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ESE- 2018 (Prelims) - Offline Test Series Test-22

CIVIL ENGINEERING
FULL LENGTH MOCK TEST – 1 (PAPER – II)
SOLUTIONS

01. Ans: (c) 03. Ans: (c)

Sol: Sol:
MB
+ D
M B
+ – + C
POC RB
A RD
RC
POC L/2 L/4 L/4
RA
Free body diagram
–

RA = –RC = RD = –RB
02. Ans: (a)
M + RA  L/2 = 0
2
w
Sol: H  is the horizontal thrust 2M
8h RA  
h
L
MD = 0

h L
RB   MB  0
4

L  2M  L M
MB    
 L  4 2
It temperature increases; h increases M
 Carry over moment at B =
Therefore Horizontal thrust decreases 2
But B.M and S.F will be no change
04. Ans: (b)

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05. Ans: (a) 07. Ans: (d)

Sol: Sol:
Stiffness Distribution 2l/3
Joint Members K l/3
=1
(K) factor
P1 P2
4EI 4
B BC l/3 2l/3
L 7EI 7
3EI L 3
BA
L 7

Unit displacement only translation without

3M
rotation
7 4M
7  4M  2 M  Just like sinking of support
B com 0.5  
C  7  7 12EI 12EI 729EI
B  P  P1  P2  3
 3

  2  2 3
   
4M 3  3
A 2M
EI=constant 7 com
3M C 7 08. Ans: (d)
7L B
B Sol:
6M 6M x
7L 7L

A l

6M R B3 x3 x2
 Axial force in member (AB) = Reaction     x 
7L 3EI 3EI 2EI
x 3 3x 2   x 
06. Ans: (c) RB  
3 2 3
Sol: 2x 3  3x 2   x 
 RB 
As per IS-456 c.26.2.5.1, lap splices are not 2 3
used for bars > 36 mm. Instead welding can RB  x3
be done. Shape of ILD for reaction RB is cubic
parabola.

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09. Ans: (b)  =  K = KABAB
Sol: By virtual –work method 1
  1.732 = 0.5 mm (up wards)
2 3
1kN
FBC
C
FAB 10. Ans: (d)
FBCsin60= 1/2 Sol:
1
A FBC=
B 3
1/2 1/2

W W
FBC cos 60  FAB
8 8
1 1
  FAB W 8M e
3 2 Elastic moment M e  W
8 
Only member AB undergoes a change in
8M P
length, Plastic moment at collapse load WC =

AB = 1.732 mm

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8M P
WC M
   P
We 8M e M e

Wc  S  We  1.7  9  15.3 kN
Deformation is just observed means the
beam is subjected to elastic failure with
yield load 16. Ans: (a)
AE
11. Ans: (a) Sol: K11 =
L
Sol: Length of hinge also depends on shape of
K21 = 0= K12
the cross-section.
K31= 0= K13

12. Ans: (c)  AE 

0 0 
 k 11 k 12 k 13   L
Sol: As per Betti’s theorem  4EI 6EI 
 k   k 21 k 22 k 23    0 
200×20+150×15 = 250×A  L L2 
k 31 k 32 k 33   6EI 12EI 
0
4000  2250  L2 L3 
A =
250
6250 17. Ans: (a)
= = 25 mm
250 Sol:
1. Shear strength of wood 10-15% of its
13. Ans: (d)
tensile strength in the direction of grain.
3EI 4EI 3EI 10EI
Sol: 0     2. Shearing strength is weakned by knots
L L L L
and faults and cracks will appear in the
14. Ans: (d) wood.

15. Ans: (a)

18. Ans: (a)
Sol: Timber will offer resistance upto certain
point when it is subjected to compression 19. Ans: (b)
parallel to the grains after that even small
increase in load there will be more
displacement

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20. Ans: (c) 27. Ans: (b)

Sol: Rapid hardening of High Alumina Cement
due to presence of calcium aluminates.
Extra rapid hardening cement prepared by
adding calcium chloride and not decreasing
the gypsum.
Extra rapid hardening is obtained by inter
grinding about 2% calcium chloride by
weight with rapid hardening portland
cement.
21. Ans: (a) 22. Ans: (b)
Sol: Colloidal particles have mostly negative
charge on them.
They repel each other and remain in
suspended/ stable form.
28. Ans: (c)
Sol: Back washing is not done for slow sand
filters
Rate of filtration for slow sand filter is
about 100-200 lit/hr/m2 while for pressure
filter is about 6000-15000 lit/hr/m2.

