Description : An ideal transition curve is (A) Cubic parabola (B) Cubic spiral (C) Clothoid spiral (D) True spiral
Last Answer : (C) Clothoid spiral
Description : The ideal shape of a transition curve, is (A) Clothoid (B) Cubic spiral (C) Cubic parabola (D) Lamniscate
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : The properties of autogenous curve for automobiles are given by (A) True spiral (B) Cubic parabola (C) Bernoulli's Lemniscate (D) Clothoid spiral
Last Answer : (C) Bernoulli's Lemniscate
Description : An ideal horizontal transition curve is a (a) Parabola (b) Circle (c) Clothoid spiral (d) Hyperbola
Last Answer : (c) Clothoid spiral
Description : The type of transition curves generally provided on hill roads, is (A) Circular (B) Cubic parabola (C) Lemniscate (D) Spiral
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : The stress-strain curve concrete in compression follows [ A ] a straight line [ B ] a rectangular parabolic curve [ C ] a semi circular arc [ D ] a cubic parabola
Last Answer : [ B ] a rectangular parabolic curve
Description : .For a fixed beam with UDL,the free moment diagram represent a a.rectangle b.parabola c.triangle d.cubic curve
Last Answer : b.parabola
Description : The shape of a vertical curve, is (A) Parabolic (B) Elliptical (C) Circular (D) Spiral
Description : Isotherm on an enthalpy-concentration diagram, for an ideal solution will be a (A) Straight line (B) Sine curve (C) Parabola (D) Hyperbola
Last Answer : (A) Straight line
Description : The moment diagram for a cantilever carrying linearly varying load from zero at its free end and to maximum at the fixed end will be a (A) Triangle (B) Rectangle (C) Parabola (D) Cubic parabola
Last Answer : (D) Cubic parabola
Description : The moment diagram for a cantilever which is subjected to a uniformly distributed load will be a (A) Triangle (B) Rectangle (C) Parabola (D) Cubic parabola
Last Answer : (C) Parabola
Description : The moment diagram for a cantilever carrying a concentrated load at its free end, will be (A) Triangle (B) Rectangle (C) Parabola (D) Cubic parabola
Last Answer : (A) Triangle
Description : Shear force for a cantilever carrying a uniformly distributed load over its length, is (A) Triangle (B) Rectangle (C) Parabola (D) Cubic parabola
Last Answer : (B) Rectangle
Description : The moment diagram for a cantilever whose free end is subjected to a bending moment, will be a (A) Triangle (B) Rectangle (C) Parabola (D) Cubic parabola
Description : An ideal vertical curve to join two gradients, is (A) Circular (B) Parabolic (C) Elliptical (D) Hyperbolic
Last Answer : (B) Parabolic
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) For a uniformly distributed load, the shear force varies linearly (B) For a uniformly distributed load, B.M. curve is a parabola (C) For a load varying linearly, the shear force curve is a parabola (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : A heavy string attached at two ends at same horizontal level and when central dip is very small approaches the following curve (A) Catenary (B) Parabola (C) Hyperbola (D) Elliptical
Last Answer : (B) Parabola
Description : The standard equation of a cubical spiral transition curve provided on roads, is (A) y = l²/6RL (B) y = x3 /6RL (C) y = x2 /6RL (D) y = x/6RL
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : The standard equation of a cubic parabolic transition curve provided on roads, is (A) y = x3 /6 RL (B) y = x/6 RL (C) y = l²/6 RL (D) y = l3 /6 RL
Description : A boy sitting in a train moving with a uniform velocity drops a coin outside. A man standing outside the train will find the trajectory of the coin to be - (1) a parabola (2) a horizontal straight line (3) a vertical straight line (4) a circle
Last Answer : (1) a parabola Explanation: Parabola, because when the coin is dropped at a particular point, it has the same velocity as the running train. So, by Newton's first law, it continues its motion horizontally with that velocity.
Description : For any part of a beam subjected to uniformly distributed load, bending moment diagram is (a) Horizontal straight line (b) Vertical straight line (c) Line inclined to x-axis (d) Parabola
Last Answer : d) Parabola
Description : For any part of a beam subjected to uniformly distributed load, Shear force diagram is (a) Horizontal straight line (b) Vertical straight line (c) Line inclined to x-axis (d) Parabola
Last Answer : (c) Line inclined to x-axis
Description : For any part of a beam between two concentrated load, Bending moment diagram is a (a) Horizontal straight line (b) Vertical straight line (c) Line inclined to x-axis (d) Parabola
Description : 7-For any part of the beam, between two concentrated load Shear force diagram is a (a) Horizontal straight line (b) Vertical straight line (c) Line inclined to x-axis (d) Parabola
Last Answer : Na
Description : To a person standing on shore, an object dropped from the mast of a passing sailboat will trace what path, assuming negligible air resistance. Is it: w) vertical straight line x) slanted straight line y) parabola z) hyperbola
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- PARABOLA
Description : The parabola is defined mathematically as a curve generated by a point that moves suchthat its distance from the focus is always__________the distance to the directrix a.larger than b.smaller than c.equal to d.none of the above
Last Answer : c.equal to
Description : The tangent at any point P of a curve C meeta the x-axis at Q whose abscissa is positive and OP = OQ where O is origin, if C is a family of parabola h
Last Answer : The tangent at any point P of a curve C meeta the x-axis at Q whose abscissa is positive and OP = OQ ... , then find value of `(4(alpha+beta))/a` ?
