Civil Engineering Online Exam

1. The purpose of the apron in an aircraft is

2. An aircraft is flying in an atmosphere of 30°C with a speed of 1234 km/h. Its speed is known as

3. For the proposed runway stated in Q.55 if the aerodrome reference temperature is 17°C then the net designed length of the runway is

4. Depth of foundation is determined by:

5. The part of a brick cut from a whole brick to maintain the bond in such a way that its one long face remains uncut is known as:

6. The bearing capacity of a waterlogged soil may be improved by:

7. The maximum height of a masonry wall generally done in one day is:

8. A dummy activity in CPM:

9. The relation between jobs of a particular type and various durations they have consumed for completion is expressed by:

10. The independent float affects only:

11. For normal consistency, the penetration in Vicat apparatus should be between

12. *The trunk of the tree left after cutting all the branches is known as

13. Pumice is a type of

14. *All burnt bricks are soaked in water for at least.......before use with cement mortars.

15. The given symbol represents:

16. The isometric length of the edge of the cube is obtained by:

17. The purpose of making the drawing board with seasoned softwood:

18. The number of corrugations in a galvanized corrugated sheet is usually

19. Which of the following is not an essential part of the general specification of public works?

20. The unit of measurement for steel works in trussed and its parts is

21. The main cause of skidding is

22. The shape of the camber provided for cement concrete pavement is

23. In bituminous macadam road, the binding material used is

24. *Pascal's law states that pressure at a point is equal in all directions

25. Mach number is the ratio of inertia force to

26. *The orifice used for low discharge is

27. An oil of specific gravity 0.7 and pressure 0.14 kgf/cm^2 will have the height of oil as

28. *Economic height of a dam is

29. The type of fall suitable for any discharge is

30. The water face of the guide banks is protected by

31. The c.g. of a semi-circular arc is

32. The rate of change of shear force is called

33. The property of material by which it can be beaten or rolled into plates is called

34. How does Young's Modulus vary with an increase in temperature?

35. The beam strongest in flexure will have the maximum

36. A plane inclined at an angle to the horizontal at which the soil is expected to stay in the absence of any lateral support is known as:

37. A foundation may be classified as spread foundation if:

38. *Earth pressure acting at a height of ..... in case of inclined surcharge is:

39. The maximum water content at which a reduction in water content does not cause a decrease in the volume of the soil mass is known as

40. The permeability of a soil deposit in situ can be best obtained by

41. The neutral axis of a T-beam exists

42. A T-beam behaves like a rectangular beam of width equal to its flange if its neutral axis

43. Shear stress is not taken by

44. Placing the table over the station such that the station plotted on the sheet is exactly above the corresponding station on the ground is:

45. Tellurometer uses

46. Least count is given by

47. Suitable sewer section for both combined and separate systems is:

48. In the single-stack system of plumbing, the number of vertical pipes is:

49. The common pipe used in house plumbing is:

50. Pressure relief valve is provided to prevent