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GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) Civil Engineering is an online examination conducted to get admission in M-Tech (Masters in Technology), ME (Master of Engineering ) and PhD at IITs (Indian Institutes of Technology), NITs (National Institutes of Technology), IIITs (Indian Institutes of Information Technology) and other universities in India. GATE exam is jointly conducted by IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras, IIT Roorkee and Indian Institute for Science, Bangalore (IISC Bangalore). The exam is divided into two different parts General Aptitude (GA) and Candidate’s Selected Subject (Core Subjects). GATE Civil Engineering online mock tests help candidates in preparing for the GATE exam. By attempting GATE online mock tests candidates get familiar with the pattern of actual question paper. BrPaper provides all GATE question papers completely free. Here you can practice free online mock tests of Main exam exam of GATE Civil Engineering. We advise candidates to solve the online GATE Civil Engineering mock tests to get good marks in the exam. Start practicing CivilGATE 2019 Mock tests here online for free

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Category: GATE Civil Engineering 2019 set 1

Question 1:

Which one of the following is correct?

A	$\lim_{x \to 0} (\frac{\sin 4 x}{\sin 2 x}) = 2 a n d \lim_{x \to 0} (\frac{\tan x}{x}) = 1$
B	$\lim_{x \to 0} (\frac{\sin 4 x}{\sin 2 x}) = 1 a n d \lim_{x \to 0} (\frac{\tan x}{x}) = 1$
C	$\lim_{x \to 0} (\frac{\sin 4 x}{\sin 2 x}) = \infty a n d \lim_{x \to 0} (\frac{\tan x}{x}) = 1$
D	$\lim_{x \to 0} (\frac{\sin 4 x}{\sin 2 x}) = 2 a n d \lim_{x \to 0} (\frac{\tan x}{x}) = \infty$

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Question 2:

Consider a two-dimensional flow through isotropic soil along x direction and z direction. If h is the hydraulic head, the Laplace’s equation of continuity is expressed as

A	$\frac{\partial h}{\partial x} + \frac{\partial h}{\partial z} = 0$
B	$\frac{\partial h}{\partial x} + \frac{\partial h}{\partial x} \frac{\partial h}{\partial z} + \frac{\partial h}{\partial z} = 0$
C	$\frac{\partial^{2} h}{\partial x^{2}} + \frac{\partial^{2} h}{\partial z^{2}} = 0$
D	$\frac{\partial^{2} h}{\partial x^{2}} + \frac{\partial^{2} h}{\partial x \partial z} + \frac{\partial^{2} h}{\partial z^{2}} = 0$

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Question 3:

A simple mass-spring oscillatory system consists of a mass m, suspended from a spring of stiffness k. Considering z as the displacement of the system at any time t, the equation of motion for the free vibration of the system is

m \ddot{z} + k z = 0

. The natural frequency of the system is

A	$\frac{k}{m}$
B	$\sqrt{\frac{k}{m}}$
C	$\frac{m}{k}$
D	$\sqrt{\frac{m}{k}}$

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Question 4:

A plane truss is shown in the figure (not drawn to scale).

Which one of the options contains ONLY zero force members in the truss?

A	FG, FI, HI, RS	B	FG, FH, HI, RS
C	FI, HI, PR, RS	D	FI, FG, RS, PR

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Question 5:

An element is subjected to biaxial normal tensile strains of 0.0030 and 0.0020. The normal strain in the plane of maximum shear strain is

A	Zero	B	0.0010
C	0.0025	D	0.0050

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Question 6:

Consider the pin-jointed plane truss shown in the figure (not drawn to scale). Let

R_{p}

R_{Q}

, and

R_{R}

denote the vertical reactions (upward positive) applied by the supports at P, Q, and R, respectively, on the truss. The correct combination of (

R_{P}, R_{Q}, R_{R}

) is represented by

A	(30, -30, 30) kN	B	(20, 0, 10) kN
C	(10, 30, -10) kN	D	(0, 60, -30) kN

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Question 7:

Assuming that there is no possibility of shear buckling in the web, the maximum reduction permitted by IS 800-2007 in the (low-shear) design bending strength of a semi-compact steel section due to high shear is

A	zero	B	25%
C	50%	D	governed by the area of the flange

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Question 8:

In the reinforced beam section shown in the figure (not drawn to scale), the nominal cover provided at the bottom of the beam as per IS 456-2000, is

A	30 mm	B	36 mm
C	42 mm	D	50 mm

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Question 9:

The interior angles of four triangles are given below:

Triangle	Interior Angles
p	85°,50°,45°
Q	100°,55°,25°
R	100°,45°,35°
S	130°,30°,20°

Which of the triangles are ill-conditioned and should be avoided in Triangulation surveys?

A	Both P and R	B	Both Q and R
C	Both P and S	D	Both Q and S

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Question 10:

For a small value of h, the Taylor series expansion for f (x +h) is

A	f (x)+hf′ (x)+ $\frac{h^{2}}{2!}$ f″ (x)+ $\frac{h^{3}}{3!}$ f″ (x)+...∞
B	f (x) + hf′ (x)+ $\frac{h^{2}}{2!}$ f″(x)- $\frac{h^{3}}{3!}$ f″ (x)+...∞
C	f (x)+ hf′ (x)+ $\frac{h^{2}}{2}$ f″ (x)+ $\frac{h^{3}}{3}$ f″(x)+...∞
D	f (x)-hf′ (x)+ $\frac{h^{2}}{2}$ f″ (x)- $\frac{h^{3}}{3}$ f″(x)+...∞

Category: GATE Civil Engineering 2019 set 1

Question 11:

The coefficient of average rolling friction of a road is

f_{r}

and its grade is +G%. If the grade of this road is doubled, what will be the percentage change in the braking distance (for the design vehicle to come to a stop) measured along the horizontal (assume all other parameters are kept unchanged)?

