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Civil Engineering - GATE Exam Questions

Exercise : GATE Exam Questions - Section 7
16.
For a 'best' symmetrical trapezoidal section of an open channel with a given area of section and side slopes, one of the following statements holds true :
Half the top width is equal to one of the side slopes
Half the top width plus the bottom width is equal to both the side slopes put together
Water depth is equal to half bottom width
Hydraulic mean depth is equal to half the top width
Answer: Option
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17.
Temporary hardness in water is caused by the presence of
Bicarbonates of Ca and Mg
Sulphates of Ca and Mg
Chlorides of Ca and Mg
Nitrates of Ca and Mg.
Answer: Option
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18.
Bituminous materials are commonly use in highway construction because of their good
tensile and compression properties.
binding and water proofing properties.
shear strength and tensile properties.
bond and tensile properties.
Answer: Option
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19.
The stepped cantilever is subjected to moments, M as shown in the figure below. The vertical deflection at the free end (neglecting the self weight) is
Zero
Answer: Option
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20.
A road is provided with a horizontal circular curve having deflection angle of 55° and centre line radius of 250 m. A transition curve is to be provided at each end of the circular curve of such a length that the rate of gain of radial acceleration is 0.3 m/s3 at a speed of 50 km per hour. Length of the transition curve required at each of the ends is
2.57 m
33.33 m
35.73 m
1666.67 m
Answer: Option
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