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A uniformly distributed line load of 500 kN/m is acting on the ground surface. Based on Boussinesq’s theory, the ratio of vertical stress at a depth 2 m to that at 4 m, right below the line of loading, is

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0.25

0.5

2.0

4.0

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For a broad gauge railway track on a horizontal curve of radius

(in m), the equilibrium cant

required for a train moving at a speed of

(in km per hour) is

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For a steady incompressible laminar flow between two infinite parallel stationary plates, the shear stress variation is

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linear with zero value at the plates

linear with zero value at the center

quadratic with zero value at the plates

quadratic with zero value at the center

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The safety within a roundabout and the efficiency of a roundabout can be increased, respectively, by

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increasing the entry radius and increasing the exit radius

increasing the entry radius and decreasing the exit radius

decreasing the entry radius and increasing the exit radius

decreasing the entry radius and decreasing the exit radius

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The reaction rate involving reactants

and

is given by

. Which one of the following statements is valid for the reaction to be a first-order reaction?

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and

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The method of orientation used, when the plane table occupies a position not yet located on the map, is called as

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traversing

radiation

leveling

resection

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The wastewater from a city, containing a high concentration of biodegradable organics, is being steadily discharged into a flowing river at a location S. If the rate of aeration of the river water is lower than the rate of degradation of the organics, then the dissolved oxygen of the river water

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is lowest at the location S.

is lowest at a point upstream of the location S.

remains constant all along the length of the river.

is lowest at a point downstream of the location S.

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Consider the frame shown in the figure:

Diagram for Civil Engineering question 14

If the axial and shear deformations in different members of the frame are assumed to be negligible, the reduction in the degree of kinematic indeterminacy would be equal to

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Which one of the following is NOT present in the acid rain?

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Let the characteristic strength be defined as that value, below which not more than 5% of the results are expected to fall. Assuming a standard deviation of 4 MPa, the target mean strength (in MPa) to be considered in the mix design of a M25 concrete would be

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18.42

21.00

25.00

31.58

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