Civil Engineering
GATE CE format:nat PYQs
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Questions 411–420 of 495. Imported answers require independent review unless marked reviewed.
Question 39
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Variation of water depth (
) in a gradually varied open channel flow is given by the first order differential equation
Given initial condition:
m. The depth (in m, up to three decimal places) of flow at a downstream section at
m from one calculation step of Single Step Euler Method is _____Log in to check the answer
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A prismatic beam P-Q-R of flexural rigidity EI = 1×10^4 kN m² is subjected to a moment of 180 kNm at Q as shown in the figure.
The rotation at Q (in rad, up to two decimal places) is ______
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An RC short column (with lateral ties) of rectangular cross section of 250 mm × 300 mm is reinforced with four numbers of 16 mm diameter longitudinal bars. The grades of steel and concrete are Fe415 and M20, respectively. Neglect eccentricity effect. Considering limit state of collapse in compression (IS 456 : 2000), the axial load carrying capacity of the column (in kN, up to one decimal place) is _____
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A prismatic propped cantilever beam of span L and plastic moment capacity M_p is subjected to a concentrated load at its mid-span. If the collapse load of the beam is α M_p/L, the value of α is ______
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An RCC beam of rectangular cross section has factored shear of 200 kN at its critical section. Its width b is 250 mm and effective depth d is 350 mm. Assume design shear strength
of concrete as 0.62 N/mm² and maximum allowable shear stress
in concrete as 2.8 N/mm². If two legged 10 mm diameter vertical stirrups of Fe50 grade steel are used, then the required spacing (in cm, up to one decimal place) as per limit state method will be _____Log in to check the answer
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A 6 m long simply-supported beam is prestressed as shown in the figure.
The beam carries a uniformly distributed load of 6 kN/m over its entire span. If the effective flexural rigidity EI = 2×10^4 kN m² and the effective prestressing force is 200 kN, the net increase in length of the prestressing cable (in mm, up to two decimal places) is ______
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The dimensions of a symmetrical welded I-section are shown in the figure.
(All dimensions are in mm) The plastic section modulus about the weaker axis (in cm³, up to one decimal place) is _____
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A cable PQ of length 25 m is supported at two ends at the same level as shown in the figure. The horizontal distance between the supports is 20 m. A point load of 150 kN is applied at point R which divides it into equal parts.
Neglecting the self-weight of the cable, the tension (in kN, in integer value) in the cable due to the applied load will be ______
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Consider the deformable pin-jointed truss with load, geometry and section properties as shown in the figure.
Given that E = 2×10¹¹ N/m², A = 10 mm², L = 1 m and P = 1 kN. The horizontal displacement of Joint C (in mm, up to one decimal place) is _____
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The compression curve (void ratio, e vs. effective stress, σ′v) for a certain clayey soil is a straight line in a semi-logarithmic plot and it passes through the points (e = 1.2; σ′v = 50 kPa) and (e = 0.6; σ′v = 800 kPa). The compression index (up to two decimal places) of the soil is ______
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