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Civil Engineering - GATE Exam Questions

Exercise : GATE Exam Questions - Section 7
11.
The stress-strain behaviour of soils as shown in the following figure corresponds to :
Curve 1 : Loose sand and normally consolidated clay
Curve 2 : Loose sand and over consolidated clay
Curve 1 : Dense sand and normally consolidated clay
Curve 2 : Loose sand and over consolidated clay
Curve 1: Dense sand and over consolidated clay
Curve 2: Loose sand and normally consolidated clay
Curve 1: Loose sand and over consolidated clay
Curve 2: Dense sand and normally consolidated clay
Answer: Option
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12.
The maximum allowable compressive stress corresponding to lateral buckling in a discretely laterally supported symmetrical I beam does not depend upon :
the modulus of elasticity
the radius of gyration about the minor axis
the span length of the beam
the ratio of overall depth of thickness of the flange
Answer: Option
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13.
The soils most susceptible to liquefaction are :
saturated dense sands
saturated fine and medium sands of uniform particle size
saturated clays of uniform size
saturated gravels and cobbles
Answer: Option
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14.
The following general statement may be made about the penetration value and softening point of bitumen
higher the penetration value, higher is the softening point
higher the penetration value, lower is the softening point
for very high and very low penetration value the softening point is very low
absolutely no correlation can be drawn between penetration value and softening point of bitumen
Answer: Option
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15.
Sand drains are used to :
reduce the settlement
accelerate the consolidation
increase the permeability
transfer the load
Answer: Option
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