GATE CE 2022 Toppers Quiz 16

Compute the total fixed cost /yr. of power showel with the following details:

Total initial cost = 6 lakhs

Estimated salvage value = Rs 75000

Useful period = 6 years

Assume investment cost as the 10% of the annual average cost.

A square footing of size 1.2m is laid on a surface of clayey soil (c= 40kN/m²). The ultimate bearing capacity of the soil - foundation system as per Terzaghi will be (Take ɣ = 18kN/m³ )

At time zero hour and one hour the inflow values into a river are 25m³/s and 40m³/s respectively. The C₀ and C₁ in the Muskingham equation are 0.06 and 0.54 respectively. If the initial outflow was 10m³/s then the corresponding outflow at one hour would be

A welded steel plate giver consisting of two flange plates of 350 mm × 18 mm and a web plate of 1000 mm × 8 mm requires

For the loading intensity as shown below, the vertical stress at 4m depth of soil will be? .

The mean annual flood is 800 m³/s and the standard deviation of the series is 120 m³/s. What is the return period of a flood of magnitude 1100 m³/s. Take reduced mean Y_n as 0.577 and reduced standard deviation S_n as 1.2825

In an irrigation system, the land was divided into a large number of small size unit areas, having fairly level surface, by bunds and cross ridges. The basins thus created were filled with water to the desired depth and the water was retained for some time. This method of irrigation is knows as: