Civil Engineering :: UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions
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If an element is subjected to pure shearing stress τxy then the maximum principal stress is equal to
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The wall friction of the retaining wall:
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Consider the following statements :
The salient features of a bar chart over network are that :
1. It is simple to draw and easy to understand.
2. It is unable to depict interdependence of activities.
3. It clearly distinguishes between critical and non-critical activities.
4. It is not possible to crash activities to get optimum and minimum duration of the project.
Which of the following statements given above are correct ? -
Which one of the following is the best method for locating sounding to estimate the dredged material from the harbours ?
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An open channel carrying super critical flow is provided with a smooth expansion along the direction of flow. When no other considerations interfere, then the water surface.
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A sewer is laid from a manhole A to a manhole B, 250 m apart along a downward gradient of 1 in 250. If the reduced level of the invert at A is 205.75 m and the height of the boring rod is 3 m, then, reduced level of the sight rail at B, is
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A body of mass 4 kg moving at 12 m/s collides with another body of mass 8 kg and adheres to it. The resultant velocity of the total mass in m/s will be
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A soil sample is having a specific gravity of 2.60 and a void ratio of 0.78. The water content in percentage required to fully saturate the soil at the void ratio would be
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A rectangular channel carries a discharge of 5 m3/s. The channel is 2 m wide. What is the critical depth of the flow ?
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The discharge per unit drawdown at the well is known as :