Description : Most commonly used section in grade aqueducts, is (A) Circular (B) Rectangular (C) Parabolic (D) Horse shoe section
Last Answer : (B) Rectangular
Description : The suitable cross-section of sewers to carry combined flow, is A. Circular B. Egg shaped C. Rectangular D. Horse shoe shaped
Last Answer : ANS: B
Description : Pickup the incorrect statement from the following: (A) The invert of pressure conduit is independent of the grade of the hydraulic gradient line (B) The pressure conduits may be taken uphill ... m (C) Aqueducts and tunnels sections are generally kept circular (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : In olden days the type of section adopted in trunk and out fall sewers was A. Parabolic shaped B. Horse shoe shaped C. Egg shaped D. Circular shaped
Description : For trunk and out-fall, the type of sewers generally used, is A. Standard egg shaped B. Circular shaped C. Horse shoe shaped D. Parabolic shaped
Last Answer : ANS: C
Description : Open channels supported over trestles, are generally known as (A) Raised canals (B) Aqueducts (C) Siphons (D) Flumes
Last Answer : (D) Flumes
Description : Consider the following statements: Percentage of steel for balanced designed of a singly reinforced rectangular section by limit state method depends on (1) Characteristic strength of concrete (2) Yield strength of concrete (3) Modulus of elasticity ... (b) 1, 3 and 4 (c) 1, 2 and 4 (d) 1, 2 and 3
Last Answer : 1,2,4
Description : Distribution of shear intensity over a rectangular section of a beam, follows: (A) A circular curve (B) A straight line (C) A parabolic curve (D) An elliptical curve
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : The highest efficiency is obtained with a channel of __________ section. (A) Circular (B) Square (C) Rectangular (D) Trapezoidal
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : The most efficient cross section of sewers in a separate sewerage system is A. Parabolic B. Circular C. Rectangular D. New egged
Description : The most efficient cross-section of sewers in a combined sewerage system is A. Parabolic B. Circular C. Rectangular D. New egged
Description : The cross section of flywheel arm is 1. I section 2. Rectangular 3. Elliptical 4. Circular
Last Answer : 3. Elliptical
Description : The cross-section of the flywheel arm is, (A) I section (B) Rectangular (C) Elliptical (D) Circular
Last Answer : (C) Elliptical
Description : A furrow cross-section in a country plough is commonly a) Circular b) Triangular c) Rectangular d) Trapezoidal
Last Answer : ans b
Description : The ratio of maximum shear stress to average shear stress is 4/3 in _______ a. circular cross-section b. rectangular cross-section c. square cross-section d. all of the above
Last Answer : a. circular cross-section
Description : A beam is a structural member which is subjected to (a) Axial tension or compression (b) Transverse loads and couples (c) Twisting moment (d) No load, but its axis should be horizontal and x-section rectangular or circular
Last Answer : b) Transverse loads and couples
Description : Multicore cables generally use (a) square conductors (b) circular conductors (c) rectangular conductors (d) sector-shaped conductors (e) none of the above
Last Answer : (d) sector-shaped conductors
Description : Grade aqueducts are not allowed to run (A) Full (B) ¾th full (C) ½full (D) ¼th full
Last Answer : (A) Full
Description : Gravity conduits for carrying water from the source are (A) Canals (B) Flumes (C) Aqueducts (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : If a rectangular pre-stressed beam of an effective span of 5 meters and carrying a total load 3840 kg/m, is designed by the load balancing method, the central dip of the parabolic tendon should be (A) 5 cm (B) 10 cm (C) 15 cm (D) 20 cm
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : For a strongest rectangular beam cut from a circular log, the ratio of the width and depth, is (A) 0.303 (B) 0.404 (C) 0.505 (D) 0.707
Last Answer : (D) 0.707
Description : The minimum number of main steel bars provided in R.C.C. (A) Rectangular columns is 4 (B) Circular columns is 6 (C) Octagonal columns is 8 (D) All the above
Description : The Cipoletti weir is a __________ weir. (A) Rectangular (B) Triangular (C) Trapezoidal (D) Circular
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 : The maximum magnitude of shear stress due to shear force F on a rectangular section of area A at the neutral axis, is (A) F/A (B) F/2A (C) 3F/2A (D) 2F/3A
Last Answer : (C) 3F/2A
Description : The moment of inertia of a rectangular section of width and depth about an axis passing through C.G. and parallel to its width is (A) BD²/6 (B) BD3 /6 (C) BD3 /12 (D) B²D/6
Last Answer : (C) BD3 /12
Description : In plastic analysis, the shape factor for rectangular section, is (A) 1.4 (B) 1.5 (C) 1.6 (D) 1.7
Last Answer : (B) 1.5
Description : The ratio of maximum and average shear stresses on a rectangular section, is (A) 1 (B) 1.25 (C) 1.5 (D) 2.5
Last Answer : (C) 1.5
Description : The section modulus of a rectangular light beam 25 metres long is 12.500 cm3 . The beam is simply supported at its ends and carries a longitudinal axial tensile load of 10 tonnes in addition to a point load of ... 13.33 kg/cm2 compressive (C) 26.67 kg/cm2 tensile (D) 26.67 kg/cm2 compressive
