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

Answer

Pile foundations transfer load to deep, competent soil or rock when shallow foundations cannot provide adequate support.

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

Answer

A balanced section reaches its limiting compressive strain in concrete and tensile yield strain in steel at exactly the same time.

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

Answer

A weir is an overflow structure used to regulate water flow, measure discharge, and maintain upstream head.

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

Answer

A-7 soils are highly plastic clays or silts considered poor subgrade materials due to high volume change with moisture.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

A fixed-fixed beam has three redundant reactions (one pin + two fixed ends provide six reactions, three equilibrium equations leave three redundants).

BE/B Eng Bachelor of Engineering Practice Test

BE/B Eng Bachelor of Engineering Practice Test

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