Civil Engineering :: UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions
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A shaft turns at 150 rpm under a torque of 1500 Nm. Power transmitted is
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Consider the following factors :
1. Initial prestress
2. Losses in prestress
3. Depth of cable from extreme compression fibre.
Those which affect the ultimate moment capacity of a prestressed concrete beam would include -
If the stream function is ψ = 2 xy, then the velocity at a point (1, 2) is equal to
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The cantilever frame shown in the given figure is supported by vertical links at B and C and carries loads as shown. The force in the bar AE is
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Two piles, one a bored cast-in-situ pile and another a precast driven pile, both of same length and diameter are constructed in a loose sand deposit. If the bearing capacity of the bored pile is Q1, and that of the precast driven pile is Q2, then which of the following is correct ?
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Two perfectly elastic spheres of equal mass moving in the same direction with their velocities in the ratio 2 : 1 have an impact. After the impact, the two spheres will
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For the design of a simply supported RCC T-beam, the ratio of the effective span to the overall depth of the beam should not exceed
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The typical density in kg/cm (in situ) of well-compacted municipal solid waste in landfill is in the range of
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What is the y-coordinate of the centroid of the area ABCDE shown in the figure given aside ?
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In a plate load test on sandy soil, the test plate of 60 cm x 60 cm undergoes a settlement of 5 mm at a pressure of 12 x 104 N/m2. What will be the expected settlement of 3 m x 3 m footing under same pressure ?