1. Which of the following IS not a natural defect in timber?

Knot

Twisted fibres

Burls

Honey combing

2. ISeasoning of timber results in

1. Increase in strength
2. Increase in durability
3. Reduced resilience

of these statements

2 and 3 are correct

1 and 3 are correct

1and 2 are correct

2 and 3 are correct

3. Timber can be made fire resistant by

Dipping and steeping process

SirAbel's process

Charring

Hot and cold open tank treatment

4. The wood preservative "Creosote" is derived from

Wood or coal

Acidic cupric chromate

Chromated zinc chloride

Pentacholorophenol

5. Radial split in timber ongmating from Bark and narrowing towards Pith are known as

Heart shakes

Star shakes

Cup shakes

Knots

6. A good soil for making bricks should contain:

I. About 30% alumina

2 About 10% lime

3 About 15%magnesia

4. of iron oxide

of these statements
I and 2 are correct
I and 4 are correct
3 and 4 are correct
3 and 4 are correct

7. The function of silica in good brick earth is to:

I. Imparts plasticity

2 Prevent cracking

3 Provide uniform shape

4. Helps in fusion of these statements

I and2arecorrect

2 and 3 are correct

3 and 4 are correct

3 and 4 are correct

8. As per Indian Standard classification if brick is designtaed as 10, 10 stands for

Its comressive strength

Its tensile strength

Its length

Its cross sectional area

9. Standard modular size of common building bricks in mili meter shall be

190 x 90 x 90

115 x90 x90

230x 11O x70

230 x 110 x 30

10. The contribution of constituent of cement to the strength of cement is in the decreasing order

C2S, C3 C3 Aand C4 AF

C3 C2 C3 A and C4 AF

C3 C2 C4 AF and C3 A

None of the above

11. Low heat cement is used for

Repair of roads

Thin structure

None of the above

All of above

12. Aerated cement is produced by the addition of:
1 Zinc sulphate

2 Magnesium sulphate

3 Powdered aluminium

4 odium nitrate

of these statements

3 is correct

I and 3 are correct

2 and 3 are correct

2 and 3 are correct

13. The specific surface of cement IS determined by

Air permeability method

Autoclave method

Vicatapparatus

None of the above,

14. Use of accelerators in concrete

Shorten the setting time

Increases period of curing

Decreases period of curing

Increase the setting time

15. Super plasticizer or high water reducing admixture

Increases workability

Decareses water requirement

Facilitate production of pumpabale concrete

All the above

16. The ultrasonic test for hardened concrete of good quality is indicated if the pulse velocity is 3

Be1ow 3.0km/s

Between 3.0to3.5km/s

Above 3.5km/s

Above 4.5km/s

17. The ratio of tensile strength of concrete to the compressive strength IS

1:33

1:25

1:10

1:05

18. If the Young's modulus of elasticity . of a material is twice its modulus of rigidity, then Poisson's ratio of the material is



-0.5

0.5

0

19. What is the ratio of maximum shear stress to average shear stress in a rectangular section due to shear force

1.125

1.333

1.500

2.666

20. Match the following

Tests Properties

A Impact test I Ductility
B Fatigue test 2 Toughness
C Tension lest 3 Endurance limit
D Hardness test 4 Resistance to penetration









21. What is the ratio of Eular buckling load of a column with both ends fixed to the same column with one end fixed and other end free?

16

8

4

2

22. What is the centricity of a compressive load on a solid circular section of diameter d for which stresses on whole section should be compressive?

e<d/32

e<d/16





23. Variation of shear stress along the depth of a rectangular section due to constant shear force is

uniform

linear

parabolic

cubic

24. •Distance of shear center from the center of web of channel is. (Where and t are the height, flange width, flange thickness of channel section respectively and I is the moment of inertia of channel section about horizontal neutral axis)

b2h2t2/41

b2h2t/41

b2h2t2/41

b2h2t2/41

25. If a simply supported beam is loaded with point load W at the centre then what is the ratio of bending moment at the support to the bending moment at the centre?

