List of top Civil Engineering Questions asked in AP PGECET

Textural classifications are merely based on

Compressibility of a field deposit is

High strength/high grade concrete is preferred for pre-stressed concrete for controlling

The pore water pressure in the capillary zone is

Which one of the following is categorized as a long-term loss of pre-stress in a pre-stressed concrete member?

Which section is good from ductility point of view?

As per IS 456:2000, the maximum spacing of vertical stirrups is to be limited to

What is the minimum grade of concrete recommended in coastal areas according to IS 456:2000?

To avoid the limit state of collapse, the safety of RC structures is checked for appropriate combinations of dead load (DL), live load (LL), wind load (WL) and earthquake load (EQ). Which of the following combinations is not considered?

The maximum spacing of longitudinal bars measured along the periphery of a column is

The diameter of the lateral ties in a column shall in no case be less than

The ratio of the maximum shear stress and the average shear stress in a circular section is

In the case of stiffness method of structural analysis, the quantity taken as redundant is

The bending moment diagram for a cantilever beam subjected to a couple at the free end would be a

Redundant frames may be analysed by using

The flexibility matrix method is also known as

Rotation contribution at the fixed end of a member is

When a thin cylindrical shell is subjected to internal fluid pressure, the stresses developed in its wall are

A simply supported beam of span \(6\,\mathrm{m}\) carries a central point load. If the plastic moment capacity is \(90\,\mathrm{kN\!-\!m}\), the collapse load is

A bolt of diameter \(16\,\mathrm{mm}\) carries a shear force of \(40.2\,\mathrm{kN}\) in single shear. Shear stress in the bolt is

The diameter of the kernel of a circular section of diameter \(d\) is

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 hollow circular shaft has an outer diameter of \(100\,\mathrm{mm}\) and a wall thickness of \(25\,\mathrm{mm}\). Allowable shear stress in the shaft is \(125\,\mathrm{MPa}\). The maximum torque the shaft can transmit is

A steel beam is subjected to a bending moment of \(60\,\mathrm{kN\!-\!m}\). If the allowable bending stress is \(150\,\mathrm{MPa}\), the required section modulus is

A prestressing force of \(300\,\mathrm{kN}\) is applied to a concrete member of cross-sectional area \(15000\,\mathrm{mm^2}\). Due to losses, \(20\%\) of the prestress is lost. The effective compressive stress in concrete is