GATE Civil Engineering Practice Quiz

Question 1

A simply supported reinforced concrete beam of rectangular section is designed as an under-reinforced section. Which one of the following statements is correct at the ultimate limit state?

Accepted Answer

Tension steel yields before concrete reaches its limiting compressive strain.

Question 2

For a soil sample, the void ratio is $0.60$, the degree of saturation is $80\%$, and the specific gravity of soil solids is $2.70$. The water content of the soil is closest to

Accepted Answer

$17.8\%$

Question 3

In a horizontal circular curve of radius $250\,\text{m}$, the design speed is $72\,\text{km/h}$. If the lateral friction coefficient is $0.15$, the required superelevation is approximately

Accepted Answer

$0.013$

Question 4

A rectangular channel of width $4\,\text{m}$ carries a discharge of $16\,\text{m}^3/\text{s}$. The critical depth in the channel is closest to

Accepted Answer

$1.18\,\text{m}$

Question 5

A prismatic bar of length $L$, area $A$, and Young's modulus $E$ is fixed at both ends. The bar is subjected to a uniform temperature rise $\Delta T$. If the coefficient of thermal expansion is $\alpha$, the magnitude of thermal stress developed in the bar is

Accepted Answer

$E\alpha \Delta T$

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