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For the frame shown in the below figure, the maximum bending moment in the column is,

zero

400 kNm

100 kNm

200 kNm

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The reaction time for calculation of stopping distance may be assumed as

5 secs

2.5 secs

0.5 secs

10.0 secs

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In reinforced concrete, pedestal is defined as compression member, whose effective length does not exceed its least dimension by

12 times

3 times

16 times

8 times

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A two span beam with an internal hinge is shown below.

The conjugate beam corresponding to this beam is

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In deriving the equation for the hydraulic jump in a rectangular channel in terms of the conjugate depths and the initial Froude number.

continuity equation and energy equation are used

continuity equation and momentum equation are used

equations of continuity, mementum and energy are used

gradually varied flow equation is used

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A septic tank is

an aerobic method of on site sewage treatment

an anaerobic method of on site treatment

a physical method of water treatment

a physicochemical method of water treatment

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If an element of a stressed body is in a state of pure shear with a magnitude of 80 N/mm² , the magnitude of maximum principal stress at that location is

80 N/mm²

113.14 N/mm²

120 N/mm²

56.57 N/mm²

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The following characteristics pertain to the sand filters used in water industry.

Filtration rate is 1 to 4 m³ (m² day).
Typical duration of operation in one run is 24 to 72 hours.
Operating cost is low.

Which of the above characteristics pertain to slow sand filters ?

I, II and III

I and II

II and III

I and III

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The members EJ and IJ of steel truss shown in the figure below are subjected to a temperature rise of 30° C. The coefficient of thermal expansion of steel is 0.000012 per °C per unit length. The displacement (mm) of joint E relative to joint H along the direction HE of the truss, is

0.255

0.589

0.764

1.026

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10.

An isochrone is a line on the basin map

Joining raingauge stations having equal rainfall-duration

Joining points having equal rainfall depth in a given time interval

Joining points having equal time of travel of surface runoff to the catchment outlet

Joining points which are at equal distance from the catchment outlet

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11.

Water flows at a depth of 0.1 m with a velocity of 6 m/s in a rectangular channel. The alternate dpeth is

0.30 m

0.40 m

0.86 m

0.81 m

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12.

Rotational stiffness-coefficient, K₁₁ for the frame having two members of equal EI/l is given by :

5 EI/l

6 EI/l

7 EI/l

8 EI/l

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13.

Chemical oxygen Demand (COD) of a sample is always greater than Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) since it represents :

biodegradable organic matter only

biodegradable and non-biodegradable organic matter

non-biodegradable organic matter

inorganic matter

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14.

Bending moments at joint b and c of the portal frame are respectively :

+ p l/2, - p l/2

+ p l/2, + p l/2

+ p l/4, - p l/4

+ p l/4, + p l/4

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15.

The equation

along a stream line holds true for :

steady, frictionless, compressible fluid

steady, uniform, incompressible fluid

steady, frictionless, incompressible fluid

unsteady incompressible fluid

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16.

Factor of safety adopted by IS : 800 - 1984 while arriving at the permissible stress in axial compression, is :

2.00

1.00

1.67

1.50

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17.

According to Darcy's law for flow through porous media, the velocity is proportional to

Effective stress

hydraulic gradient

cohesion

stability number

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18.

Mechanical stabilization requires :

mixing of two or more types of natural soils

addition of chemicals to soils

addition of lime to soils

addition of cementing material to soils

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19.

Water table drops by 3 m in an irrigable land of 50 hectare. If porosity and specific retention are 0.30 and 0.10 respectively, the change in storage in hectare-meter is :

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20.

The flow of water (mass density = 1000 kg/m³ and kinematic viscosity = 10^-6 m²/s) in a commercial pipe, having equivalent roughness k_s as 0.12 mm, yields an average shear stress at the pipe boundary = 600 N/m². The value of k_s/δ' (δ' being the thickness of laminar sub-layer) for this pipe is

0.25

0.50

6.0

8.0

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