A	$\frac{0.01 G}{f r + 0.02 G} x 100$
B	$\frac{f r}{f r + 0.02 G} x 100$
C	$\frac{0.02 G}{f r + 0.01 G} x 100$
D	$\frac{2 f r}{f r + 0.01 G} x 100$

Category: GATE Civil Engineering 2019 set 1

Question 12:

An isolated concrete pavement slab of length L is resting on a frictionless base. The temperature of the top and bottom fibre of the slab are

T_{t}

and

T_{b}

, respectively. Given: the coefficient of thermal expansion = α and the elastic modulus = E. Assuming

T_{t}

T_{b}

and the unit weight of concrete as zero, the maximum thermal stress is calculated as

A	$L α (T_{t} - T_{b})$	B	$E α (T_{t} - T_{b})$
C	$\frac{E α (T_{t} - T_{b})}{2}$	D	zero

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Question 13:

In a rectangular channel, the ratio of the velocity head to the flow depth for critical flow condition, is

A	$\frac{1}{2}$	B	$\frac{2}{3}$
C	$\frac{3}{2}$	D	2

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Question 14:

If the path of an irrigation canal is below the bed level of a natural stream, the type of cross-drainage structure provided is

A	Aqueduct	B	Level crossing
C	Sluice gate	D	Super passage

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Question 15:

A catchment may be idealised as a rectangle. There are three rain gauges located inside the catchment at arbitrary locations. The average precipitation over the catchment is estimated by two methods: (i) Arithmetic mean (

P_{A}

), and (ii) Thiessen polygon (

P_{T}

). Which one of the following statements is correct?

A	$P_{A}$ is always smaller than $P_{T}$
B	$P_{A}$ is always greater than $P_{T}$
C	$P_{A}$ is always equal to $P_{T}$
D	There is no definite relationship between $P_{A}$ and $P_{T}$

Category: GATE Civil Engineering 2019 set 1

Question 16:

A retaining wall of height H with smooth vertical backface supports a backfill inclined at an angle β with the horizontal. The backfill consists of cohesionless soil having angle of internal friction

ϕ

. If the active lateral thrust acting on the wall is

P_{α}

, which one of the following statements is TRUE?

A	$P_{α}$ acts at a height H/2 from the base of the wall and at an angle β with the horizontal
B	$P_{α}$ acts at a height H/2 from the base of the wall and at an angle $ϕ$ with the horizontal
C	$P_{α}$ acts at a height H/3 from the base of the wall and at an angle β with the horizontal
D	$P_{α}$ acts at a height H/3 from the base of the wall and at an angle $ϕ$ with the horizontal

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Question 17:

In a soil specimen, the total stress, effective stress, hydraulic gradient and critical hydraulic gradient are σ, σ', i and

i_{c}

, respectively. For initiation of quicksand condition, which one of the following statements is TRUE?

A	σ ' ≠ 0 and i = $i_{c}$	B	σ ' = 0 and i = $i_{c}$
C	σ ' ≠ 0 and i ≠ $i_{c}$	D	σ = 0 and i = $i_{c}$

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Question 18:

Which one of the following is a secondary pollutant?

A	Ozone	B	Carbon Monoxide
C	Hydrocarbon	D	Volatile Organic Carbon (VOC)

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Question 19:

For a given loading on a rectangular plain concrete beam with an overall depth of 500 mm, the compressive strain and tensile strain developed at the extreme fibers are of the same magnitude of 2.5×

10^{- 4}

. The curvature in the beam cross-section (in

m^{- 1}

, round off to 3 decimal places), is __________

0.001 to 0.001

0.000 to 0.001

0.001 to 0.010

0.001 to 0.011

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Question 20:

A completely mixed dilute suspension of sand particles having diameters 0.25, 0.35, 0.40, 0.45 and 0.50 mm are filled in a transparent glass column of diameter 10 cm and height 2.50 m. The suspension is allowed to settle without any disturbance. It is observed that all particles of diameter 0.35 mm settle to the bottom of the column in 30 s. For the same period of 30 s, the percentage removal (round off to integer value) of particles of diameters 0.45 and 0.50 mm from the suspension is __________

50 to 100

75 to 100

100 to 100

100 to 200

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Question 21:

The maximum number of vehicles observed in any five minute period during the peak hour is 160. If the total flow in the peak hour is 1000 vehicles, the five minute peak hour factor (round off to 2 decimal places) is __________

0.51 to 0.52

0.51 to 0.53

0.52 to 0.53

None of these

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Question 22:

A circular duct carrying water gradually contracts from a diameter of 30 cm to 15 cm. The figure (not drawn to scale) shows the arrangement of differential manometer attached to the duct.

When the water flows, the differential manometer shows a deflection of 8 cm of mercury (Hg). The values of specific gravity of mercury and water are 13.6 and 1.0, respectively. Consider the acceleration due to gravity, g = 9.81 m/

s^{2}

. Assuming frictionless flow, the flow rate (in

m^{3}

/s, round off to 3 decimal places) through the duct is _______

0.070 to 0.072

0.078 to 0.085

0.080 to 0.085

0.082 to 0.089

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Question 23:

The probability that the annual maximum flood discharge will exceed 25000

m^{3}

/s, at least once in next 5 years is found to be 0.25. The return period of this flood event (in years, round off to 1 decimal place) is _______

17.6 to 17.7

17.8 to 18.9

18.0 to 18.0

17.8 to 18.0

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Question 24:

A soil has specific gravity of itssolids equal to 2.65. The mass density of water is 1000 kg/

m^{3}

. Considering zero air voids and 10% moisture content of the soil sample, the dry density (in kg/

m^{3}

, round off to 1 decimal place) would be _______

2086.6 to 2095.0

2088.6 to 2093.0

2089.6 to 2099.0

2081.1 to 2090.1

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Question 25:

A concentrated load of 500 kN is applied on an elastic half space. The ratio of the increase in vertical normal stress at depths of 2 m and 4 m along the point of the loading, as per Boussinesq’s theory, would be _______

2 to 4

3 to 4

4 to 4

-4 to 4

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Question 26:

Which one of the following is NOT a correct statement?

