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Civil Engineering - GATE Exam Questions

Exercise : GATE Exam Questions - Section 4
31.
For the determination of earth pressure, Coulomb's wedge theory assumes that:
the back of wall is smooth and vertical
the soil is non-homogeneous and anisotropic
the slip surface is circular
the wall surface is rough
Answer: Option
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32.
The degree of kinematic indeterminacy of the rigid frame with clamped ends at A and D shown in the below figure is,
4
3
2
zero
Answer: Option
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33.
The dimensions for the flexural rigidity of a beam element in mass (M), length (L) and time (T) is given by
MT-2
ML3T-2
ML-1T-2
M-1T2
Answer: Option
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34.
The centre of pressure of a liquid on a plane surface immersed vertically in a static body of liquid, always lies below the centroid of the surface area, because
in liquids the pressure acting is same in-all directions
there is no shear stress in liquids at rest
the liquid pressure is constant over depth
the liquid pressure increases linearly with depth
Answer: Option
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35.
The most commonly used sampler for obtaining a disturbed sample of the soil is
split spoon sampler
open drive sampler
piston sampler
thin wall shelby tube sampler
Answer: Option
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