GATE CE 2022 Paper 1 — page 6

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Questions 16–18 of 65. Imported answers require review unless explicitly marked reviewed.

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Consider the cross-section of a beam made up of thin uniform elements having thickness

(

) shown in the figure. The

coordinates of the points along the center-line of the cross-section are given in the figure. The coordinates of the shear center of this cross-section are:

Diagram for Civil Engineering question 16

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Four different soils are classified as CH, ML, SP, and SW, as per the Unified Soil Classification System. Which one of the following options correctly represents their arrangement in the decreasing order of hydraulic conductivity?

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SW, SP, ML, CH

CH, ML, SP, SW

SP, SW, CH, ML

ML, SP, CH, SW

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Let

and

denote the effective vertical stress and effective horizontal stress, respectively. Which one of the following conditions must be satisfied for a soil element to reach the failure state under Rankine’s passive earth pressure condition?

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