Civil Engineering :: UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions
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Consider the following statements :
I: To insert a 28 mm nominal diameter rivet, 29.5 mm rivet hole is made.
II: Provision is made to allow temperature expansion of the bolt. -
Consider the following statements :
A : For beams, I-sections are more economical than rectangular section.
R : Most of the material is concentrated away from the centroid.
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Two different granular soils are placed in a permeameter tube and flow is allowed to take place under a constant total head. The total head and pressure head at point A in centimeters, are respectively.
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General shrinkage in cement concrete is caused by
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The distribution system configuration shown in the following figure is called
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The phenomenon of reflection cracking is observed in which of the following ?
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What are the gases produced by landfills primarily comprised of?
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Consider the following statements regarding specific energy of flow in an open channel :
1. There is only one specific energy curve for a given channel.
2. Alternate depths are the depths of flow at which the specific energy is the same.
3. Critical flow occurs when the specific energy is minimum.
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A motor shaft rotating with a speed of 90 rpm decelerates uniformly when the motor is switched off and stops in 40 sec. The number of revolutions made by the shaft in this time would be