Civil Engineering - UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions

A pipeline of 5 cm diameter is reduced abruptly to 2.5 cm diameter at a section to enable measurement of the water flowing through it. The loss of head at the contraction is 0.5 m. Given that, in metric units, 2g = 4.43 and g = 3.132, the mean velocity in the reduced section will be

A clay layer, 5 m thick undergoes 50% consolidation in 5 years when subjected to an average pressure increase of 50 kN/m². If the clay layer were 10 m thick, in what period would it undergo 50% consolidation for the same pressure ?

Which one of the following is the most preferred wood for high quality and durable furniture ?

For ornamental work, which type(s) of bricks is/ are preferred ?
1. Silica bricks
2. Silica lime bricks
3. Bricks produced in autoclaves
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In case of footing on the surface of shallow depth is very dense sand, which one of the following types of failure is likely to occur?