Questions by Milicevic3306

A fine-grained soil has $60 \%$ (by weight) slit content. The soil behaves as $\textit{semi-solid}$ when water content is between $15 \%$ and $28 \%$. The soil behaves $\...

Which of the following statements is TRUE for the relation between discharge velocity and seepage velocity?Seepage velocity is always smaller than discharge velocitySeepa...

Which of the following statements is TRUE for degree of disturbance of collected soil sample?Thinner the sampler wall, lower the degree of disturbance of collected soil s...

In an unconsolidated undrained triaxial test, it is observed that an increase in cell pressure from $150$ kPa to $250$ kPa leads to a pore pressure increase $80$ kPa. It ...

Which of the following statements is NOT correct?Loose sand exhibits contractive behavior upon shearingDense sand when sheared under undrained condition, may lead to gene...

In a two-dimensional steady flow field, in a certain region of the $x-y$ plane, the velocity component in the $x$-direction is given by $v_x=x^2$ and the density varies a...

For steady incompressible flow through a closed-conduit of uniform cross-section, the direction of flow will always be:from higher to lower elevationfrom higher to lower ...

A circular pipe has a diameter of $1$ m, bed slope of $1$ in $1000$, and Manning’s roughness coefficient equal to $0.01$. It may be treated as an open channel flow when i...

The two columns below show some parameters and their possible values.$\begin{array}{ll} \textbf{Parameter} & \textbf{Value} \\ P – \text{ Gross Command Area} & I – 100 \t...

Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN) concentration (mg/L as N) in domestic sewage is the sum of the concentrations oforganic and inorganic nitrogen in sewageorganic nitrogen and...

Solid waste generated from an industry contains only two components, X and Y as shown in the table below.$$\begin{array}{ccc} \textbf{Component} & \textbf{Composition} & ...

The penetration value of a bitumen sample tested at $25^{\circ}C$ is $80$. When this sample is heated to $60^{\circ}C$ and tested again, the needle of the penetration tes...

Which of the following statements CANNOT be used to describe free flow speed $(u_f)$ of a traffic stream?$(u_f)$ is the speed when flow is negligible$(u_f)$ is the speed ...

Which of the following statements is FALSE?Plumb line is along the direction of gravityMean Sea Level (MSL) is used as a reference surface for establishing the horizontal...

In a closed loop traverse of $1$ km total length, the closing errors in departure and latitude are $0.3$ m and $0.4$ m, respectively. The relative precision of this trave...

The smallest and largest Eigen values of the following matrix are:$\begin{bmatrix} 3 & -2 & 2 \\ 4 & -4 & 6 \\ 2 & -3 & 5 \end{bmatrix}$$1.5$ and $2.5$$0.5$ and $2.5$$1.0...

The quadratic equation $x^2 – 4x +4 =0$ is to be solved numerically, starting with the initial guess $x_0=3$. The Newton-Raphson method is applied once to get a new estim...

Consider the following differential equation:$$x(y\:dx +x\:dy) \cos \dfrac{y}{x}=y(x\:dy-y\:dx) \sin \dfrac{y}{x}$$Which of the following is the solution of the above equ...

Consider the following complex function:$$f(z) = \frac{9}{(z-1)(z+2)^2}$$Which of the following is one of the residues of the above function?$-1$$9/16$$2$$9$

The directional derivative of the field $u(x,y,z) = x^2-3yz$ in the direction of the vector $(\hat{i}+\hat{j}-2 \hat{k})$ at point $(2, -1, 4)$ is _________.

The composition of an air-entrained concrete is given below:$\begin{array}{lcr} \text{Water} & : & 184 \: kg/m^3 \\ \text{Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC)} & : & 368 \: kg/...

The bracket plate connected to a column flange transmits a load of $100$ kN as shown in the following figure. The maximum force for which the bolts should be designed is ...

Consider the singly reinforced beam section given below (left figure). The stress block parameters for the cross-section from $IS:456-2000$ are also given below (right fi...

For formation of $\textit{collapse mechanism}$ in the following figure, the minimum value of $P_u$ is $cM_p/L$. $M_p$ and $3M_p$ denote the plastic moment capacities of b...

A tapered circular rod of diameter varying from $20$ mm to $10$ mm is connected to another uniform circular rod of diameter $10$ mm as shown in the following figure. Both...

Two beams are connected by a linear spring as shown in the following figure. For a load $P$ as shown in the figure, the percentage of the applied load $P$ carried by the ...

For the $2D$ truss with the applied loads shown below, the strain energy in the member $XY$ is _____ kN-m. For member $XY$, assume $AE=30$ kN, where $A$ is cross-section ...

An earth embankment is to be constructed with compacted cohesionless soil. The volume of the embankment is $5000 \: m^3$ and the target dry unit weight is $16.2 \: kN/m^3...

A water tank is to be constructed on the soil deposit shown in the figure below. A circular footing of diameter $3$ m and depth of embedment $1$ m has been designed to su...

A $20$ m thick clay layer is sandwiched between a silty sand layer and a gravelly sand layer. The layer experiences $30$ mm settlement in $2$ years.Given:$T_v = \begin{ca...

A non-homogeneous soil deposit consists of a silt layer sandwiched between a fine-sand layer at top and a clay layer below. Permeability of the silt layer is $10$ times t...

A square footing $(2\:m \times 2\:m)$ is subjected to an inclined point load, $P$ as shown in the figure below. The water table is located well below the base of the foot...

A hydraulic jump is formed in a $2$ m wide rectangular channel which is horizontal and frictionless. The post-jump depth and velocity are $0.8$ , and $1$ m/s, respectivel...

A short reach of a $2$ m wide rectangular open channel has its bed level rising in the direction of flow at a slope of $1$ in $10000$. It carries a discharge of $4 m^3/s$...

The drag force, $F_D$, on a sphere kept in a uniform flow field, depends on the diameter of the sphere $D$; flow velocity, $V$, fluid density, $\rho$; and dynamic viscosi...

The concentration of Sulfur Dioxide $(SO_2)$ in ambient atmosphere was measured as $30 \: \mu g /m^3$. Under the same conditions, the above $SO_2$ concentration expressed...

Consider a primary sedimentation tank (PST) in a water treatment plant with Surface Overflow Rate (SOR) of $40\:m^3/m^2/d$. The diameter of the spherical particle which w...