Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering and Technology

Department of Civil Engineering

B.Tech IV Year - II Sem (R09) March 2014
Comprehensive Viva Questions

1. Define stopping sight distance and Derive the expression vt+v
2
/2gf.
2. What are the types of intersections? List out the advantages of channelized intersections?
3. What are the traffic characteristics? Explain in detail.
4. Define the following
Latitude and Departure
Bench mark and Line of sight
Consecutive and independent coordinates
Simple curve and compound curve
Face left and face right observations
5. Define orientation and Describe any one method of orientation
6. Differentiate between
True and magnetic Meridian
Declination and Dip
7. Differentiate slow sand and rapid sand filters?
8. Explain coagulation flocculation clarifier design with neat sketch.
9. Explain Nitrogen cycle, Carbon cycle, Sulphur cycle for Aerobic decomposition of organic
matter?
10. Write short notes on manufacturing of bricks.
11. Explain any four bonds in brick masonry with neat sketch?
12. Explain in brief about manufacturing process of cement with neat sketches?
13. Define contract? Explain various types of contracts?
14. What is estimation? Explain various types of estimates?
15. Explain importance of specification and various types of specifications?
16. A hollow cylindrical shaft of 200mm external diameter has got eccentric bore of 140mm
diameter, such that the thickness varies from 20mm at one end to 40mm at the other. Calculate
the extreme stress intensities, if the shaft is subjected to a load of 400 KN along axis of the bore.
17. Derive the relation from the fundamental E = 2N(1 + 1/m)
Where E = youngs modulus, N = Rigidity Modulus and 1/m = Poissons ratio.
18. (a) What is principal plane and principal stress?
(b) Derive the Rankiness formula for the safe axial load, when a long column subjected to
eccentric loading.
19. Distinguish between balanced, under reinforced and over reinforced sections with the help of
sketches?
20. Distinguish between Limit state method and working stress method?
21. List the steps involved in the design of Tension member made with steel?
22. Derive the relation between Void ratio, Degree of saturation, Water content and Specific gravity
of solids.
23. Write short notes on necessity of pile foundation?

24. Illustrate a case study showing total, effective and neutral stress diagrams for a soil mass with
capillary fringe.
25. Explain the fundamental laws of classical mechanics?
26. Three cylinders are plied in a rectangular ditch as shown in figure. Neglect the friction,
determine the reaction between cylinder A and vertical wall?










27. Derive the centroid of parabolic spandrel?
28. (a) Differentiate the statically determinate structures and statically indeterminate structures
with examples?
(b) Explain different approaches of matrix methods?
29. (a) What do you understand by static and kinematic indeterminacy? Give examples?
(b) State Castiglianos theorems?
30. (a) Explain plastic hinge mechanism?
(b) Write down the general slope deflection equations?
31. Draw a layout of Diversion head works. Show the components and mention the functions of all
components?
32. Mention various forces acting on a gravity dam. Discuss briefly about Water pressure force and
uplift pressure with neat sketches?
33. Mention different methods of irrigation. Describe various factors effecting Duty?
34. State the assumptions made in deriving Bernoullis equation. Derive the Bernoullis equation.
35. (a) Differentiate between specific speed of turbine and specific speed of pump?
(b) Define the terms stream line, streak line, path line and stream tube. Explain the advantages
of flow net?
36. Explain briefly about the working principle of centrifugal pump. Mention their applications?
37. (a) What are the Bogues compounds and write the functions of each briefly.
(b) Discuss about the structure of hydrated cement?
38. (a) What is Laitance?
(b) Define curing and explain the importance of curing?
39. Write the requirements of self compacting concrete?