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An elastic isotropic body is in a hydrostatic state of stress as shown in the figure. For no change in the volume to occur, what should be its Poisson’s ratio?$0.00$$0.25...
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For the stress state (in MPa) shown in the figure, the major principal stress is $10$ MPa.The shear stress $\tau$ is$10.0$ MPa$5.0$ MPa$2.5$ MPa$0.0$ MPa
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The portal frame shown in the figure is subjected to a uniformly distributed vertical load $w$ (per unit length).The bending moment in the beam at the joint ‘Q’ iszero$\d...
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Consider the structural system shown in the figure under the action of weight $W$. All the joints are hinged. The properties of the members in terms of length ($L$), area...
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A haunched (varying depth) reinforced concrete beam is simply supported at both ends, as shown in the figure. The beam is subjected to a uniformly distributed factored lo...
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A $450 \: mm$ long plain concrete prism is subjected to the concentrated vertical loads as shown in the figure. Cross section of the prism is given as $150 \: mm \times 1...
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Two bolted plates under tension with alternative arrangement of bolt holes are shown in figure $1$ and $2$. The hole diameter, pitch, and gauge length are $d$, $p$ and $g...
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A fixed-end beam is subjected to a concentrated load ($P$) as shown in the figure. The beam has two different segments having different plastic moment capacities ($M_P, 2...
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The activity-on-arrow network of activities for a construction project is shown in the figure. The durations (expressed in days) of the activities are mentioned below in ...
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The seepage occurring through an earthen dam is represented by a flownet comprising of $10$ equipotential drops and $20$ flow channels. The coefficient of permeability of...
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The soil profile at a site consists of a $5 \: m$ thick sand layer underlain by a $c - \phi$ soil as shown in figure. The water table is found $1 \: m$ below the ground l...
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OMC-SP and MDD-SP denote the optimum moisture content and maximum dry density obtained from standard Proctor compaction test, respectively. OMC-MP and MDD-MP denote the o...
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Water flows from P to Q through two soil samples, Soil $1$, Soil $2$, having cross sectional area of $80 \: cm^2$ as shown in the figure. Over a period of $15$ minutes, $...
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A $4 \: m$ wide strip footing is founded at a depth of $1.5 \: m$ below the ground surface in a $c-\phi$ soil as shown in the figure. The water table is at a depth of $5....
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A square plate is suspended vertically from one of its edges using a hinge support as shown in figure. A water jet of $20 \: mm$ diameter having a velocity of $10 \: m/s$...
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The ordinates of a one-hour unit hydrograph at sixty minute interval are $0, 3, 12, 8, 6, 3$ and $0 \: m^3/s$. A two-hour storm of $4$ cm excess rainfall occurred in the ...
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A $3$ m wide rectangular channel carries a flow of $6 \: m^3 /s$. The depth of flow at a section $P$ is $0.5 \: m$. A flat-topped hump is to be placed at the downstream o...
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A penstock of $1 \: m$ diameter and $5 \: km$ length is used to supply water from a reservoir to an impulse turbine. A nozzle of $15 \: cm$ diameter is fixed at the end o...
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A tracer takes $100$ days to travel from Well-$1$ to Well-$2$ which are $100 \: m$ apart. The elevation of water surface in Well-$2$ is $3 \: m$ below that in Well-$1$. A...
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A sample of water has been analyzed for common ions and results are presented in the form of a bar diagram as shown.The non-carbonate hardness (expressed in mg/L as $CaCO...
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A noise meter located at a distance of $30 \: m$ from a point source recorded $74 \: dB$. The reading at a distance of $60 \: m$ from the point source would be __________
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For a wastewater sample, the three-day biochemical oxygen demand at incubation temperature of $20^{\circ}C$ (BOD$_{\text{3day}, 20^{\circ}C}$) is estimated as $200 mg/L$....
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The critical flow ratios for a three-phase signal are found to be $0.30, 0.25$ and $0.25$. The total time lost in the cycle is $10 \: s$. Pedestrian crossings at this jun...
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A motorist traveling at $100$ km/h on a highway needs to take the next exit, which has a speed limit of $50$ km/h. The section of the roadway before the ramp entry has a ...
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A tall tower was photographed from an elevation of $700$ m above the datum. The radial distances of the top and bottom of the tower from the principal points are $112.50$...
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Out of the following four sentences, select the most suitable sentence with respect to grammar and usage.I will not leave the place until the minister does not meet me.I ...
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A rewording of something written or spoken is a _________.paraphraseparadoxparadigmparaffin
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Archimedes said, “Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I will move the world”.The sentence above is an example of a _______ statement.figur...
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If ‘relftaga’ means carefree, ‘otaga’ means careful and ‘fertaga’ means careless, which of the following could mean ‘aftercare’?zentagatagafertagazenrelffer
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A cube is built using $64$ cubic blocks of side one unit. After it is built, one cubic block is removed from every corner of the cube. The resulting surface area of the b...
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A shaving set company sells $4$ different types of razors, Elegance, Smooth, Soft and Executive. Elegance sells at Rs. $48$, Smooth at Rs. $63$, Soft at Rs. $78$ Executiv...
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Indian currency notes show the denomination indicated in at least seventeen languages. If this is not an indication of the nation’s diversity, nothing else is.Which of th...
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Consider the following statements relating to the level of poker play of four players $P, Q, R$ and $S$.$P$ always beats $Q$$R$ always beats $S$$S$ loses to $P$ only some...
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If $f(x)=2x^7 +3x-5$, which of the following is a factor of $f(x)$?$(x^3+8)$$(x-1)$$(2x-5)$$(x+1)$
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In a process, the number of cycles to failure decreases exponentially with an increase in load. At a load of $80$ units, it takes $100$ cycles for failure. When the load ...
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Newton-Raphson method is to be used to find root of equation $3x-e^x+ \sin x=0$.If the initial trial value for the root is taken as $0.333$, the next approximation for th...
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The type of partial differential equation $\dfrac{\partial ^2 P}{\partial x^2} + \dfrac{\partial ^2 P}{\partial y^2}+3 \dfrac{\partial ^2 P}{\partial x \partial y}+ 2 \df...
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If the entries in each column of a square matrix $M$ add up to $1$, then an eigenvalue of $M$ is$4$$3$$2$$1$
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Type II error in hypothesis testing isacceptance of the null hypothesis when it is false and should be rejectedrejection of the null hypothesis when it is true and should...
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The solution of the partial differential equation $\dfrac{\partial u}{\partial t} = \alpha \dfrac{\partial ^2 u}{\partial x^2}$ is of the form$C \: \cos (kt) \lfloor C_1 ...