Description : Which of the following represents the plot of filtrate volume versus time for constant pressure filtration? (A) Parabola (B) Straight line (C) Hyperbola (D) Exponential curve
Last Answer : (A) Parabola
Description : Graph of p against 1⁄V is A. curve B. straight line C. parabola D. hyperbola
Last Answer : straight line
Description : To determine the coefficients of the equation – two end-points and the two tangentvectors. This statement is true for which of the following? a.B-spline curve b.Hermite Cubic Spline Curve c.Beizer curve d.none of the above
Last Answer : b.Hermite Cubic Spline Curve
Description : To determine the coefficients of the equation – two end-points and the two tangentvectors. This statement is true for which of the following a.B-spline curve b.Hermite Cubic Spline Curve c.Beizer curve d.none of the above
Description : What is the polarization of a discone antenna? A. Vertical B. Horizontal C. Circular D. Spiral
Last Answer : A. Vertical
Description : If +0.8% grade meets -0.7% grade and the rate of change of grade for 30 m distance is 0.05, the length of the vertical curve will be (A) 600 m (B) 700 m (C) 800 m (D) 900 m
Last Answer : (D) 900 m
Description : 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 ... and the next forward maximum ordinate represents the whole volume of a cutting (D) All the above
Description : The curve composed of two arcs of different radii having their centres on the opposite side of the curve, is known (A) A simple curve (B) A compound curve (C) A reverse curve (D) A vertical curve
Last Answer : (C) A reverse curve
Description : Over-turning of vehicles on a curve can be avoided by using (A) Compound curve (B) Vertical curve (C) Reverse curve (D) Transition curve
Last Answer : (D) Transition curve
Description : ferent grades are joined together by a (A) Compound curve (B) Transition curve (C) Reverse curve (D) Vertical curve
Last Answer : (D) Vertical curve
Description : If N is deviation angle the length L of a parabolic vertical curve for overtaking sight distance S, is (A) NS²/9.6 if L > S (B) NS²/9.6 if L < S (C) 2S - 9.6/N if L < S (D) Both (A) and (C)
Description : When an up gradient of a highway meets a downgrade, the vertical curve provided, is known as (A) Valley curve (B) Sag curve (C) Summit curve (D) All the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : If the rate of change of grade permitted along a vertical curve is r and total change of grade is g%, the length L of the curve to be provided, is (A) L = (r × 100/g) m (B) L = (g × 100/r) m (C) L = (r + g) × 100m (D) L = [100/(r + g)] m
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. The width of the right-of-way is decided so as to accommodate (A) Formation width (B) Side slopes (C) Horizontal curve (D) Vertical curve
Description : The maximum distance of the apex of a vertical curve of length L from the point of intersection of two grades + g1%, and - g2% (g1 > g2), is (A) L(g - g (B) L(g - g (C) L(g g (D) L(g - g
Description : If N is deviation angle, the length L, of a parabolic vertical curve for safe stopping distance S, is (A) NS²/4.4 if L > S (B) 2S - 4.4/N if L < S (C) 2S - 4.4/N if L > S (D) Both (a) and (b)
Description : The type of curves generally provided on highways, is (A) Critical curve (B) Transition curve (C) Vertical curve (D) All the above
Description : On a grading curve, the gap grading is represented by (A) A horizontal line (B) A vertical line (C) N.W. inclined line (D) N.E. inclined line
Description : The vertical distance between the springing line and highest point of the inner curve of an arch is known as (A) Intrados (B) Rise (C) Spandril (D) Extrados
Description : A 3% downgrade curve is followed by a 1% upgrade curve and rate of change of grade adopted is 0.1% per 20 m length. The length of the respective vertical curve is : (a) 800 m (b) 200 m (c) 100 m (d) 400 m
Last Answer : (a) 800 m
Description : In an ideal transition curve, the radius of curvature (A) Is constant (B) At any point is directly proportional to its distance from the point of commencement (C) Is inversely proportional to the radius of main curve (D) Is directly proportional to the radius of main curve
Description : The degree of the curve is independent of the number of control points in _____ a.Hermite cubic spline curve b.Bezier curve c.B-spline curve d.Hyperbola
Last Answer : c.B-spline curve