If B is the width of formation, d is the height of the embankment, side slope S : 1, for a highway with no transverse slope, the area of cross-section is (A) B + d + Sd (B) Bd + Sd2 (C) B × d - Sd1/2 (D) ½ (Bd + Sd2

If B is the width of formation, d is the height of the embankment, side slope S : 1, for a highway
with no transverse slope, the area of cross-section is
(A) B + d + Sd
(B) Bd + Sd2
(C) B × d - Sd1/2
(D) ½ (Bd + Sd2
by

1 Answer

Answer :

(B) Bd + Sd2
by

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Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) If the bed level is above N.S.L. the canal is called fully in baking and the berms are designed as 3 d where d is full supply depth of water (F.S.D.) (B) Area of canal in cutting = BD + Sd 2 where B = bed width, d = depth of cutting and S is the side slope (C) If F.S.L. is above N.S.L the canal is called partly in cutting and partly in filling and berms are designed as 2d where d is full supply depth (D) All the above

Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) If the bed level is above N.S.L. the canal is called fully in baking and the berms are designed as 3 d where d is full supply depth of water ... and partly in filling and berms are designed as 2d where d is full supply depth (D) All the above

Last Answer : (D) All the above

The cross-sectional area of the embankment of a canal fully in embankment in the given figure is (A) ½ ( + ) h (B) ( + ) h + sb² (C) ( + ) + 2sh² (D) 2 [( + ) (b + sh²)]

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The ground surface slopes 1 in 50 along a proposed railway embankment 150 m in length. The height of the embankment at zero chainage is 0.5 m, the width is 11 m and side slopes 2:1. If the falling gradient of the embankment is 1 in 150, the quantity of the earthwork calculated by Prismoidal formula, is (A) 3250 m3 (B) 3225 m3 (C) 3275 m3 (D) 3300 m3

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If the formation level of a highway has a uniform gradient for a particular length, and the ground is also having a longitudinal slope, the earthwork may be calculated by (A) Mid-section formula (B) Trapezoidal formula (C) Prismoidal formula (D) All the above

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The cross-section of a road partly in banking and partly in cutting is shown in the given figure. The area of the shaded portion is (A) b - rd)²/(r - s) (B) b - rd)²/(r + s) (C) ½ × (b + rd)²/(r - s) (D) b - rd)²/(s - r)

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A portion of an embankment having a uniform up-gradient 1 in 500 is circular with radius 1000 m of the centre line. It subtends 180° at the centre. If the height of the bank is 1 m at the lower end, and side slopes 2:1, the earth work involved. (A) 26,000 m3 (B) 26,500 m3 (C) 27,000 m3 (D) 27,500 m

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Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) If the slope of the curve of a mass diagram in the direction of increasing abscissa is downward, it indicates an embankment (B) The vertical distance between a maximum ordinate and the next forward maximum ordinate represents the whole volume of the embankment (C) The vertical distance between a minimum ordinate and the next forward maximum ordinate represents the whole volume of a cutting (D) All the above

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If At is the area of steel cross-section, t is working stress, L is width of road and W is weight of slab per square metre, the spacing of the tie bars for a longitudinal joint, is (A) (100 At × t)/WL (B) 100 At/tWL (C) (100 WAt × t)/tL (D) 100 WL/At t

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According to Highway Research Board of U.S.A. practical land width, is (A) 2.7 m (B) 3.0 m (C) 3.3 m (D) 3.6 m

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Deviation of the actual road gradient from the proposed contour gradient uphill side, involves (A) Embankment on the centre line (B) Excavation on the centre line (C) Earth work on the centre line (D) None of these

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A cantilever beam rectangular in cross-section is subjected to an isolated load at its free end. If the width of the beam is doubled, the deflection of the free end will be changed in the ratio of (A) 8 (B) 1/8 (C) 1/2 (D) 3

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The coefficients of permeability of soils of an unconfined aquifer and another confined aquifer were determined by pumping water from the wells and observing the effect of water table in two test wells at equal distances was found to be equal. The total height of confined aquifer H is given by (A) H = h2 - h1 (B) H = h1 - h2 (C) H = h2 + h1 (D) ½ (h1 + h2)

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Best side slope for most economical trapezoidal section in open channel flow, wherein side slopes are defined by : X horizontal to 1 vertical, is when X equals : (a) 0.404 (b) 0.500 (c) 0.577 (d) 0.673

Description : Best side slope for most economical trapezoidal section in open channel flow, wherein side slopes are defined by : X horizontal to 1 vertical, is when X equals : (a) 0.404 (b) 0.500 (c) 0.577 (d) 0.673

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The catch water drains are provided in the a) Formation in the embankment b) Formation in cutting* c) Zero fills formation d) Steep gradient

Description : The catch water drains are provided in the a) Formation in the embankment b) Formation in cutting* c) Zero fills formation d) Steep gradient

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The minimum width of the pavement of a National Highway should be (A) 4.7 m (B) 5.7 m (C) 6.7 m (D) 7.7 m

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Last Answer : Answer: Option A

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Last Answer : Answer: Option A

If permissible working stresses in steel and concrete are respectively 1400 kg/cm2 and 80 kg/cm2 and modular ratio is 18, in a beam reinforced in tension side and of width 30 cm and having effective depth 46 cm, the lever arms of the section, is (A) 37 cm (B) 38 cm (C) 39 cm (D) 40 cm

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Last Answer : Answer: Option D

The discharge through a channel of trapezoidal section is maximum when (A) Width of channel at the top is equal to twice the width at the bottom (B) Depth of channel is equal to the width at the bottom (C) The sloping side is equal to half the width at the top (D) The sloping side is equal to the width at the bottom

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Last Answer : Answer: Option C

A 250 m goods train takes 50 s to cross a person who is going in the same direction with the speed of 8 km/h. After crossing that person, the train can reach next station in 2 hr. How long that person takes to reach that station after being crossed by them? A) 2 ½ hr B) 5hr C) 3 1/2hr D) 1hr

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Last Answer : (b) 1, 2, 3 and 4

What's the fastest way to cross manhattan from about 60th and madison to the west side highway -- in general, and also during evening rush hour.

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The section modulus of a rectangular section is proportional to (A) Area of the section (B) Square of the area of the section (C) Product of the area and depth (D) Product of the area and width

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Description : The shear force on a simply supported beam is proportional to (A) Displacement of the neutral axis (B) Sum of the forces (C) Sum of the transverse forces (D) Algebraic sum of the transverse forces of the section

Last Answer : (D) Algebraic sum of the transverse forces of the section

Pick up the assumption for the design of a pre-stressed concrete member from the following: (A) A transverse plane section remains a plane after bending (B) During deformation limits, Hook's law is equally applicable to concrete as well as to steel (C) Variation of stress in reinforcement due to changes in external loading is negligible (D) All the above

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The centre to centre spacing formation width for double line section is (a) 4725 mm (b) 5025 (c) 5330* (d) 5500

Description : The centre to centre spacing formation width for double line section is (a) 4725 mm (b) 5025 (c) 5330* (d) 5500

Last Answer : c) 5330*

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Description : Formation width for bank for M.G. double line section is (a) 8.50 m (b) 8.84 m (c) 9.65 m (d) 9.81 m*

Last Answer : (d) 9.81 m*

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Description : Formation width for bank for B.G. double line section is (a) 10.82 m (b) 11.0 m (c) 11.58 m (d) 12.155 m*

Last Answer : (d) 12.155 m*

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Last Answer : (c) 6.25 m*