Civil Engineering :: UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions
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A cantilever truss with joints labelled as 1, 2, and 3 is shown in the given figure. It carries a - vertical load of 10 kN at joint 2.
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A short bar element of uniform cross-section is subjected to concentrated axial forces at its two ends. The longitudinal stress distribution on the cross-section is uniform at
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When power shovels are operated under different site conditions (in terms of material handled), what is the correct sequence in the increasing order of the ouput for the following materials ?
1. Well - blasted rock
2. Hard and tough clay
3. Poorly blasted rock
4. Moist loam or sand
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In a saturated clay layer undergoing consolidation with single drainage at its top, the pore water pressure would be the maximum at its
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A flownet constructed to determine the seepage through an earth dam which is homogeneous but anisotropic, gave four flow channels and sixteen equipotential drops. The coefficients of permeability in the horizontal and vertical directions are 4 x 10-7 m/s and 1.0 x 10-7 m/s, respectively. If the storage head was 20 m, then the seepage per unit length of the dam (in m3/s) would be
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A roaring rail has which one of the following defects ?
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While aligning a hill road with a ruling gradient of 1 in 20, horizontal curve of radius 80 m is encountered. The compensated gradient on the curve will be
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Stratification of water with depth in reservoir (with free surface) is based on temperature. The dark stagnant cooler water layer is known as
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The following steps are involved in arriving at a unit hydrograph.
1. Estimating the surface runoff in depth.
2. Estimating the surface runoff in volume.
3. Separation of base flow.
4. Dividing surface runoff ordinates by depth of runoff.
The correct sequence of the steps is : -
What type of vibrator is used for concreting thin section as well as heavily reinforced section?