Last Answer : (C) 26.67 kg/cm2 tensile
Description : When a rectangular beam is loaded transversely, the maximum compressive stress develops on (A) Bottom fibre (B) Top fibre (C) Neutral axis (D) Every cross-section
Last Answer : (B) Top fibre
Description : 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
Last Answer : (A) Area of the section
Description : For the same height, the bottom width for no tension, (A) For triangular section is more than rectangular section (B) For rectangular section is more than triangular section (C) For triangular section is same as that of a rectangular section (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) For triangular section is same as that of a rectangular section
Description : The radius of gyration of a rectangular section is not proportional to (A) Square root of the moment of inertia (B) Square root of the inverse of the area (C) Square root of the moment of inertia divided by area of the section (D) None of these
Description : In rectangular columns (cross-section b × h), the core is a (A) Rectangle of lengths b/2 and h/2 (B) Square of length b/2 (C) Rhombus of length h/2 (D) Rhombus of diagonals b/3 and h/3
Last Answer : (D) Rhombus of diagonals b/3 and h/3
Description : 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
Last Answer : (C) 1/2
Description : A rectangular bar of width b and height h is being used as a cantilever. The loading is in a plane parallel to the side b. The section modulus is (A) bh3 /12 (B) bh²/6 (C) b²h/6 (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) b²h/6
Description : is the pre-stressed force applied to the tendon of a rectangular pre-stressed beam whose area of cross section is and sectional modulus is . The maximum stress in the beam, subjected to a maximum bending moment , is (A) f = (P/A) + (Z/M) ... ) + (M/Z) (C) f = (P/A) + (M/Z) (D) f = (P/A) + (M/6Z)
Description : is the pre-stressed force applied to tendon of a rectangular pre-stressed beam whose area of cross section is and sectional modulus is . The minimum stress on the beam subjected to a maximum bending moment is (A) f = (P/A) - (Z/M) (B) f = (A/P) - (M/Z) (C) f = (P/A) - (M/Z) (D) f = (P/A) - (M/6Z)
Description : A river is said to be of uniform section if in its section A) A segment of a circle can be fitted (B) A parabolic section can be fitted (C) A rectangular section can be fitted (D) All the above
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The throat of the section of a control meter is either rectangular or trapezoidal (B) The floor of the control meter throat is almost level (C) The floor of the expanding outlet of the control meter is given a steep slope (D) All the above
Description : The most efficient section of a channel is (A) Triangular (B) Rectangular (C) Square (D) Trapezoidal
Description : The discharge through a channel of rectangular section will be maximum, if (A) Its depth is twice the breadth (B) Its breadth is twice the depth (C) Its depth is thrice the breadth (D) Its breadth is thrice the depth
Description : The most economical section of a rectangular channel is one which has hydraulic mean depth or hydraulic radius equal to (A) Half the depth (B) Half the breadth (C) Twice the depth (D) Twice the breadth
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : If the permissible stress in steel in tension is 140 N/mm², then the depth of neutral axis for a singly reinforced rectangular balanced section will be (A) 0.35 d (B) 0.40 d (C) 0.45 d (D) Dependent on grade of concrete also
Description : For a reinforced concrete section, the shape of shear stress diagram is (A) Wholly parabolic (B) Wholly rectangular (C) Parabolic above neutral axis and rectangular below neutral axis (D) Rectangular above neutral axis and parabolic below neutral axis
Description : What is the distance away from midspan of a plastic hinge if developing in a simply supported beam of rectangular cross-section and span 6 m, subjected to a point load at the centre? (a) Zero (b) 1 m (c) 2 m (d) 3 m
Last Answer : (a) Zero
Description : For a reinforced concrete beam section, the shape of shear stress diagram is (a) Parabolic over the whole section with maximum value at the neutral axis. (b) Parabolic above the neutral axis and rectangular below the neutral axis. (c) Linearly varying as the distance form the N.A. (d) All the above.
Last Answer : (b) Parabolic above the neutral axis and rectangular below the neutral axis.
Description : The effective depth of a singly reinforced rectangular beam is 300mm. the section is over-reinforced and the neutral axis is 120mm below the top. If the maximum stress attained by concrete is 5N/mn2 and the modular ratio ... in the steel will (a) 130N/mm2 (b) 135N/mm2 (c) 160N/mm2 (d) 180N/mm2
Last Answer : (b) 135N/mm2
Description : For an over -reinforced (singly reinforced )rectangular reinforced concrete section (a) The lever arm will be less than that for a balanced section (b) The maximum stress developed by concrete will be equal ... c) The maximum stress developed by steel will be equal to the allowable (d) All the above
Last Answer : (b) The maximum stress developed by concrete will be equal to allowable stress in concrete