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Consider the plane truss with load P as shown in the figure. Let the horizontal and vertical reactions at the joint $\textbf{B}$ be $H_B$ and $V_B$, respectively and $V_C...

In shear design of an RC beam, other than the allowable shear strength of concrete $( \tau _c)$, there is also an additional check suggested in IS $456-2000$ with respect...

The semi-compact section of a laterally unsupported steel beam has an elastic section modulus, plastic section modulus and design bending compressive stress of $500 \: cm...

Bull’s trench kiln is used in the manufacturing oflimecementbricksnone of these

The compound which is largely responsible for initial setting and early strength gain of Ordinary Portland Cement is$C_3A$$C_3S$$C_2S$$C_4AF$

In the consolidated undrained triaxial test on a saturated soil sample, the pore water pressure is zeroduring shearing stage onlyat the end of consolidation stage onlybot...

A fine grained soil is found to be plastic in the water content range of $26 – 48 \%$. As per Indian Standard Classification System, the soil is classified asCLCHCL-MLCI

A vertical cut is to be made in a soil mass having cohesion $c$, angle of internal friction $\phi$, and unit weight $\gamma$. Considering $K_a$ and $K_p$ as the cofficien...

The direct runoff hydrograph in response to $5$ cm rainfall excess in a catchment is shown in the figure. The area of the catchment (expressed in hectares) is ________

The type of flood routing (Group I) and the equation(s) used for the purpose (Group II) are given below.$$\begin{array}{ll} \underline{\text{Group I}} & \underline{\text{...

The pre-jump Froude Number for a particular flow in a horizontal rectangular channel is $10$. The ratio of sequent depths (i.e., post-jump depth to pre-jump depth) is ___...

Pre-cursors to photochemical oxidants are$NO_X, \: VOC$s and sunlight$SO_2, \: CO_2$ and sunlight$H_2S, \: CO$ and sunlight$SO_2, \: NH_3$ and sunlight

Crown corrosion in a reinforced concrete sewer is caused by:$H_2S$$CO_2$$CH_4$$NH_3$

It was decided to construct a fabric filter, using bags of $0.45$ m diameter and $7.5$ m long, for removing industrial stack gas containing particulates. The expected rat...

Match the items in Group – I with those in Group – II and choose the right combination.$$\begin{array}{llll} {} & \underline{\text{Group – I}} & {} & \underline{\text{G...

During a forensic investigation of pavement failure, an engineer reconstructed the graphs P, Q, R, and S, using partial and damaged old reports.Theoretically plausible co...

In a one-lane one-way homogeneous traffic stream, the observed average headway is $3.0$ s. The flow (expressed in vehicles/hr) in this traffic stream is ________

The minimum number of satellites needed for a GPS to determine its position precisely is$2$$3$$4$$24$

The system that uses the Sun as a source of electromagnetic energy and records the naturally radiated and reflected energy from the object is calledGeographical Informati...

The staff reading taken on a workshop floor using a level is $0.645$ m. The inverted staff reading taken to the bottom of a beam is $2.960$ m. The reduced level of the fl...

Probability density function of a random variable $X$ is given below$$f(x) = \begin{cases} 0.25 & \text{ if } 1 \leq x \leq 5 \\ 0 & \text{ otherwise} \end{cases}$$$P(X \...

The value of $\int_0^{\infty} \dfrac{1}{1+x^2} dx + \int _0^{\infty} \dfrac{\sin x}{x} dx$ is$\dfrac{\pi}{2} \\$$\pi \\$$\dfrac{3 \pi}{2} \\$$1$

The area of the region bounded by the parabola $y=x^2+1$ and the straight line $x+y=3$ is$\dfrac{59}{6} \\$$\dfrac{9}{2} \\$$\dfrac{10}{3} \\$$\dfrac{7}{6}$

The magnitudes of vectors $\textbf{P, Q}$ and $\textbf{R}$ are $100$ kN, $250$ kN and $150$ kN, respectively as shown in the figure.The respective values of the magnitude...

The respective expressions for complementary function and particular integral part of the solution of the differential equation $\dfrac{d^4y}{dx^4}+3 \dfrac{d^2y}{dx^2} =...

A $3$ m long simply supported beam of uniform cross section is subjected to a uniformly distributed load of $w=20$kN/m in the central $1$ m as shown in the figure.If the ...

Two beams $PQ$ (fixed at $P$ and with a roller support at $Q$, as shown in Figure I, which allows vertical movement) and $XZ$ (with a hinge at $Y$) are shown in the Figur...

A plane truss with applied loads is shown in the figure.The members which do not carry any force areFT, TG, HU, MP, PLET, GS, UR, VR, QLFT, GS, HU, MP, QLMP, PL, HU, FT, ...

A rigid member ACB is shown in the figure. The member is supported at A and B by pinned and guided roller supports, respectively. A force $\color{Red}{P}$ acts at $C$ as ...

A reinforced concrete (RC) beam with width of $250$ mm and effective depth of $400$ mm is reinforced with $Fe415$ steel. As per the provisions of $IS \: 456-2000$, the mi...

For $M25$ concrete with creep coefficient of $1.5$, the long-term static modulus of elasticity (expressed in MPa) as per the provisions of $IS:456-2000$ is _____

A propped cantilever of span $L$ carries a vertical concentrated load at the mid-span. If the plastic moment capacity of the section is $M_p$, the magnitude of the collap...

Two plates are connected by fillet welds of size $10$ mm and subjected to tension, as shown in the figure. The thickness of each plate is $12$ mm. The yield stress and th...

The Optimistic Time (O), Most likely Time (M) and Pessimistic Time (P) (in days) of the activities in the critical path are given below in the format O – M – P.The expect...

The porosity (n) and the degree of saturation (S) of a soil sample are $0.7$ and $40 \%$ respectively. In a $100\:m^3$ volume of the soil, the volume (expressed in $m^3$)...

A homogeneous gravity retaining wall supporting a cohesionless backfill is shown in the figure. The lateral active earth pressure at the bottom of the wall is $40$ kPa.Th...

An undisturbed soil sample was taken from the middle of a clay layer (i.e., $1.5$ m below GL), as shown in figure. The water table was at the top of clay layer. Laborator...

A seepage flow condition is shown in the figure. The saturated unit weight of the soil $\gamma_{sat}=18 \: kN/m^3$. Using unit weight of water, $\gamma_w=9.81 \: kN/m^3$,...

A drained triaxial compression test on a saturated clay yielded the effective shear strength parameters as $c’=15$ kPa and $\phi’=22^{\circ}$. Consolidated Undrained tria...

A concrete gravity dam section is shown in the figure. Assuming unit weight of water as $10 \: kN/m^3$ and unit weight of concrete as $24 \: kN/m^3$, the uplift force per...