Architecture and Planning
GATE AR topic:building-construction-and-structural-systems PYQs
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Question 63
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For the beam shown in the following Figure, assume a sagging moment (generating tensile stresses at the bottom fibre) as positive and a hogging moment (generating tensile stresses at the top fibre) as negative, the bending moment (in kN.m, rounded off to one decimal place) at section X-X is __________.
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The correct sequence of stages during firing/burning of bricks is
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Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) in BIM is
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Rebound hammer test is used to measure
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During earthquake, soft storey failure in a building is due to
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Match the buildings in Group I with their corresponding structural systems in Group II.
Group I: P — Empire State Building, New York, USA; Q — John Hancock Center, Chicago, USA; R — Taipei 101, Taiwan; S — Sears Tower, Chicago, USA.
Group II: 1 — Trusses Tube; 2 — Bundled Tube; 3 — Tube in Tube; 4 — Outrigger Frame; 5 — Shear Truss
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Which of the following statements are true with respect to surface paint?
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A simply-supported steel beam made of an I-section has a span of 8 m. The beam is carrying a uniformly distributed load of 15 kN/m. The overall depth of the beam is 450 mm. The moment of inertia of the beam section is 1800 cm⁴. The maximum bending stress in the beam will be ______ N/mm². [in integer]
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The slenderness ratio of a circular column of diameter 300 mm and effective height 3 m is ______. [in integer]
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It is proposed to have ceramic tile flooring in a room having internal clear dimension of 1.8 m × 2.4 m. Tile sizes are 300 mm × 300 mm. The door opening is 900 mm and the door is flushed with the internal face of the wall. The height of skirting is 600 mm. The number of ceramic tiles required for internal flooring and skirting is ______. [in integer]
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