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1. Timber can be made reasonably fire- c. 2 4 1 3
resistant by d. 3 1 4 2
a. soaking it in Ammonium Sulphate 4. In some brick masonry walls, patches of
b. coating with Tar paint whitish crystals were found on the exposed
c. pumping creosote oil into timber under surfaces, also chipping and spalling of
high pressure bricks took place from the same walls.
Which among the following are the causes
d. seasoning process
of these defects ?
2. Which one of the following statements is
1. Settlement of foundation
the correct description of the structure of
fibre board ? 2. Over-loading of the walls
a. Thin slices of superior quality of wood 3. Sulphate attach
are glued and pressed on the surface of 4. Efflorescence
inferior wood a. 1 and 2
b. Streamed mass of wood dusts, wood b. 2 and 3
wool and other vegetable fibres are
c. 2 and 4
pressed hard to a thickness varying
from 3 mm to 12 mm d. 3 and 4
c. Thin and narrow wood shavings are 5. Match List I with list II and select the
soaked in a refractory binder material correct answer :
and pressed hard List I(Property)
d. Thin and narrow wood shaving are A. Specific heat of an aggregate
soaked in a refractory binder material B. Thermal conductivity of an aggregate
and pressed hard C. Thermal expansion
3. Match List I(Constituents of bricks) with D. Durability of concrete
List II(corresponding influence) and select
List II(Characteristic)
the correct answer :
1. Breaks the bond between the aggregate
List I
and the paste
A. Alumina
2. Is a measure of its heat capacity
B. Silica
3. Is affected by differences n thermal
C. Magnesia expansion of two different materials
D. Limestone 4. Is a measure of its ability to conduct
List II heat
1. Colour of brick A B C D
2. Plasticity recovery for moulding a. 1 3 2 4
3. Reacts with silica during burning and b. 2 4 1 3
causes particles to unite together and c. 1 4 2 3
development of strength
d. 2 3 1 4
4. Preserve the for on brick at high
6. Consider the following methods of
temperature and prevents shrinkage
preservation of timber :
A B C D
1. Pressure application
a. 2 1 4 3
2. Brush application
b. 3 4 1 2
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3. Dipping 4. Preserves the for of brick at high
4. Open tank application temperature and prevents shrinkage
The correct sequence of these methods in A B C D
the increasing order of their effectiveness a. 2 4 1 3
is : b. 3 1 4 2
a. 1, 3 4, 2 c. 2 1 4 3
b. 3, 4, 2, 1 d. 3 4 1 2
c. 2, 3, 4, 1 9. Match List I with List II and select the
d. 4, 2, 1, 3 correct answer :
7. Match List I with List II and select the List I(Type of cement)
correct answer : A. High strength Portland cement
List I (Name of defect) B. Super sulphated cement
A. Cupping C. High alumina cement
B. Bowing D. Rapid hardening Protland cement
C. Chucks List II(Property/Characteristic)
D. Knots 1. Should not be used with any admixture
List II(Definition) 2. Is extremely resistant to chemical
1. Caused by wood limbs encased by the attach
wood of the free trunk 3. Gives a higher rate of heat
2. Caused by grain irregularities in the development during hydration of
board and can be eliminated by proper cement
stacking 4. has a higher content of tricalcium
3. Small cracks appearing at the ends of silicate
boards caused by too rapid drying A B C D
4. Unequal shrinking in the radial and a. 3 2 1 4
tangential direction b. 4 1 2 3
A B C D c. 3 1 2 4
a. 1 2 3 4 d. 4 2 1 3
b. 4 3 2 1 10. Consider the following stages in the
c. 1 3 2 4 manufacturing of bricks :
d. 4 2 3 1 1. Weathering
8. Match List I with list II and select the 2. Moulding
correct answer : 3. Tempering
List I (Type of cement) The correct sequence of these stages in the
A. Ordinary Portland cement manufacturing of the bricks, is
B. Rapid hardening cement a. 1, 2, 3
C. Low heat cement b. 2, 3, 1
D. Sulphate resistant cement c. 1, 3, 2
List II(Characteristics) d. 3, 2, 1
1. The percentage of C3S is maximum 11. Four main oxides present in ordinary
and is of the order of 50% Portland cement are : CaO, Al2O3, SiO2
2. The percentages of C2S and C3S are and Fe2O3. Identify the correct ascending
the same and of the order of 40% order of their proportions in a typical
3. Reacts with silica during burning and composition of OPC
causes particles to unite together and a. Al2O3, Fe2O3, CaO, SiO2
development of strength b. Al2O3, CaO, Fe2O3, SiO2
c. Fe2O3, Al2O3, SiO2 , CaO
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d. Fe2O3, SiO2 , Al2O3, CaO
12. Consider the following statements :
Pozzolana used as an admixture in
concrete has the following advantages :
