Civil Engineering :: UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions
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The role of superplasticizer in a cement paste is to
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For stability analysis of slopes of purely cohesive soils, the critical centre is taken to lie at the intersection of
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A prismatic bar of uniform cross-sectional area of 5 cm2 is subjected to axial loads as shown in the given figure. Portion BC is subjected to an axial stress of
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Which one of the following methods would give accurate results in determining the direction of the observer's meridian ?
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In a truss work as shown in the figure given above, what is the force induced in the member DE ?
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The process by which a mass of saturated soil is caused by external forces to suddenly lose its shear strength and to behave as a fluid is called
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In steady laminar flow of a liquid through a circular pipe of internal diameter D, carrying a constant discharge, the hydraulic gradient is inversely proportional to
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A pipe line, 2000 m long, carries water. Velocity of propagation of pressure wave is 1000 m/s. If the valve at the low stream end is instantaneously closed at time, t = 0, negative water hammer pressure at the valve will last for
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Consider the following statements related to triaxial test :
1. Failure occurs along pre-determined plane.
2. Intermediate and minor principal stresses are equal.
3. Volume changes can be measured.
4. Field conditions can be simulated.
Of these statements : -
What is the magnitude of the force in the member BD in the figure given above ?