For a circular column having its ends hinged, the slenderness ratio isThe l/d ratio of the column is

Which steel member section among the following combinations can carry maximum load ?

Ratio of the width of the car parking area required at kerb forparking relative toparking is approximately

In the plane truss shown above, how many numbers have zero force?

Which among the following assumptions are made in the design roof trusses ?
Roof truss is restrained by the reactions
Axes of the members meeting at a joint intersect at a common point
Riveted joints act as frictionless hinges
Loads act normal to roof surface
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If two triangulation signals of 6.m height each, are to be just visible over ground mutually, what is the maximum distance between their locations on the ground surface ?

What is eutrophication of lakes primarily due to ?

Consider the following statements regarding the swedish circle method of analysing stability of slopes :
It is a general method of analysing stability of slopes.
It satisfied only the overall moment equation of equilibirum.
It considers the forces action on the sides of individual slices.
It gives a factor of safety which are on the safeside.
Of the statements :

In the plane truss shown above, how many numbers have zero force?

Bricks are burnt at a temperature range of

Tensile strength of concrete is measured by

Non-collodial liguids are :

A 4-hour rainfall in a catchment ofkm² produces rainfall depths of 6.2 cm and 5.0 cm in successive 2-hour unit periods. Assuming the φ index of the soil to be 1.2 cm/hour, the run-off volume in ha-m will be

Drop panel is a structural component in :

Water is to be pumped at the rate of 0.m³/s from a 4 m deep ground level tank to an overhead tank. The difference in levels of the full tank levels of these tanks ism. What is the approximate power required for operating aefficient centrifugal pump ?

Under load, the void ratio of a submerged saturated clay decreases from 1.to 0.What will be the ultimate settlement of the 2 m thick clay due to consolidation ?

The following data pertain to a waste-water sample :
Initial D.O. = 8 mg/l
Final D.O. = 2 mg/l
Dilution = 1%.
The B.O.D. of the given wastewater sample is

Consider the following statements with respect to tunnelling methods:
Full face excavation is suitable for small size tunnel of short length in compact rock. It is not suitable in urban areas.
Heading and Benching method is suitable for soft rock tunnelling of medium size.
Drift method is suitable for large tunnels in difficult or incompetent rock.
Which of the statements given above are correct ?

What is range of values of Poisson's ratio for ductile materials ?

Consider the following statements :
The critical path in a network plan of a project
helps in planning efficient time schedule
indicates the shortest path in time
helps in crashing the project judiciously
helps in encouraging discipline in execution.
Of these statements :

A ship is berthed in a chamber and lifted by principles of buoyancy. Such a chmber is called

Ultimate strength of cement is influenced by which one of the following ?

If p is the specific gravity of the material used in the design of a masonry dam of triangular section, then the ratio between the height and base width of the dam for structural safety and stability is equal to

The ratio of the flexural strengths to two beams of square c. oss-section, the first beam being placed with its top and bottom sides horizontally and the second beam being placed with one diagonal horizontally, is

Compression index of a soil helps to determine

Two reservoirs are connected by two pipes A and B of same and length in series. If the diamerer of A islarger than that of B, what is the ratio of head loss in A to that of B ?

A brick masonry wall of nominal thicknessmm carries an axial load ofkN/m and another load ofkN/m acting at an eccentricity ofmm. The resultant eccentricity and eccentricity ratio are respectively

What is the value of camber rate that should be provided in case of WBM pavement surface in an area of heavy rainfall ?

Following data refer to precise measurement of an angle A on the field :
(i) 2A = 20°- weight 2
(ii) 4A = 40°- weight 3
What is the most probable value of angle A ?

A flash mixer of 2.0 m³, with a velocity gradient of mixing mechanisms equal to 660/s, and fluid absolute viscosity of 1.0 x 10^-3 Ns/m² is continuously operated. What is the power input per unit volume ?

A simply supported beam of span 'L' and uniform flexural rigidly EI, carries a central load 'W' and total uniformly distributed load 'W' throughout the span. The maximum deflection is given by

For excavating utility trenches with precise control of depth the excavation equipment used is:

Which of the following pairs are correctly matched ?
Alpha iron....non magnetic
Beta iron....strongly magnetic
Gamma iron....non-magnetic and capable of dissolving carbon.
Delta iron....non-magnetic and absorbs very little carbon.
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Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

A rectangular footing 1 m x 2 m is placed at a depth of 2 m in a saturated clay having an unconfined compressive strength ofkN/m². According to Skempton, the net ultimate bearing capacity is

The percentage of time in a year during which the cross wind component remains within the limit, is :

Among the following, which is/are not pre-treatment unit (s) ?

The maximum bending moment at the left quarter point of a simple beam due to crossing of UDL of length shorter than the span in the direction left to right, would occur after the load had just crossed the section by

Which one of the following statements is correct ?
In a plane truss, influence line values

Consider the following statements relating to the stability of floating as well as submerged bodies :
A submerged body is stable when the centre of gravity is below the centre of buoyancy.
A floating body is stable when the centre of gravity is above the centre of buoyancy.
A floating body is stable when the centre of gravity is below the metacentre.
A submerged body is in stable equilibrium when the centre of gravity coincides with the centre of buoyancy.
Of these statements :

Which one of the following statements is correct ? In the lime-soda process of water softening

What is the volume of a 6 m deep tank having rectangular shaped top 6 m x 4 m and botton 4 m x 2 m (computed through the use of prismoidal formula) ?

'Air binding' may occur in

What is the correct sequence of formation of the following compounds during chlorination of water in which ammonia is present ?
NCl₃
NH₂Cl
NHCl₂
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A torsion member is fabricated from two concentric thin tubes. At the ends, the tubes are welded to rigid discs so that both the tubes are twisted as a unit. The radius of the outer tube is 2r and that of the inner tube is r. If the shear stresses developed in the outer tube is τ, then the shear stress in the inner tube will be.

What is the discharge corresponding to a critical depth of 1.m in a 3.0 m wide rectangular channel:

In the design of storm sewers, time of concentration relevant of determine the

Sewage sickness is a term used for

The height of a hydraulic jump in a stilling pool was found to becm in a model with l_p/l_m =The prototype jump height would be

The following refer to the stability analysis of an earth dam under different conditions :
Stability of D/S slope during steady seepage.
Stability of U/S slope during sudden drawdown.
Stability of U/S and D/S slopes during construction.
Of these statements :