BE/B Eng Bachelor of Engineering Bachelor of Civil Engineering 2

Question 1

Which type of foundation is most suitable for a heavy structure on soft, compressible soil where a firm stratum exists at great depth?

Accepted Answer

Pile foundation

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Isolated footing

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Raft foundation

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Strip footing

Question 2

In reinforced concrete design, what does the term 'balanced section' refer to?

Accepted Answer

A section where concrete crushes and steel yields simultaneously at failure

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Equal areas of tension and compression steel

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A beam with equal positive and negative moments

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A column with symmetric reinforcement

Question 3

What is the primary purpose of a weir in a water supply or irrigation system?

Accepted Answer

To measure or regulate flow and raise the upstream water level

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To filter sediment from water

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To remove dissolved salts from water

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To pump water to elevated storage tanks

Question 4

According to the AASHTO classification system, a soil classified as A-7 is best described as:

Accepted Answer

Highly plastic clay — poor subgrade material

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Well-graded gravel

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Sandy soil with low plasticity

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Silty sand with good drainage

Question 5

In structural analysis, the degree of static indeterminacy of a fixed-fixed beam is:

Accepted Answer

3

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0

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1

Answer

2

Question 6

Which water treatment process is specifically designed to remove dissolved iron and manganese from groundwater?

Accepted Answer

Aeration followed by filtration

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Coagulation

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Disinfection with chlorine

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Softening by lime addition

Question 7

What is the critical path in project scheduling (CPM)?

Accepted Answer

The sequence of activities with zero total float that determines project duration

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The path with the most activities

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The shortest possible route through the network

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The path with the highest cost activities