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Civil Engineering - GATE Exam Questions

Exercise : GATE Exam Questions - Section 1
16.
The Prandtl mixing length for turbulent flow through pipes is
independent of shear stress
a universal constant
zero at the pipe wall
independent of radial distance from pipe axis
Answer: Option
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17.
A 40° slope is excavated to a depth of 10 m in a deep layer of saturated clay of unit weight 20 kN.m3; the relevant shear strength parameters are cu = 70 kN/m2 and φu = 0. The rock ledge is at a great depth. The Taylor's stability coefficient for φu = 0 and 40° slope angle is 0.18. The factor of safety of the slope is :
2.0
2.1
2.2
2.3
Answer: Option
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18.
Lysimeter and Tensiometer are used to measure respectively, one of the following groups of quantities :
Capillary potential and permeability
Evapotranspiration and capillary potential
Velocity in channels and vapour pressure
Velocity in pipes and pressure head
Answer: Option
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19.
The ruling minimum radius of horizontal curve of a national highway in plain terrain for ruling design speed of 100 km/hour with e = 0.07 and f = 0.15 is close to
250 m
360 m
36 m
300 m
Answer: Option
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20.
Principle involved in the relationship between submerged unit weight and saturated weight of a soil is based on
Equilibrium of floating bodies
Archimedes' principle
Stokes' law
Darcy's law
Answer: Option
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