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

The Froude number of flow in a rectangular channel is 0.8. If the depth of flow is 2.5 m, the critical depth is ___
The unit of dynamic viscosity of a fluid
A 1:100 scale model of spillway is to be tested in the laboratory. The discharge in the prototype is 1000 m\(^3\)/s. The discharge to be maintained in the model test is
The material that exhibits the different properties in different directions is said to be
Name the roller best suitable for compaction of Cohesionless soils
At Shrinkage Limit, the soil is ___
The inclination of failure plane with horizontal in passive case behind a Retaining wall with smooth vertical with sand Backfill having angle of shearing resistance of \( ϕ = 30^\circ \) is ___
When retaining wall moves away from the backfill, the pressure exerted on the wall is known as
A horizontal water jet with a velocity of 10 m/s and cross-sectional area of 10 mm\(^2\) strikes a flat plate held normal to the flow direction. The density of water is 1000 kg/m\(^3\). The total force on the plate due to the jet is
Corrected Value of Standard Penetration Resistance for overburden (N) in a saturated Silty sand deposit is 23, then the corrected value of N after applying Density correction is ___
The shear test conducted for evaluation of shear strength of soft clay is ___
If a clay deposit undergoes an ultimate consolidation settlement of 45mm under single drainage condition, the ultimate consolidation settlement of the same clay deposit under double drainage condition will be ___
If a clay has an air content of 38%, its degree of saturation is ___
Effective size of a soil is ___
Toughness Index gives a measure of Shear Strength of soil at ___
Plastic modulus for a circular section of diameter \( d \) is
Negative skin friction in a soil is considered when the pile is constructed through
Which of the following component has more influence on the mechanical properties of steel?
Plastic analysis must satisfy the following conditions
If the degrees of redundancy for a structure is \( r \), the number of plastic hinges required to convert a stable structure into an unstable mechanism is
As per IS 875, where access is not provided except for maintenance, live load on roofs, while designing a truss, in respect of its plan area is adopted as
A cohesionless soil having an angle of shearing resistance of \( \phi \) is standing at a slope of angle \( i \). The factor of safety of the slope is
Which one of the following statements regarding coefficient of consolidation \( C_v \) is correct
The grade of concrete used for prestressed concrete shall not be less than
Where do you provide bearing stiffeners?