Civil Engineering :: UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions
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What is the type of soil structure having arrangement of soil particles with a 'face to face' or parallel orientation generally recognized as
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In the case of a three-pinned parabolic arch carrying a uniformly distributed load on the entire span, then bending moment will be
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To make certain that the backfill material is more pervious than the soil to be drained, the relationship used in
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A perfect plane frame having n number of members and j number of joints should satisfy the relation
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Which of the following determination are NOT necessary for raw water from a lake for use as source of supply of water for boiler-feed ?
1. Turbidity
2. Bacterial count
3. Iron
4. Hardness.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below : -
A beam of square section of side 'a' is plane in the following way :
Case I: with two sides horizontal
Case II: with a diagonal horizontal
The ratio of the section modulus of Case I that of Case II is -
Consider the following statements :
1. Tests on cement paste to determine initial and final setting times are done at normal consistency condition.
2. Low heat cement has a high percentage to tricalcium aluminate.
3. High early strength portland cement contains a larger percentage of tricalcium silicate and a lower percentage of dicalcium silicate.
Which of these statements are correct ? -
What is the vertical deflection of joint C of the frame shown in figure ?
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Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
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In consolidation testing, curve fitting method is used to determine