Civil Engineering :: GATE Exam Questions
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Maximum strain at the level of compression steel for a rectangular section having effective cover to compression steel as d' and neutral axis depth from compression face as xu is
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The correct reinforcement-details at the corner of a rectangular water tank, in horizontal plane is shown by :
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The maximum shear stress in a solid shaft of circular cross-section having diameter d subjected to a torque T is τ. If the torque is increased by four times and the diameter of the shaft is increased by two times, the maximum shear stress in the shaft will be
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In a drained triaixal compression test, a saturated specimen of a cohesionless sand fails under a deviatoric stress of 3 kgf/cm2 when the cell pressure is 1 kgf/cm2 . The effective angle of shearing resistance of sand is about
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The particle size distribution curves are extremely useful for the classification of
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If an element of a stressed body is in a state of pure shear with a magnitude of 80 N/mm2 , the magnitude of maximum principal stress at that location is
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Three reservoirs A, B and C are interconnected by pipes as shown in the below figure Water surface elevations in the reservoirs and the Piezometric Head at the junction J are indicated in the below figure.
Discharges Q1, Q2 and Q3 are related as -
Both Reynolds and Froude numbers assume significance in one of following examples :
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A direct shear test was conducted on a cohesionless soil (c = 0) specimen under a normal stress of 200 kN/m2. The specimen failed at a shear stress of 100 kN/m2. The angle of internal friction of the soil (degrees) is
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The following two statements are made with reference to a simply supported under-reinforced RCC beam :
- Failure takes place by crushing of concrete before the steel has yieled.
- The neutral axis moves up as the load is increased.
With reference to the above statements, which of the following applies ?