A	The function $\sqrt[x]{x}$ , (x>0), has the global maxima at 𝑥 = e
B	The function $\sqrt[x]{x}$ , (x>0), has the global minima at 𝑥 = e
C	The function $x^{3}$ has neither global minima nor global maxima
D	The function \|𝑥\| has the global minima at 𝑥 = 0

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Question 27:

A one-dimensional domain is discretized into N sub-domains of width Δx with node numbers i = 0,1,2,3,..., . If the time scale is discretized in steps of Δt, the forward-time and centered-space finite difference approximation at node and

n^{t h}

time step, for the partial differential equation

\frac{\partial v}{\partial t} = β \frac{\partial^{2}}{\partial x^{2}}

A	$\frac{{v_{i}}^{(n + 1)} - {v_{i}}^{(n)}}{∆ t} = β [\frac{{v_{i + 1}}^{(n)} - 2 {v_{i}}^{(n)} + {v_{i - 1}}^{(n)}}{{(∆ x)}^{2}}]$
B	$\frac{{v_{i + 1}}^{(n + 1)} - {v_{i}}^{(n)}}{∆ t} = β [\frac{{v_{i + 1}}^{(n)} - 2 {v_{i}}^{(n)} + {v_{i - 1}}^{(n)}}{2 ∆ x}]$
C	$\frac{{v_{i}}^{(n)} - {v_{i}}^{(n - 1)}}{∆ t} = β [\frac{{v_{i + 1}}^{(n)} - 2 {v_{i}}^{(n)} + {v_{i - 1}}^{(n)}}{{(∆ x)}^{2}}]$
D	$\frac{{v_{i}}^{(n)} - {v_{i}}^{(n - 1)}}{2 ∆ t} = β [\frac{{v_{i + 1}}^{(n)} - 2 {v_{i}}^{(n)} + {v_{i - 1}}^{(n)}}{2 ∆ x}]$

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Question 28:

A rectangular open channel has a width of 5 m and a bed slope of 0.001. For a uniform flow of depth 2 m, the velocity is 2 m/s. The Manning’s roughness coefficient for the channel is

A	0.002	B	0.017
C	0.033	D	0.050

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Question 29:

For the following statements: P – The lateral stress in the soil while being tested in an oedometer is always at-rest. Q – For a perfectly rigid strip footing at deeper depths in a sand deposit, the vertical normal contact stress at the footing edge is greater than that at its centre. R – The corrections for overburden pressure and dilatancy are not applied to measured SPT-N values in case of clay deposits. The correct combination of the statements is

A	P – TRUE; Q – TRUE; R – TRUE
B	P – FALSE; Q – FALSE; R – TRUE
C	P – TRUE; Q – TRUE; R – FALSE
D	P – FALSE; Q – FALSE; R – FALSE

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Question 30:

Consider two functions:

x = ψ

ϕ

and

y = ϕ

ln ψ. Which one of the following is the correct expression for

\frac{\partial ψ}{\partial x} ?

A	$\frac{x I n ψ}{I n ϕ I n ψ - 1}$	B	$\frac{x I n ϕ}{I n ϕ I n ψ - 1}$
C	$\frac{I n ϕ}{I n ϕ I n ψ - 1}$	D	$\frac{I n ψ}{I n ϕ I n ψ - 1}$

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Question 31:

The cross-section of a built-up wooden beam as shown in the figure (not drawn to scale) is subjected to a vertical shear force of 8 kN. The beam is symmetrical about the neutral axis (N.A.) shown, and the moment of inertia about N.A. is 1.5×

10^{9}

m m^{4}

. Considering that the nails at the location P are spaced longitudinally (along the length of the beam) at 60 mm, each of the nails at P will be subjected to the shear force of

A	60 N	B	120 N
C	240 N	D	480 N

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Question 32:

The rigid-jointed plane frame QRS shown in the figure is subjected to a load P at the joint R. Let the axial deformations in the frame be neglected. If the support S undergoes a settlement of

∆ = \frac{P L^{3}}{β E I},

the vertical reaction at the support S will become zero when β is equal to

A	0.1	B	3.0
C	7.5	D	48.0

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Question 33:

If the section shown in the figure turns from fully-elastic to fully-plastic, the depth of neutral axis (N.A.),

\bar{y}

, decreases by

A	10.75 mm	B	12.25 mm
C	13.75 mm	D	15.25 mm

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Question 34:

Sedimentation basin in a water treatment plant is designed for a flow rate of 0.2

m^{3}

/s. The basin is rectangular with a length of 32 m, width of 8 m, and depth of 4 m. Assume that the settling velocity of these particles is governed by the Stokes’ law. Given: density of the particles = 2.5 g/

c m^{3}

; density of water = 1 g/

c m^{3}

; dynamic viscosity of water = 0.01 g/(cm.s); gravitational acceleration = 980 cm/

s^{2}

. If the incoming water contains particles of diameter 25 μm (spherical and uniform), the removal efficiency of these particles is

A	51%	B	65%
C	78%	D	100%

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Question 35:

A 16 mm thick gusset plate is connected to the 12 mm thick flange plate of an I-section using fillet welds on both sides as shown in the figure (not drawn to scale). The gusset plate is subjected to a point load of 350 kN acting at a distance of 100 mm from the flange plate. Size of fillet weld is 10 mm.

