GATE CE kind:question PYQs & Answers — Page 97

Questions 961–970 of 1300. Imported answers require independent review unless marked reviewed.

A retaining wall of height

with smooth vertical backface supports a backfill inclined at an angle

with the horizontal. The backfill consists of cohesionless soil having angle of internal friction

. If the active lateral thrust acting on the wall is

, which one of the following statements is TRUE?

Your answerChoose one option.

acts at a height

from the base of the wall and at an angle

with the horizontal

acts at a height

from the base of the wall and at an angle

with the horizontal

acts at a height

from the base of the wall and at an angle

with the horizontal

acts at a height

from the base of the wall and at an angle

with the horizontal

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The notation “SC” as per Indian Standard Soil Classification System refers to

Your answerChoose one option.

Sandy clay

Silty clay

Clayey silt

Clayey sand

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In a soil specimen, the total stress, effective stress, hydraulic gradient and critical hydraulic gradient are

and

, respectively. For initiation of quicksand condition, which one of the following statements is TRUE?

Your answerChoose one option.

and

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An anisotropic soil deposit has coefficient of permeability in vertical and horizontal directions as

and

, respectively. For constructing a flow net, the horizontal dimension of the problem’s geometry is transformed by a multiplying factor of

Your answerChoose one option.

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Which one of the following is a secondary pollutant?

Your answerChoose one option.

Ozone

Carbon Monoxide

Hydrocarbon

Volatile Organic Carbon (VOC)

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The value of the function

is given at

distinct values of

and its value is to be interpolated at the point

, using all the

points. The estimate is obtained first by the Lagrange polynomial, denoted by

, and then by the Newton polynomial, denoted by

. Which one of the following statements is correct?

Your answerChoose one option.

is always greater than

and

are always equal

is always less than

No definite relation exists between

and

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For a given loading on a rectangular plain concrete beam with an overall depth of 500

, the compressive strain and tensile strain developed at the extreme fibers are of the same magnitude of

. The curvature in the beam cross-section (in

, round off to 3 decimal places), is ________.

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The speed-density relationship in a mid-block section of a highway follows the Greenshield’s model. If the free flow speed is

and the jam density is

, the maximum flow observed on this section is

Your answerChoose one option.

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A completely mixed dilute suspension of sand particles having diameters 0.25, 0.35, 0.40, 0.45 and 0.50

are filled in a transparent glass column of diameter 10

and height 2.50

. The suspension is allowed to settle without any disturbance. It is observed that all particles of diameter 0.35

settle to the bottom of the column in 30

. For the same period of 30

the percentage removal (round off to integer value) of particles of diameters 0.45 and 0.50

from the suspension is ________.

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The degree of static indeterminacy of the plane frame as shown in the figure is ______

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