Civil Engineering :: UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions
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Which one of the following is not essential to derive the formula used in constructing a synthetic unit hydrograph ?
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In an aerial puhotogrammetric survey, if the exposure interval is 20 seconds to cover ground distance of 1000 m between exposures, what would be the ground speed of the aircraft ?
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The head over a 90° V-notch weir increases from 0.15 m to 0.3 m. The ratio of new discharge to the original discharge is, nearly equal to
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Consider the following statements with ragard to crack formation and its control:
1. The surface width of the crack should not, in general, exceed 0.30 mm for structures not subjected to aggressive environment.
2. When depth of web in a beam exceeds 750 mm, side face reinforcement @ 0.1 percent of web area should be provided on each face.
3. The nominal spacing of main bars in a slab should not exceed three times the effective depth of a solid slab or 300 mm, whichever is smaller.
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A rigid bar is supported by a spring as shown in the given figure.
The deflection of the point B will be -
Undrained strength of a clay soil can be obtained by conducting which of the following tests ?
1. UC test
2. Vane sheer test
3. Cyclic triaxial test
4. Slow direct sheer test
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Which one of the following is the nominal size of standard modular brick ?
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What is the ratio of rate of back-washing to that of filtration in a typical rapid sand filter ?
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A point in an element is stressed as shown in the given figure. What is the value of normal stress on the oblique plane BE ?