A.P.P.S.C., - A.E.E's PAPERS CIVIL ENGINEERING BACKLOG: L The minimum compressive strength of building bricks is 1.3.5 MPa 2.5.0 MPa 3. 10.0 MPa 4, 15.0 MPa 2, Abrick with the width at one end cut to half is known as 1. bevelled closer 3. mitered closer 3. The weight of timber is specified, as per the Indian standards, at a moisture content of 2. king closer 4. queen closer 2.10 percent 4,14 poreent 1. 8 percent 3. 12 percent 4, A concrete mix of good workability should have a minimum water cement ratio of 1.0.20 2.0.40 3. 0.60 4.0.80 5. Initial setting time of concrete is governed by the content of its ee 1. tricalcium silicate ~ 2, dicalcium silicate w 3. tricalcium aluminate 4. tetracaleium alumino ferrite 6. The percentage of water for normal consis- teney is 15-15 2.10 - 25 3.15 - 25 4. 25-35 7, Inadequate compaction of concrete results in 1. segregation 2. bleeding 3. bleeding and segregation 4. honey combing 8, For the same moisture content, bulking will be the highest in 1. gravelly sands 2. coarse sands 3, medium grained sands 4. fine grained sands 9. Admixtures are added to improve the per- formance of 1. cement during manufacture 2. coment at the site 3. conerete during mixing 4, reinforcement 0. Schmidt rebound hammer estimates the IL 12, 13. a 14, 15. 16. 7 17. 18. 1 hardness of aggregates 2, setting time of concrete 3. strength of concrete 4, composition of concrete The number of standard bricks per cubic metre is approximately 1.300 2, 200 3. 800 4,500 The maximum permissible water absorption of building bricks as a percentage of weight is 1.10 2.5.0 : 3.10.0 425.0 An inerease of 1.0 percent in water cement ratio 1, inGreates concrete strength by 10 percent ‘2aréduces concrete strength by 4 percent vent 3, reduces concrete strength by 10 p 4. increases concrete strength by 4 percent. Bulking of sand is caused by 1. surface absorption _2. surface adsorption 3, surface tension 4. surface texure Standard size of cubes for testing the strength of cement is 1. 150.0 mm 2, 200.0 mn 3.70.7 mm 4,110.5 mm he sum of rotational factors of all the members of a joint in Kani's method of analysis is 1410 2-15 3.405 4-05 A truss with one support on a roller bearing and the other hinged with 10 joints and 21 members is 1. statically determinate 2. unstable 3. statically indeterminate to the fourth degree 4, statically indeterminate to the second degree A free body diagram is 1. the structure with supports removed 2. an unstable structure 3, the structure with loads removed 4, a part of the structure with internal forces imposed19. 20. 21. 22, 23. 24, 25. 26. Compatibility conditions satisty 1. equilibrium conditions of the structure 2. displacement conditions 3, equilibrium conditions of the free body 4, symmetry conditions of the structure A propped cantilever is subjected to a uni- formly distributed load wim over its span J. The fixed end moment is 1. - wis 12 2. - wl? / 24 3.4 wl/8 4.- wl? /8 ‘The shear force at a section in the conjugate beam corresponds in the real beam to 1. shear force at the corresponding section 2. deflection at the corresponding section 3, slope at the corresponding section 4, bending moment at the conjugate section The number of joint equilibrium equations available for the analysis of trusses is 13 Q1 3.2 4, zero ‘The ratio of the strength of a fixed beam to that of a simply supported beam of the same span under uniformly distributed load on the entire spans with reference to shear is 1.3.0 2.2.0 3.05 4.10 The ratio of the load carrying capacity of a fixed beam to that of a cantilever of the same span subjected to uniformly distributed load over the entire spans with reference to the bending moment is 1.60 2.45 3.3.0 4.1.0 ‘The theorem of three moments was formu- lated by 1. Thomas Young 2, Williot-Mohr 3. J.C. Maxwell 4, Clapeyron If one end of a fixed beam of span / and flex- ural rigidity El sinks by 6, the beam is sub- jected to sagging moment (6EI 8/l?) hogging moment (6EI 8/2) sagging moment at the lower support and hog ging moment at the other support of magnitude (GEI 8/2) hogging moment at the lower support and sag- ging moment at the other support of magnitude (GEL 8/2) = 27. 28, 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34, 35. In a fixed beam subjected to uniformly dis- tributed load throughout the span, points of inflexion oceur at 1. midspan section 2. fixed ends 3. 0.211 | from the supports 4, 0.202 | from the supports Ata rigid joint in a frame all the members have 1. same rotation but different displacements 2, same displacements but different rotations 3. different displacements and rotations 4, same displacements and rotations ‘The slope deflection method formulates 1. equilibrium conditions only 2. compatibility conditions only 3. both equilibrium and compatibility conditions 4. either equilibrium or compatibility conditions A fixed beam is subjected to a moment M at the midspan section; the fixed end moments are 1M 2M2 3.M4 4M3 Asimply supported beam of span 'l' and flex- ural rigidity EI carries a unit load at its midspan section; the strain energy of the beam is 1.8 48 ED 2.18 (192 El) 3.13 (96 El) 4.2 (24 ED) A single bay single storey portal frame has one roller support while the other end is fixed, Its statical and kinematic degress of redundancy are, respectively 1. 2and3 21and5 3.5 and 3 4,3.and 1 The ratio of the maximum deflection of a fixed beam under a point load at midspan to that of the beam with the same load distrib- uted uniformly over the entire span is 1.2 2.3 3.4 4.6 A closed frame of span 5.0 m and height 2.5 m has the flexural rigidities of the horizon- tal members twice that of the vertical mem- bers. The distribution factors at a joint of the frame for Hardy Cross method are 1.0.5 and 0.5 2, -0.25 and - 0.25 3.- 0.36 and - 0.64 4, 0.33 and 0.67 A Pratt truss has ten joints and 21 members, If the truss is simply supported, it is 1. unstable 2. statically determinate 3. statically indeterminate to the first degree 4, statically indeterminate to the fourth degree36. A portal frame with one column inclined and the other column vertical can be analysed by 1. Hardy Cross method but not Kani's method 2, Kani's method but not by Hardy Cross method 3. Kani’s and Hardy Cross methods 4, Neither Kani's nor Hardy Cross methods 37. The degrees of freedom of a two bay two storey rigid jointed frame are 127 218 3.6 49 38. A beam is continuous over three simple su ports, and is subjected to uniformly distri uted load w/m over one span. If the spans are of equal length /, the moment at the middle support is 1-wP/12 2+ wl /2 3.-wl?/8 4,- wi 16 39. The shape factor of a standard rolled steel joint is about 1.150 2.1.73 3.1.95 4.1.21 40, Plastic modulus of a section is the ratio of 1. plastie and elastic moment capacities ¢ 2. plastic moment capacity and yield strength) 3. elastic moment capacity and yield etiepgth 4. plastic moment capacity and working stress Slenderness ratio of lacing bars should not be L. greater than 180 2. less than 145 3. greater than 145 4. less than 180 42, Intermediate vertical stiffeners are provid- ed in plate girders, if the depth to web thick- ness ratio is more than 1.45 2.85 3.100 4,200 43, The ratio of the plastic failure load to the elastic failure load of a fixed beam of pris- matic profile is 1.10 215 3.3.0 4.2.0 For a welded joint, the edge distance of a slot should be more than 41. 44, 1. twice the plate thickness or 25 mm 2. 1.5 times the plate thickness or 20 mm 3. twice the plate thickness or 15 mm 4, 155 times the plate thickness or 15 mm 45. In acase of compression steel members with both ends fixed the effective length as a ratio of actual length is 1.0.50 2, 1.00 3.0.65 4.1.20 46. 47. 48. 49, 50. 51. 52. 53. 54, “LY B1/22 3.x? EAs /22 The ratio of the distance between the inner most connecting lines of rivets to the thicknes of a batten in a steel column should not be 1. more than 45 2. less than 45 3. less than 60 4. more than 50 The length of elastoplastic region at failur of a simply supported beam of rectangula section subjected to a central point loa over a span | is Lu NS 2.21/38 3.1/3 4.11 (23) Plastic modulus of a circu. Jar section of radius R is 1.3R%4 2.4 RY 3, aR 4, nR58 The Euler load of a section of area A, slen derness ratio 2, moment of inertia I, Young's modulus ahd equivalent length / is giver by \~ 2.7? BAs/ 2 4.4n? EL/ (2 The maximum shear stress in a steel beam o} yield strength f, is 1.0.45 f, as per plastic design 2.0.55 f, as per elastic design 3. 0.75 f, as per plastic design 4, 0.45 f, as per elastic design Gauge of rivets is the spacing between 1. adjacent fasteners 2. adjacent parallel lines of fasteners 3. end fastner and plate edge 4, fasteners in a line Factor of safety is the ratio of 1. yield stress and design load 2. upper yield stress and working load 3. lower yield stress and working stress 4, fracture stress and working stress The minimum edge distance for a fastener hole of 19.5 mm diameter, as per IS : 800 - 1984, is 1.25.0 mm 2, 29,0 mm for machine flame cut plates 3. 32.0 mm for machine flame cut plates 4, 39.0 mm The maximum permissible shear stress in hand driven rivets is 1, 80.0 MPa 3. 50.0 MPa 2. 100.0 MPa 4, 250.0 MPa55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 63. Bearing stiffeners in a plate girder 1. prevent shear failure 2. eliminate local buckling 3. rreduce deflections 4. transfer concentrated loads M 120 grade concrete indicates a compres- sive strength of 120.0 MPa in 1, 200 mm cubes at 28-days 2, 150 mm cylinders at 28-days 3. 150 mm cubes at 28-days 4,200 mm cubes at 56-days In a balanced section the neutral axis 1. moves down as the steel area is reduced 2, moves up as the steel area is increased 3. remains the same as steel area is changed 4, moves up as the grade of concrete is increased Characteristic load on a structure has a | probability of being 1. exceeded 95 percent 2, not exceeded 5 percent 3. exceeded 5 percent 4. not exceeded 99 percent. The distribution of shear stress in a rectan- gular R.C, beam is 1. parabolic 2. rectangular 3. triangular 4, parabolic upto neutral axis and rectangular upto tension steel Crack width in a reinforced concrete mem- ber should not exceed 1, 0.20 mm in mild environment 2, 0.02 mm in agressive environment 3. 0.30 mm in mild environment 4.0.20 mm in severe environment Flexural tensile strength of M25 grade con- crete is 1.3.5 MPa 2.5.0 MPa 3.2.5 MPa 4.1.5 MPa The effective depth of a continuous beam of 9.0 m span should not be 1 less than 50.0 mm 2, more than 846.2 mm 3. less than 900.0mm 4. less than 346.2 mm The maximum spacing of 12 mm diameter bars in a reinforced concrete slab of 350.0 mm effective depth is 1. 350.0 mm 2. 120.0 mm 3. 240.0 mm 4, 300.0 mm t i i | | 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 7. 72. 73. 74. In working stress method of design, the capacity of a column of 300.0 X 600.0 mm sec- tion and 5.0 m effective length is reduced by 1. zero percent 2.9.7 percent 3. 10.5 percent 4, 25.0 percent The minimum area of tension reinforcement in a beam for Fe 415 grade steel is 1. 0.20 percent, 2. 0.15 percent 3, 0.12 percent 4. 0.80 percent Rankine's theory assumes that the soil behind a retaining wall is Ldry and cohesive 2, dry and non-eohesive 3. granular and moist 4, moist but non-cohesive The maximum spacing of stirrups inclined at 45° to the axis of a beam of 342.0 mm effee- tive depth is 1.171.0mm 2, 256.5 mm 3, 300.0 mm. 4,342.0 mm The effective width of the flange of T-beams of span 10,0 m, web thickness 300.0 mm, flange thickness 120.0 mm and spaced at 3.0 m is 1, 2.69 m 2. 2.50 m 3.3.00 m 4.2.39 m Nominal concrete cover in a beam of section 300.0 X 600.0 mm, span12.0 m and reinforced with 20 mm diameter bars should not be less than 1. 20.0 mm in mild exposure 2, 30.0 mm in mild exposure 3. 40.0 mm in very severe exposure 4, 30.0 mm in very severe exposure Freyssinet's method of pre-stressing is suit- able for 1. pre-tensioning beams 2. railway sleepers 3. post-tensioning beams 4, pre-fabricated lintels, The first method developed for project plan- ning is 1. PERT 2. CPM 3. Bar chart 4, Milestone Critical activity has 1, maximum float 2. minimum float 3. zero float 4. mean float The estimated time required to perform activity is known as 2. float 4, event 1.dummy 3. duration Critical path moves along the actihaving a total float of 1. positive magnitude 3. zero 2. negative magnitude 4, maximum value75. 76. 7. 78. 79, 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85. The time which results in the least possible direct cost of an activity is known as 1. normal time 2. erash time 3. slow time 4, standard time The durations of various activities of a proj- ect are shown on a bar chart by 1, vertical lines 2. horizontal lines 3. inclined lines 4. discontinuous lines Amilestone chart shows 1.delays in the jobs 2, jobs ehead of schedule 3. interdependence of jobs 4. jobs completed Cost-benefit analysis indicates 1. total cost of a project 2. variation in costs in the project 3. expenditure involved in the project 4, viability of a project Bar charts are preferred because they 1. are simple 2. indicate interdependence of activities 3. distinguish between critical and non-critical activities 4, reflect uncertainty in duration The A-O-N (Activity on Node network sys- |. tem) is preferred over A-O-A system because’ 1 it allows efficient use of dummy activities 2. it does not contain activity times)" 3. it does not allow dummy actives 4. it allows revisions and méidications easily Hydrology deals with 1. rain water 2. river water 3. sea water 4, surface and underground water Surface run-off is the quantity of water that 1. is absorbed by soil 2, is intercepted by buildings and roads 3. fills ground depressions 4. reaches streams Relative humidity is the ratio of actual vapour pressure to the saturated vapour pressure 1. at the same temperature 2. at the same pressure 3. at the same volume 4. in the atmosphere ‘The standard height of a rain gauge is 1, 100.0 mm 2. 200.0 mm 3. 300.0 mm, 4, 500.0 mm Isohyets are the lines joining the points of equal 1. pressure 2. height 3. humidity 4. rainfall 86. 87. 88. 89. 92. 93, 94, 96. is ‘The best unit period of a unit hydrograph is . If h is the loss due to friction in a pipe, the If P and A are the perimeter and area of drainage basin, respectively, its compact- ness coefficient is 1. P2/ (2nd) 2. P/(QnA) 3,3 (V2na) 4, P9/(nA) The time of overland flow is affected by 1. slope of the basin but not its length 2. ground surface but not the slope 3. length of flow path but not the area 4. slope and length of path The distance of the critical point is 20.0 km and the difference in elevation is 193 m from a Survey of India map; the overland flow time is 1. 2hours 3.2 hours 30 minutes 2. 8 hours 4.4 hours ‘The quantity of water retained by subsoil against gravity is known as 1 yield 2. porosity | pectic yield 4, specific retention equal to the basin lag divided by 12 2.3 34 4.5 The zone below water table is known as the zone of 1. saturation 2. aeration 3. separation Water in the zone of saturation is 4. hydration 1. under pressure 2, at atmospheric pressure 3. vacuum pressure 4, at atmospheric temperature Ground water is in the zone of 2. high pressure 3. capillary water 4. dykes Isopiestic lines are the contours representing 1. water table 2. piezometric heads 4. rainfall 1. saturation 3. piezometric surfaces losses in strainer and bends may be taken as 1.0.01h 2.0.45 h 3.0.20h 4.0.25 h Hydraulic grade line 1. remains above the conduit line 2, remains below the conduit line 3. remains parallel to the conduit line 4, may be above or below the conduit line97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103, 104. 105. 106, Ina long pipe, the head loss is ignored 1. at the entrance 2. at the outlet 3. due to friction 4. at the inlet and outlet, The most economical profile of a triangular open channel is 1, equilateral triangle 2, right angle with equal sides 3. isosceles triangle with 45° angle 4, triangle with 30° angle The equation for viscous flow was first for- mulated by 1. Bernoulli 2. Chezy | 3, Newton 4, Pascal The Thiessen polygon method is adopted to compute over an area 1, mean depth of rainfall 2, maximum depth of rainfall 3. instantaneous depth of rainfall 4, minimum yield of ground water Effluent irrigation indicates 1. effluents created due to irrigation 2. irrigation by treated sewage 3. irrigation by untreated sewage 4. excessive irrigation The permissible limit of fluorides in drink- ing water is 1.1.0 ppm 2. 3.0 ppm 3.5.0 ppm 4.10.0 ppm A tube-well that supplies water to a surface canal during non-monsoon season is known as 1. direct irrigation tube-well 2, stand-by tube-well 3, augmentation tube-well 4, indirect irrigation tube-well The type of bacteria which can survive with or without free oxygen is known as 1. aerobic 2, anaerobic 3. facultative 4, coliformie Electrical conductivity of water 1. decreases with total dissolved solids (TDS) 2. increases with TDS 3, decreases initially and then increases 4, increases initially and then decreases Which of the following pairs is correctly matched? 1. Lime soda process - fluoride removal 2. Nalgonda technique - softening 3. Aeration - coagulation 4: Ozonation - disinfection 107. 108. 109. 0. 12. 13. 14. 15. The chlorine demand of water sample was found to be 0.20 mg/l. The amount of bleach- ing powder with 30 percent available chlo- rine per kilo litre of water is 1.067 g 2.0.67 mg 3.0.67 kg 4.0.06 kg E. coli is determined to examine the quality of water bacause 1 itis pathogenic 2. it indicates viral contamination 3. it indicates pathogenic bacterial presence 4. it isa unique indicator organism for sewage pollution A goose neck is used in service pipes in order to 1. control discharge 2, prevent damage due to unequal settlement 3. control pressure in service pipe 4, increase service pipe capacity One litre of sewage when allowed to settle for 30 minutes yields a sludge volume of 30.0 cc. If the dry mass of the sludge is 3.0 g, the sludge volume index is 1.10.0 2.27.0 3.30.5 4.81.0 Under natural flow conditions, a polluted river will contain 1, more dissolved oxygen in summer than in winter 2, more dissolved oxygen in winter than summer 3. about the same dissolved oxygen in summer and winter 4, the least amount of dissolved oxygen during floods Elutriation is a process of 1. sludge digestion 2. filtration 3. sedimentation 4, washing digested sludge Symbiosis, the beneficial association of and bacteria for treatment of waste water is used in 1. activated sludge unit 2. rotating biological dise 3. aerobic digester 4. oxidation pond The best method of disposal of refuse to ensure complete destruction of pathogenic bacteria is 1. land disposal 3. pulverisation 4, sea disposal Water can be dechlorinated by adding 1, sodium thiosulphate 2. incineration 2, sodium sulphate 8, sodium hexametaphosphate 4, sodium bisulphate6. 7. n9. 120. 121, 122. 123. 124, 125, 126. Sewage sickness indicates 1. toxicity of sewage interfering with treatment 2, destruction of aquatic flora and fauna 3, reduction in the waste purifying capacity of soil 4, clogging of soil pores and septic conditions ‘Area method of land filling is most suitable when 1. the area is unsuitable for excavation of trenches 2. adequate depth of cover material is available at the site 3. natural or artificial depressions exist in the vicinity 4, water table is near the ground surface The function of a sluice valve is to 1. control flow through pipe lines 2. release accumulated air 3. remove silt accumulated in the pipes 4. reduce water hammer effects Ringlemann's scale 1. measures CO 2, measures SO, 3. grades density of smoke 4, grades automobile exhaust Eutrophication of water bodies is caused by 1. discharge of toxic substances 2. excessive discharge of nutrients 3. excessive discharge of suspended ili 4, excessive discharge of chloridés~” Clayey minerals are jdentified from non- clayey minerals by 1. specific surface 3. permeability Cohesionless soil is 2. Atterberg's limits 4, lattice structure 1.sand 2, clay 3. clay and silt 4, sandy clay Specific gravity of sand is about 116 2.20 322 4.27 Liquid and plastic limits are determined for 1. sandy soils 2, clay soils 3. silty soils 4. gravel The maximum shear stress occurs on a fill- ment on a plane at an angle with the hori- zontal of 1. 30° 2.45 8.60 4. 