Civil Engineering :: UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions
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A pin-jointed truss is loaded as shown in the given figure. The force in member CE is
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What type of noise can be abated by providing lining on walls and ceiling with sound absorbing material?
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Which of the following treatment(s) will be indicated for a rural water supply from a deep groundwater source ?
1. Sedimentation.
2. Alum dosage.
3. Potassium permanganate dosing.
4. Bleaching powder application.
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Maximum gross take-off weight of an aircraft is
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For a circular column having its ends hinged, the slenderness ratio is 160. The l/d ratio of the column is
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A simply supported beam of span 'l' is loaded (as shown in the given figure) with a uniformly varying load of intensity w1/unit length at 'A' to w2/unit length at 'B'. A The shear force at the support 'B' is given by
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In the PERT analysis, which one of the following is followed by the time estimate of activities and probability of either occurrance ?
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The cable for a prestressed concrete simply supported beam subjected to uniformly distributed load over the entire span should ideally be :
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The effort 'P' to be applied horizontally to pull a weight 'W' on a plane inclined at an angle α with the horizontal is given by (tan θ is the coefficient of friction)
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If two triangulation signals of 6.75 m height each, are to be just visible over ground mutually, what is the maximum distance between their locations on the ground surface ?
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placed at the centre of cross-section over the entire span
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B.
placed at some eccentricity over the entire span
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varying linearly from the centre of cross-section at the ends to maximum eccentricity at the middle section
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D.
parabolic with zero eccentricity at the ends and maximum eccentricity at the center of the span
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