List of top Civil Engineering Questions

A uniform beam of length \(2L\) and flexural rigidity \(EI\) is fixed at both the ends. What is the moment required at the centre of the span for unit rotation?
In the linear arch, an imaginary line that shows the path of compressive forces curving through the arch's center is known as
The ratio of moment of inertia of a triangle and that of a rectangle having same base and height with respect to their bases will be
If the horizontal effort \(P\) is applied to a body of weight \(W\) and is about to move up on the rough inclined plane whose angle of inclination with the horizontal is \(\alpha\), then the effort \(P=\) (Where \(\mu=\) coefficient of friction between the plane and the body, \(\phi=\) friction angle)
A cantilever of length \(L\) carries a point load \(W\) at the free end. The bending moment diagram will be
Two bars of different materials and same size are subjected to the same tensile force. If the bars have unit elongation in the ratio of \(2:5\), then the ratio of modulus of elasticity of the two materials will be
A body is subjected to a tensile stress of \(1200\) MPa on one plane and another tensile stress of \(600\) MPa on a plane at right angles to the former. It is also subjected to shear stress of \(400\) MPa on the same planes. The maximum normal stress will be
Locate the centroid of a semicircle arc about its horizontal base, which is symmetric about its vertical axis and diameter of the arc is \(18\pi\) cm.
A car is moving along a straight horizontal road with speed of \(20\,\mathrm{m/s}\). If the coefficient of friction between tyres and roads is \(0.4\), then the shortest distance in which the car can stop is (Take \(g=10\,\mathrm{m/s^2}\)).
The following support will restrict the movement of the rigid body in all the directions
Normally, the tensile strength of concrete is about ______ of its compressive strength.
Maximum longitudinal reinforcement in columns shall not exceed ____
The section in which concrete is not fully stressed to its maximum permissible value while stress in steel reaches its maximum value is called ____
What type of stresses are artificially induced by prestressed concrete in a structure before it is loaded?
The Indian Standard Soil classification symbol for low compressible inorganic silt is ____
For production of structural elements, which of the following system is used?
Lateral ties in reinforced concrete columns are provided to resist ____
A reinforced slab built monolithically with the supporting columns and is reinforced in two or more directions, without any provision of beams, is called a____
The neutral axis of the reinforced beam passes through ____
The mineral responsible for swelling of black cotton soil is ____
Name the field test to evaluate sensitivity of soft clay:
Permeability of soil:
The minimum water content at which soil is fully saturated is ____
The minor losses due to sudden contraction is significantly attributed to ____
Flow duration curve is a plot of ____