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Civil Engineering - UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions

Exercise : UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions - Section 2
41.
The slenderness ratio of lacing bars should not exceed :
100
200
145
180
Answer: Option
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42.
A three-hinged semicircular arch of radius R carries a uniformly distributed load W per unit run over the whole span. The horizontal thrust is
WR
WR/2
4/3π WR
Answer: Option
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43.
The acceleration components of a fluid particle are denoted as
1. local tangential acceleration.
2. convective tangential acceleration.
3. local normal acceleration.
4. convective normal acceleration.
In a curved nozzle fitted to the end of straight pipeline carrying water under variable head, the acceleration component that are present would include
1 and 2
3 and 4
1, 2 and 4
1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: Option
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44.
In the truss shown in the given figure, the forces in the members AB and BC will be respectively (plus denotes tension)
zero and zero
- W/cos 60° and + W tan 60°
- W/cos 60° and zero
zero and + W tan 60°
Answer: Option
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45.
Consider the following statements :
In the beam shown in the given figure, for all positions of load W (except x = 0)
1. bending moment is maximum at B
2. bending moment is maximum under load
3. deflection is zero at A
4. deflection is zero at B
Of these statements :
1 and 3 are correct
2 and 4 are correct
1 and 4 are correct
1, 3 and 4 are correct
Answer: Option
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