List of top Questions asked in Andhra Pradesh Post Graduate Engineering Common Entrance Test

In the design of a steel tension member, which mode is NOT typically considered?
Which of the following agent does not enhance the workability of concrete?
The minimum cover in any pretensioned - prestressed concrete member located in an aggressive environment is ........
The modulus of resilience is the .......
A structure has two degrees of indeterminacy. The number of plastic hinges that would be formed at complete collapse is .......
In the slope deflection equations, the deformations generated are due to:
i. axial force
ii. shear force
iii. bending moment
Two simply supported beams \( B_1 \) and \( B_2 \) have spans \( l \) and \( 2l \) respectively. Beam \( B_1 \) has a cross-section of \( 1 \times 1 \) units and \( B_2 \) has a cross-section of \( 2 \times 2 \) units. These beams are subjected to concentrated loads \( W \) each at the centre of their spans. The ratio of the maximum flexural stress in these beams is ............
The directional derivative of \( f(x, y, z) = xyz \) at the point \( (1, 2, 3) \) in the direction of the vector \( 2\hat{i} + \hat{j} - 2\hat{k} \) is ...........
If \( \sin x \) is a solution of the differential equation \[ \dfrac{d^4 y}{dx^4} + 2 \dfrac{d^3 y}{dx^3} + 6 \dfrac{d^2 y}{dx^2} + 2 \dfrac{dy}{dx} + 5y = 0, \] then the general solution is ...........
A thin-walled circular pressure vessel has an internal pressure ‘\( p \)’, radius ‘\( r \)’, and wall thickness ‘\( t \)’. What is the hoop stress?
A solid circular shaft is subjected to a constant torque. Which statement is correct about shear stress?
Capillary rise is most prominent in which soil?
Negative skin friction occurs when ...........
Which of the following parameters most significantly influences the development length in a reinforced concrete beam?
Which of the following statements best explains why shear reinforcement (stirrups) is provided in reinforced concrete beams?
Which method is used for structural analysis of indeterminate structures?
If ‘L’ is the length of chain, the compensating errors that occur in chaining are proportional to .......
Which one of the following is mid-ordinate value for a circular curve of radius 50 m and chord length 60 m?
On which end of a circle, the zero is marked in a prismatic compass?
If the bearing of a line AB is N 60° 30′ and that of BC is 122° of a closed traverse ABCDE, then the measure of the interior angle B is .......
An imaginary line joining the point of intersection of the cross-hairs of the diaphragm and the optical center of the object glass is called as .......
Design of laterally unsupported steel beams is governed by ......
Deflection at the free end of a cantilever beam of length 2 m with 5 kN point load at the end is .......
Marshall stability determines .......
Maximum size of aggregate in base course is ........