List of top Civil Engineering Questions

For an irrotational flow, the velocity potential lines and the streamlines are always:
The pressure drop of water flowing through a pipe between two points is measured by using a vertical U-tube manometer. The manometer uses a liquid of density \( 2000 \) kg/m³. The difference in height of the liquid column in two limbs is \( 10 \) cm. The pressure drop between the two points is:
The main function of lateral ties in a reinforced concrete rectangular column under axial compression is to
An isochrone is a line on the basin map joining the points
If the hinged end of a propped cantilever of span \( L \) settles by an amount \( \delta \), then the rotation of the hinged end will be

The hydraulic efficiency of an impulse turbine is maximum when the velocity is …………. of the jet velocity.

In a simply supported beam \( (l + 2a) \) with equal overhangs \( (a) \) and carrying a uniformly distributed load over its entire length, B.M. at the middle point of the beam will be zero if
While computing the values of limits of consistency and consistency indices, it is found that liquidity index has negative value. Consider the following comment on this value.
1. Liquidity index cannot have a negative value and should be taken as zero.
2. Liquidity index can have a negative value.
3. The soil tested is in semisolid state and stiff.
4. The soil tested is in medium soft state.
Which of these statements are correct?
Bacterial-algae symbiosis is associated with:
In plane table surveying, the accessory used for sighting the target is:
Consider the following statements:
1. ‘Relative compaction’ is not the same as ‘relative density’.
2. Vibroflotation is not effective in the case of highly cohesive soils.
3. ‘Zero air void line’ and ‘100\% saturation line’ are not identical.
Of these statements:
In levelling, correction for curvature of the earth is always:
The vertical deflection at the free end of a quadrantal ring (Radius \( R \) with uniform flexural rigidity \( EI \)) which is fixed at the base and subjected to a vertically downward load \( W \) at the free end is
The formula which calculates the volume of earthwork accurately is:
A scratch is made on the surface of the brick. In a good brick, no impression will be left on the surface. This process of testing of bricks is called as
The ratio of the maximum deflections of a beam simply supported at its ends with an isolated central load and that of with a uniformly distributed load over its entire length, is
The ratio of the total volume of water delivered to a crop to the area on which it has been spread is called:
During a sampling operation, the drive sampler is advanced 600 mm and the length of the sample recovered is 525 mm. What is the recovery ratio of the sample?

The bulking of the sand is increased in volume from 20% to 40% of various sand and moisture content ranges from ……… to ……….. percent.

The 18-8 stainless steel indicates the one of the following compositions
In the preservation process of timber, the surface is burnt and the burnt part acts as a protective coating is named as
The most desirable alignment of an irrigation canal is along:
The ductility value of bitumen for suitability in road construction should not be less than

The degree of static indeterminacy for the frame shown in the figure is 

In limit state design of concrete structures, the strain distribution is assumed to be