Civil Engineering :: UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions
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A particle of mass 3 kg moving in a straight line decelerates uniformly from a speed of 40 m/s to 20 m/s in a distance of 300 m. Before it comes to rest, it will travel a further distance pf
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For designing end bearing piles of square cross-section in clays having average unconfmed compressive strength of 6 t/m2, the net ultimate bearing capacity may be taken as
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The side AD of the square block ABCD as shown in the given figure is fixed at the base and it is under a state of simple shear causing shear stress τ and shear strain π, where The distorted shape is AB'C'D. The diagonal strain (linear) will be
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Consider the following statements :
Collision diagram is used to
1. study accident pattern
2. eliminate accidents
3. determine remedial measures
4. make statistical analysis of accidents
Of these statements : -
Consider the following statements :
1. An ascending gradient of 1 in 100 meets an ascending gradient of 1 in 120 to form a Valley curve.
2. A falling gradient of 1 in 25 meets a falling gradient of 1 in 50 to form a summit curve.
3. The length of summit curve is determined on the basis of head light sight distance.
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The rectangular block shown in the given figure is subjected to pure shear to intensity 'q'. If BE represents the i principal plane and the principal stresses are σ1, σ2 ; then the values of θ, σ1 and σ2 will be respectively.
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The maximum energy stored at elastic limit of a material is called
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If the pressure carried by a CBR specimen at 2.5 mm penetration is 3.5 N/mm2, the CBR of the soil is
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A close-coiled helical spring with n coils, mean radius R and diameter d is subjected to an axial load W. What is the compression in the spring ?
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Activated sludge is the