Description : A vessel of 4 m3 contains oil which weighs 30 kN. The specific weight of the oil is (A) 4.5 kN/m3 (B) 6 kN/m3 (C) 7.5 kN/m3 (D) 10 kN/m3
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : The specific weight of water in S.I. units is taken as (A) 9.81 kN/m3 (B) 9.81 × 103 N/m3 (C) 9.81 × 10-6 N/mm3 (D) Any one of these
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : Specific weight of Reinforced cement concrete is [ A ] 24 N/m3 [ B ] 24 kN/m3 [ C ] 25 N/m3 [ D ] 25 kN/m3
Last Answer : [ D ] 25 kN/m3
Description : An odd shaped body weighing 7.5 kg and occupying 0.01 m3 volume will be completely submerged in a fluid having specific gravity of (A) 1 (B) 1.2 (C) 0.8 (D) 0.75
Description : A soil has a bulk density of 22 kN/m3 and water content 10 %. The dry density of soil is (A) 18.6 kN/m3 (B) 20.0 kN/m3 (C) 22.0 kN/m3 (D) 23.2 kN/m3
Last Answer : (B) 20.0 kN/m3
Description : Unit weight of P.C.C . in kN/m3 is (a) 24 KN/m3 (b) 25 kN/m3 (c) 20kN/m3 (d) 26 kN/m3
Last Answer : (a) 24 KN/m3
Description : The unit weight of cement in kN/m3 (a) 25 kN/m3 (b) 24 kN/m3 (c) 20 kN/m3 (d) 16 kN/m3
Last Answer : (d) 16 kN/m3
Description : The specific gravity of diesel oil is a. 1 b. 0.85 c. 0.5 d. 0.7
Last Answer : ANSWER b. 0.85
Description : If 850 kg liquid occupies volume of one cubic meter, men 0.85 represents its (A) Specific weight (B) Specific mass (C) Specific gravity (D) Specific density
Description : PROBLEM EA Sample of moist soil has a water content of 20.0% and the moist unit weight of 21.09 KN/cu.meter. The specific gravity of the soil is 2.75. Compute the degree of saturation and the value of porosity?
Last Answer : two seconds
Description : The bulk density of aggregates , is (a) kN/m3 (b) Kg/1tr (c) g/cm3 (d) All the above.
Last Answer : (b) Kg/1tr
Description : (4) water and petrol are immiscible with each other and petrol which forms the upper layer continues to burn Explanation: Water is not effective in extinguishing a fire caused by petrol because water and ... . Water cannot generally be used to extinguish a gasoline fire, unless used in a fine mist.
Last Answer : "All the four quantum numbers of two electrons in an atom are not the same." It is the law of (1) Hund’s (2) Exclusion Principle of Pauli (3) Uncertainty Principle of Giesenberg (4) Avogadro’s law
Description : The kinematic viscosity of an oil (in stokes) whose specific gravity is 0.95 and viscosity 0.011 poise, is (A) 0.0116 stoke (B) 0.116 stoke (C) 0.0611 stoke (D) 0.611 stoke
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : 19. The density of a liquid in kg/m3 is numerically equal to its specific gravity. A) True B) False
Last Answer : A
Description : The intensity of active earth pressure at a depth of 10 metres in dry cohesionless sand with an angle of internal friction of 30° and with a weight of 1.8 t/m3 , is (A) 4 t/m2 (B) 5 t/m2 (C) 6 t/m2 (D) 7 t/m2
Description : The pressure intensity in kN/m2 (or kPa) at any point in a liquid is (where w = Specific weight of liquid, and h = Depth of liquid from the surface) (A) w (B) wh (C) w/h (D) h/w
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : A compacted soil sample using 10% moisture content has a weight of 200 g and mass unit weight of 2.0 g/cm3 . If the specific gravity of soil particles and water are 2.7 and 1.0, the degree of saturation of the soil is (A) 11.1 % (B) 55.6 % (C) 69.6 % (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) 55.6 %
Description : The specific gravity of quartz, is (A) 2.65 (B) 2.72 (C) 2.85 (D) 2.90
Last Answer : (A) 2.65
Description : The specific gravity of Calcite is (A) 2.65 (B) 2.72 (C) 2.85 (D) 2.90
Description : A uniform body 3 m long, 2 m wide and 1 m deep floats in water. If the depth of immersion is 0.6 m, then the weight of the body is (A) 3.53 kN (B) 33.3 kN (C) 35.3 kN (D) None of these
Description : Specific gravity of diesel oil is (A) 0.84 (B) 1.14 (C) 2.7 (D) 3.8.