0.5

0

1

2

26. The power transmitted by hollow shaft will be more than that of solid shaft if their weight and density both are

Equal

Half

One fourth

None of the above

27. A bar 4 em in diameter is subjected to an axial load of 4kN. The extension of the bar over a gauge length of 20 em is 0.03 em. The decrease in diameter is 0.0018 em. The poisson's ratio is 5

0.25

0.3

0.33

0.35
28. A compound bar consists of material A and B tightly secured at the ends. The coefficient of thermal expansion of A is more than that ofB. When the temperature is increased the streses induced will be

tensile in both the material

tensile in material A and compressive in material B

Compresive in material A and tensile in material B

compresive in both the material

29. A bar of square section is subjected to a puU of 10000 N. If the maximum allowable shear stress on any section is 50 MPa, then the side of the sqaure section will be

5

10

15

20
30. A close coiled helical spring subjected to an axial load other quntities remaining the same, if the wire diameter is doubled, then the stiffness of the spring when compared to the original one will become

Two times

Four times

Eight times

Sixteen times

31. For ductile materials, the most appropriate failure theory is

Maximum shear stress theory

Maximum principal stress theory

Maximum principal strain theory

Shear strain energy theory

32. Consider the following statements:

The principle of superposition is applied to the

1 Linear elastic bodies

2 Bodies subjected to small deformation of these statements

I is correct

I and 2 are correct

2 is correct

Neither 1 nor 2 is correct

33. A Mohr's circle reduces to a point when the body is subjected to

Pure shear

Uniaxial strerss only

Equal and opposite stresses on two mutually perpendicular planes, the planes being free of shear

Equal axial stress on two mutually perpendicular planes, the planes being free ofshear 6

34. The maximum energy stored at elastic limit of a material is called

Resilience

Proof resilience

Modulus of resilience

Modulus of rigidity

35. In moment distribution method the sum of distribution factors of all the members meeting at any joint 1S always

Zero

Half

One

Two

36. The carry over factor in a prismatic member whose far end is hinged is

Zero

Half

Three fourth

One

37. The moment required to rotate the near end of a prismatic beam through unit angle, without translation, the far end being fixed, then the moment induced at the far end is, where El is flexural rigidity and L is span of beam

EI/L

2EI/L

3EI/L

4EI/L

38. Castigliano's first theorm IS applicable

for statically determinate structures only

when the system behaves elastically

only when principle of superposition is valid

all of the above

39. Bending moment at any section in a conjugate beam gives in the actual beam

Slope

Curvature

Deflection

Bending moment

40. If forces P" P" and p. of a system are such that the force polygon does not close, then the system will

Be in equilibrium

Reduce to resultant force

Reduce to couple

Not be in equilibrium

41. A three hinged symmetrical parabolic arch of span 20m and rise Sm carries auniforly distributed load of 2KN/m for the whole span. The bending moment at the quarter point IS

75 kN (hogging)

75 kN (sagging)

]00 kN (hogging)

Zero

42. Macaulay's method IS used for calculation of

bending moment

shear force

slope and deflection

aU the above

43. The kinematic indeterminancy of single bay portal frame fixed at the base is

1

2

3

4

44. A single bay portal frame of height h fixed at the base is subjected to a horizontal displacement'" at the top. The base moments developed is proportional to

l/h

l/h2

l/h3

None of the above

45. Influence line for redundant structures can be obtained by

Castigliano's thoerm

MuUer-Breslau principle

Unit load theorm

AU the above

46. Acantilever beam of span 1subjected to a uniformly disitributed load w per unit length resting on a rigid prop at the tip of the cantilever. The magnitude of the reaction at the prop IS I

wl/8 I

2wl/8

3wl/8

None of the above

47. The number of simultaneous equaitions to be solved in the slope I deflection method is equal to

The degree of statical indeterminancy

The degree of kinematic indeterminancy

The number of joints in the structure

All the above

48. Which of the following statements is true with regard to the flexibility method of analysis

The method is used to analyse determinate structures

The method is used only for manual analysis of indeterminate structures

The method is used for analysis of flexible structures

None of the above

49. Which of the following methods of structural analY1?is is a displacement method?

Moment distribution method

Column analogy method 8

Three moment method

None of the above

50. When a series of wheel loads crosses a simply supported girder, the maximum bending moment under any given wheel load occurs when

the centre of gravity of the load system is midway between the centre of span and wheel load under consideration

the tail of the load reaches the section

the load position should be such that the section divides it equally on both sides

the load position should be such that the section divides the load in the same ratio as it divides the span

51. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list"

