answer: Option A
If water required for 1 bag of cement is 30 litres, the water cement ratio is :
A.0.40
B. 0.50
std. mass of Density of water =
C. 0.60
D.None of these. cement bag = 1 kg/Liters
Answer: Option C 42.64 kgs.=50 kgs. 1 Liter = 0.001 cu.m
Answer: Option B
Answer: Option D
Answer: Option B
Answer: Option C
Answer: Option E
Answer: Option C
The loose pockets in soil mass can be bridged safely by providing a raft foundation provided
the soft area is smaller than
A.the column spacing
B. one-third the column spacing
C. half the column spacing
D.three-fourth the column spacing
E. none of these.
Answer: Option B
Answer: Option C
The entrained concrete is used in lining walls and roofs for making
A.heat insulated
B. sound insulated
C. neither (a) nor (b)
D.both (a) and (b).
Answer: Option D
Answer: Option C
Answer: Option D
Raft foundation are generally preferred to when the area required for individual footing, is
more than
A.25% to total area
B. 30% of total area
C. 40% to total area
D.50% of total area.
Answer: Option D
Answer: Option E
The process of keeping concrete moist for a certain period after its finishing, is known as
A.finishing of concrete
B. curing of concrete
C. placing of concrete
D.compaction of concrete
E. none of these.
Answer: Option B
Answer: Option D
The foundation which consists of a thick reinforced cement slab covering whole area to
support heavy concentrated structural loads, is known as
A.combined footing
B. strap footing
C. raft footing
D.none of these
Answer: Option C
Answer: Option D
Answer: Option C
Answer: Option E
The formWork including the props can be removed from beams, only after
A.3 day
B. 7 days
C. 14 days
D.21 days.
Answer: Option C
Answer: Option C
Answer: Option D
Answer: Option D
Answer: Option D
Answer: Option E
If h is the difference in level between end points separated by l, then the slope correction is
. The second term may be neglected if the value of h in a 20 m distance is less than
A. Refer to Civil Engg
m
B. 1 m Formulas pg# 268
C. 2 m
D.3 m
Answer: Option D
Answer: Option D
Offsets are measured with an accuracy of 1 in 40. If the point on the paper from both sources
of error (due to angular and measurement errors) is not to exceed 0.05 cm on a scale of 1 cm
= 20 m, the maximum length of offset should be limited to
A.14.14
B. 28.28 m
Surveying
C. 200 m
D.none of these.
calculation pg#8
Answer: Option B
Answer: Option B
A.1, 3, 2, 4, 5
B. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
C. 1, 4, 3, 2, 5
D.1, 3, 2, 4, 5
Answer: Option A
If the length of a transition curve to be introduced between a straight and a circular curve of
radius 500 m is 90 m, the maximum perpendicular offset for the transition curve, is
A.0.70 m
B. 1.70 m UNSOLVE
C. 2.70 m
D.3.70 m
E. 4.70 m
Answer: Option C
Answer: Option E
If 1500 g of water is required to have a cement paste 1875 g of normal consistency, the
percentage of water is,
A.20% B. 25% UNSOLVE
C. 30% D.35%
E. 40%
Answer: Option B
Hydration of cement is due to chemical action of water with
A.Tricalcium silicate and dicalcium silicate
B. Dicalcium silicate and tricalcium aluminate
C. Tricalcium aluminate and tricalcium alumino ferrite
D.All the above.
Answer: Option D
Curing
A.reduces the shrinkage of concrete
B. preserves the properties of concrete
C. prevents the loss of water by evaporation
D.all of the above.
Answer: Option D
Answer: Option E
Answer: Option E
Answer: Option B
Answer: Option E
Answer: Option D
Answer: Option D
Answer: Option C
Answer: Option C
Answer: Option A
Answer: Option E
Separation of water or water sand cement from a freshly concrete, is known
A.bleeding
B. creeping
C. segregation
D.flooding
E. none of these.
Answer: Option A
Answer: Option D
High temperature
A.increases the strength of concrete
B. decreases the strength of concrete
C. has no effect on the strength of concrete
D.none of these.
