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  1. The stress distribution at a depth beneath a loaded area is determined using Newmark's influence chart which indicates an influence value of 0.005. The number of segments covered by the loaded area in the chart is 20 and the intensity of loading on the area is 10 T/m2. The intensity of stress distribution at that depth is

  2. A.
    1 T/m2
    B.
    2 T/m2
    C.
    5 T/m2
    D.
    10 T/m2

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  3. A two-hinged semicircular arch of radius 'R' carries a concentrated load 'W' at the crown. The horizontal thrust is

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  5. The adjoining figures show funicular diagram and polar diagram for a beam subjected to vertical forces. x is the distance of the pole from the vector line. If x is doubled, then the ordinate in the funicular diagram will be

  6. A.
    doubled
    B.
    halved
    C.
    unaffected
    D.
    tripled

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  7. In a cohesionless soil deposit having a unit weight of 1.5 t/m3and an angle of internal friction of 30° the active and passivelateral earth pressure intensities (in t/m2) at a depth of 10 m will, respectively, be

  8. A.
    15 and
    B.
    5 and 15
    C.
    10 and 20
    D.
    20 and 10

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  9. A three-hinged loaded semicircular arch ACB is shown in the figure given. What is the shearing force at the hinge C ?

  10. A.
    20 kN
    B.
    20 2 kN
    C.
    10 kN
    D.
    10 2 kN

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  11. A clay sample has a void ratio of 0.50 in dry state and specific gravity of solids = 2.70. Its shrinkage limit will be

  12. A.
    12%
    B.
    13.5%
    C.
    18.5%
    D.
    22%

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  13. A catchment has an area of 150 hectares and a run-off/rainfall ratio of 0.40. If due to 10 cm rainfall over the catchment, a stream flow at the catchment outlet lasts for 10 hours, what is the average stream flow in the period ?

  14. A.
    60, 000 m3/hour
    B.
    100 m3/minute
    C.
    3.5 m3/s
    D.
    1.33 m3/s

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  15. The head loss in a pipe of diameter d, carrying oil at a flow rate Q over a distance l is h. The pipe is replaced by another with half the diameter, all other things remaining the same. The head loss in this case will be

  16. A.
    0.5 h
    B.
    2.0 h
    C.
    8.0 h
    D.
    32.0 h

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  17. A very tiny sphere is settling down in a viscous liquid at Reynolds number = 0.2. Its drag coefficient is equal to

  18. A.
    320
    B.
    120
    C.
    80
    D.
    5

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  19. An ascending gradient of 1 in 100 meets a descending gradient of 1 in 50, The length of summit curve required to provide overtaking sight distance of 500 m will be

  20. A.
    938 m
    B.
    781m
    C.
    470 m
    D.
    170 m

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