Civil Engineering - GATE Exam Questions

26.
Critical factors for the activated sludge treatment process are
maximum hourly flow rate.
maximum and minimum flow rate.
maximum hourly flow rate and maximum daily organic load.
minimum hourly flow rate and minimum daily organic load.
Answer: Option
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27.
MPN index is a measure of one of the following :
Coliform bacteria
BOD5
Dissolved Oxygen Content
Hardness
Answer: Option
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28.
One of the probable causes of rutting on flexible pavements is
excessive stripping of binder material from the wearing course
use of flaky aggregates in the wearing course
inadequate compaction of pavement layers
high wind speeds
Answer: Option
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29.
The basic assumption of plane sections normal to the neutral axis before bending, remaining plane and normal to the neutral axis after bending, leads to :
uniform strain over the beam cross section
uniform stress over the cross section
linearly varying strain over the cross section
stresses which are proportional to strains at all cross sections
Answer: Option
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30.
Negative skin friction occurs when :
an upward drag exists in the pile
the surrounding soil settles more than the pile
the pile passes continuously through a firm soil
the driving operation begins
Answer: Option
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