ESE 2018 Civil Engineering: Action Quiz 5

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Question 1

Two identical cantilever beams are supported as shown, with their free ends in contact through a rigid roller. After the load P is applied, the free ends will have

• Aequal deflections but not equal slopes
• Bequal slopes but not equal deflections
• Cequal slopes as well as equal deflections
• Dneither equal slopes nor equal deflections

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT correct for steel sections as per IS: 800-1984?

• AThe maximum bending stress in tension or in compression in extreme fibre calculated on the effective section of a beam shall not exceed 0.66f_y.
• BThe bearing stress in any part of a beam when calculated on the net area shall not exceed 0.75f_y.
• CThe direct stress in compression on the gross sectional area of axial loaded compression member shall not exceed 0.6f_y
• DNone of these

Question 3

Critical depth at a section of a rectangular channel is 1.5m. The specific energy at that section is

• A0.75m
• B1.0m
• C1.5m
• D2.25m

Question 4

The ratio of saturated unit weight to dry unit weight of a soil is 1.25. If the specific gravity of solids (G ­_{g ­}) is 2.56, the void ratio of the soil is

• A0.640
• B0.663
• C0.944
• D1.325

Question 5

Group symbols assigned to silty sand and clayey sand are respectively

• ASS and CS
• BSM and CS
• CSM and SC
• DMS and CS

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