The maximum resultant stress (in MPa, round off to 1 decimal place) on the fillet weld along the vertical plane would be _______

78.0 to 78.2

105.3 to 105.5

78.0 to 78.2 OR 105.3 to 105.5

None of these

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Question 36:

The network of a small construction project awarded to a contractor is shown in the following figure. The normal duration, crash duration, normal cost, and crash cost of all the activities are shown in the table. The indirect cost incurred by the contractor is INR 5000 per day

Activity	Normal Duration (days)	Crash Duration (days)	Normal Cost (INR)	Crash Cost (INR)
P	6	4	15000	25000
Q	5	2	6000	12000
R	5	3	8000	9500
S	6	3	7000	10000
T	3	2	6000	9000
U	2	1	4000	6000
V	4	2	20000	28000

If the project is targeted for completion in 16 days, the total cost (in INR) to be incurred by the contractor would be _______

149000 to 149500

149500 to 149500

149000 to 149000

None of these

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Question 37:

A box measuring 50 cm × 50 cm × 50 cm is filled to the top with dry coarse aggregate of mass 187.5 kg. The water absorption and specific gravity of the aggregate are 0.5% and 2.5, respectively. The maximum quantity of water (in kg, round off to 2 decimal places) required to fill the box completely is __________

49.50 to 50.20

50.20 to 51.40

50.40 to 51.00

50.50 to 51.20

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Question 38:

A portal frame shown in figure (not drawn to scale) has a hinge support at joint P and a roller support at joint R. A point load of 50 kN is acting at joint R in the horizontal direction. The flexural rigidity, EI, of each member is

10^{6}

m^{2}

. Under the applied load, the horizontal displacement (in mm, round off to 1 decimal place) of joint R would be _______

24.7 to 24.9

24.9 to 25.1

25.0 to 25.2

25.3 to 25.5

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Question 39:

A sample of air analysed at 0°C and 1 atm pressure is reported to contain 0.02 ppm (parts per million) of

N O_{2}

. Assume the gram molecular mass of

N O_{2}

as 46 and its volume at 0°C and 1 atm pressure as 22.4 litres per mole. The equivalent

N O_{2}

concentration (in microgram per cubic meter, round off to 2 decimal places) would be ________

37.00 to 39.10

25.00 to 40.10

30.00 to 35.50

41.00 to 41.10

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Question 40:

A 0.80 m deep bed of sand filter (length 4 m and width 3 m) is made of uniform particles (diameter = 0.40 mm, specific gravity = 2.65, shape factor = 0.85) with bed porosity of 0.4. The bed has to be backwashed at a flow rate of 3.60

m^{3}

/min. During backwashing, if the terminal settling velocity of sand particles is 0.05 m/s, the expanded bed depth (in m, round off to 2 decimal places) is __________

1.00 to 1.05

1.15 to 1.25

1.20 to 1.25

None of these

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Question 41:

A wastewater is to be disinfected with 35 mg/L of chlorine to obtain 99% kill of micro-organisms. The number of micro-organisms remaining alive (

N_{t}

) at time t, is modelled by

N_{t} = N_{o} e^{- k t}

, where No is number of micro-organisms at t = 0, and k is the rate of kill. The wastewater flow rate is 36

m^{3}

/h, and k = 0.23

m i n^{- 1}

. If the depth and width of the chlorination tank are 1.5 m and 1.0 m, respectively, the length of the tank (in m, round off to 2 decimal places) is __________

7.95 to 8.15

8.05 to 8.15

8.15 to 8.25

8.25 to 8.50

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Question 42:

A staff is placed on a benchmark (BM) of reduced level (RL) 100.000 m and a theodolite is placed at a horizontal distance of 50 m from the BM to measure the vertical angles. The measured vertical angles from the horizontal at the staff readings of 0.400 m and 2.400 m are found to be the same. Taking the height of the instrument as 1.400 m, the RL (in m) of the theodolite station is __________

75 to 85

65 to 95

100 to 100

105 to 115

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Question 43:

Consider the ordinary differential equation

x^{2} \frac{d^{2} y}{d x^{2}} - 2 x \frac{d y}{d x} + 2 y = 0

. Given the values of y(1) = 0 and y(2) = 2, the value of y(3) (round off to 1 decimal place), is _______

5.9 to 6.1

6.1 to 6.3

6.2 to 6.4

6.5 to 6.7

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Question 44:

Average free flow speed and the jam density observed on a road stretch are 60 km/h and 120 vehicles/km, respectively. For a linear speed-density relationship, the maximum flow on the road stretch (in vehicles/h) is __________

1500 to 1700

1800 to 1800

1500 to 1500

None of these

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Question 45:

Traffic on a highway is moving at a rate of 360 vehicles per hour at a location. If the number of vehicles arriving on this highway follows Poisson distribution, the probability (round off to 2 decimal places) that the headway between successive vehicles lies between 6 and 10 seconds is _______

0.13 to 0.15

0.15 to 0.17

0.17 to 0.19

0.19 to 0.21

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Question 46:

A parabolic vertical curve is being designed to join a road of grade +5% with a road of grade -3%. The length of the vertical curve is 400 m measured along the horizontal. The vertical point of curvature (VPC) is located on the road of grade +5%. The difference in height between VPC and vertical point of intersection (VPI) (in m, round off to the nearest integer) is _______

10 to 10

-10 to -10

10 to 10 OR-10 to -10

None of these

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Question 47:

Tie bars of 12 mm diameter are to be provided in a concrete pavement slab. The working tensile stress of the tie bars is 230 MPa, the average bond strength between a tie bar and concrete is 2 MPa, and the joint gap between the slabs is 10 mm. Ignoring the loss of bond and the tolerance factor, the design length of the tie bars (in mm, round off to the nearest integer) is _______

500 to 500

700 to 700

900 to 900

1100 to 1100

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Question 48:

The hyetograph of a storm event of duration 140 minutes is shown in the figure.

