Civil Engineering
2023 · Paper 1
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Complete GATE CE 2023 Paper 1 overview, original pages and practice · Timed previous-paper practice
Questions 52–54 of 65. Imported answers require review unless explicitly marked reviewed.
Question 52
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The differential equation,
is solved by employing a backward difference scheme within the finite difference framework. The value of
at the
time-step, for some
, is 1.75. The corresponding time (t) is 3.14 s. Each time step is 0.01 s long. Then, the value of
is ______ (round off to three decimal places).Log in to check the answer
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The infinitesimal element shown in the figure (not to scale) represents the state of stress at a point in a body. What is the magnitude of the maximum principal stress (in N/mm
, in integer) at the point? ______________________________ 
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An idealised bridge truss is shown in the figure.

The force in Member U
L
is ______ kN (round off to one decimal place).Log in to check the answer
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