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  1. 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

  2. A.
    0.0035 (1 - d'/xu)
    B.
    0.002 (1 - d'/xu)
    C.
    0.0035 (1 - xu/d')
    D.
    0.002 (1 - xu/d')

  3. The correct reinforcement-details at the corner of a rectangular water tank, in horizontal plane is shown by :


  4. 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

  5. A.
    B.
    τ
    C.
    τ/2
    D.
    τ/4

  6. 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

  7. A.
    37°
    B.
    45°
    C.
    53°
    D.
    20°

  8. The particle size distribution curves are extremely useful for the classification of

  9. A.
    fine grained soils
    B.
    coarse grained soils
    C.
    both coarse grained and fine grained soils
    D.
    silts and clays

  10. 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

  11. A.
    80 N/mm2
    B.
    113.14 N/mm2
    C.
    120 N/mm2
    D.
    56.57 N/mm2

  12. 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

  13. A.
    Q1 + Q2 = Q3
    B.
    Q1 = Q2 + Q3
    C.
    Q2 = Q1 + Q3
    D.
    Q1 + Q2 + Q3 = 0

  14. Both Reynolds and Froude numbers assume significance in one of following examples :

  15. A.
    Motion of submarine at large depths
    B.
    Motion of ship in deep seas
    C.
    Cruising of a missile in air
    D.
    Flow over spillways

  16. 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

  17. A.
    26.6
    B.
    29.5
    C.
    30.0
    D.
    32.6

  18. The following two statements are made with reference to a simply supported under-reinforced RCC beam :

    1. Failure takes place by crushing of concrete before the steel has yieled.
    2. The neutral axis moves up as the load is increased.

    With reference to the above statements, which of the following applies ?

  19. A.
    Both the statements are false.
    B.
    I is true but II is false.
    C.
    Both the statements are true.
    D.
    I is false but II is true.