Architecture and Planning
GATE AR Section B1.2: Building Construction and Structural systems PYQs
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Questions 81–90 of 94. Imported answers require independent review unless marked reviewed.
Question 31
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Match the iconic architectural examples in Group-I with their predominant structural systems in Group-II
Group-I
P S. Maria del Fiore Cathedral, Florence
Q Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris
R Olympic Arena, Tokyo
S Bahá’í Temple, Delhi
Group-II
1 Shell
2 Suspended roof
3 Space frame
4 Double-walled dome
5 Flying buttress
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Match the building materials in Group-I with their distinctive properties in Group-II
Group-I
P Cement
Q Steel
R Wood
S Glass
Group-II
1 Charring
2 Brittle
3 Evaporation
4 Tensile strength
5 Setting Time
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Match the building configuration characteristics in Group-I with their seismic consequences in Group-II
Group-I
P Re-entrant corner
Q Floating column
R Irregular storey stiffness
S Gap between adjacent buildings
Group-II
1 Soft storey
2 Stress concentration at corner
3 Load path discontinuity
4 Vertical asymmetry
5 Pounding
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In the Figure, the negative bending moment at point A of the cantilever is ______ kNm.
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In India, for 1.0 cum of M-20 grade concrete, the number of cement bags required is ________ (up to two decimal places).
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The live load and dead load in a three storeyed residential building, transferred through a single column, is 12 tons and 18 tons respectively. If the soil bearing capacity is 10 ton/sqm and the factor of safety is 1.5, the area of column footing is ___________ sqm (up to one decimal place).
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‘Cold joint’ refers to the
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Slenderness ratio of a column is represented as:
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Which of the following processes is NOT used for corrosion resistance of cast iron?
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For a symmetrical two dimensional truss as shown in the above figure, vertical force in kN acting on the member PQ is ________
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