The infiltration capacity at the start of this event (𝑡 = 0) is 17 mm/hour, which linearly decreases to 10 mm/hour after 40 minutes duration. As the event progresses, the infiltration rate further drops down linearly to attain a value of 4 mm/hour at 𝑡 = 100 minutes and remains constant thereafter till the end of the storm event. The value of the infiltration index, remains constant thereafter till the end of the storm event. The value of the infiltration index, φ (in mm/hour, round off to 2 decimal places), is ________

7.00 to 7.30

7.30 to 7.40

7.50 to 7.90

7.60 to 7.70

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Question 49:

Two water reservoirs are connected by a siphon (running full) of total length 5000 m and diameter of 0.10 m, as shown below (figure not drawn to scale).

The inlet leg length of the siphon to its summit is 2000 m. The difference in the water surface levels of the two reservoirs is 5 m. Assume the permissible minimum absolute pressure at the summit of siphon to be 2.5 m of water when running full. Given: friction factor f = 0.02 throughout, atmospheric pressure = 10.3 m of water, and acceleration due to gravity g = 9.81

m / s^{2}

. Considering only major loss using Darcy-Weisbach equation, the maximum height of the summit of siphon from the water level of upper reservoir, h (in m, round off to 1 decimal place) is _______

5.3 to 5.5

5.5 to 5.7

5.7 to 5.9

5.9 to 6.1

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Question 50:

Consider a laminar flow in the x-direction between two infinite parallel plates (Couette flow). The lower plate is stationary and the upper plate is moving with a velocity of 1 cm/s in the x-direction. The distance between the plates is 5 mm and the dynamic viscosity of the fluid is 0.01 N-s/

m^{2}

. If the shear stress on the lower plate is zero, the pressure gradient,

\frac{�� ��}{�� x}

, (in N/

m^{2}

per m, round off to 1 decimal place) is ________

7.2 to 7.4

7.9 to 8.1

8.1 to 8.3

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Question 51:

A reinforced concrete circular pile of 12 m length and 0.6 m diameter is embedded in stiff clay which has an undrained unit cohesion of 110 kN/

m^{2}

. The adhesion factor is 0.5. The Net Ultimate Pullout (uplift) Load for the pile (in kN, round off to 1 decimal place) is _______

1230.0 to 1240.0

1240.0 to 1250.0

1250.0 to 1260.0

1260.0 to 1270.0

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Question 52:

A granular soil has a saturated unit weight of 20 kN/

m^{3}

and an effective angle of shearing resistance of 30°. The unit weight of water is 9.81 kN/

m^{3}

. A slope is to be made on this soil deposit in which the seepage occurs parallel to the slope up to the free surface. Under this seepage condition for a factor of safety of 1.5, the safe slope angle (in degree, round off to 1 decimal place) would be _______

10.1 to 10.5

10.7 to10.9

10.4 to11.0

10.8 to 11.3

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Question 53:

A 3 m × 3 m square precast reinforced concrete segments to be installed by pushing them through an existing railway embankment for making an underpass as shown in the figure. A reaction arrangement using precast PCC blocks placed on the ground is to be made for the jacks.

At each stage, the jacks are required to apply a force of 1875 kN to push the segment. The jacks will react against the rigid steel plate placed against the reaction arrangement. The footprint area of reaction arrangement on natural ground is 37.5

m^{2}

. The unit weight of PCC block is 24 kN/

m^{3}

. The properties of the natural ground are: c = 17 kPa;

ϕ

= 25° and γ = 18 kN/

m^{3}

. Assuming that the reaction arrangement has rough interface and has the same properties that of soil, the factor of safety (round off to 1 decimal place) against shear failure is _______

1.8 to 2.1

2.1 to 2.3

2.3 to 2.5

2.5 to 2.7

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Question 54:

A square footing of 4 m side is placed at 1 m depth in a sand deposit. The dry unit weight (γ) of sand is 15 kN/

m^{3}

. This footing has an ultimate bearing capacity of 600 kPa. Consider the depth factors:

d_{q} = d_{y}

= 1.0 and the bearing capacity factor:

N_{Y}

= 18.75. This footing is placed at a depth of 2 m in the same soil deposit. For a factor of safety of 3.0 as per Terzaghi’s theory, the safe bearing capacity (in kPa) of this footing would be _______

240 to 240

250 to 250

270 to 270

All of these

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Question 55:

A survey line was measured to be 285.5 m with a tape having a nominal length of 30 m. On checking, the true length of the tape was found to be 0.05 m too short. If the line lay on a slope of 1 in 10, the reduced length (horizontal length) of the line for plotting of survey work would be

A	283.6 m	B	284.5 m
C	285.0 m	D	285.6 m

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Question 1:

Which one of the following is correct?

