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  1. In highway pavements emulsions are mainly used in :

  2. A.
    surface dressing
    B.
    patching and maintenance operation
    C.
    bitumen macadam
    D.
    asphaltic concrete

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  3. While deriving an expression for loss of head due to a sudden expansion in a pipe, in addition to the continuity and impulse-momentum equations, one of the following assumptions is made :

  4. A.
    Head loss due to friction is equal to the head loss in eddying motion
    B.
    The mean pressure in eddying fluid is equal to the downstream pressure
    C.
    The mean pressure in eddying fluid is equal to the upstream pressure
    D.
    Head lost in eddies is neglected

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  5. A three hinged arch shown in the below figur is quarter of a circle, If the vertical and horizontal components of reaction at A are equal, the value of θ is

  6. A.
    60°
    B.
    45°
    C.
    30°
    D.
    None in (0°, 90°)

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  7. The appropriate field test to determine the insitu undrained shear strength of soft clay is :

  8. A.
    plate load test
    B.
    static cone penetration test
    C.
    standard penetration test
    D.
    vane shear test

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  9. Generally the maximum deflection/span ratio of a steel member should not exceed

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  11. A continuous beam is loaded as shown in the figure below. Assuming a plastic moment capacity equal to MP, the minimum load at which the beam would collapse is

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  13. Delta (Δ) in cm. Duty (D) in hectare Cumec and Base period (B) in days are related as

  14. A.
    Δ = 864 B/D
    B.
    B = 864 D
    C.
    B = 864 Δ/D
    D.
    D = 8.64 B

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  15. The penetration test for bitumen is conduced at a temperature of

  16. A.
    60°C
    B.
    37°C
    C.
    25°C
    D.
    50°C

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  17. If a single pipe of length L and diameter D is to be replaced by three pipes of same material, same length and equal diameter d (d < D), to convey the same total discharge under the same head loss, then d and D are related by

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  19. According to Darcy's law for flow through porous media, the velocity is proportional to

  20. A.
    Effective stress
    B.
    hydraulic gradient
    C.
    cohesion
    D.
    stability number

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