List of top Civil Engineering Questions

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
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
Negative skin friction in a soil is considered when the pile is constructed through
Plastic modulus for a circular section of diameter \( d \) is
Which of the following component has more influence on the mechanical properties of steel?
Which of the following is reversible?
Where do you provide bearing stiffeners?
The profile of the prestressing steel in prestressed concrete member follows
The grade of concrete used for prestressed concrete shall not be less than
Maximum longitudinal reinforcement in columns shall not exceed ___
Lateral ties in RC columns are provided to resist ___
Which one of the following statements regarding coefficient of consolidation \( C_v \) is correct
In a beam, the transverse reinforcement is provided at ___ to the span of the slab.
The section in which concrete is not fully stressed to its maximum permissible value while steel reaches its maximum value, is called ___
In a simply supported reinforced concrete beam, the reinforcement is placed ___\ to the neutral axis.
The minimum size of the reinforcement bar in RCC column is ___
Maximum reinforcement in an RCC beam of dimension b x d shall not exceed ___
Normally, the tensile strength of concrete is aboutof its compressive strength.
A beam of span \( L \) and is fixed at both ends. If that beam is subjected to a concentrated load at the middle of the span, what is the fixed end moment at the left end?

What is the shape of the ILD for bending moment at point 'C' of a cantilever beam when the unit load is between C and B as shown in figure?
shape of the ILD

A simply supported beam of span 4 m subjected to two-point loads of 60 kN and 40 kN at a distance of 1 m from either supports respectively. An equivalent beam of the same span subjected to 50 kN load at the mid span which produces a vertical deflection of 40 mm and 60 mm at distance of 1 m from either supports. Determine the deflection under the load of 50 kN.

What is the moment at the joint C shown in the figure below?
What is the moment at the joint C

What is the horizontal thrust at the ends of the arch as shown in the figure?
horizontal thrust

Consider a beam which is fixed at end A and simply supported at end B of span \( L \). If the support B settles by an amount \( \delta \), then what is the fixed-end moment (FEM) developed at end A?