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A $6$ m long simply-supported beam is prestressed as shown in the figure.The beam carries a uniformly distributed load of $6$ kN/m over its entire span. If the effective ...

A prismatic propped cantilever beam of span $L$ and plastic moment capacity $M_p$ is subjected to a concentrated load at its mid-span. If the collapse load of the beam is...

The value (up to two decimal places) of a line integral $\int_C \overrightarrow{F}(\overrightarrow{r}) . d\overrightarrow{r}$, for $ \overrightarrow{F}(\overrightarrow{r...

A level instrument at a height of $1.320$ m has been placed at a station having a Reduced Level (RL) of $112.565$ m. The instrument reads $-2.835$ m on a levelling staff ...

A car follows a slow moving truck (travelling at a speed of $10$ m/s) on a two-lane two-way highway. The car reduces its speed to $10$ m/s and follows the truck maintaini...

In a $5$ m wide rectangular channel, the velocity $u$ distribution in the vertical direction $y$ is given by $u=1.25 y^{\frac{1}{6}}$. The distance $y$ is measured from t...

Three soil specimens (Soil $1$, Soil $2$ and Soil $3$), each $150$ mm long and $100$ mm diameter, are placed in series in a instant head flow set-up as shown in the figur...

A $3$ m high vertical earth retaining wall retains a dry granular backfill with angle of internal friction of $30^{\circ}$ and unit weight of $20 \: kN/m^3$. If the wall...

A singly-reinforced rectangular concrete beam of width $30$ mm and effective depth $400$ mm is to be designed using $M25$ grade concrete and $Fe500$ grade reinforcing ste...

Four bolts P, Q, R and S of equal diameter are used for a bracket subjected to a load of $130$ kN as shown in the figure.The force in bolt P is$32.50$ kN$69.32$ kN$82.50$...

Two rigid bodies of mass $5$ kg and $4$ kg are at rest on a frictionless surface until acted upon by a force of $36$ N as shown in the figure. The contact force generated...

The rank of the following matrix is $\\ \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 1 & 0 & -2 \\ 2 & 0 & 2 & 2 \\ 4 & 1 & 3 & 1 \end{pmatrix}$$1$$2$$3$$4$

The Laplace transform $F(s)$ of the exponential function, $f(t) = e^{at}$ when $t \geq 0$, where $a$ is a constant and $(s-a) >0$, is$\dfrac{1}{s+a} \\$$\dfrac{1}{s-a} \\...

The intensity of irrigation for the $\textit{kharif}$ season is $50 \%$ for an irrigation project with culturable command area of $50,000 $ hectares. The duty for the $\t...

A fillet weld is simultaneously subjected to factored normal and shear stresses of $120$ MPa and $50$ MPa, respectively. As per $\text{ IS }800:2007$, the equivalent stre...

A reinforced-concrete slab with effective depth of $80$ mm is simply supported at two opposite ends on $230$ mm thick masonry walls. The centre-to-centre distance between...

Probability (up to one decimal place) of consecutively picking $3$ red balls without replacement from a box containing $5$ red balls and $1$ white ball is ___________

The initial concavity in the load-penetration curve of a CBR test is NOT due touneven top surfacehigh impact at start of loadinginclined penetration plungersoft top layer...

As per $\text{IRC:}37-2012$, in order to control subgrade rutting in flexible pavements, the parameter to be considered ishorizontal tensile strain at the bottom of bitum...

Peak Hour Factor (PHF) is used to represent the proportion of peak sub-hourly traffic flow within the peak hour. If $15$-minute sub-hours are considered, the theoreticall...

In the figures, Group I represents the atmospheric temperature profiles (P, Q, R and S) and Group II represents dispersion of pollutants from a smoke stack $(1, 2, 3$ and...

For a given discharge in an open channel, there are two depths which have the same specific energy. These two depths are known asalternate depthscritical depthsnormal dep...

Dupuit's assumptions are valid forartesian aquiferconfined aquiferleaky aquiferunconfined aquifer

The clay mineral, whose structural units are held together by potassium bond isHalloysiteIlliteKaoliniteSmectite

Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?When the water content of soil lies between its liquid limit and plastic limit, the soil is said to be in plastic sta...

The contact pressure and settlement distribution for a footing are shown in the figure.The figure corresponds to arigid footing on a granular soilflexible footing on a g...

A flownet below a dam consists of $24$ equipotential drops and $7$ flow channels. The difference between the upstream the upstream and downstream water levels is $6$ m. T...

A vertical load of $10$ kN acts on a hinge located at a distance of $L/4$ from the roller support Q of a beam of length $L$ (see figure).The vertical reaction at support ...

A structural member subjected to compression, has both translation and rotation restrained at one end, while only translation is restrained at the other end. As per $\tex...

The setting time of cement is determined usingLe Chatelier apparatusBriquette testing apparatusVicat apparatusCasagrande's apparatus

All the members of the planar truss (see figure), have the same properties in terms of area of cross-section (A) and modulus of elasticity (E).For the loads shown on the ...

A probability distribution with right skew is shown in the figure.The correct statement for the probability distribution isMean is equal to modeMean is greater than media...

The graph of a function $f(x)$ is shown in the figure.For $f(x)$ to be a valid probability density function, the value of $h$ is$1/3$$2/3$$1$$3$