23. Ans: (a) 29. Ans: (a)

Sol: Sol: BOD5 = DO last in sample  Dilution factor
 Excess of magnesia makes the cement 300
BOD  (DO i  DO f )  DF  (9  5) 
unsound 2

 Setting time of low heat cement is same BDO5 = 600 mg/lit

as OPC. Setting time are independent

30. Ans: (a)
of strength.
Sol: Break point dosage is 1.0 mg/lit

24. Ans: (b) Cl2 demand = Cl2 dose – Residual chlorine

= 1 – 0.2 = 0.8 mg/lit
25. Ans: (a) Cl2 demand is constant after break point
because after break point if we add Cl2 that
26 Ans: (c)
0.25 0.3 will goes to free chlorine.
Sol:  = (0.21+ 0.3)  100+ 28   21 
0.35 0.35
= 51 + 20 + 18 31. Ans: (a)
= 89%
L 
Sol: Sound Level in dB = 20 log10  i 
 20 
 20  10 4 
 20 log10    80 dB
 20 
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32. Ans: (d) 35. Ans: (b)

1
F Qy o Sol: HOCl =
Sol:  (mg/mgday) K
M VX 1
H
0.2  75  24  60  60 1
   0.80
900  2400 2.5  10 8
1
F 10 7
= 0.6 day -1
M
36. Ans (b)

33. Ans: (b) Q

Sol: Surface area =
rate of filtration
Sol: Merits of incineration:
1. Ensures complete destruction of 24  10 6 2
= m = 200 m2
24  5000
pathogenic bacteria and insects
S.A 200
2. No odour troubles (or) dust nuisance No. of filters = = 4
area of each filter 5  10
3. Some cost can be cover by selling the
stream power and dinkess
37. Ans: (d)
4. It requires very less space for refuse
Sol:
disposal
 The load is increased to 2 ½ times the
estimated allowable load (or) to a load
Demerits
that causes a settlement equal to one-
1. Costly method
tenth of the pile diameter.
2. Solid waste to be burnt should have
high calorific value  Allowable load can also be taken as half
of the final load which cause a
34. Ans: (d) settlement equal to 10% of pile
Sol: Venturi scrubbers can efficiently remove diameter.
gaseous as well as particulate contaminants.
Electrostatic precipitatiors can be operated 38. Ans: (c)

at high temperatures (upto 300 to 450C). d

Sol: G  2.70,  1.80
w
 w .G 2.70
d  ; 1.80 
1 e 1 e
e = 0.50

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39. Ans: (c) 44. Ans: (a)

Sol: In case of isolated spread footing (or) raft Sol: Given C = 0 and  = 30o
foundation, depth of exploration is one and 3 = 100 kN/m2, d = 60 kN/m2
a half times the width. 1 = 3 + d
= 100 + 60
40. Ans: (c)
1 = 160 kN/m2
Sol: Infact, Geo-synthetics are used to protect
 ' 
soil surface from being damaged by surface 1'   3' tan 2  45  
 2
water flow, weather, light traffic and 160  u   100  u  tan 2 45  15
erosion. Hence statement 3 is wrong 160 – u = (100 – u)3
u = 70 KPa
41. Ans : (a)
Sol: I = 0.005 45. Ans: (b)
n=8 Sol: As the mass of water is kept constant, the
q = 500 kPa,
z = I.n.q = 0.005  8  500 = 20 kPa moisture content (w) remains constant
wG wG wG
42. Ans: (b) Sr  ; S1  ; S2 
e e1 e2
CL̂  (N  U) tan  1 S1 e1
Sol: F.O.S   S  
T e S2 e 2
20  18  (320  50) tan 0 o
= S 2  S1 S 
150 % change in S   100   2  1  100
S1  S1 
20  18
  2.4
150 e 
  1  1  100
 e2 
43. Ans: (d)
e1 = void ratio of borrow pit = 1.1
Sol: sat = 20, w = 10 e2 = void ratio of compacted fill = 0.7
3
  = 20 – 10 = 10 kN/m
 1.1 
% change    1  100  57.14%
1  sin 30 o
 0.7 
kp  3
1  sin 30 o
Intensity of passive earth pressure
Pp = kp. . H + wH
= 3  10  8 + 10  8 = 320 kN/m2

