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Civil Engineering - UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions

Exercise : UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions - Section 24
21.
Consider the following statements :
I: To insert a 28 mm nominal diameter rivet, 29.5 mm rivet hole is made.
II: Provision is made to allow temperature expansion of the bolt.
both I and II are true
I is true but II is false
I is false but II is true
both I and II are false
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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22.
Consider the following statements :
A : For beams, I-sections are more economical than rectangular section.
R : Most of the material is concentrated away from the centroid.
Of these statements :
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
A is try but R is false
A is false but R is true.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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23.
Two different granular soils are placed in a permeameter tube and flow is allowed to take place under a constant total head. The total head and pressure head at point A in centimeters, are respectively.
75, 75
25, 75
25, 25
75, 25
Answer: Option
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24.
When the degree of consolidation is 50%, the time factor is about
0.2
0.5
1.0
2.0
Answer: Option
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25.
General shrinkage in cement concrete is caused by
carbonation
stresses due to external load
drying the starting with a stiff consistency
drying starting with a wetter consistency.
Answer: Option
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