Effective stress on soil

Effects of shear force and axial force on plastic moment capacity of a structure are respectively to

Efficiency of a riveted j’oint is defined as the ratio of

Efficiency of a riveted joint, having the minimum pitch as per IS : 800, is

Efficiency of removing bacterias from raw water by a slow sand filter, is

Efflorescence in cement is caused due to an excess of

Elastomers can extend upto

Electromagnetic radiation:

Electromagnetic spectrum contains:

Endoscope is used to determine

Energy may be defined as

Engineering news formula for obtaining safe bearing capacity of pile for drop hammer, is,

Engineer’s units of force, is

Enlarged head of a supporting column of a flat slab is technically known as

Equation of time which is the difference between apparent solar time and mean solar time at any instant, vanishes during one year

Estimates of a water supply project depends upon the rate of water supply per capita consumption and probable population estimated at the end of the design period of

Euler’s dimensionless number relates the following

Euler’s formula states that the buckling load for a column of length , both ends hinged and
whose least moment of inertia and modulus of elasticity of the material of the column
are and respectively, is given by the relation

Euler’s number is the ratio of force to pressure force.

Every material obeys the Hooke’s law within its

Examine the following statements:
(i) Factor of safety for steel should be based on its yield stress,
(ii) Factor of safety for steel should be based on its ultimate stress,
(iii) Factor of safety for concrete should be based on its yield stress,
(iv) Factor of safety for concrete should be based on its ultimate stress.
The correct statements are

Excess of alumina in brick earth makes the brick

Excess of silica in brick earth results in

Excessive camber on pavements may cause

Expanded metal is

Expansion joints are provided if the length of concrete structures exceeds

Expansion joints in masonry walls are provided if length exceeds

Expansion Joints in masonry walls are provided in wall lengths usater than

Exposed portions of vertical surface at right angles to the door or window frame, are known as

Extra widening required at a horizontal curve on a single lane hill road of radius 80 m for a design speed of 50 km ph and for a vehicle with wheel base 6.0 m is

F.S.L. of a canal at its head with respect to parent channel is kept

Factor of safety against sliding of a slope, is the ratio of

Factor of safety is the ratio of

Facultative bacteria are able to work in

Facultative bacteria survive in

Failure of a slope occurs only when total shear force is

Failure of the stability of slopes, generally occurs along

Falling drops of water become spheres due to the property of

Falling drops of water become spheres due to the property of

Fibre boards can be

Fibre glass

Filtration of water is done to remove

Final technical authority of a project lies with

Finally formed berms in canals are provided for

Fine sand possesses

Finer grinding of cement

First class timber has an average life of

First operation during the detailed survey of a hill road, is

Fish plate is in contact with rail at

Flange-way clearance is the distance

Flat mild steel bearing plates are used

Flat spiral springs

Flexible pavement distribute the wheel load

Flint glass

Floating gradients are generally provided

Flocculated particles do not change their

Flow net is used for the determination of

Flow occurring in a pipeline when a valve is being opened is

Flow of air from one place to the other is caused due to

Flow of water in a pipe about 3 metres in diameter can be measured by

Flow through period, in sedimentation tanks, is

Fluid is a substance that

Fluid is a substance which offers no resistance to change of

Following type of pavement is generally known as flexible pavement

For 100 sq. m cement concrete (1 : 2: 4) 4 cm thick floor, the quantity of cement required, is

For 12 mm thick cement plastering 1 : 6 on 100 sq.m new brick work, the quantity of cement required, is

For 3.25 x 10-2 cumecs discharging from a well, a pump is installed to lift water against a total head of 30 m. The minimum required horse power, is

For a 50 kg cement bag water required, is

For a 6.6 m wide two lane pavement, berms are provided on either side having a width of

For a 8° curve track diverging from a main curve of 5° in an opposite direction in the layout of a broad gauge yard, the cant to be provided for the branch track for maximum speed of 45 km/h on the main line and ‘G’ = 1.676 m is (Permitted cant deficiency for the main line = 7.6 cm)

For a beam, if fundamental equations of statics are not sufficient to determine all the reactive
forces at the supports, the structure is said to be

For a body floating in a liquid the normal pressure exerted by the liquid acts at

For a body moving with simple harmonic motion, the number of cycles per second, is known as its

For a Broad Gauge route with (M + 7) sleeper density, number of sleepers per rail length is

For a cantilever beam of length ‘L’ built-in at the support and restrained against torsion at the free end, the effective projecting length T is

For a cantilever beam of length ‘L’ continuous at the support and unrestrained against torsion at the support and free at the end, the effective length T is equal to

For a cantilever of effective depth of 0.5 m, the maximum span to satisfy vertical deflection limit is

For a cantilever with a uniformly distributed load W over its entire length L, the maximum bending
moment is

For a circular sewer of diameter ‘D’ running partially full with central angle ‘a’,

For a circular slab carrying a uniformly distributed load, the ratio of the maximum negative to maximum positive radial moment, is

For a city developed haphazardly, the layout of distribution pipes preferred to, is

For a clay slope of height of 10 m, the stability number is 0.05, y = 2.0 t/m3, C = 2.5 t/m2, the critical height of the slope of the soil, is

For a closed traverse the omitted measurements may be calculated

For a column of height fixed in position and direction both at its top and bottom, its effective length, is

For a comfortable travel on Highways, the centrifugal ratio should not exceed

For a compression member with double angle section, which of the following section will give larger value of minimum radius of gyration?

For a concrete mix 1:3:6 and water cement ratio 0.6 both by weight, the quantity of water
required per bag, is

For a continuous floor slab supported on beams, the ratio of end span length and intermediate
span length, is

For a continuous flow type of sedimentation tanks

For a continuous slab of 3 m × 3.5 m size, the minimum overall depth of slab to satisfy vertical
deflection limits is

For a country like India, where rainfall is mainly confined to one season, the suitable sewerage system will be

For a floating body to be in equilibrium

For a floating body to be in stable equilibrium, its metacentre should be

For a given discharge, the efficiency of sedimentation tank can be increased by

For a given material Young’s modulus is 200 GN/m2 and modulus of rigidity is 80 GN/m2. The value
of Poisson’s ratio is

For a given material, if E, C, K and m are Young’s modulus, shearing modulus, bulk modulus and
Poisson ratio, the following relation does not hold good

For a given velocity of a projectile, the range is maximum when the angle of projection is

For a good building stone, its specific gravity should the greater than

For a good concrete

For a grit chamber, if the recommended velocity of flow is 0.2 m/sec and detention period is 2 minutes, the length of the tank, is