GATE AR topic:building-construction-and-structural-systems PYQs & Answers — Page 3

Questions 21–30 of 94. Imported answers require independent review unless marked reviewed.

With reference to the Figure below, which of the following labeling is/are correct?

Diagram for Architecture and Planning question 53

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P – Extrados, Q – Key, R – Span

Q – Key, S – Abutment, T – Rise

P – Abutment, R – Rise, T – Extrados

Q – Key, S – Span, T – Extrados

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Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) coated fiberglass has been used as a roofing membrane in

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Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi

Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata

Melbourne Cricket Ground Stadium, Melbourne

Beijing National Stadium, Beijing

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Match the special shaped bricks in Group–I with their corresponding nomenclature in Group–II.

Group–I: (P), (Q), (R), (S).

Diagram for Architecture and Planning question 59

Diagram for Architecture and Planning question 59 (figure 2)

Diagram for Architecture and Planning question 59 (figure 3)

Diagram for Architecture and Planning question 59 (figure 4)

Group–II: (1) Plinth Header; (2) Bird’s mouth; (3) Squint; (4) Double cant; (5) Plinth stretcher.

Identify the correct matching using the options below.

Your answerChoose one option.

P – 4, Q – 3, R – 5, S – 1

P – 3, Q – 2, R – 4, S – 1

P – 4, Q – 3, R – 5, S – 2

P – 4, Q – 1, R – 2, S – 5

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A 5 m long Aluminium tie rod of cross-section 0.20 m × 0.04 m is subjected to a tensile force induced by its self-weight of 21.20 kg/m considering gravitational acceleration of 10 m/s

. If tensile Young’s modulus of Aluminium is 70,00 MPa, the maximum tensile strain in the rod is __________ × 10

(rounded off to two decimal places).

Diagram for Architecture and Planning question 62

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The following Figure shows the excavation plan of a two room structure, where the trench has a uniform width of 1.10 meters. If the cumulative centre line length of the trench is 41.10 meters and the required depth of concrete to be poured is 0.30 meters, the volume of concrete in foundation, in cubic meters, will be __________ (rounded off to two decimal places).

Diagram for Architecture and Planning question 63

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As per the CPWD Specifications (2019), the material used for cleaning marble flooring after polishing is__________.

Your answerChoose one option.

Oxalic Acid

Caustic Soda

Bleaching Power

White Cement

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Select the statement(s) which are NOT correct with respect to burnt clay bricks.

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Lime (<10% of clay) in carbonated form lowers the fusion point of bricks.

Magnesia (>1% of clay) imparts red colour to the bricks.

Iron Pyrites tend to oxidize and decompose the brick during burning.

Alkalis (alkaline salts) when present in excess (>10% of clay) decrease the probability of efflorescence.

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Match the pump types in Group-I with their key components in Group-II.

Group-I: (P) Centrifugal pumps; (Q) Reciprocating pumps; (R) Rotary pumps; (S) Impulse pumps.

Group-II: (1) Piston rod; (2) Impeller; (3) Gear; (4) Eductor pipe; (5) Hydraulic ram

Your answerChoose one option.

P-2, Q-1, R-3, S-5

P-1, Q-2, R-5, S-3

P-2, Q-5, R-4, S-1

P-1, Q-2, R-3, S-4

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Match the geometric forms in Group I with the buildings in Group II.

Group I: (P) Hyperboloid; (Q) Geodesic Dome; (R) Diagrid structure; (S) Umbrella Structures.

Group II: (1) Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur, by Cesar Pelli; (2) Palazzo del Lavoro, Turin, by Pier Luigi Nervi; (3) The Biomes at the Eden Project in Cornwall, UK, by Nicholas Grimshaw; (4) Hearst Tower, New York, by Norman Foster; (5) Cathedral of Brasilia, by Oscar Niemeyer

Your answerChoose one option.

P-5, Q-3, R-4, S-2

P-3, Q-5, R-2, S-4

P-5, Q-3, R-1, S-4

P-3, Q-1, R-4, S-2

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A steel wire of 5.65 mm diameter and 50 m length is used for a hoisting crane. The wire is used to vertically lift a weight of 200 kg attached to its lower end. Assume the Young’s Modulus of Elasticity of Steel as 2 × 10^5 N/mm^2 and gravitational acceleration as 10 m/sec^2. The elongation of the steel wire (in mm) will be ____ [round off to two decimal places].

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GATE AR topic:building-construction-and-structural-systems PYQs

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