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46. Ans: (a) 20

iB   0.8488 ≃ 0.85
e 1 60  0.02  19.63
Sol: m v  
1  e '
 = 400 – 200 = constant for both 49. Ans: (d)

specimen Sol:  =  – u
 = w  6 + sat  12
 e 
 
(m v ) A  1  e o  A U   w (6  12)  18 w

(m v ) B  e   = (6w + 12sat) – 18w = 12 (sat – w)
 
 1  e o B
= 12  
For specimen A  G  1 2.65  1
'    w   10
(e)A = 0.62 – 0.44 = 0.18  1 e  1  1.0
eo = 0.62 e = 1.0
for specimen B  2.65  1  2
'  12     10 = 99 kN/m
e = 0.72 – 0.62 = 0.10  1  1.0 
eo = 0.72
50. Ans: (d)
 0.18 
  Sol: Primary consolidation is due to squeezing of
(m v ) A  1  0.62  0.18 1.72
    1.91
(m v ) B  0.10  1.62 0.1 water from the voids leads to decrease in
 
 1  0.72  volume of soil.
Secondary consolidation does not obeys
47. Ans: (a)
Terzaghi’s theory of consolidation.

48. Ans:(b)
51. Ans: (c)
Sol: Q = K.i.A
Sol: 70% of soil is retained on 75 sieve
K, Q = constant throughout the length of the
indicates, it is coarse grained soil. 60% of
sample
the coarse fraction is retained on 4.75 mm

At section B-B; A  5 2 = 19.63 cm2 sieve, indicates it is gravel because more
4
than 50% is retained.
20  cm 3   
    (0.02)  i B   5 2  Cu of gravel is > 4
60  sec  4 
Cc = 1 to 3
 It is GW
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52. Ans: (a)  20  10 3 

300   
Sol: The area ratio of a good quality undisturbed  12  300  20  10 3
e 
soil sample should be less than 10%. 3000  5 3000  5  12
400
  33.33 mm
12
53. Ans: (d) 54. Ans: (d)
57. Ans: (d)
55. Ans: (c)
Sol:
Sol: For semi-circular arc
PL PL
Distance of shear centre from the centre
EI EI
4r 4  
  cm = 4 cm
  I
2I
A C
56. Ans: (a)
Sol: Maximum lateral deflection occurs when V = moment at C
load on column reaches the critical value 1 PL  2L  0.5PL 
  L     1.5L 
M  2 EI  3  EI 

I y 1 0.5PL   5L 
  L  
2 EI   3 
Pcr  e  y
[ Euler neglects axial stress]
I min y max PL3 0.75PL3 2.5PL3
  
3EI EI 6EI
 y  I min
e 1.5PL3 3 PL3
Pcr  y max V  =
EI 2 EI
Buckling occurs on weaker axis

20 mm 58. Ans: (b)

ymax Sol:
Pcr
10 mm

h

2
y max  5mm
3
e 
3 2
20 10
I min  mm 4 , h
12 2

y = 300 N/mm2

Pcr

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Shear stress distribution on rectangular   5 4 

 2      1 = 13.43
section follows parabolic distribution  3  
 
 x2 
  = constant (c)
 y 60. Ans: (a)
h 3 Sol: We know in distortion theory
x y 
2 2 1   2 2   2   3 2  1   3 2   2y
h  2 2
 
