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Civil Engineering - UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions

Exercise : UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions - Section 12
31.
What is the ratio of the forces in the members AB, BE and AE of the pin-joined truss shown in the figure?
5 : 4 : 3
4 : 3 : 5
None of the above
Answer: Option
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32.
A sewer, 1000 mm in diameter is laid at a slope to obtain a velocity of 0.8 m/s when running full. Assuming Manning's n as constant, what is the velocity in this sewer if it is running half full.
0.2 m/s
0.4 m/s
0.6 m/s
0.8 m/s
Answer: Option
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33.
For the network shown in the above figure (the number on each arrow denotes the time duration of activity in days), the earliest star time, in days for activity 5-6 is
8
7
9
11
Answer: Option
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34.
A clay layer 5 m thick in field takes 300 days to attain 50% consolidation with condition of double drainage. If the same clay layer is underlain by hard rock then the time taken to attain 50% consolidation will be
300 days
600 days
900 days
1200 days
Answer: Option
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35.
Two forces P = 6 N and Q = 10 N act on a particle and their lines of action are inclined to each other at an angle of 60°. What is the magnitude of the third force R which will keep the particle in equilibrium ?
13.30 N
13.89 N
14.00 N
14.02 N
Answer: Option
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