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Civil Engineering - UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions

Exercise : UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions - Section 23
16.
A seamless pipe with 80 cm diameter carries a fluid under a pressure of 2 N/mm2. If the permissible tensile stress is 100 N/mm2, the minimum required thickness of the pipe is
2 mm
4 mm
8 mm
16 mm
Answer: Option
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17.
A simply supported beam of span l and flexural rigidity EI, carries a unit point load at its centre. The strain energy in the beam due to bending is
Answer: Option
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18.
A beam carries a uniformly distributed load throughout its length. In which of the following configurations will the strain energy be maximum ?
Cantilever
Simply supported beam
Propped cantilever
Fixed beam
Answer: Option
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19.
If carbon monoxide is released at the rate of 0.03 m3/min from a gasolene engine and 50 ppm is the threshold limit for an 8-hour exposure, the quantity of air which dilutes the contaminant to a safe level will be
60 m3/min
600 m3/min
600 m3/s
60 m3/s
Answer: Option
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20.
Consider the following factors :
1. Provision of a suitable slope to the top of the sill.
2. Proper throating of the sill to throw off the water outside.
3. Giving a projection of not less than 50 mm to the sill.
4. Providing damp-proof course below the sill to check the entry of moisture inside the main wall.
Those considered while constructing a brick sill would include
1 and 2
1, 3 and 4
2, 3 and 4
1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: Option
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