List of top Civil Engineering Questions

The lateral earth pressure on a retaining wall is called passive earth pressure when
Minimum size of the particles of silty soil is
In a plate load test on clay soil, the ratio of ultimate bearing capacity of footing to the ultimate bearing capacity of plate is
As per the BIS:1904 (1986), the maximum permissible settlement for raft foundations on sand is
General shear failure is common in which of the following soils?
For a steel built-up column subjected to an axial force of 1200 kN, the lacing system is to be designed for resisting transverse shear of
In a liquid limit test, the moisture content at 10 blows was 70% and that at 100 blows was 20%. The flow index of soil is
A soil which was compacted at 10% moisture content has bulk unit weight of \( 22 \, \text{kN/m}^3 \). Then its dry unit weight is
For determining the moisture content of a soil sample, the following data is available. Weight of container = \( 260 \, \text{g} \), Weight of soil sample and container = \( 320 \, \text{g} \), Weight of soil sample (dried) and container = \( 310 \, \text{g} \). The moisture content of soil sample is
A pycnometer of volume \( 500 \, \text{cm}^3 \) was used in specific gravity test and following data is observed. Weight of dry empty pycnometer = \( 125 \, \text{g} \), weight of dry soil and pycnometer = \( 500 \, \text{g} \), weight of dry soil and distilled water filled in pycnometer up to top = \( 850 \, \text{g} \). Then the specific gravity of soil solids is
If the voids of a soil mass contain full of air only, then the soil is termed as
When the degree of saturation is zero, the soil mass under consideration represents
The minimum headroom over a stair must be
The span to overall depth ratio of a simply supported two-way slab with mild steel reinforcement is
The minimum thickness of the web in a plate girder, when the plate is accessible and also exposed to weather is
The use of tie plates in laced columns is:
The least permissible clear dimension of the web of thickness $ t $ in the panel of a plate girder is restricted to
What is the net sectional area of a steel plate 40 cm wide and 10 mm thick with one bolt, if the diameter of the bolt hole is 18 mm?
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Which chemical process is responsible for the long-term strength gain of concrete?
Which one of the following relates to determination of critical path in PERT?
In PERT analysis, the time estimates of activities and probability of their occurrence follow
The maximum area of tension reinforcement in beams shall not exceed ____ of the total area.
Age of a tree may be ascertained by
Maximum distance between expansion joints in structures as per IS: 456–2000 is:
Cantilever retaining walls can safely be used for a height not more than: