In the zone of R.C.C. beam where shear stress is less than 5 kg/cm2, nominal reinforcement is
provided at a pitch of

In time-cost optimization of a project, crashing is done.

In triangulation surveys

In trickling filter, B.O.D. is reduced to

In tropical regions,

In T-shaped R C. retaining walls, the main reinforcement in the stem is provided on

In verandah floors outward slope is

In very first stage of decomposition of the organic matter in sewage

In water bound macadam roads, binding material, is

In water treatment, rapid gravity filters are adopted to remove

In welded wire mesh, the longitudinal wire is placed at

In which of the following directions, the strength of timber is maximum?

In which of the following pairs both trees yield soft wood?

In which of the following trusses, the method of substitution is required for determining the forces in all the members of the truss by graphic statics?

In working stress design, permissible bond stress in the case of deformed bars is more than that in
plain bars by

Increase in population of a rapidly growing city, may be estimated by

Increase in the moisture content in concrete

Increase in traffic volume, due to increase in transport vehicles, is known as

Independent displacement components at each joint of a rigid-jointed plane frame are

Index number expressing the relative sizes of both coarse and fine aggregates, is called

Indian Railways detects the rail flow by

Indian Road Congress (I.R.C.) was founded and constituted with its head quarters at New Delhi, in

Inert material of a cement concrete mix, is

Initial setting of cement is caused due to

Initial setting time of cement for asbestos cement products should be not less than

Inner part of a timber log surrounding the pitch, is called

Instantaneous center is at infinity when the angular velocity is

Inter-distance between ventilation columns in a sewer line is kept

Interfering float is the difference between

Interior thickness of concrete road slab for design wheel load 6300 kg and permissible flexural stress 21 kg/cm2, is

Intermediate catch water drains are provided only, if

Intermediate vertical stiffeners in a plate girder need be provided if the depth of web exceeds

Internal friction between the ingredients of concrete, is decreased by using

International Civil Aviation Organisation (I.C.A.O.) was set up at Montreal (Canada), in

International Date Line is located along

Intersection method of detailed plotting is most suitable for

Invar contains

Invar tapes used for measuring base lines, is made of nickel-iron alloy containing nickel

Iron ore may contain

Irrigation canals are generally aligned along

IS : 800 – 1971 recommends that in a splice plate the number of rivets carrying calculated shear stress through a packing greater than 6 mm thick, is to be increased by 2.5% for every

It is customary to design a sewer for D.W.F. on the basis of

It is more difficult to obtain good results while measuring horizontal distance by stepping

Jhumb bricks are

Joints in concrete structures, are provided

Joule is the unit of

Joule is the unit of

Jumper is a tool used for

Kaolin is chemically classified as

Keeping the instrument height as 1% m, length of staff 4 m, the up gradient of the ground 1 in 10, the sight on the up slope must be less than

Keeping the instrument height as 1.5 m, length of staff 4 m, the slope of the ground as 1 in 10, the sight on the down-slope, must be less than

Kinematic viscosity is dependent upon

Kinematic viscosity is equal to

Kinetic friction may be defined as

Kjeldahl nitrogen is a mixture of

Knots in timber are

Lacey’s equation for calculating flood discharge in rivers, is

Lacing bars in a steel column should be designed to resist

Lacquer is

Lacquer paints

Lacy’s regime condition is obtained if

Lami’s theorem states that

Lane’s weighted creep theory assumes

Lapped splices in tensile reinforcement are generally not used for bars of size larger than

Large diameter sewers subjected to external pressure alone, are reinforced

Largest dimension of a rail is its

Largest percentage of material in the rail is in its

Laterite is a/an

Latitude of a place is the angular distance from

Latitude of the observer’s position is equal to altitude of

Laying of sewers is usually done with the help of

Lead acetate test in sewer manhole is done to test the presence of

Lead caulked joints are used for laying

Lead of crossing is the distance from the

Leaf reflectance depends primarily on:

Le-Chatelier’s apparatus is used for testing

Le-Chatelier’s device is used for determining the

Length of an outstanding leg of a vertical stiffener, may be taken equal to

Length of vehicles does not affect

Lime concrete is generally used for

Lime mortar is generally made with

Lime putty

Lime stone is not a

Lime stones are generally known as

Limiting gradient for locating the base line on evenly-sloping ground, is

Linseed oil is used in paints as

Liquids

Liquids transmit pressure equally in all the directions. This is according to

Littoral drift

Live load

Load factor is

Locating the position of a plane table station with reference to three known points, is known as

Location of contour gradient for a high way is best set out from

Location of soundings by range and one angle is done by the surveyor

Location of soundings by two angles from the shore requires establishing

Loess’ is silty clay formed by the action of

Log Angles machine is used to test the aggregate for

Long and short spans of a two way slab are ly and lx and load on the slab acting on strips parallel
to lx and ly be wx and wy respectively. According to Rankine Grashoff theory

Long column is one

Longitude of a place is the angular distance between the meridian of the place and