90° Triaxial test is preferred to direct shear test because Lit can be performed with complete control under drainage in all the three directions 2. pore pressure can be measured precisely and volume change is not possible during the test 3, stress distribution is uniform on failure plane 4, pore pressure does not change during the tests 127, For the base failure of a slope, the depth fac- tor is 1.10 3. less than 1.0 2. greater than 1.0 4. greater than 15 128. If C is the consolidation coefficient, t is the time and d is the drainage path of one dimensional consolidation, the time factor T is given by LT=@/(Ct) 2.T=t2/(@20) 3.7 =C/(at?) 4.7 =02/ (4) 129, The minimum depth of footings in sandy soils is about 1.0.10. - 0.50 m 3. 0.80 - 1.00 m 2.0.50-1.00m 4. 0.50 - 1.90 m 130. Apile penetrates by 5.0 mm with last blow of a drop hammer of 1800 kg mass and free fall of 1.0 m; the capacity of the pile as per Engineering News formula is 1,.4090.0 kay 2,500.0 kN « B2000 kN 4, 100.0 kN 13h. The clay soil group that does not swell under wet conditions is 2. ollite 4, montrorillinite 1, kaolinite 3. vermicilitel 132. The equation for direct shear t= c +o tan 9 was formulated by 1. Rankine 3. Coulomb 2. Mohr 4, Culmann 138, Under-reamed piles are suitable 1. in clay soils 2. in sandy soils 3. for precasting 4, for steel sections 134, Standard penetration test is performe? to determine 1 soil depth 3, bearing capacity 2. nature of soil 4, ground water depth 135. The depth of influence of loaded area indi- cates the depth 1, upto which the soil should be excavated 2. below which the soil is stressed to 50 percent 3. below which the soil is stressed to 10 percent 4, below which hard soil exists 136. The process of photography from ground is known as 1. aerial surveying 2. terrestrial surveying 3. telescopic surveying 4, astronomical surveying187, The parallel formed by a plane passing | through the centre of a spheroid and normal to its axis is known as 1. equator 3, polar radius 4. longitude The reduced representation of ground con- tours in horizontal projection is known as 1 isotype 2. profile 3. isocline 4. plan Offset rods are useful to 2. test chains or tapes 3. mark stations 4, measure the offsets The smaller angle made by a survey line with the true meridian is known as 1. true bearing 2. azimuth 3, magnetic bearing 4. grid meridian Graphic triangulation method of plane table surveying is also known as 2. radiation method 2. meridian 138, 139. 1. measure distances 140. 141. 1. intersection method 3. resection method Systematic errors in surveying 1. are cumulative and can be determined 2. cannot be measured 8. are compensatory 4. can be eliminated during survey A quick and accurate method of solving three point problem in resection plane table surveying is 1. Besel's graphical method 4. traversing method 142, 143, 2, Tracing paper method 3. Lehmann's method 4, Mechanical method 144, Nagpur Road plan recommended for road system 1. star and circle pattern 2. star abd grid pattern 3, star and block pattern 4, star and hexagonal pattern 145. 146. 147. 148, 149, 150. An enoscope measures 1. running speed 2, time-mean speed 3. spot speed 4, average speed Traffic conflicts likely to occur at a rotary intersetion are 1. crossing, merging and diverging 2, crossing and diverging 3. crossing and merging 4, merging and diverging ‘The gradient on a highway is limited by 1. maximum tractive effort for short distance 2. minimum tractive effort on the whole gradient, 3. alignment design 4, drainage requirements ‘The effect of impact on the design of rigid pavement is accounted by 1. inereasing the thickness required for static loading 2. providing flexible base course 3. reducing the allowable flexural stress in concrete 4, inoreasing the stresses under static loading Avehicle travelling on a dry, level pavement at 80.0 kmph stops at a distance of 70.0 m after applying brakes; the coefficient of fric- tion developed is 1.0.36 2.037 3.0.38 4.0.39 The minimum radius of the horizontal curve designed for a speed of 100.0 kmph, super elevation of 0.08 and coefficient of friction 0.15 is 1.1m 3. 333 m 2. 322 m 4.342 m i