4 h2 In pure shear
c  
3 6
 1 = ; 2 = –; 3 = 0
2
x=? y=
   2     02    02  2
y
2
h 2
 h 
x2      x   from top fibre 4 2   2   2
6  6   2y
2
h
 Shear stress at from the top fibre is equal 3 2   2y
6
y 250
to nominal shear stress.   MPa
3 3
250
59. Ans: (b)  max  MPa
3
Sol: Let Ts and TA are torsional resisted by steel
= 144.33 MPa
& Aluminum

∵ No slip at joint 61. Ans: (d)

s = s Sol: Radius of Mohr’s circus
Ts L TL 2
  x   y   xy 
2
 A =     
G sJs G A J A 2 2
   
Ts G s I s
  2 2
TA G A I A  600  200  6   600  6 
    10      10 
 2    2  


50 4  30 4 
 2  32  10 6  400 2  300 2 = 500 10–6

32
 30 4 

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62. Ans: (b) 63. Ans: (c)
Sol: V = x + y + z  y 
 
1   E
x   2  3 Sol: 1     (1)
E E E F.O.S
2   1  
y   1  3 1   2  3
E E E E E E
3   1
z   1  2  200  150  100
E E E E
1  2  3 200  0.3  250 125
v  1  2   
E E E


150  100  50 1  0.5 From (1)
2  10 5
  y   250 
   
100 1  E   E 
   0.25  10 3 F.O.S  
2  10 2
5
1  125 
 
 E 
F.O.S = 2
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64. Ans: (a) 2000


Sol: It is not applicable for hydrostatic loading. 2  10  12  10 6
6

2000
  83.33
65. Ans: (d) 24
Sol:
c1 max 68. Ans: (c)
A3
Sol: Presence of notches cause uneven
400  y 
distribution of stresses which causes brittle
N A2 A
failures.
y
A1
t1 max 69. Ans: (c)
Sol: for real fluid viscosity zero
 Using similar triangles Ideal fluid is inviscid i.e. it has zero
 c1 max 400  y viscosity

t 1 max y
du
For Newtoneaon fluid   
400  160 dy
  1.5
160
70. Ans: (b)
66. Ans: (b)
Sol: Pair = –0.2513.6 = –3.4 m of water
Sol: As the loading is symmetric S.F.D is also
Now Pair + 40.8 = PA
symmetric
PA = –3.4 + 3.2
Also slope of S.F.D at supports must be
PA = –0.2 m of water
“zero” as the intensity of loading is zero at
PA = 9.81 (–0.2) = –1.962 kPa
supports the degree of S.F.D must be 3 as
71. Ans: (a)
intensity of load is of 2
Sol: Magnitude of hydrostatic force on plane
 Option B is correct
surface is independent of the inclination of
the surface, as long as depth of its centroid
67. Ans: (b)
remains same.
FL
Sol:    t
AE F = gAh where h = depth of centroid
F
t 
AE  

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72. Ans: (c) 75. Ans: (b)

Sol: 32VL 32  0.0869  1 45
Sol: h L    0.652 m
gD 2 869  9.81 0.15 2
Metal h
S=7 x
S=13.6 76. Ans: (c)
Ha  H v  Hs
Sol:  c 
H
Volume of metal piece V = A(h + x)
(0.33  27) = 10.6 – 0.323 – Hs
Let x be depth of metal piece under mercury
Hs = 1.367 m
under equilibrium,
Maximum height = Hs + 0.77
(Buoyancy force = weight of the block)
= 1.367 + 0.77
m gAx = s gA(h +x)
= 2.137 m.
13.6Ax = 7(h+x) A
h  x 13.6
 77. Ans: (b)
x 7
Sol: Volute casing of a centrifugal pump has
 Fraction of volume under mercury
following function.
Ax 7
   0.515
Ah  x  13.6 1. Directs the flow towards the delivery pipe
2. Convents a part of velocity head to
73. Ans: (d) pressure head.
Sol: Velocity potential function: It is defined as
78. Ans: (d)
a scalar function of space & time
QgH 1000  0.0125  9.81 30
Sol: n o  
74. Ans: (a) P 5000

Sol:  = 1.2 kg/m3 = 0.7357 = 73.57%

Pdyn = Pstagnation –Pst = 380 Pa

Pdyn = gh 79. Ans: (a)