A	$\lim_{x \to 0} (\frac{\sin 4 x}{\sin 2 x}) = 2 a n d \lim_{x \to 0} (\frac{\tan x}{x}) = 1$
B	$\lim_{x \to 0} (\frac{\sin 4 x}{\sin 2 x}) = 1 a n d \lim_{x \to 0} (\frac{\tan x}{x}) = 1$
C	$\lim_{x \to 0} (\frac{\sin 4 x}{\sin 2 x}) = \infty a n d \lim_{x \to 0} (\frac{\tan x}{x}) = 1$
D	$\lim_{x \to 0} (\frac{\sin 4 x}{\sin 2 x}) = 2 a n d \lim_{x \to 0} (\frac{\tan x}{x}) = \infty$

Correct Answer : A

Question 2:

Consider a two-dimensional flow through isotropic soil along x direction and z direction. If h is the hydraulic head, the Laplace’s equation of continuity is expressed as

A	$\frac{\partial h}{\partial x} + \frac{\partial h}{\partial z} = 0$
B	$\frac{\partial h}{\partial x} + \frac{\partial h}{\partial x} \frac{\partial h}{\partial z} + \frac{\partial h}{\partial z} = 0$
C	$\frac{\partial^{2} h}{\partial x^{2}} + \frac{\partial^{2} h}{\partial z^{2}} = 0$
D	$\frac{\partial^{2} h}{\partial x^{2}} + \frac{\partial^{2} h}{\partial x \partial z} + \frac{\partial^{2} h}{\partial z^{2}} = 0$

Correct Answer : C

Question 3:

m \ddot{z} + k z = 0

. The natural frequency of the system is

A	$\frac{k}{m}$
B	$\sqrt{\frac{k}{m}}$
C	$\frac{m}{k}$
D	$\sqrt{\frac{m}{k}}$

Correct Answer : B

Question 4:

A plane truss is shown in the figure (not drawn to scale).

Which one of the options contains ONLY zero force members in the truss?

A	FG, FI, HI, RS	B	FG, FH, HI, RS
C	FI, HI, PR, RS	D	FI, FG, RS, PR

Correct Answer : D

Question 5:

An element is subjected to biaxial normal tensile strains of 0.0030 and 0.0020. The normal strain in the plane of maximum shear strain is

A	Zero	B	0.0010
C	0.0025	D	0.0050

Correct Answer : C

Question 6:

Consider the pin-jointed plane truss shown in the figure (not drawn to scale). Let

R_{p}

R_{Q}

, and

R_{R}

denote the vertical reactions (upward positive) applied by the supports at P, Q, and R, respectively, on the truss. The correct combination of (

R_{P}, R_{Q}, R_{R}

) is represented by

A	(30, -30, 30) kN	B	(20, 0, 10) kN
C	(10, 30, -10) kN	D	(0, 60, -30) kN

Correct Answer : A

Question 7:

A	zero	B	25%
C	50%	D	governed by the area of the flange

Correct Answer : A

Question 8:

In the reinforced beam section shown in the figure (not drawn to scale), the nominal cover provided at the bottom of the beam as per IS 456-2000, is

A	30 mm	B	36 mm
C	42 mm	D	50 mm

Correct Answer : A

Question 9:

The interior angles of four triangles are given below:

Triangle	Interior Angles
p	85°,50°,45°
Q	100°,55°,25°
R	100°,45°,35°
S	130°,30°,20°

Which of the triangles are ill-conditioned and should be avoided in Triangulation surveys?

A	Both P and R	B	Both Q and R
C	Both P and S	D	Both Q and S

Correct Answer : D

Question 10:

For a small value of h, the Taylor series expansion for f (x +h) is

A	f (x)+hf′ (x)+ $\frac{h^{2}}{2!}$ f″ (x)+ $\frac{h^{3}}{3!}$ f″ (x)+...∞
B	f (x) + hf′ (x)+ $\frac{h^{2}}{2!}$ f″(x)- $\frac{h^{3}}{3!}$ f″ (x)+...∞
C	f (x)+ hf′ (x)+ $\frac{h^{2}}{2}$ f″ (x)+ $\frac{h^{3}}{3}$ f″(x)+...∞
D	f (x)-hf′ (x)+ $\frac{h^{2}}{2}$ f″ (x)- $\frac{h^{3}}{3}$ f″(x)+...∞

Correct Answer : A

Question 11:

The coefficient of average rolling friction of a road is

f_{r}

A	$\frac{0.01 G}{f r + 0.02 G} x 100$
B	$\frac{f r}{f r + 0.02 G} x 100$
C	$\frac{0.02 G}{f r + 0.01 G} x 100$
D	$\frac{2 f r}{f r + 0.01 G} x 100$

Correct Answer : A

Question 12:

An isolated concrete pavement slab of length L is resting on a frictionless base. The temperature of the top and bottom fibre of the slab are

T_{t}

and

T_{b}

, respectively. Given: the coefficient of thermal expansion = α and the elastic modulus = E. Assuming

T_{t}

T_{b}

and the unit weight of concrete as zero, the maximum thermal stress is calculated as

A	$L α (T_{t} - T_{b})$	B	$E α (T_{t} - T_{b})$
C	$\frac{E α (T_{t} - T_{b})}{2}$	D	zero

Correct Answer : D

Question 13:

In a rectangular channel, the ratio of the velocity head to the flow depth for critical flow condition, is

A	$\frac{1}{2}$	B	$\frac{2}{3}$
C	$\frac{3}{2}$	D	2

Correct Answer : A

Question 14:

If the path of an irrigation canal is below the bed level of a natural stream, the type of cross-drainage structure provided is

A	Aqueduct	B	Level crossing
C	Sluice gate	D	Super passage

Correct Answer : D

Question 15:

P_{A}

), and (ii) Thiessen polygon (

P_{T}

). Which one of the following statements is correct?

A	$P_{A}$ is always smaller than $P_{T}$
B	$P_{A}$ is always greater than $P_{T}$
C	$P_{A}$ is always equal to $P_{T}$
D	There is no definite relationship between $P_{A}$ and $P_{T}$

Correct Answer : D

Question 16:

ϕ

. If the active lateral thrust acting on the wall is

P_{α}

, which one of the following statements is TRUE?

A	$P_{α}$ acts at a height H/2 from the base of the wall and at an angle β with the horizontal
B	$P_{α}$ acts at a height H/2 from the base of the wall and at an angle $ϕ$ with the horizontal
C	$P_{α}$ acts at a height H/3 from the base of the wall and at an angle β with the horizontal
D	$P_{α}$ acts at a height H/3 from the base of the wall and at an angle $ϕ$ with the horizontal

Correct Answer : C

Question 17:

In a soil specimen, the total stress, effective stress, hydraulic gradient and critical hydraulic gradient are σ, σ', i and

i_{c}

, respectively. For initiation of quicksand condition, which one of the following statements is TRUE?

