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Name the type of cement from the following for canal linings :

sulphate resisting cement

rapid hardening cement

quick setting cement

pozzuolana cement.

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Exposed portions of vertical surface at right angles to the door or window frame, are known as

jambs

lintels

reveals

soffits.

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Pick up the correct statement from the following:

An unconfined compression test is a special case of triaxial compression test

An unconfined compression test is a special case of direct shear test

The confining pressure is maximum during an unconfined compression test

The cylindrical specimen of a soil is subjected to major principal stress till it fails due to shearing along the plane of the failure.

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If G is specific gravity of sand particles, e is porosity, the critically hydraulic gradient

i_c =

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Curing

reduces the shrinkage of concrete

preserves the properties of concrete

prevents the loss of water by evaporation

all of the above.

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The diameter of the Vicat plunger is 10 mm and its length varies from

20 mm to 30 mm

30 mm to 40 mm

40 mm to 50 mm

50 mm to 60 mm

none of these.

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For M 150 grade concrete (1:2:4) the moment of resistance factor is

0.87

8.50

7.50

5.80

none of these.

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A rigid body suspended Vertically at a point and oscillating with a small amplitude under the action of the force of gravity, is called

simple pendulum

compour pendulum

Second's pendulum

none of these.

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At a road junction, 7 cross conflict points are severe if

both are one-way roads

both are two-way roads

one is two-way road and other is one-way road

none of these.

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10.

If n is length of a rail in metres, the number of sleepers per rail length generally varies from

n to (n + 2)

(n + 2) to (n + 4)

(n + 3) to (n + 6)

(n + 4) to (n + 5)

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11.

When a body is totally or partially immersed in a fluid, it is buoyed up by a force equal to

weight of the body

weight of the fluid displaced by the body

weight of the body and fluild displaced by the body

difference of weights of the fluid displaced and that of the body

none of these.

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12.

The storage capacity of a reservoir may be divided into three zones. The lowest zone is

Dead storage

Useful storage

Surcharge storage

None of these.

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13.

Capacity of soil to absorb moisture, is generally known as

permeability

porosity

infiltration capacity

perviousness.

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14.

The ratio of the maximum deflections of a simply supported beam with a central load W and of a cantilever of same length and with a load W at its free end, is

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15.

A masonry dam (density = 20, 000 N/m³) 6 m high, one metre wide at the top and 4 m wide at the base, has vertical water face. The minimum stress at the base of the dam when the reservoir is full, will be

75 N/m²

750 N/m²

7500 N/m²

75000 N/m²

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16.

A perfect plane frame having n number of members and j number of joints should satisfy the relation

n < (2j - 3)

n = (2j - 3)

n > (2j - 3)

n = (3 - 2j)

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17.

Consider the following systems :
1. Trusses and purlins
2. Suspension system
3. Flat grid roof
4. Shells
When these are used in single deck industrial structures, the correct sequence in increasing order of spans will be

3, 1, 2, 4

1, 3, 2, 4

3, 1, 4, 2

2, 4, 1, 3

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18.

If the staff intercept on a staff located at 100 m from the level for five division deviation of the bubble is 0.050 m and if the length of one division of the bubble is 2 mm, then the radius of curvature of the bubble is 0.050 m and if the length of one division of the bubble is 2 mm, then the radius of curvature of the bubble tube is

2.02 m

2.20 m

20.00 m

20.20 m

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19.

Service connection consists of

ferrule, stopcock and gooseneck

ferrule, check valve and gooseneck

stopcock, meter and sluice valve

sluice valve, check valve and meter

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20.

If 'p' is the precipitation, 'a' is the area represented by a rainguage, and n is the number of raingauges in a catchment area, then the weighted mean rainfall is