 380 = 1.2 9.81 h fLV2 0.0098  400  52

Sol: h f  
2gd 2  9.81  d
h = 32.279 m
hf = 4.99 m
 V  2gh  2  9.81 32.279  25.17 m / s
 H = HG –hf = 300–4.99 = 295 m

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80. Ans: (b) Note:

Sol: For a given specific energy (or) Force: (Approximate formula)
Discharge is maximum at a critical depth. y2
 1.41Fr1
y1
81. Ans: (c)
Sol: 83. Ans: (b)
dy
is + ve Sol: More is the swing angle more time will be
dx
taken for swinging the load which will
dE
 So  Sf increase the cycle time.
dx
Less swing, less cycle time
dy So  Sf

dx 1  Fr2
84. Ans: (a)
y
If  1 , sub critical flow Sol: The output is less, it is around 75 to 80, for
yc
the same size of bucket capacity
Fr < 1
y 85. Ans: (c)
for  1& Fr  1
yc
86. Ans: (d)
dy S o  Sf
 Sol:
dx 1  Fr2
Denominator is positive 53 1  10  6  2
 AB     ;  BC   
 6  3  6  3
dE
∴ is +ve if 2 1
dx  CD  
6 3
y
So − Sf is +ve & 1
yc Standard deviation    2AB   2BC   CD
2

2 2 2
1  2 1 6
82. Ans: (d)        
3  3 3 3
Sol:
y2 1

  1  1  8Fn2
y1 2

16.48 
1
2

 1  1  8  Fn2 
 Fr1 = 12

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87. Ans: (d) 90. Ans: (c)

Sol: Conventional rainfall is formed when air on Sol: Area under direct runoff hydrograph
the surface is heated, it becomes lighter = total volume of runoff
(water vapour) and rises, as the water = (area under unit hydrograph)
vapour rises, it converges and condenses to  area under DRH
form clouds. Which later drops as rainfall. 1 
=   24  100   3600
If the air is not enough, it rises very quickly 2 
and can cause thunderstorms. Usually, it is = 4.32  106 m3 = 4.32 Mm3
of short duration and highly localized.
91. Ans: (a)
88. Ans: (a)
1
Sol: Sol: Probability of failure of structure = P 
50
Isohyet mean Area between Aixi
1 49
rainfall isohytes  q 1 
50 50
10 cm 30 km2 300 Probability of structure failing in 4th year
9 cm 30 km2 270  It is safe for 3 years and fails in 4th year
7 cm 20 km2 140 3
49 49 49 1  49  1
Total 80 km2 710 (km2-cm)     =   
50 50 50 50  50  50
710
 Mean precipitation  = 8.875 cm
80 92. Ans: (d)
89. Ans: (c) Sol: dw = Sd (F.C – PWP)
Sol: Hydrograph depicts the flow in all the 50
 1.7 1(0.25  0.15) 
phases of runoff i.e., surface runoff, base 100

flow, interflow. Thus it depends both on = 0.085 m = 85 mm

rainfall and the catchment characteristics CIR = Cu – Pe = 85 – 15 = 70

and the interaction between them. Therefore FIR = NIR + Field losses

two different storms for the same catchment NIR = Cu – Pe + Le

produces two different hydrographs. [Assume leaching = 0)

Similarly same storm in two different FIR = 70 + 5 = 75 mm

catchments produces two different CIR 70

a    100 = 93.33%
FIR 75
hydrograph.
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93. Ans: (b) of strength and stiffness of the connection

elements.
94. Ans: (d)
fc 99. Ans: (b)
Sol: h
 w (G  1)
100. Ans: (b)
7.5 10 6
 = 220.58 m = 220 m Sol: Super elevation for mixed traffic condition
10000  (3.4)
V2

95. Ans: (d) 225R
90 2
96. Ans: (c) 
225  500
d = 7.2%
Sol: In general, is used to select the type of
tw
Equilibrium super elevation
stiffners to be provided.
v2
e
d gR
 200 w transverse stiffners
tw
25 2
d   12.7%
 250 w transverse & one level of 9.81 500
tw
longitudinal stiffners 101. Ans: (d)