A	σ ' ≠ 0 and i = $i_{c}$	B	σ ' = 0 and i = $i_{c}$
C	σ ' ≠ 0 and i ≠ $i_{c}$	D	σ = 0 and i = $i_{c}$

Correct Answer : B

Question 18:

Which one of the following is a secondary pollutant?

A	Ozone	B	Carbon Monoxide
C	Hydrocarbon	D	Volatile Organic Carbon (VOC)

Correct Answer : A

Question 19:

For a given loading on a rectangular plain concrete beam with an overall depth of 500 mm, the compressive strain and tensile strain developed at the extreme fibers are of the same magnitude of 2.5×

10^{- 4}

. The curvature in the beam cross-section (in

m^{- 1}

, round off to 3 decimal places), is __________

Correct Answer : 0.001 to 0.001

Question 20:

Correct Answer : 100 to 100

Question 21:

Correct Answer : 0.51 to 0.53

Question 22:

A circular duct carrying water gradually contracts from a diameter of 30 cm to 15 cm. The figure (not drawn to scale) shows the arrangement of differential manometer attached to the duct.

s^{2}

. Assuming frictionless flow, the flow rate (in

m^{3}

/s, round off to 3 decimal places) through the duct is _______

Correct Answer : 0.078 to 0.085

Question 23:

The probability that the annual maximum flood discharge will exceed 25000

m^{3}

/s, at least once in next 5 years is found to be 0.25. The return period of this flood event (in years, round off to 1 decimal place) is _______

Correct Answer : 17.8 to 18.0

Question 24:

A soil has specific gravity of itssolids equal to 2.65. The mass density of water is 1000 kg/

m^{3}

. Considering zero air voids and 10% moisture content of the soil sample, the dry density (in kg/

m^{3}

, round off to 1 decimal place) would be _______

Correct Answer : 2086.6 to 2095.0

Question 25:

Correct Answer : 4 to 4

Question 26:

Which one of the following is NOT a correct statement?

A	The function $\sqrt[x]{x}$ , (x>0), has the global maxima at 𝑥 = e
B	The function $\sqrt[x]{x}$ , (x>0), has the global minima at 𝑥 = e
C	The function $x^{3}$ has neither global minima nor global maxima
D	The function \|𝑥\| has the global minima at 𝑥 = 0

Correct Answer : B

Question 27:

n^{t h}

time step, for the partial differential equation

\frac{\partial v}{\partial t} = β \frac{\partial^{2}}{\partial x^{2}}

A	$\frac{{v_{i}}^{(n + 1)} - {v_{i}}^{(n)}}{∆ t} = β [\frac{{v_{i + 1}}^{(n)} - 2 {v_{i}}^{(n)} + {v_{i - 1}}^{(n)}}{{(∆ x)}^{2}}]$
B	$\frac{{v_{i + 1}}^{(n + 1)} - {v_{i}}^{(n)}}{∆ t} = β [\frac{{v_{i + 1}}^{(n)} - 2 {v_{i}}^{(n)} + {v_{i - 1}}^{(n)}}{2 ∆ x}]$
C	$\frac{{v_{i}}^{(n)} - {v_{i}}^{(n - 1)}}{∆ t} = β [\frac{{v_{i + 1}}^{(n)} - 2 {v_{i}}^{(n)} + {v_{i - 1}}^{(n)}}{{(∆ x)}^{2}}]$
D	$\frac{{v_{i}}^{(n)} - {v_{i}}^{(n - 1)}}{2 ∆ t} = β [\frac{{v_{i + 1}}^{(n)} - 2 {v_{i}}^{(n)} + {v_{i - 1}}^{(n)}}{2 ∆ x}]$

Correct Answer : A

Question 28:

A rectangular open channel has a width of 5 m and a bed slope of 0.001. For a uniform flow of depth 2 m, the velocity is 2 m/s. The Manning’s roughness coefficient for the channel is

A	0.002	B	0.017
C	0.033	D	0.050

Correct Answer : B

Question 29:

A	P – TRUE; Q – TRUE; R – TRUE
B	P – FALSE; Q – FALSE; R – TRUE
C	P – TRUE; Q – TRUE; R – FALSE
D	P – FALSE; Q – FALSE; R – FALSE

Correct Answer : A

Question 30:

Consider two functions:

x = ψ

ϕ

and

y = ϕ

ln ψ. Which one of the following is the correct expression for

\frac{\partial ψ}{\partial x} ?

A	$\frac{x I n ψ}{I n ϕ I n ψ - 1}$	B	$\frac{x I n ϕ}{I n ϕ I n ψ - 1}$
C	$\frac{I n ϕ}{I n ϕ I n ψ - 1}$	D	$\frac{I n ψ}{I n ϕ I n ψ - 1}$

Correct Answer : D

Question 31:

10^{9}

m m^{4}

. Considering that the nails at the location P are spaced longitudinally (along the length of the beam) at 60 mm, each of the nails at P will be subjected to the shear force of

A	60 N	B	120 N
C	240 N	D	480 N

Correct Answer : C

Question 32:

The rigid-jointed plane frame QRS shown in the figure is subjected to a load P at the joint R. Let the axial deformations in the frame be neglected. If the support S undergoes a settlement of

∆ = \frac{P L^{3}}{β E I},

the vertical reaction at the support S will become zero when β is equal to

A	0.1	B	3.0
C	7.5	D	48.0

Correct Answer : C

Question 33:

