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BARC CE: Full Syllabus Test-3

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Question 1

The effective length of a column in a reinforced concrete building frame, as per IS : 456–2000, is independent of the

Question 2

Which of these statements are incorrect regarding the preservation of timber?
1) In charring preservative is used.
2) In spraying preservative is used.
3) Charring is used for exterior work
4) Brushing is the most effective method of treating timber with the preservative.

Question 3

Select the incorrect option.
1) Total float can affect all activities in the chain.
2) Free float can affect only the succeeding activities.
3) Independent float affects only the particular concerned activity.
4) Interference float is the slack of head event.

Question 4

A diamond section with unequal diagonals, the shorter being b and longer h, is used as a beam. If the shorter diagonal is placed parallel to the xx – axis, the shape factor of the section will be _______.

Question 5

22 kN
D. 509.24 kN
23. A flat of 120 ISF 10 with 18 mm diameter bolt holes as shown in the figure. The yield and ultimate tensile strength of flat are 250 MPa and 410 MPa respectively and partial safety factor governed by yield and ultimate tensile strength respectively are 1.10 and 1.25. The design tensile strength of a flat based on gross section yielding is

Question 6

A truss tie consisting of 2 ISA 100 mm x 100 mm x 10 mm carries a pull of 200 kN. At ends the two angles are connected, one each on either side of a 10 mm thick gusset plate, by 20 mm diameter rivets arranged in one row. The allowable stresses in rivet are , fs = 90.0 N/mm2 and fbr = 250 N/mm2. Assuming both the angle sections are not tack riveteD. The maximum tensile stress (in N/mm2) in the tie is

Question 7

For a diamond section, shape factor is 2. The factor of safety in bending is 1.5. If the allowable stress is increased by 25% for wind and earthquake loads, then the load factor is ________

Question 8

Sedimentation tanks and water reservoirs are designed for

Question 9

One litre of sewage, when allowed to settle for 30 minutes give a sludge volume of 64 cm3. If the dry weight of this sludge is 4.0 grams, then its sludge volume index (in ml/gm) will be

Question 10

The theoretical value of coefficient of contraction of a sharp edged orifice is

Question 11

A pipeline of varying diameter has a flow discharge of 15L/s. For a first length of 10m the pipe diameter is 30cm and the remaining length 15m ,the diameter is 40cm.Compute the head loss(m) throughout the length?(Take g=10m/s2 & friction coefficient = 0.15)

Question 12

Boundary layer thickness increases as

1. Distance from leading edge increases.

2. As boundary layer changes from laminar to turbulent

3. As velocity of flow increases

Which of the above are correct.

Question 13

Flow measurement with a prandtl – pitot tube showed that the tip readings varied only across the flow while the side opening reading varied only in the direction of flow. The type of flow is

Question 14

A 1.51.5 m footing is to be constructed on the dense sand. To determine the ultimate bearing capacity of soil, plate load test is conducted for the permissible settlement as prescribed by codal provisions. If 500 mm square plate is used then the allowable settlement(mm) of the plate for the test is_____.

Question 15

The stress distribution at a depth beneath a loaded area is determined using Newmark's influence chart which indicate an influence value of 0.005. The number of the segments covered by the loaded area in the chart is 20 and the intensity of loading on the area is 10 T/m2. The intensity of stress distribution at that depth is

Question 16

The normal annual precipitation at stations X, A, B and C are 700 mm, 1000 mm, 900 mm and 800 mm respectively. If the storm precipitation at three stations A, B and C were 100 mm, 90 mm and 80 mm respectively, then the storm precipitation for station X will be (in mm, round off to nearest integer)

Question 17

Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

Here, ELR = Environmental lapse rate, DALR = Dry adiabatic lapse rate

Question 18

A flow of 150 l/s was supplied for 8 hours from a tank to irrigate 2 ha of land. It was found that the actual delivery rate at the farm was less than 150 l/s. If the conveyance loss was 864 m3and percolation and runoff in the field were 240 and 760 m3 respectively, then the water application efficiency of this system is __________%.

Question 19

Select the incorrect option-

Question 20

A canal is designed as per Lacey’s theory. The hydraulic mean radius is 2.5m and velocity is 0.65 m/sec, Find the average size of the particles of the bed.

Question 21

A prestressed concrete beam with a cross section of 300 mm width and 600 mm depth, is 12 m long. IT carries a load of 12 kN/m inclusive of its self weight. It is prestressed with 2000 mm2 high tensile steel located at 175 mm from soffit. The cable profile is straight for full length of the beam and it is stressed to a level of 800 N/mm2. It is bonded to concrete. The eccentricity (in mm) of thrust line at mid span in the beam is

Question 22

A column whose unsupported length is 4m and dimension of cross section is 200mm * 300mm.The minimum eccentricity considering in design of column is?

Question 23

An RCC column of square cross section, of size 300 mm x 300 mm, has its column load-moment interaction diagram as shown below

If fck = 30 MPa than maximum uni-axial eccentricity for balanced failure of column will be

Question 24

Match List-I (Different types of soil) with List-II (Group symbols of I.S. classification) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I
A) Well graded sand mixture with little or no fines
B) Silty sand
C) Inorganic silts and very fine sands or clayey silts with low plasticity
D) Inorganic clays of high plasticity
List-II
1) ML
2) CH
3) SW
4) SM

Question 25

For the soil profile shown below, determine the ratio of Kh(eqv)/Kv(eqv)

Question 26

A rectangular timber beam is cut out of a cylindrical log of diameter 'ID'. The depth of the strongest timber beam will be

Question 27

A 4 m long ladder rests against floor and wall as shown in the figure. A man weighing 70 kg stands at the centre of the ladder, then the maximum bending moment in the ladder is ____ Nm.

Question 28

Which one of the following is INCORRECT, regarding design of a beam; deflection can be reduced?

Question 29

Consider the following statement and choose the correct option:
1. The type of most commonly used structure in practice are the cables loaded uniformly along the horizontal span.
2. The cable loaded uniformly along the length takes the shape of a catenary, whereas a cable uniformly loaded along the horizontal span assumes the shape of a parabola.
3. Horizontal reactions and axial forces are developed even in three hinged parabolic arch subjected to vertical load.

Question 30

A three hinged parabolic arch rib with hinges at abutments and at crown is under the action of uniformly distributed load 'W' per unit length over its entire span 'L.' through its crown. The bending moment at quarter span is

Question 31

What is ABC if FB of line AB is 40 ° and BB of line BC is 280 °?

Question 32

A tower PQ, 50 m high at an elevation of 1250 m, appears in a vertical photograph taken at a flight altitude of 2500 m above mean sea level. Height of top of tower in the image is 6.35 cm, the displacement of the top of tower with respect to bottom of the image is

Question 33

A rural single lane highway has design speed 50 kmph. The average length of car can be taken as 6m. The coefficient of longitudinal and lateral friction for the pavement are 0.35 and 0.15 respectively, then the capacity of highway in terms of vehicle per hour per lane is
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