102. Ans: (c)

97. Ans: (c)
Sol: Hauling capacity = µ. nw
Sol: Web crippling occurs only under the
µ = coefficient of friction
concentrated load if the thickness of web is
w = weight on each driving axle
not sufficient to control the “bearing stress”.
n = number of pairs of driving wheels
98. Ans: (c) 8
 4
Sol: Prying action is a phenomenon, the 2

deformation of a fitting under a additional Hauling capacity = 0.25  4  24

increase of tensile force in the bolt. The = 24 tonnes

effect of prying action is relevant to the

designer of bolts, it is a primarily a function

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103. Ans: (c) 110. Ans: (b)

100  w Sol:
Sol: Angularity number  67 
C  Ga d
Area  (O1  O 7 )  4(O 2  O 4  O 6 )  2(O 3  O 5O)
3
100  2500
AN  67  5
1700  2.60  (2  2)  4(3  5  3)  2(4  4)
3
= 10.43 ≃ 11
= 106.7 m2 ≃ 107 m2

104. Ans: (c)

111. Ans: (d) 112. Ans: (b)
Sol: Subgrade is bottom layer.
Wearing course (or) surface course is top 113. Ans: (a)
layer of flexible pavement Sol: For the given beam, actual depth of neutral
axis is
105. Ans: (a)
0.36  25  300  xa = 0.87  500  2000
Sol: Deviated angle,  = 60o
 xa = 322.22 mm

Length of long chord, L  2R sin The maximum depth of neutral axis
2
Xu max = 0.46 ‘d’ for Fe 500
 60 
 2  500  sin   = 0.46  500 = 230 mm
 2 
Since xa > xu max
= 500 m
Failure takes place due to the crushing of
106. Ans: (d) 107. Ans: (c) concrete.

108. Ans: (a) 114. Ans: (b)

Sol: The graduations are engraved erect from 0o
to 90o in four quadrants. The zero points are
marked with N and S
The readings are taken directly by looking
downward through the glass cover and
reading the north end of needle.
109. Ans: (c)
Sol: As per IS-456, for ultimate limit state or
limit state of collapse, partial safety factor
for concrete = 1.5 and for steel = 1.15
For serveciability limit state, partial safety
factor for concrete = 1.0 and for steel = 1.0.
Since the actual deflections and crack
widths are to be calculated under service
loads and not conservative values.

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115. Ans: (c) WL


Sol: For isolated T-beams: 3

Effective width of flange WL

Now ph 
3
o
b eff   bw WL
 o   h
 4 3P
 b 
And should be less than actual flange width.
117. Ans: (b)
lo= distance between points of contraflexure
Sol: Shear resistance of concrete in a reinforced
= 0.7 (eff. span) for continuous beams
concrete beam depends on percentage of
= 0.7  8000
tension reinforcement and grade of
  concrete.
 
 5600 
 b eff   400
  5600  
  4 118. Ans: (b)
  1000   Sol:
= 983.33 mm and < 1000 mm

116. Ans: (d) d

Sol:
b
W W

B
P
P
P
h Net soil pressure w o 
A
A B
1600  1000
C D 
2000  2000
L/3 L/3 L/3
W W = 0.8 N/mm2
Critical section for shear is at a distance ‘d’
Due to symmetry
from the face of column,
VA = VB = W
Shear force (per unit width (Vu))
Maximum bending moment is at midspan
Bb 
L L L = w o  1m    d
 W   W    2 
2 2 3

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 2000  500  around horizontal axis only. Hence the

 0.4  1000    200 
 2  limiting values of slenderness ratio or
= 0.4  1000  550 column is less than that of walls.
Vu 0.4  1000  550
Shear stress   121. Ans: (a)
bd 1000  200
= 1.1 N/mm2 Sol: Due axial load the neutral axis moves away
from the equal area axis providing an
119. Ans: (c) additional area in tension or compression
Sol: As per IS-456, minimum diamtre of the bar depending on the type of loading.
is maximum of b
fy fy
(i) 6 mm fy
d/2 C C
(ii) ¼ (maximum dia of main reinforcement d
fy C
1 fy T T
=  25 = 6.25 mm
4
 8 mm or 10 mm dia bars may be used. Total stress = Bending + axial compression
Spacing of the reinforcement is minimum of
(a) Least lateral dimension = 250 mm 122. Ans: (a) 123. Ans: (b) 124. Ans: (b)

(b) 16 () = 16  25 = 400 mm

125. Ans: (d)
(c) 300 mm
Sol: In a spherical triangle, the sum of 3 sides of
 250 mm spacing can be adopted.
triangle is less than circumference of great
Economic provision is 8 mm dia bars @
circle. Sum of angles in spherical triangle is
250 mm c/c
greater than 2  90 and less than 6  90.