If the section shown in the figure turns from fully-elastic to fully-plastic, the depth of neutral axis (N.A.),

\bar{y}

, decreases by

A	10.75 mm	B	12.25 mm
C	13.75 mm	D	15.25 mm

Correct Answer : C

Question 34:

Sedimentation basin in a water treatment plant is designed for a flow rate of 0.2

m^{3}

c m^{3}

; density of water = 1 g/

c m^{3}

; dynamic viscosity of water = 0.01 g/(cm.s); gravitational acceleration = 980 cm/

s^{2}

. If the incoming water contains particles of diameter 25 μm (spherical and uniform), the removal efficiency of these particles is

A	51%	B	65%
C	78%	D	100%

Correct Answer : B

Question 35:

The maximum resultant stress (in MPa, round off to 1 decimal place) on the fillet weld along the vertical plane would be _______

Correct Answer : 78.0 to 78.2 OR 105.3 to 105.5

Question 36:

Activity	Normal Duration (days)	Crash Duration (days)	Normal Cost (INR)	Crash Cost (INR)
P	6	4	15000	25000
Q	5	2	6000	12000
R	5	3	8000	9500
S	6	3	7000	10000
T	3	2	6000	9000
U	2	1	4000	6000
V	4	2	20000	28000

If the project is targeted for completion in 16 days, the total cost (in INR) to be incurred by the contractor would be _______

Correct Answer : 149500 to 149500

Question 37:

Correct Answer : 50.50 to 51.20

Question 38:

10^{6}

m^{2}

. Under the applied load, the horizontal displacement (in mm, round off to 1 decimal place) of joint R would be _______

Correct Answer : 24.9 to 25.1

Question 39:

A sample of air analysed at 0°C and 1 atm pressure is reported to contain 0.02 ppm (parts per million) of

N O_{2}

. Assume the gram molecular mass of

N O_{2}

as 46 and its volume at 0°C and 1 atm pressure as 22.4 litres per mole. The equivalent

N O_{2}

concentration (in microgram per cubic meter, round off to 2 decimal places) would be ________

Correct Answer : 41.00 to 41.10

Question 40:

m^{3}

/min. During backwashing, if the terminal settling velocity of sand particles is 0.05 m/s, the expanded bed depth (in m, round off to 2 decimal places) is __________

Correct Answer : 1.15 to 1.25

Question 41:

A wastewater is to be disinfected with 35 mg/L of chlorine to obtain 99% kill of micro-organisms. The number of micro-organisms remaining alive (

N_{t}

) at time t, is modelled by

N_{t} = N_{o} e^{- k t}

, where No is number of micro-organisms at t = 0, and k is the rate of kill. The wastewater flow rate is 36

m^{3}

/h, and k = 0.23

m i n^{- 1}

. If the depth and width of the chlorination tank are 1.5 m and 1.0 m, respectively, the length of the tank (in m, round off to 2 decimal places) is __________

Correct Answer : 7.95 to 8.15

Question 42:

Correct Answer : 100 to 100

Question 43:

Consider the ordinary differential equation

x^{2} \frac{d^{2} y}{d x^{2}} - 2 x \frac{d y}{d x} + 2 y = 0

. Given the values of y(1) = 0 and y(2) = 2, the value of y(3) (round off to 1 decimal place), is _______

Correct Answer : 5.9 to 6.1

Question 44:

Correct Answer : 1800 to 1800

Question 45:

Correct Answer : 0.17 to 0.19

Question 46:

Correct Answer : 10 to 10 OR-10 to -10

Question 47:

Correct Answer : 700 to 700

Question 48:

The hyetograph of a storm event of duration 140 minutes is shown in the figure.

Correct Answer : 7.00 to 7.30

Question 49:

Two water reservoirs are connected by a siphon (running full) of total length 5000 m and diameter of 0.10 m, as shown below (figure not drawn to scale).

m / s^{2}

. Considering only major loss using Darcy-Weisbach equation, the maximum height of the summit of siphon from the water level of upper reservoir, h (in m, round off to 1 decimal place) is _______

Correct Answer : 5.7 to 5.9

Question 50:

m^{2}

. If the shear stress on the lower plate is zero, the pressure gradient,

\frac{�� ��}{�� x}

, (in N/

m^{2}

per m, round off to 1 decimal place) is ________

Correct Answer : 7.9 to 8.1

Question 51:

A reinforced concrete circular pile of 12 m length and 0.6 m diameter is embedded in stiff clay which has an undrained unit cohesion of 110 kN/

m^{2}

. The adhesion factor is 0.5. The Net Ultimate Pullout (uplift) Load for the pile (in kN, round off to 1 decimal place) is _______

Correct Answer : 1240.0 to 1250.0

Question 52:

A granular soil has a saturated unit weight of 20 kN/

m^{3}

and an effective angle of shearing resistance of 30°. The unit weight of water is 9.81 kN/

m^{3}

Correct Answer : 10.8 to 11.3

Question 53:

m^{2}

. The unit weight of PCC block is 24 kN/

m^{3}

. The properties of the natural ground are: c = 17 kPa;

ϕ

= 25° and γ = 18 kN/

m^{3}

. Assuming that the reaction arrangement has rough interface and has the same properties that of soil, the factor of safety (round off to 1 decimal place) against shear failure is _______

Correct Answer : 1.8 to 2.1

Question 54:

A square footing of 4 m side is placed at 1 m depth in a sand deposit. The dry unit weight (γ) of sand is 15 kN/

m^{3}

. This footing has an ultimate bearing capacity of 600 kPa. Consider the depth factors:

d_{q} = d_{y}

= 1.0 and the bearing capacity factor:

N_{Y}

Correct Answer : All of these

Question 55:

A	283.6 m	B	284.5 m
C	285.0 m	D	285.6 m

Correct Answer : A

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