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CE-6.

Sol 6.

CE-8.
Sol-8.

CIVIL

The minimum area of tension reinforcement in a beam shall be greater than.

0.85 bd
0.87 fy
(a)
(b)
fy
bd
0.4 bd
(c) 0.04 bd
(d)
if
(a)
0.85 bd
fy
Allowable maximum deflection/span ratio of a steel member should not exceed
________
0.003(0.0025-0.0035)
1
Allowable maximum deflection of a steel member which should not exceed is

325

CE-9.
Sol-9.

If the porosity of a soil sample is 20%, the void ratio is.________

0.25(0.2495 0.2505)
e
n
1 e
e
0.2
1 e
e = 0.25

CE-18. Delta () in cm, duty (D) in hectare/cumec & base period (B) in days are relates as
(a) = 864B/D
(b) B = 864 D/
(c) B = 864/D
(d) D = 8.64 B/
Sol-18. (a)
8.64 B

D
is in m, B = base period in days
D = deity of coop in heater / comic
864 B

cm
D

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CE-27. The following measurements were made during testing a leveling instrument.
Instrument at Staff reading at
P1
Q1
P
2.800 m 1.700 m
Q
2.700 m 1.800 m
P1 is close to P and Q1 is close to Q. If the reduced level of station P is 100.000m, the
reduced level of station Q in m is ________
Sol-27. 101 (100.95 101.05)
2.8.00 1.700 2.700 1.800
h
2
h=1
Reduced level of station,
Q = Reduced level of P + h
= 100.00 + 1= 101.00m
CE-29.

A subrgrade soil sample was tested using standard CBR apparatus and the
observations are given below.
Load, kg Penetration, mm
60.5
2.5
80.5
5.0
Assuming that the load penetration curve is convex throughout the CBR value(%) of
the sample is ________
Sol-29. 4.4 (4.395 4.45)
60.5
100 4.4%
CBR2.5 =
1370
80.5
100 3.9%
CBR5.0 =
2055
Thus, higher value of CBR is 4.4%
CE-31. The extra widening required for a two lane National Highway at a horizontal curve of
360 m radius, considering a wheel base of 8 m and a design speed of 100 km per
hour(in m) is ________
Sol-31. 0.82 (0.815 0.825)
nL2
V
Ew

2R 9.5 R
282
100

0.82 m
2 300 9.5 300
CE-32. For a road with camber of 3% and the design speed of 80 km/hr, the minimum radius of
the curve beyond which no super elevation is needed (in m) is ________
Sol-32. 280 (279.5 280.5)

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Rmin =

V2
127 e f

Camber = e
Rmin =

3
0.03 , t = 0.15
100

80 2

127 0.03 0.15

Rmin = 280m

CE-34. The transplantation of rice required 10 days and total depth of water required during
transplantation is 48 cm. During transplantation there is an effective rainfall (useful for
irrigation) if 8 cm. The duty of irrigation water in hectare /cumec is ________
Sol-34. 216 (215.5-216.5)
B
D 864

864 10

216 hc / cumecs
48 8 10
CE-35. The 5 days BOD of a wastewater sample is obtained as 190 mg/L (with k = 0.01h-1).
The witness oxygen demand (mg/L) of the sample will be _________
Sol-35. 272 (271.5-272.5)
BOD of t days may be given as
Lt = L[1 10-kt]
190 = L[1 100.01 5 24 0.434]
190
L
0.698
L = 272 mg/L
CE-38. In an iceberg, 15% of the volume projects above the sea surface, if the specific weight
of sea water is 10.5 k N/m3, the specific weight of iceberg in k N/m3 is __________
Sol-38. 8.93 (8.925-8.935)
CE-42. In constant head permeameter with cross section area of 10cm2, when the flow was
taking place under a hydraulic gradient of 0.5, the amount of water collected in 60
seconds is 600 cc. The permeability of the soil in (cm/sec) is.________
Sol-42. 8.93 (8.925-8.935)
Q = KiA
Q 600 / 60

=K=
iA 0.5 10
= 2.0m/sec
CE-43. A rectangular channel 6.0 m wide carries a discharge of 16.0 m3/s under uniform flow
condition with normal depth of 1.60 m. mannings n is 0.015. The longitudinal slope
of the channel is
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(a) 0.000585
(b) 0.000485
(c) 0.000385
(d) 0.000285
Sol-43. (a)
1
V R 2/3 S1/2
n
Q =16m3/8. N = 0.015, B = 6.0 m
A = 6.0 1.60 = 9.6 m2
A
9.6
R
1.04 m
P 6.0 (1.6 2)
Q=AV
1
Q A R 2/3S1/2
n
1
16 9.6
(1.04) 2/3S1/2
0.015
S 0.00059
CE-44. A rectangular channel 6.0 m wide carries a discharge of 16.0 m3/s under uniform flow
condition with normal depth of 1.60 m. mannings n is 0.015. A hump is to be
provided on the channel bed. The maximum height ( in m) of the hump without
affecting the upstream flow condition is ______
Sol-44. 0.40 (0.395-0.405)
Q2
y
Z E min
29A 2
(16)2
3
1.6
z y c
2
2 9.81 (9.6)
2
1/3

3 (16/6) 2
1.74 z

2 9.81
z 0.4 m

CE-45. If principal stresses in 92-D case are 10MPa & 20MPa respectively, then maximum
shear stress at the point is
(a) 10 MPa
(b) 15 MPa
(c) 20 MPa
(d) 30 MPa
Sol-45. (b)
1= -10, 2= 20
1
max = 2
2
max = 15
CE-47. A column is supported on the footing as shown. The water table is at a depth of 10 m
below the base of footing.
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column
G.L

1.0 m
Footing

Sand = 18 kN/m
Nq = 24
N = 20

1.5 3.0 m

The net ultimate bearing capacity (kN/m2) of the footing based on Terzrghis bearing
capacity equation is _____
Sol-47. 657 (656.5-657.5)
1
0.2 B
0.3B
qu 1
CN C D Nq B(1
N
2
2
2

But for sand, C = 0

1
1.5

qu (18 1 24) 18 1.5 1 0.2

10
2
3.0

qu = 432 + 243
qu = 675 kN/m2
qnu = qu D f
= 675 1 1
= 657 kN/8m2

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