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  1. For the determination of earth pressure, Coulomb's wedge theory assumes that:

  2. A.
    the back of wall is smooth and vertical
    B.
    the soil is non-homogeneous and anisotropic
    C.
    the slip surface is circular
    D.
    the wall surface is rough

  3. The degree of kinematic indeterminacy of the rigid frame with clamped ends at A and D shown in the below figure is,

  4. A.
    4
    B.
    3
    C.
    2
    D.
    zero

  5. The dimensions for the flexural rigidity of a beam element in mass (M), length (L) and time (T) is given by

  6. A.
    MT-2
    B.
    ML3T-2
    C.
    ML-1T-2
    D.
    M-1T2

  7. The centre of pressure of a liquid on a plane surface immersed vertically in a static body of liquid, always lies below the centroid of the surface area, because

  8. A.
    in liquids the pressure acting is same in-all directions
    B.
    there is no shear stress in liquids at rest
    C.
    the liquid pressure is constant over depth
    D.
    the liquid pressure increases linearly with depth

  9. The most commonly used sampler for obtaining a disturbed sample of the soil is

  10. A.
    split spoon sampler
    B.
    open drive sampler
    C.
    piston sampler
    D.
    thin wall shelby tube sampler

  11. The two criteria for the determination of allowable bearing capacity of a foundation are

  12. A.
    tensile failure and compression failure.
    B.
    tensile failure and settlement.
    C.
    bond failure and shear failure.
    D.
    shear failure and settlement.

  13. The time for a clay layer to achieve 90% consolidation is 15 years. The time required to achieve 90% consolidation; if the layer were twice as thick, 3 times forr permeable and 4 times more compressible would be :

  14. A.
    70 years
    B.
    75 years
    C.
    80 years
    D.
    85 years

  15. If soil is dried beyond its shrinkage limit, it will show :

  16. A.
    Large volume change
    B.
    Moderate volume change
    C.
    Low volume change
    D.
    No volume change

  17. If YY is the centroidal axis of a T beam-section subjected to plastic moment, Mp, the neutral axis lies,

  18. A.
    above the line ZZ
    B.
    between the lines YY and ZZ
    C.
    between the lines XX and YY
    D.
    below the line XX

  19. The expression for the specific speed of a pump :

  20. A.
    does not include the diameter of the impeller
    B.
    yields larger values for radial pumps than for axial flow pump
    C.
    is necessarily non dimensional
    D.
    includes power as one of the variables