120. Ans: (b)

126 . ans: (a)
Sol: The slenderness ratio of a freely standing
wall will be more than the wall that supports 127. Ans: (c)
RCC slab so the allowable stresses will be
less for free standing wall. Hence, the load
carrying capacity is also less.
A column can buckle around either of the
two horizontal axes but a wall can buckle
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128. Ans: (d) 136. Ans: (a)

Sol: Storm water sewers are not designed for the 3
Sol: For rectangle  max   avg , For circle
peak flow for occurrence such as once in 10 2

years or more but it is necessary to provide 4

 max   avg
3
sufficient capacity to avoid too frequent
avg is same for both as avg = F/A
flooding of the drainage area.
Both F and A are same
29. Ans: (b) 130. Ans: (b) 131. Ans: (c) (max)rectangle > (max)circle

132. Ans: (c) 137. Ans: (d)

133. Ans: (a)
Sol: Brittle materials, like cost-iron, are weak in
tension. And, when a material is subjected
to torsion, the tension develops at 45 to the
Sol: When shear force changes sign at a section
then BM at that section is either maximum
(or) minimum but converse is not true.
138. Ans: (a)

axis of the specimen.
134. Ans: (d)
Sol: Flat slabs are usually two way reinforced
concrete slabs that do not have beams and
are supported by columns with (or) without
drop panels.
Since no beams are used, floor height can
be reduced this the required storey height is
also reduced.
135. Ans: (d)
Sol: High tension steel has more yield strength
and more modulus of resilience
So springs (suspension) are made with high
tension steel.
Sol: Torsion induces shear stresses. The pure
shear induces diagonal compressive and
tensile stresses.
In concrete, when the diagonal tensile
stresses reacth with the tensile strength of
concrete, cracks appear i.e., failure occurs.
So, to prevent this failure, reinforcement has
to be provided in the form of spirals around
the member along the direction of principal
stresses. Hence it is provided in the form of
longitudinal reinforcement and stirrups
(transverse reinforcement).
139. Ans: (b)

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140. Ans: (c) 144. Ans: (b)

Sol: Sudden expansion h L1 

V1  V2 2 Sol: Due to the effect of the storage, the peak of
2g the outflow hydrograph is loss than the peak

KV22 of inflow hydrograph is this reduction is

Sudden contraction h L 2 
2g called attenuation. Hence, the storage

1  capacity of the reservoir and characteristics

Where K    1
 Cc  of spillway, outlets etc. Controls the
attenuation of the inflow hydrograph.
 hL1 > hL2
If there are any lateral inflows, storage of
reservoir increases, hence the attenuation of
141. Ans (d)
the flood wave decrease, sometimes, even
Sol: If the time of value closer is more than
results in the amplification of flood wave.
critical time.
(Tc = 2L/C) then the pressure developed
145. Ans: (b) 146. Ans: (c) 147. Ans: (b)
TP
will be c max
T 148. Ans: (a)
Where,
T is actual time of closure 149. Ans: (c)
Sol: Minimum length is specified to account for
142. Ans: (c) slight tapering at start and end of weld
Sol: Speed become infinity when density tends length.
to zero
150. Ans: (c)

143. Ans: (b) Sol: In case of stress reversal due to wind (or)

Sol: In case of A-O-N arrows are used only to transportation, the stability is to be taken

show the dependency relationship between care that’s why there is a limit on

activity nodes. slenderness ratio.

 Events are not shown at all Also stiffness criteria is considered to limit
the deflections by limiting slenderness ratio.

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