Effective height of a compound wall having proper foundation on the soil shall be taken as, if ‘H’ is the height of free end of wall from top of the footing.
Question 2
Consider the following statements about lime: 1) Calcination of limestone results in quick lime. 2) Lime produced from pure variety of chalk is hydraulic lime. 3) Hydrated lime is obtained by treating quick lime with water. Which of the above statements are correct?
Question 3
A Prestressed concrete section is said to have failed in strength at the moment when all the material in the section has exhausted its
Question 4
Consider following statements:
1) IS 875 (part 3) is referred to calculate wind load on a structure.
2) As per IS 875, for the purpose of specifying basic wind velocity, the country has been divided into 5 zone.
3) Flexible structures having height to effective width of the lateral load resistance system exceeding 5:1 should be checked for vibrations under dynamic loads
Correct statement(s) is/are:
Question 5
A uniform beam AB of weight 100 kN and 6 m long had two bodies of weights 60 kN and 80 kN suspended from its two ends as shown in fig. At what point the beam should be supported that it may rest horizontally.
Question 6
The type of valve, which is provided to control the flow of water through pipe line______.
Question 7
A fluid of viscosity 0.5 N-s/m2 and specific gravity 1.6 is flowing through a circular pipe of diameter 400 mm. If pressure drop of 1 m is observed in a distance of 100 m in pipe, max. shear stress in the pipe is : (Take g = 10 m/s2)
Question 8
A pile group of 4 piles has been founded a hard stratum such that piles derive their capacity mainly from end bearing. If each pile of square cross-section of size 300 mm has been used, the minimum spacing between piles in the pile group as recommended by IS 2911: 210:
Question 9
Which of the following statements about springs are true? Rate of deflection
i. increases with increase in load for hard springs
ii. decreases with increase in load for hard springs
iii. increases with increase in load for soft springs
iv. decreases with increase in load for soft springs
v. is proportional to load in linear springs
Question 10
For better accuracy in measuring and plotting the sides of a triangle by triangulation, the angles of the triangle
