Civil Engineering - UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions

36.
A fixed beam is subjected to ment M0 as shown in the figure. The fixed end moments will be :
zero
M0
M0/2
2M0
Answer: Option
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37.
Consider the following steps :
1. Driving sheet piles surrounding a vibration-receiving structure.
2. Digging a trench around a source of vibration.
3. Placing rubber mountings between a machine causing vibration and its base. Active isolation of vibration can be achieved by
1 and 2
1 and 3
2 and 3
3 alone
Answer: Option
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38.
Two reservoirs at different surface elevations are connected by a set of two pipes A and B of same diameter and length in parallel. If the friction factor of A is 4 times that of the pipe B, what is the ratio of the discharge in A to that in B ?
0.25
4.0
2.0
0.5
Answer: Option
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39.
Which of the following should be employed to provide lateral support to the beams ?
1. Bracing of compression flanges.
2. Shear connectors.
3. Bracing of tension flanges
4. Embedding compression flanges into R.C.C. slab.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
1 only
1 and 4
2 and 3
1, 2 and 4
Answer: Option
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