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A cable PQ of length $25$ m is supported at two ends at the same level as shown in the figure. The horizontal distance between the supports is $20$ m. A point load of $15...
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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...
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An $8$ m long simply-supported elastic beam of rectangular cross-section ($100$ mm $\times 200 $mm) is subjected to a uniformly distributed load of $10$ kN/m over its ent...
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A prismatic beam P-Q-R of flexural rigidity $EI = 1 \times 10^4 kNm^2$ is subjected to a momemnt of $180 kNm$ at Q as shown in the figureThe rotation at Q (in rad. up to ...
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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...
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The compression curve (void ratio $e$ vs. effective stress, $\sigma_v^{\text{'}}$ for a certain clayey soil is a straight line in a semi-logarithmic plot and it passes th...
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The total horizontal and vertical stresses at a point X in a saturated sandy medium are $170$ kPa and $300$ kPa, respectively. The static pore-water pressure is $30$ kPa....
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A group of nine piles in a $ 3 \times 3$ square pattern is embedded in a soil strata comprising dense sand underlying recently filled clay layer, as shown in the figure. ...
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The quadratic equation $2x^2 - 3x +3=0$ is to be solved numerically starting with an initial guess as $x_0=2$. The new estimate of $x$ after the first iteration using New...
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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 ___________
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A culvert is designed for a flood frequency of $100$ years and a useful life of $20$ years. The risk involved in the design of the culvert (in percentage, up to two decim...
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As per $\text{IS }456:2000$, the minimum percentage of tension reinforcement (up to two decimal places) required in reinforced-concrete beams of rectangular cross-section...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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The ultimate BOD $(L_0)$ of a wastewater sample is estimated as $87 \%$ of COD. The COD of this wastewater is $300$ mg/L. Considering first order BOD reaction rate consta...
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A rigid smooth retaining wall of height $7$ m with vertical backface retains saturated clay ass backfill. The saturated unit weight and undrained cohesion of the backfill...
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A water sample analysis data is given below,$$\begin{array}{|c|c|} \hline \textbf{Ion} & \textbf{Concentration, mg/L} & \textbf{Atomic Weight} \\ \hline Ca^{2+} & 60 & 40...
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Rainfall depth over a watershed is monitored through six number of well distributed rain gauges. Gauged data are given below$$\begin{array}{|c|c|} \hline\textbf{Rain Gaug...
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The infiltration rate $f$ in a basin under ponding condition is given by $f = 30+10e^{-2t}$ where, $f$ is in mm/h and $t$ is time in hour. Total depth of infiltration (in...
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A waste activated sludge (WAS) is to be blended with green waste (GW). The carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) contents, per kg of WAS and GW, on dry basis are given in the table...
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In a laboratory, a flow experiment is performed over a hydraulic structure. The measured values of discharge and velocity are $\text{0.05}$ $m^{3}/s$ and $\text{0.25}$ $m...
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Given the following data: design life $n=15$ years, lane distribution factor $D=0.75$, annual rate of growth of commercial vehicles $r=6 \%$, vehicle damage factor $F=4$ ...
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An aircraft approaches the threshold of a runway strip at a speed of $200$ km/h. The pilot decelerates the aircraft at a rate of $1.697 \: m/s^2$ and takes $18 \: s$ to e...
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An RCC short column (with lateral ties) of rectangular cross section of $250 \: mm \times 300 \: mm$ is reinforced with four numbers of $16$ mm diameter longitudinal bars...
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Variation of water depth $(y)$ in a gradually varied open channel flow is given by the first order differential equation$$ \dfrac{dy}{dx} = \dfrac{1-e^{-\frac{10}{3} \ln(...
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An RCC beam of rectangular cross section has factored shear of $200$ kN at its critical section. Its width $b$ is $250$ mm and effective depth $d$ is $350$ mm. Assume des...
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A conventional drained triaxial compression test was conducted on a normally consolidated clay sample under an effective confining pressure of $200$ kPa. The deviator str...
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Consider the deformable pin-joined truss with loading, geometry and section properties as shown in the figure.Given that $E = 2 \times 10^{11} N/m^2, \: A=10 mm^2, L=1 m$...
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The dimensions of a symmetrical welded I-section are shown in the figure.The plastic section modulus about the weaker axis (in $cm^3$, up to decimal place) is _____
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The solution (up to three decimal places) at $x=1$ of the differential equation $\dfrac{d^2y}{dx^2} + 2 \dfrac{dy}{dx} + y =0$ subject to boundary conditions $y(0) = 1$ a...
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At a construction site, a contractor plans to make an excavation as shown in the figure.The water level in the adjacent river is at an elevation of $+20.0$ m. Unit weight...
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The void ratio of a soil is $0.55$ at an effective normal stress of $140$ kPa. The compression index of the soil is $0.25$. In order to reduce the void ratio to $0.4$, an...
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A city generates $40 \times 10^6$ kg of municipal solid waste (MSW) per year, out of which only $10\%$ is recovered/recycled and the rest goes to landfill. The landfill h...
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A $10$ m wide rectangular channel carries a discharge of $20 \: m^3/s$ under critical condition. Using $g=9.81 m/s^2$, the specific energy (in m, up to two decimal places...
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For routing of flood in a given channel using the Muskingum method, two of the routing coefficients are estimated as $C_0=-0.25$ and $C_1=0.55$. The value of the third co...
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A core cutter of $130$ mm height has inner and outer diameters of $100$ mm and $106$ mm, respectively. The area ratio of the core cutter (in $\%$, up to two decimal place...
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A $1:50$ model of a spillway is to be tested in the laboratory. The discharge in the prototype spillway is $1000 \: m^3/s$. The corresponding discharge (in $m^3/s$, up to...
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In a fillet weld, the direct shear stress and bending tensile stress are $50$ MPa and $150$ MPa, respectively. As per $\text{IS }800:2007$, the equivalent stress (in MPa,...
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In a shrinkage limit test, the volume and mass of a dry soil pat are found to be $50 cm^3$ and $88$ g, respectively. The specific gravity of the soil solids is $2.71$ and...