GATE CE 2026 Paper 1 — page 16

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As per the Rankine’s earth pressure theory, which of the following statements is/are FALSE?

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For the active earth pressure, the inclination of failure plane is

with respect to the major principal plane.

For the active earth pressure, the inclination of failure plane is

with respect to the major principal plane.

For the passive earth pressure, the inclination of failure plane is

with respect to the major principal plane.

For the passive earth pressure, the inclination of failure plane is

with respect to the major principal plane.

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Which of the following statements is/are TRUE in the context of the geometric design of highways?

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The coefficient of friction used for the design of horizontal curves is lower than the coefficient of friction used in the computation of the sight distances.

Centrifugal force at horizontal curve is counteracted by raising the middle of the pavement with respect to the edges.

Grade compensation is achieved by increasing the gradient of the horizontal curve.

Under identical conditions, the design length of the summit curve of a road having unidirectional flow will be greater than that of the same road having bidirectional flow.

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Starting with the first approximation as

, the second approximation for the root of the following function by the Newton-Raphson method is ______ (rounded off to two decimal places).

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2026 · Paper 1

Question 46

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Question 48