EACH TEAM HAS TO ANSWER 3 QUESTIONS

EACH QUESTIONS CARRIES 10

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QUESTIONS WILL NOT BE PASSED






The compressive strength of
100 mm cube as compared to 150
mm cube is always .

a) less b) more

c) equal d) any of the
above
Lever arm that is the distance
between??

1.Centroid of compressive force to tensile force

2.Centroid of member to centroid of compressive
force

3.Centroid of member to tensile force

4.Top to centroid of member
To ensure uniform pressure
distribution, the thickness of
foundation is kept?

1.Uniform throughout

2.Increased towards the edges

3.Decreased towards the edge

4.None of these
Water proofing compounds in
concrete?

1.Bring the sand particles closer together

2.Fill the voids more throughly

3. Drive out water from the mix quickly

4. Develop a impervious layer on concrete
surface

Spacing of counterforts depends
upon??

1.The height of wall

2. Allowable unit pressure on soil

3.Relative cost of steel and concrete

4.None of these
A setting of cement or concrete which
occurs suddenly while being mixed and
placed, and prevents further working of
the materials, is called??

1.Flash set

2.Knocking Setting

3.Initially setting

4. Quick setting
If the coefficient of hardness of
coarse aggregate is less(below 13),it
indicates the given aggregate is??

1.High quality

2.Low quality

3.Medium

4.None of these

Low temperature during concrete
laying........

1.Increse the strength

2.Has no affect on strength

3.Decrease the strength

4.None of these

Lab splices of tension reinforcement
in Rcc beam is allowed in.....??

1.Less than 25 mm dia

2.Less than 20 mm dia

3.Bars less than 36 mm dia

4.All diameters bars
Distribution reinforcement in a simply
supported slab is mainly provided to
distribute..??

1.Shrinkage stress

2.Dead load

3.live load

4.Temperature stress
Which among the following is a
property of Silt?

1.Plasticity

2.Limited or no Plasticity

3.Elasticity

4.None of these
Which of the following obstacles
obstructs chaining but not ranging?

1.Lake

2.Railway Track

3.Hillock

4.Building
The overall length of the vehicle
affects all of the following EXCEPT..

1.Overtaking time

2.Off Tracking

3.Sight Distance

4.Turning radii of the curve
Presence of 0.25 percentage sugar
in water for concreting is likely to result
in..

1.Slow setting

2.Smooth surface

3.Rapid setting

4.None of these above