GATE CE 2022 Paper 2 — page 6

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

Consider a beam PQ fixed at P, hinged at Q, and subjected to a load F as shown in figure (not drawn to scale). The static and kinematic degrees of indeterminacy, respectively, are

Diagram for Civil Engineering question 16

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2 and 1

2 and 0

1 and 2

2 and 2

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Read the following statements:

(P) While designing a shallow footing in sandy soil, monsoon season is considered for critical design in terms of bearing capacity.

(Q) For slope stability of an earthen dam, sudden drawdown is never a critical condition.

(R) In a sandy sea beach, quicksand condition can arise only if the critical hydraulic gradient exceeds the exiting hydraulic gradient.

(S) The active earth thrust on a rigid retaining wall supporting homogenous cohesionless backfill will reduce with the lowering of water table in the backfill.

Which one of the following combinations is correct?

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(P)-True, (Q)-False, (R)-False, (S)-False

(P)-False, (Q)-True, (R)-True, (S)-True

(P)-True, (Q)-False, (R)-True, (S)-True

(P)-False, (Q)-True, (R)-False, (S)-False

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Stresses acting on an infinitesimal soil element are shown in the figure (with

). The major and minor principal stresses are

and

, respectively. Considering the compressive stresses as positive, which one of the following expressions correctly represents the angle between the major principal stress plane and the horizontal plane?

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2022 · Paper 2

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