List1 List II

A Doubly 1 Serviceablity reinforced sectIon
B Limit state 2 Durability design
C Minimum 3 Reduction cover in sectional I depth
D Span depth 4 Ultimate ratio movement capacity

0-1

A-3 B-4 C-2 D-I

A-4.B-2.C-I, D-3



52. As compared to an over reinforced section, an under reinforced section is preferred because:

More economical

AVOid sudden failure

Less steel is used

All of the above

53. The joint action of steel and concrete in a RCC section depends upon the

Bond between concrete and steel bars

Absence of corrosion of steel bars embedded in the concrete

Practically equal thermal expansion of both concrete and steel

All of the above

54. Analysis of reinforced concrete is done by

Straight line theory

Elastic theory

Ultimate load theory

All of the above

55. For a two way slab, maIO reinforcement is provided along the

Length of slab

Width of slab

Any direction

All of the above

56. What IS the IDJOlmWTI grade of concrete recommended in reinforced concrete work as per IS 456:2000?

MIO

MIS

M20

M25

57. What is the degree of workability of concrete measured ill accordance with IS: 1199 for a slump of range 100to ISO?

Very low

Low

Medium

High

58. What is the basic values of span to effective depth ratios for simply supported T beam for span up to 10m as perlS: 456?

7

20

26

31

59. What is the effective width of flange for isolated T beam as per IS 456? (where is the effective width of flange, is the distance between points of zero moments in the beam, b. is the breadth of the web, is the thickness ofOange and b is the actual width of flange)

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60. A reinforced concrete beam 18 subjected to the 5KNm bending moment due to dead load and 25KNm bending moment due to live load. What should be the design bending moment for limit state of collapse?

30KNm

36KNm

45KNm

50KNm

61. In limit state design, what is the length of rectangular stress block in a stress block diagram? (where"" is neutral axis depth)

3/7xu

4/7xu

3/4xu

1/2xu

62. The value of design bond stress in limit state method for bar In iI compression is increased by how much from the bar in tension? I

15%

25%

40%

60%

63. The ultimate moment resisting capacity of a simply supported prestressed concrete beam using is obtained by using

Force and moment equilibrium equations

Stress -strain relationship of concrete and steel

Moment equilibrium and compatibility condition

Force equilibrium equation alone

64 In pre stressing scheme, pre-stress load is transferred ijJ a Single stage process

Multi stage process

Either single or multi stage process depending upon the magnitude of the load transfer

The same manner as In post tensioning scheme

65. The propagation of a shear crack in a prestressed concrete member depends on .

Tensile reinforcement

Compression reinforcement

Shape reinforcement

Shape of the cross -section of the beam

66. The magnitude of loss of prestress due to relaxation of stress is in the range of

O to

2 t0

8 to 12%

12 to 14%

67. In an RCC beam side face reinforcement is provided ifits depth exceeds

300mm

500rnrn

700rnrn

750 rnrn

68. Lateral ties in RCC columns are provided to resist

Bending moment

Shear

Buckling of longitudinal steel bars

Both bending moment and shear

69. According to IS: 800, what is the maximum slenderness ratio of compression member carrying both dead and live load?

180

200

250

350

70. According to IS:800, what is the value of imperfection index in the Merchant Rankine formula?

1.0

1.4

1.8

2.0

71. A strut IS a structural member subjected to

Tension in a direction parallel to its longitudinal axis

Tension In a direction perpendicular to its longitudinal aXIS

Compression in a direction parallel to its longitudinal axis

Compression in a direction perpendicular to its longitudinal

72. The axial load which is sufficient to keep the column in a sligbt deflected shape is called

critical load

cripling load

buckling load

all of the above

73. Angle of inclination of the lacing bar with longitudinal axis of the column should be between

20° to 30°

30° to 40°

40° to 70°

90°

74. Shear buckling of web in plate girder is prevented by using

Vertical intermediate stiffener

Horizontal stiffener

Bearing stiffener

All of the above

75. Lacing provided for a compression member shall be designed to carry a transverse shear equal to

2.5% of axial force in member

5.0% of axial force in member

7.5% of axial force in member

none of the above

76. In plastic analysis for flexure, which of the following pairs of shape of section and shape factor are correctly matched?