Last Answer : Ans: A
Description : The specific gravity of petrol is about a. 0.65 b. 0.75 c. 0.85 d. 0.95
Last Answer : ANSWER b. 0.75
Description : Specific gravity of milk fat is ? a 0.85 b 0.08 c 0.93 d 0.76
Last Answer : c 0.93
Description : 149 The power transmitted through a pipe is (where w = Specific weight in N/m3 , and Q = Discharge in m 3 /s) (A) w × Q × H (B) w × Q × hf (C) w × Q (H - hf ) (D) w × Q (H + hf )
Description : What is the refractive index of an ionospheric layer with 100x105 free electrons per m3 ? Assume frequency to be at 20 MHz. A. 0.99 B. 0.15 C. 0.78 D. 0.85
Last Answer : A. 0.99
Description : Hot water (0.01 m3 /min) enters the tube side of a counter current shell and tube heat exchanger at 80°C and leaves at 50°C. Cold oil (0.05 m3 /min) of density 800 kg/m3 and specific heat of ... mean temperature difference in °C is approximately (A) 32 (B) 37 (C) 45 (D) 50
Last Answer : (A) 32
Description : A vehicle suspension system consists of a spring and a damper. The stiffness of the spring is 3.6 kN/m and the damping constant of the damper is 400 Ns/m. If the mass is 50 kg, then the damping factor (d ) and damped natural ... .19 Hz b) 0.471 and 7.48 Hz c) 0.666 and 1.35 Hz d) 0.666 and 8.50 Hz
Last Answer : a) 0.471 and 1.19 Hz
Description : A partially saturated sample of soil has a unit weight of 2.0 g/cm3 and specific gravity of soil particles is 2.6. If the moisture content in the soil is 20%, the degree of saturation is (A) 20 % (B) 77 % (C) 92 % (D) None of these
Description : A piece of wood having weight 5 kg floats in water with 60% of its volume under the liquid. The specific gravity of wood is (A) 0.83 (B) 0.6 (C) 0.4 (D) 0.3
Description : A piece of metal of specific gravity 7 floats in mercury of specific gravity 13.6. What fraction of its volume is under mercury? (A) 0.5 (B) 0.4 (C) 0.515 (D) 0.5
Description : Utilizing the answer to the previous problem, estimate the overall or average increase in temperature ( ΔT) of the concrete roof from the energy absorbed from the sun during a12hour day. Assume that all of the radiation absorbed goes into ... °C b. 8.9°C c. 9.9°C d. 10.9°C formula: ΔQ = m c ΔT
Last Answer : 7.9 °C
Description : The minerals having specific gravity less than — g/cm3 are considered as light minerals. a. 2.85 b. 3.55 c. 2.3 d. 3.55
Last Answer : a. 2.85
Description : For a catchment area of 120 km², the equilibrium discharge in m3/hour of a Scurve obtained by the summation of 6 hour unit hydro graph is (A) 0.2 × 106 (B) 0.6 × 106 (C) 2.4 × 106 (D) 7.2 × 10
Description : 260 g of wet soil was taken in a pycnometer jar of weight 400 g in order to find the moisture content in the soil, with specific gravity of soil particles 2.75. The weight of soil and remaining water filled in pycnometer without air ... is (A) 24.2 % (B) 18.2 % (C) 53.8 % (D) None of these
Description : A bed of spherical particles (specific gravity 2.5) of uniform size 1500 μm is 0.5 m in diameter and 0.5 m high. In packed bed state, the porosity may be taken as 0.4. Ergun's equation for the above fluid-particle system ... What is the porosity of the fluidised bed? (A) 0.2 (B) 0.5 (C) 0.7 (D) 0.8
Last Answer : (C) 0.7
Description : Compare water and oil of specific gravity 0.8 on the basis of density & viscosity.
