Civil Engineering - GATE Exam Questions

36.
The total thickness of pavement by CBR method depends on the CBR value of
base course
surface course
subgrade
all layers
Answer: Option
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37.
The standard plate size in a plate bearing test for finding modulus of subgrade reaction (k) value is
100 cm diameter.
50 cm diameter.
75 cm diameter.
25 cm diameter.
Answer: Option
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38.
The strain energy stored in member AB of the pin-jointed truss shown in the below figure, when E and A are same for all members, is
2P2L/AE
P2L/AE
P2L/2AE
Zero
Answer: Option
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39.
In a river, discharge is 173 m3/s; water surface slope is 1 in 6000; and stage at the gauge station is 10.0 m. If during a flood, the stage at the gauge station is same and the water surface slope is 1 in 2000, the flood discharge in m3/s, is approximately
371
100
519
300
Answer: Option
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40.
In an area of 200 hectare, water table drops by 4 m. If the porosity is 0.35 and the specific retention is 0.15, change in volume of storage in the aquifer is
160 m3
1.6 x 106 m
8 x 106 m3
1.6 x 103 m3
Answer: Option
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