1. It improves workability with lesser b.
amount of water
2. It increases heat of hydration and so
sets the concrete quickly
3. It increases resistance to attach by salts
and sulphates
4. It leaches calcium hydroxide
c.
Select the correct answer using the code
given below :
a. 1, 2, 3 and 4
b. 1, 2, and 4
c. 1 and 3
d. 2, 3 and 4
13. The length of time for which a concrete d.
mixture will remain plastic is usually more 15. Consider the following statements :
depended on Mohr’s circle is used to determine the
a. the setting time of cement than on the stress on an oblique section of a body
amount of mixing water and subjected to
atmospheric temperature 1. direct tensile stress on one plane
b. the atmospheric temperature than on accompanied by a shear stress
the amount of mixing water and the 2. direct tensile stresses in two mutually
setting time of cement perpendicular directions accompanied
c. the setting time of cement and the by a simple shear stress
amount of mixing water than on 3. direct tensile stress in two mutually
atmospheric temperature perpendicular directions
d. the amount of mixing water used and 4. a simple shear stress
atmospheric temperature than on the Select the correct answer using the codes
setting time of cement given below :
14. a. 1 and 4
b. 2 and 3
c. 1, 2, 3 and 4
d. 1, 2 and 3
16. A bar of square cross- section, having an
area of cross-section ‘A’ is subjected to a
compressive force ‘P’ as shown in the
Which one among the following is the figure
correct free body diagram for a portal
frame shown in Figure given above ?
37.
A beam (El = constant) of span L is
subjected to clockwise moments M at both
the ends A and B. The rotation of end A
works out to be
a. ML / 2 El
b. ML / 3 El
c. ML / 4 El
d. ML / 6 El
38. Consider the following statements :
The principle of superposition is not
applicable when
1. the material does not obey Hooke’s
law
2. the effect of temperature changes are
A joint of a roof truss has been isolated taken into consideration
and shown in Figure (i). the force polygon 3. the structure is being analysed for the
for the joint is the shown in Figure (ii). effect of support settlement
Member ‘a’ is in compression, member ‘d’
Which of the above statements is/are
is in tension.
correct ?
Which one of the following is correct ?
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a. 1 only 42. A solid circular shaft, ABC, has a total
b. 1 and 2 length of ‘3 a’. A gear wheel positioned at
c. 2 and 3 B, at distance ‘a ‘from the left hand end A,
exerts a torque T. If the ends A and C are
d. 1, 2 and 3 instantaneously locked in position by
39. Which of the following apply to ‘fully brakes just before the torque is applied, the
rigid design’ of steel structures ? torsional moments induced in both
1. End connections are capable of segments T1 (AB) and T2 (BC) are in the
transmitting moments ratio
2. angle between member s at the joint a. 3 : 1
does not change b. 2 : 3
3. The structure is assumed to be pin- c. 1 : 2
pointed d. 2 : 1
4. A reduction in the maximum bending
moment is permitted to provide a
degree of direction fixity
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below : 43.
The degree of indeterminacy of the beam
a. 1, 2 and 3 given above is
b. 1 and 2 a. zero
c. 1, 3 and 4 b. one
d. 2, 3 and 4 c. two
d. three
40.
For the propped cantilever shown in the
figure, influence line for reaction at the
propped end is given by y1 = f(x). The
influence line ordinate (y2) for moment at
A is given by the equation
a. y2 = f(x) 44.
b. y2 = f(x) . x For the frame shown above, the
distribution factors for members BC and
c. y2 = x – f(x) .x
BA at joint B are
d. y2 = x – f(x). L
a. 0.4, 0.6
41. In a system two weightless rigid bars AB
b. 0.5, 0.5
and BC of length ‘a’ each having hinge
supports at the ends. A and C, c. 0.6, 0.4
respectively, are connected to each other at d. 0.7, 0.3
B by a frictionless hinge (internal hinge). 45. Creep of a material is a property indicated
The rotation at the hinge is restrained by a by
rotational spring of stiffness k and system a. a time-dependent strain of the material
assumes a straight line configuration ABC.