Last Answer : Here it is not possible to find out viscosity
Description : The total weight of a pycnometer with water and oven dried soil 20 (g) is 1600 g. The pycnometer filled with water alone weighs 1500 g. The specific gravity of the soil, is (A) 1.0 (B) 1.5 (C) 2.0 (D) 2.5
Last Answer : (C) 2.0
Description : For determine the specific gravity of soil solids, using a pycnometer of 500 cc., the following data is available : Weight of dry empty pycnometer = 125 g Weight of dried soil and pycnometer = 500 g Weight of dried soil and distilled ... of soil solids, is (A) 2.0 (B) 2.25 (C) 2.50 (D) 2.75
Last Answer : (C) 2.50
Description : A soil mass coated with a thin layer of paraffin weighs 460 g. When immersed, it displaces 299 cc of water. The weight of paraffin is 10 g. If specific gravity of solids is 2.5 and that of paraffin 0.9, the void ratio of soil, is (A) 0.55 (B) 0.60 (C) 0.65 (D) 0.70
Description : A soil sample of mass specific gravity 1.92 has moisture content 30%. If the specific gravity of solids is 2.75, the degree of saturation, is (A) 95.4 % (B) 95.5 % (C) 95.6 % (D) 95.7 %
Last Answer : Option D
Description : A piece weighing 3 kg in air was found to weigh 2.5 kg when submerged in water. Its specific gravity is (A) 1 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) 6
Description : A simply supported beam 6 m long and of effective depth 50 cm, carries a uniformly distributed load 2400 kg/m including its self weight. If the lever arm factor is 0.85 and permissible tensile stress of steel is 1400 kg/cm2 ... area of steel required, is (A) 14 cm (B) 15 cm2 (C) 16 cm2 (D) 17 cm
Description : A vehicle suspension system consists of a spring and a damper. The stiffness of the spring is 3.6 kN/m and the damping constant of the damper is 400 Ns/m. If the mass is 50 kg, then the damping factor (d ) and damped natural ... , are a) 0.471 and 1.19 Hz b) 0.471 and 7.48 Hz c) 0.666 and 1.35 Hz
Description : A cannon of weight 10 tonnes fires a shell of 50 kg with a muzzle velocity of 900 m/sec at an angle of 30?. The time taken for the shell to emerge from the barrel is 0.004 sec. The velocity of the cannon would be a.3.9 m/sec b.7.8 m/sec c.8.95 m/sec d.1.95 m/sec e.5.85 m/sec
Last Answer : a. 3.9 m/sec
Description : What is the specific weight of water at standard condition? (Formula: γ = ρg / k) a. 1000 kgm/m3 b. 9.8066 m/s2 c. 1000 kgf/m3 d. None of the above
Last Answer : 1000 kgf/m3
Description : A saturated soil sample has water content of 40% and specific gravity of soil particles 2.7. The void ratio of the soil, is (A) 0.4 (B) 0.52 (C) 1.08 (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) 1.08
Description : The porosity of a certain soil sample was found to be 80% and its specific gravity was 2:7; the critical hydraulic gradient will be estimated as (a) 0.34 (b) 0.92 (c) 1.0 (d) 1.5
Last Answer : (a) 0.34
Description : A single rolling load of 8 kN rolls along a girder of 15 m span. The absolute maximum bending moment will be (A) 8 kN.m (B) 15 kN.m (C) 30 kN.m (D) 60 kN.m
Last Answer : (C) 30 kN.m
Description : A water tank contains 1.3 m deep water. The pressure exerted by the water per metre length of the tank is (A) 2.89 kN (B) 8.29 kN (C) 9.28 kN (D) 28.9 kN
Description : If the cohesive force (c), is 1.5 t/m2 , the density ) of the soil is 2.0 t/m3 , factor of safety (F) is 1.5 and stability factor (Sn) is 0.05, the safe height of a slope, is (A) 5 metres (B) 8 metres (C) 10 metres (D) 12 metres
Last Answer : (C) 10 metres