Civil Engineering :: UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions
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Creep of a material is a property indicated by
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The most accurate measurement of the lengths of long survey lines is made by using ?
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A saturated clay layer with single drainage face takes 4 years to attain 50% degree of consolidation. If the clay layer had double drainage, then the time required to attain 50% degree of consolidation is
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Consider the following statements :
Among the more common varieties of timber, namely, sal, mango and deodar,
1. sal is the strongest.
2. mango is the least durable.
3. deodar is the lightest.
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Which one of the following tools is required to bend the rails for track maintenance ?
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On which one of the following concepts is the basic principle of structural design based ?
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Consider the following statements :
If two planes at right angles carry only shear stress of magnitude 'q', then the
1. diameter of Mohr's circle would equal 2q
2. centre of the Mohr's circle would lie at the origin
3. principal stresses are unlike and have magnitude 'q'
4. angle between the principal plane and the plane of maximum shear would be equal to 45° Of these statements : -
Two bodies of masses m1 and m2 are communicated by a light inextensible string passing over a small smooth fixed pulley; m1 > m2. What is the acceleration of the system ?
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Consider the following statements :
1. Butterfly valve is used for throttling and controlling flow rate.
2. Check valve is used in the discharge piping of a pump.
3. Air-relief valve is placed in the pipeline at the valleys to automatically vent the accumulated air in the system
4. Altitude valve is provided in user overhead tank.
Which of the statements given above are correct ? -
A beam of rectangular section 100 mm x 300 mm carries certain loads such that the Bending Moment at a section A is M ans at another section B it is (M + C).The distance between the sections A and B is 0.5 m and there are no external loads acting between the two sections. If the value of C is 10, 000 Nm, then the maximum shear stress is
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