The rotation at the supports due to vertical b. elongation of the material due to
load P acting at joint B is changes in the material properties
a. Pa / 2k c. shortening caused by shrinkage of the
member
b. Pa / 4k
d. the decrease in the volume of the
c. Pa / k material affected by the weather
d. 2 Pa / k conditions
46. Principle of minimum strain energy is
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1. a particular case of Castigliano’s first d. 3/2 t
theorem 51. The elements that are normally subjected
2. a particular case of Castigliano’s to combined bending and axial forces are
second theorem a. struts in reinforced concrete members
3. applicable only when the redundant b. the member s in long span bridges
supports do not yield
c. columns in framed structures
4. applicable even when the redundant d. space truss members
supports yield
52. Which among the following assumptions
Select the correct answer using the codes are made in the design of roof trusses ?
given below :
1. Roof truss is restrained by the
a. 1 and 3 reactions
b. 1 and 4 2. Axes of the members meeting at a joint
c. 2 and 3 intersect at a common point
d. 2 and 4 3. riveted joints act as frictionless hinges
47. Two shafts having same length and 4. Loads act normal to roof surface
material are joined in series and subjected Select the correct answer using the codes
to a torque of 10 kNm. If the ratio of their given below :
diameters is 2 : 1, then the ratio of their
angles of twist is a. 1, 2 and 4
a. 16 : 1 b. 2, 3 and 4
b. 2 : 1 c. 1, 3 and 4
c. 1 : 2 d. 1, 2 and 3
d. 1 : 16 53. The effective flange area in tension of a
palte girder is equal to
48. Resilience is
a. Af
a. Maximum strain energy
A
b. Recoverable strain energy b. A f w
2
c. Total potential energy
A
d. Shear strain energy(Beyond Hooke’s c. A f w
law) 8
49. The slenderness ratio of a compression A
d. A f w
member in the context of Rankine’s 6
formula is defined as where Af is the area of each flange and Aw
length is the web area
a.
least lateral dimension 54. The maximum deflection in timber beams
effective length or joints should not be greater than
b. a. span / 300
least radius of gyration
b. span / 325
effective length
c. c. span / 360
least lateral dimension
d. span / 380
length
d. 55. A simply supported rectangular beam of
least radius of gyration
spam 20.0 m is subjected to u.d.l. The
50. A propped cantilever of span 4 m is fixed minimum effective depth required to check
at A and propped at B. The beam carries a deflection of this beam, when modification
u.d.l. of 1 t/m over the entire span. The factor for tension and compression are 0.9
reaction at B is and 1.1 respectively, will be
a. 5/2 t a. 2.0 m
b. 2 t b. 1.8 m
c. 1 t c. 1.3 m
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d. 1.0 m
56. Prestressing of indeterminate structure
should take care of the following :
1. High strength concrete
2. High tensile steel
3. Load balancing
4. particle safety factors
Select the correct answer using the codes 60.
given below : The effective length of the member shown
a. 1 and 3 in the figure is equal to
b. 2, 3 and 4 a. 1.2 L
c. 1, 2 and 4 b. 1.5 L
d. 1, 2, 3 and 4 c. 2.0 L
57. For a portai truss column fixed at the base, d. 3.0 L
the point of contraflexure is assumed at 61. In a compression member, plate element
a. a distance mid-way between the base may buckle locally before the entire
and the foot of the knee brace member fails. To avoid this, which of the
b. a distance mid-way between the base following recommendations are made ?
and top of the column 1. Thickness of members is taken in
c. the foot of the knee brace terms of lengths of compression
members
d. quarter distance between base and top
of the column 2. length of element is increased
58. As the span of a bridge increases, the 3. length of member is increased
impact factor 4. Outstand is decreased
a. decreases Select the correct answer using the codes
b. increases given below :
c. remains constant a. 1 , 2 and 3
d. increases up to a critical value of span b. 1, 2 and 4
and then decreases c. 2 and 3
59. A gantry girder has been provided with the d. 1 and 4
following section shown in the following 62. Figure given below shows a fixed beam of
figures steel