Civil Engineering Online Exam

1. The strength of a soil is generally identified by

2. The law which states that the velocity of flow through a porous medium is directly proportional to the hydraulic gradient is

3. A triangular notch is preferred to a rectangular notch because

4. *Normal strain is defined as

5. Too wet concrete may cause:

6. The given symbol indicates:

7. The maximum deflection of a beam occurs at

8. 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

9. The minimum vertical spacing of the main bars in an RCC beam should be

10. The CBR method is used to design

11. Water-bound Macadam is one of the..... types of pavement.

12. *The number of standard bricks required for one cubic meter of brick masonry (IS standard) is

13. Hatching line is a line which makes an angle of 45° with:

14. Which sequence is correct with respect to the removal of formwork?

15. ...... is used for drawing curves which can't be drawn by a compass.

16. Normally, the numerical value of Poisson's is

17. The magnification of a telescope lens depends upon

18. Flow net can be used for the determination of

19. The maximum reinforcement in a column to consider the practical problem is

20. *Pressure within a soap bubble is

21. The unit of PVC pipe used in water supply pipeline is

22. *If a beam is loaded transversely, the maximum compressive stress develops on

23. *Site of the head works is good when

24. An event is indicated on the network by a number enclosed in:

25. A G.I. pipe has a coating of

26. Grade aqueducts are not allowed to run

27. Excessive free lime and excessive magnesia present in the cement make the cement

28. Pick up the correct statement from the following

29. A cross regulator is provided on the main canal at the

30. The chord of curve less than peg interval is known as

31. The minimum height of a flushing cistern is:

32. *When water is added to cement, the cement hydrates, and chemical reactions take place while cement is setting, an increase in temperature occurs, and a considerable quantity of heat is generated. This phenomenon is called

33. A project is:

34. For economical design of a gravity dam, the shear friction factor should be

35. The width of the road including carriage way and shoulders on both sides is known as

36. The difference between the sum of the measured angles and the theoretical sum of the angles of a closed traverse is called the

37. CPM family includes:

38. The size of fine aggregates does not exceed

39. *Strut is a

40. *The width of a weir with end contraction is

41. 1 British gallon=.........litres.

42. Granite is not suitable for ordinary building purposes because

43. Which of the following soils has the largest permeability?

44. The bearing capacity of a soil:

45. Perception and brake reaction time depend upon

46. Bearing capacity of soils depends on:

47. The appropriate cost to the complete labor as a percentage of the total cost of the building is

48. In an egg-shaped sewer section, the maximum discharge occurs when the depth of flow is: (where d is the total depth of the section)

49. When the water level on the downstream side of a weir is above the top surface of a weir, the weir is known as:

50. The termination of the unfinished wall in a stepped fashion is known as: