Civil Engineering - UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions

Active earth pressure per metre length on the retaining wall with a smooth vertical back as shown in the given figure will be

Which of the following rules are used in choosing the repeating variables in dimensional analysis :
1. Repeating variables should include the dependent variables
2. Repeating variables should contain all primary units used in describing the variables in the problem
3. Repeating variables should combine among themselves.
4. Repeating variables should not contain the dependent variables.
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The proportion of second moment of area about the centroidal axis to second moment of area about the base of a rectangle will be

Mean precipitation over an area is best obtained from gauged amounts by

Loses deposits are formed by