What will be moment of given force of 10 kN about point O in the figure shown?
Question 2
Which of the following Statement (s) regarding the tendering process is are correct:
1) Earnest money deposit is around 1.1 to 2 % of the estimated cost of the project
2) Performance security amount is around 10 % of the contract amount.
3) Both EMD and performance security are required to be submitted only by the lowest bidder.
4) Performance security amount is refunded immediately after completion of the project
Question 3
Which of the following properties pertain to sedimentary rocks.
(i) They are well stratified and show well defined bedding planes.
(ii) They are well stratified but does not have well defined bedding planes.
(iii) They are soft and can be easily split along bedding is easily split along bedding as well as normal planes.
(iv) They are hard and cannot be easily split only along bedding plane.
Question 4
The waste water from a factory having a pH of 10, contains KOH only. For waste water discharge is 80 m3/day. The total quantity of KOH per day will be nearly
Question 5
A steel bar of solid cross section is encased in a brass tube as shown in diagram below and between steel & brass joints cross sections is glued at every point.
If the coefficient of expansion of both steel and brass is same and is 12 × 10–6/°C & if the composite bar is heated through 50°C
1) The stress in brass will be tensile
2) The stress in steel will be tensile
3) The stress in brass & steel will be compressive
4) The stress in brass & steel will be zero
Which of these statements are correct?
Question 6
Statement (I): Asbestos cement sewers are not recommended for the underground sewer line.
Statement(II): Asbestos sewers are susceptible to corrosion due to H2S gas.
Question 7
An airfoil is a streamlined body, as shown in the figure below. Because of the streamlining of the body, the separation occurs only at the extreme rear of the body, resulting in
Question 8
The allowable soil pressure (in kN/m2) for a raft (8m × 8m) if the depth of foundation is 4m and the undrained cohesion is 40 kN/m2.
[Use Skempton’s approach and take factor of safety as 2.4]
Question 9
Statement (I):
For the design of slender column, moments are required to be considered.
Statement (II):
Lateral deflection of slender columns, unde axial load, is substantial and cause
additional moments.
Question 10
The free mean speed on a roadway is found to be 80 kmph. Under stopped condition, the average spacing between the vehicles is 6.9 m. What is the capacity flow ?
