Civil Engineering :: UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions
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The defect which develops due to uncontrolled and non-uniform loss of moisture from wood is known as which one of the following ?
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Consider the following statements in respect of the critical depth of flow in a prismatical rectangular channel:
1. For known specific emergy, discharge is minimum.
2. For known discharge, the specific energy is minimum.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? -
On the basis of the data given in the following figures, the bending moment under the load would work out to
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What is the innermost portion of approach zone which is the most critical portion from obstruction viewpoint, called ?
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A circular plate 100 mm diameter is welded to another plate by means of 6 mm fillet weld. If the permissible shearing stress in the weld equals 10 kg/mm2, then the greatest twisting moment that can be resisted by the weld will be
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A fixed beam is subjected to ment M0 as shown in the figure. The fixed end moments will be :
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Consider the following steps :
1. Driving sheet piles surrounding a vibration-receiving structure.
2. Digging a trench around a source of vibration.
3. Placing rubber mountings between a machine causing vibration and its base. Active isolation of vibration can be achieved by -
Two reservoirs at different surface elevations are connected by a set of two pipes A and B of same diameter and length in parallel. If the friction factor of A is 4 times that of the pipe B, what is the ratio of the discharge in A to that in B ?
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Which of the following should be employed to provide lateral support to the beams ?
1. Bracing of compression flanges.
2. Shear connectors.
3. Bracing of tension flanges
4. Embedding compression flanges into R.C.C. slab.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :