Civil Engineering - GATE Exam Questions

36.
The value of the camber recommended for cement concrete roads in areas of heavy rainfall is :
1 in 25
1 in 33
1 in 40
1 in 50
Answer: Option
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37.
A waste water sample diluted to 100 times with aeration water had an initial dissolved oxygen (DO) of 7.0 mg/l and after 5 days of incubation at 20°C, the DO was zero. The BOD of waste water is :
700 mg/l
100 mg/l
cannot be determined
7mg/l
Answer: Option
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38.
For the strip footing on a saturated clay, for the given failure surface as shown in the below figure, the bearing capacity equation takes the form : (where Cu - undrained shear strength φu - angle of internal friction B - width of strip footing qc - ultimate bearing capacity of soil)
5.7 Cu
5.14 Cu
Cu
Cu
Answer: Option
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39.
A soil mass has coefficients of horizontal and vertical permeability as 9 x 10-7 cm/s and 4 x 10-7 cm/s, respectively. The transformed coefficient of permeability of an equivalent isotropic soil mass is
9 x 10-7 cm/s
4 x 10-7 cm/s
13 x 10-7 cm/s
6 x 10-7 cm/s
Answer: Option
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40.
A reinforced concrete wall carrying vertical loads is generally designed as per recommendations given for columns. The ratio of minimum reinforcements in the vertical and horizontal directions is
2 : 1
5 : 3
1 : 1
3 : 5
Answer: Option
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