Civil Engineering
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Question 5
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A closed thin-walled tube has thickness,
, mean enclosed area within the boundary of the centerline of tube’s thickness,
, and shear stress,
. Torsional moment of resistance,
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An element is subjected to biaxial normal tensile strains of 0.003 and 0.002. The normal strain in the plane of maximum shear strain is
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A steel column is restrained against both translation and rotation at one end and is restrained only against rotation but free to translate at the other end. Theoretical and design (IS:800-2007) values, respectively, of effective length factor of the column are
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Consider the pin-jointed plane truss shown in the figure (not drawn to scale). Let
,
, and
denote the vertical reactions (upward positive) applied by the supports at P, Q, and R respectively, on the truss. The correct combination of
is represented by 
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If the fineness modulus of a sample of fine aggregates is 4.3, the mean size of the particles in the sample is between
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Assuming that there is no possibility of shear buckling in the web, the maximum reduction permitted by IS 800-2007 in the (low-shear) design bending strength of a semi-compact steel section due to high shear is
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For a channel section subjected to a downward vertical shear force at its centroid, which one of the following represents the correct distribution of shear stress in flange and web?
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In the reinforced beam section shown in the figure (not drawn to scale), the nominal cover provided at the bottom of the beam as per IS 456-2000, is

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Which one of the following options contains ONLY primary air pollutants?
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The interior angles of four triangles are given below:
Triangle | Interior Angles |
|---|---|
P | 85°, 50°, 45° |
Q | 100°, 55°, 25° |
R | 100°, 45°, 35° |
S | 130°, 30°, 20° |
Which of the triangles are ill-conditioned and should be avoided in Triangulation surveys?
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