2 Square !.8

3 Rectangle !.5

4 Circle !.7

Select the correct answer using the codes given below

1,2 and 3 are correct

3 and 4 are correct

Only 3 is correct

and 4 are correct

77. As per BlS:800 the maximum bending moment for design of continuous purlines can be taken as

WU6

WU8

WU10

WUI2

78. The economic spacing of roof truss depends upon the

cost of purlins and cost of roof covering

dead load and live load

live load and cost of purlins

live load and cost of roof covering

79. In a truss girder of a bridge, a diagonal consits of mild steel flat 400 ISF and carries a pull of 800 kN. If the gross diameter of the rivet is 26mm and power driven, then the number of rivets required in the splice is

6

7

8

9

80. Collapse load for a fixed beam with a centeral point load is

8Mp/l

l6Mp/l

6Mp/l

4Mp/l

81. Which of the following mode of failure is care of in plastic design of a steel beam

plastic material deformation throughout the beam

hinge formation in the beam due to yield stress

elastic buckling of the beam

none of the above

82. The permissible stresses for main structural steel members under dynamic loads should be increased by

11.11%

22.22%

33.33%

None of the above

83. In the case of an axially loaded colunan machined for full bearing, the fastening connecting the colunan to the base plate in gusseted base are designed for

100%of the colunanload

50% of the colunan load

25% of the column load

None of the above

84. If P is the basic wind pressure for building with large opening design pressure on a wall is taken as

O.5P

0.7P

I.OP

UP

85. An equipment is available for 2,00,000.00. It has an estimated useful life of 5 years. By the double rate declining balance method of depreciation, the book value at the end of the second year will be

1,28,000



72,000

60,000

86. 6cu.mRMCplanttakesin 1875kgof cement, 5120 kg of sand and 6060 kg of coarse aggregate along with 865 kg of water per batch. There is a reduction of 1.5% in volume in the fresh mixed wet concrete from the nominal volume. The unit weight of freshly mixed wet concrete will be

2400 kg/m3

2375 kg/m3

2355 kg/m3

2325 kg/m3

87. Self loding scraper

reduce loss in power

lower rolling resistance

compromise between loading and hauling performnace

none of the above

88. In a project the contractor is paid on the basis of the running bill for a month. The rate contract for the concreting is 5000/m3 of concrete. The consumption of number of cement bags of weight 50 kg is 527. The mix proportion is 1.4:2.75 with W/C ratio as 0.52. The approximate billing amount for the month will be

5,27,000

1,49,404

60,000

None of the above

89. Batching refers to

controlling the total quantity at each batch

controlling the quantity of each material into each batch

water correction in batch

all of the above

90. It is desired to purchase four different types of construction equipment from three different manufcaturers. The optimal order for the equipment and the minimal costs are to be determined. most appropriate model for this purpose would be

Waiting line method

Inventory model

Transportation model

Assignment model

91. The optimistic, most likely duration and the pessimistic time estimate in a network are 5 and 8 months respectively. The expected time is

4months

5.33 months

7.33 months

8 months

92. The probability distribution taken to repersent the completion time 10 PERTanalysis is

Gamma distribution

Normal distribution

Beta distribution

All of the above

93. Cost of owing the equipment would include

cost of depreciation, maintenance, repaIT and fuel

cost of investment, crew and fuel wages of

cost of investment, major repairs and depreciation

all of the above

94. Sensitivity of analysis IS a study

Comparison loss of profit and

Comparison liabilities of assets and

Change in output due to change in input

None of the above

95. Grader used mainly for

Trimming and finishing

Shaping and trimming

Finishing and shaping

Finishing, shaping trimming and

96. The most suitable equipment for compacting cohesive soil is

Smooth-whelled rollers

Vibratory rollers

Sheep foot rollers

Tampers

97. GANTT charts indicate

Comparision of actual progress with the schedule progress

Balance of work to be done

Progressive costs of project

Inventory costs

98. In resources levelling

Total duration of project IS reduced

Total duration of project IS increased

Uniform demand of resources is achieved

Cost of project is controlled • •

99. [n time-cost optimisation of a project, crashing is done

On all the activities

On all the activities lying on the critical path

Only on activities lying on the critical path and having flatter cost slope

Only on activities lying on the critical path and having steeper cost slope

100. Consider the following statements The critical path in a network of a project.

1 helps in planning efficient time schedule

2 indicates shortest path in time

3 helps in crashing the project

of the statements

I is correct

I and 2 are correct

2 and 3 are correct

None of the above is correct