Recent activity by Misbah Ghaya

During determination of the bulk specific gravity of compacted bituminous specimen, the mass in air of the specimen is $1260 \mathrm{g}$ and volume is $525 \mathrm{~cm}^{...

In levelling between two points $A$ and $B$ on the opposite banks of a river, the readings are taken by setting the instrument both at $A$ and $B$ , as shown in the table...

A $5.0 \: \mathrm{m}$ wide rectangular channel carries a discharge of $10 \mathrm{~m}^{3} / \mathrm{s}$ at a depth of $1.5 \: \mathrm{m}$ under uniform flow. To produce c...

A symmetrical trapezoidal canal is $100 \: \mathrm{km}$ long. The bottom width is $10 \: \mathrm{m}$ and the side slope is $1$ Horizontal : $1$ Vertical. The average flow...

Two soils of permeabilities $k_{1}$ and $k_{2}$ are placed in a horizontal flow apparatus, as shown in the figure. For Soil $1, L_{1}=50 \mathrm{~cm}$, and $k_{1}=0.055 \...

A single pile with $450 \: \mathrm{mm}$ diameter has been driven into a homogeneous clay layer, which has an undrained cohesion $\left(c_{u}\right)$ of $20 \: \mathrm{kPa...

A clayey soil has a moisture content of $18 \%$, a specific gravity of soil solids of $2.74$, and a degree of saturation of $65 \%$. The soil soaks up water during a rain...

A $6 \mathrm{~m} \times 6 \mathrm{~m}$ square footing constructed in clay is subjected to a vertical load of $2500 \: \mathrm{kN}$ at its centre. The base of the footing ...

The maximum value of the function $h(x)=-x^{3}+2 x^{2}$ in the interval $[-1,1.5]$ is equal to $\_\_\_\_$ (rounded off to $1$ decimal place).

​​​​​A facultative pond system is employed for wastewater treatment. Which of the following statements is/are true:The dissolved oxygen concentration will be high during ...

​​​​​The speed-density relation on a one-way, single lane road is shown in the figure, where speed $u$ is in km / hour and density $k$ is in vehicles / km. The maximum fl...

​​​​The value of $\lim _{x \rightarrow \infty}\left(x-\sqrt{x^{2}+x}\right)$ is equal to$-1$$-0.5$$-2$$0$

A water resources project with an expected life of $25$ years has to be designed for an acceptable risk of $5 \%$ against a design flood. The return period for the design...

​​​​​​Aeration is employed as a treatment option for the removal of several pollutants from contaminated water.Identify the pollutant(s), where aeration is employed as a ...

​​​​​​The Surface Overflow Rate (SOR) in a rectangular sedimentation tank is $45\: \mathrm{m}^{3} / \mathrm{m}^{2} / \mathrm{d}$. Minimum diameters of spherical inorganic...

​​​​For the Bernoulli's equation to be applicable in a fluid flow situation, which of the following conditions is/are to be satisfied:Fluid should be frictionlessFluid sh...

​​​​​​Which of the following equations belong/belongs to the class of second-order, linear, homogeneous partial differential equations:$\frac{\partial^{2} u}{\partial t^{...

​​​​​​If the quadrantal bearing of a line is $\mathrm{N} 30^{\circ} \mathrm{W}$, then the whole circle bearing of the line is$120^{\circ}$$210^{\circ}$$300^{\circ}$$330^{...

​​​​​​If the horizontal distance between a staff point and the point of observation is $d$, the error due to the curvature of earth is proportional to$d$$\frac{1}{d}$$d^{...

​​​​​​The maximum degree of the curve that can be used for railways in a mountainous region is$10$$20$$50$$40$

​​​​​​In the context of testing bitumen, which one of the following statements is FALSE:The depth of penetration of needle in the standard penetration test is measured in...

​​​​All the vehicles that come during a particular peak hour come during a $10$-minute period within this hour. The $15$-minute peak hour factor for this peak hour is$0.2...

​​​​​Fecal Coliform (FC) concentration in river water was measured as $10780 \: \: \mathrm{cfu} / 100 \mathrm{ ml}$ . The FC concentration after the conventional water tr...

​​​​To derive the total flood hydrograph at a catchment outlet from an isolated storm, the order in which the following methods are applied, from the first method to the ...

​​​​​For a flowing fluid, a dimensionless combination of velocity $(V)$, length scale $(l)$, and acceleration due to gravity $(g)$ would be$\frac{V^{2}}{g l}$$\frac{V g}{...

​​​​​The standard plasticity chart for the classification of a fine-grained soil is shown in the figure. As per the Indian standard soil classification system, $X$ repres...

​​​​Identify the FALSE statement from the following options:The compressive strength of a concrete test specimen can vary depending on its shape and sizeAir-dried and sat...