A body is said to be in equilibrium if __
Anonymous Quiz
6%
a) it moves horizontally
6%
b) it moves vertically
68%
c) it rotates about its C.G
19%
d) None of these
If the Euler load for a steel column is 1000 kN and crushing load is 1500 kN, the Rankine
load is equal to
load is equal to
Anonymous Quiz
26%
a) 2500 kN
30%
b) 1500kN
16%
c) 1000kN
29%
d) 600 kN
Large parts of Northern India lying north of Vindhya-satpura range in the Indo-Gangetic and Brahmaputra flood plains are covered by
Anonymous Quiz
9%
a) the colluvial soils
19%
b) the aeolian soils
67%
c) the alluvial soils
4%
d) the talus soils
which one of the following is a method of wet mechanical analysis of a fine-grained material?
Anonymous Quiz
16%
a) partial sedimentation
32%
b) sedimentation into dirty water
37%
c) observation of partial sedimented soil
16%
d) elutriation
According to Highway Research Board (HRB) classification system, which one of the following is NOT relevant for dependency of group index of soil?
Anonymous Quiz
49%
a) The amount of material passing the 75-micron IS sieve
10%
b) the liquid limit
7%
c) the plastic limits
35%
d) The shrinkage limit
Yield line theory results in
Anonymous Quiz
37%
a) elastic solution
31%
b) lower bound solution
27%
c) upper bound solution
5%
d) unique solution
The recommended imposed load on staircase in residential buildings as per IS 875 is
Anonymous Quiz
11%
a) 5.0 kN/m2
45%
b) 3.0 kN/m2
40%
c) 1. 5 kN/m2
4%
d) 1.3 kN/step
Accepted relationship between tread and riser incase of staircase design is
Anonymous Quiz
7%
a) Riser x Tread = 60,000 mm.2
61%
b) 2 x Riser + Tread = 600 mm
19%
c) Riser + Tread = 600 mm
13%
d) 2 x Tread + Riser = 60 mm
For composite steel beam and RCC-slab floor construction
Anonymous Quiz
25%
a) the grade of concrete has to be M20 for the composite action to be satisfactory
51%
b) the longitudinal reinforcement of the slab has to be welded to the beam to develop monolithicity
7%
c) a notch is made in the slab to house the upper flange of the beam
17%
d) shear connectors are provided to develop the composite action
When HYSD bars are used in place of mild steel bars in beam, the bond strength
Anonymous Quiz
9%
a. Does not change
76%
b. Increases
13%
c. Decreases
3%
d. Becomes zero