Answer: Option B
Answer: Option A
Answer: Option C
Answer: Option E
Answer: Option C
Answer: Option E
Answer: Option E
Answer: Option C
Answer: Option E
The shortest distance between two places measured along the surface of the earth, is
A.length of the equator between their longitudes
B. length of the parallel between their longitudes
C. length of the arc of the great circle passing through them
D.none of these.
Answer: Option C
In the cantilever truss as shown in below figure, the horizontal component of the reaction at
A, is
A.30 tonnes
B. 60 tonnes
C. 90 tonnes
D.120 tonnes
E. 150 tonnes.
Answer: Option A
For a simply supported beam with a central load, the bending moment is
A.least at the centre
B. least at the supports
C. maximum at the supports
D.maximum at the centre.
Answer: Option D
A simply supported beam carrying a uniformly distributed load over its whole span, is
propped at the centre of the span so that the beam is held to the level of the end supports. The
reaction of the prop will be
A.half the distributed load
B. 3/8th the distributed load
C. 5/8th the distributed load
D.distributed load.
E. none of these.
Answer: Option C
The range within which a load can be applied on a rectangular column, to avoid any tensile
stress, is
A.one-half of the base
B. one-fifth of the base
C. one-fourth of the base
D.one-fifth of the base
E. one sixth of the base on either side of centroid.
Answer: Option B
Answer: Option C
The region of the cross-section of a column in which compressive load may be applied
without producing any tensile stress, is known as the core of the cross-section. In circular
columns the radius of the core, is
A.one-half of the radius
B. one-third of the radius
C. one-quarter of the radius
D.one-fifth of the radius
E. one-sixth of the radius.
Answer: Option C
The maximum bending moment due to a moving load on a simply supported beam, occurs
A.at the mid span
B. at the supports
C. under the load
D.anywhere on the beam
E. none of these.
Answer: Option C
A simply supported beam of span L carries a uniformly distributed load W. The maximum
bending moment M is
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Answer: Option C
A cantilever beam rectangular in cross-section is subjected to an isolated load at its free end.
If the width of the beam is doubled, the deflection of the free end will be changed in the ratio
of
A.8 B. 1/8
C. 1/2 D.2
E. 3
Answer: Option C
When equal and opposite forces applied to a body, tend to elongate it, the stress so produced,
is called
A.shear stress
B. compressive stress
C. tensile stress
D.transverse stress
Answer: Option C
Answer: Option A
Answer: Option D
A district road with a bituminous pavement has a horizontal curve of 1000 m for a design
speed of 75 km ph. The super-elevation is
A.1 in 40
e = V^2/225R.
B. 1 in 50
C. 1 in 60 = 75 * 75/(225*1000).
D.1 in 70 = 1/40 (or).
E. none of these. = 1 in 40.
Answer: Option A
The total length of a valley formed by two gradients - 3% and + 2% curve between the two
tangent points to provide a rate of change of centrifugal acceleration 0.6 m/sec2, for a design
speed 100 km ph, is V = 1000 km/hr =
A.16.0 m 27.8 m/s.
B. 42.3 m N = 5%.
C. 84.6 m
C = .6.
D.none of these
L = 2 * ((N * V^3) /
Answer: Option A C)^.5,
L = 2 * ((.05 *
The advantage of providing superelevation on roads, is 27.8^3) / .6)^.5,
A.higher speed of vehicles L = 2 * ((.05 *
B. increased volume of traffic 21484.952) / .6)^.5,
C. reduced maintenance cost of the roads L=2*
D.draining off rain water quickly (1074.2 / .6)^.5,
E. all the above.
L = 2 * (1790.3)^.5,
L = 2 * 42.3.
Answer: Option E
L = 84.6.
For a vehicle moving with a speed of 80 km per hour, the brake reaction time, in ordinary
cases, is
A.1 sec
B. 1.5 sec
C. 2.0 sec
D.2.5 sec
E. 3.0 sec
Answer: Option D