| Re: TNPSC Assistant Engineer Civil Engineering Exam Paper
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The number of independent elastic constants for a linear elastic isotropic and
homogeneous material is
(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1
The effective length of a column of length L fixed against rotation and translation
at one end and free at the other end is
(A) 0.5 L (B) 0.7 L (C) 1.414 L (D) 2L
As per India standard code of practice for pre stressed concrete (IS:1343-1980)
the minimum grades of concrete to be used for post-tensioned and pre-tensioned
structural elements are respectively
(A) M20 for both (B) M40 and M30 (C) M15 and M20 (D) M30 and M40
A solid circular shaft of diameter d and length L is fixed at one end and free at
the other end. A torque t is applied at the free end. The shear modulus of the
material is G. The angle of twist at three free ends is
(A) 4
16TL
d G π
(B) 4
32TL
d G π
(C) 4
64TL
d G π
(D) 4
128TL
d G π
A fine grained soil has liquid limit of 60 and plastic limit of 20. As per the
plasticity chart, according to IS classification, the soil is represented by the letter
symbols
(A) CL (B) CI (C) CH (D) CL-ML
Quick sand condition occurs when
(A) The void ratio of the soil becomes 1.0
(B) The upward seepage pressure in soil becomes zero
(C) The upward seepage pressure in soil becomes equal to the saturated unit
weight of the soil
(D) The upward seepage pressure in soil becomes equal to the submerged unit
weight of the soil
If h v h v , , ,and σ σ σ σ represent the total horizontal stress, total vertical stress,
effective horizontal stress and effective vertical stress on a soil element,
respectively, the coefficient of earth pressure at rest is given by
(A) h
v
σ
σ
(B) h
v '
σ
σ
(C) v
h
σ
σ
(D) v
h '
σ
σ
A mild-sloped channel is followed by a steep-sloped channel. The profiles of
gradually varied flow in the channel are
(A) 3 2 M ,S (B) 3 3 M ,S (C) 2 1 M ,S (D) 2 2 M ,S
The flow in a rectangular channel is subcritical. If width of the channel is reduced
at a certain section, the water surface under no-choke condition will
(A) Drop at a downstream section (B) Rise at a downstream section
(C) Rise at an downstream section (D) Not undergo any change
The correct match of Group-I with Group-II is
Group-II Group-II
P. Evapotranspiration 1. Penman method
Q. Infiltration 2. Snyder’s method
R. Synthetic unit hydrograph 3. Muskingum method
S. Channel Routing 4. Horton’s method
(A) P-1, Q-3, R-4, S-2 (B) P-1, Q-4, R-2, S-3
(C) P-3, Q-4, R-1, S-2 (D) P-4, Q-2, R-1, S-3
Group-I gives a list of devices and Group-II gives the list of uses
P. Pitot tube 1. Measuring pressure in a pipe
Q. Manometer 2. Measuring velocity of flow in a pipe
R. Venturimeter 3. Measuring air and gas velocity
S. Anemometer 4. Measuring discharge in a pipe
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