List of top Civil Structural and Transport Engineering Questions

A rectangular section has width $b$ and depth $d$ and a symmetrical triangular section has base $b$ and depth $d$. The ratio of moment of inertia of rectangular section to that of triangular section with respect to their respective centroidal axis will be:

A weight of $500\,$N is held on a smooth plane inclined at $30^\circ$ to the horizontal by a force $P$ acting at $30^\circ$ to the inclined plane as shown. Then the value of force $P$ is: 

A steel wire of $20$ mm diameter is bent into a circular shape of $10$ m radius. If modulus of elasticity of wire is $2\times10^{5}\ \text{N/mm}^2$, then the maximum bending stress induced in wire is:

Shape of the "shear force diagram" for a simply supported beam subjected to pure moment $M$ at the center of span, will be:
Which of the following statements is correct?

Which of the following statements are correct? 

A. Malleability is the ability of a material to absorb strain energy till the elastic limit. 
B. Toughness is the ability of a material to absorb energy till the rupture. 
C. Resilience is the area under the load deformation curve within the elastic limit. 
D. Stress-strain diagram of highly brittle material has no plastic zone. 
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

The degree of static indeterminacy of the beam (as shown below) for general case of loading is: 

For the frame shown in the figure below, the maximum moment in the left column shall be (Assuming Moment of Inertia (I) of all the members is same):

Match LIST-I with LIST-II: \[\begin{array}{|c|l|} \hline \textbf{LIST-I (Assumption/ theorem)} & \textbf{LIST-II (Type of analysis/ strength determination)} \\ \hline \text{A. Plane section remains plane before and after bending} & \text{I. Elastic analysis and superposition} \\ \hline \text{B. Material is elastic and deformations/ deflection is small} & \text{II. Linear strain distribution} \\ \hline \text{C. Uniqueness theorem} & \text{III. Non-linear analysis and buckling load} \\ \hline \text{D. Large deformation} & \text{IV. Collapse load} \\ \hline \end{array}\] Choose the most appropriate match from the options given below:
The basic principle of earthquake resistant design of any structure is based on the following concept:
A singly reinforced rectangular concrete beam has a width of 200 mm and an effective depth of 300 mm. If the critical neutral axis depth coefficient is 0.48, then the limiting value of the moment of resistance of the beam will be close to: (Use M-20 grade of concrete and Fe-415 steel)
In limit state design of concrete structures, partial safety factors for material strength of concrete and steel respectively, are taken as:

The time estimates obtained from four contractors (P, Q, R and S) for executing a particular job are as under:

\[\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|} \hline \textbf{Contractor} & \textbf{Optimistic time, $t_o$} & \textbf{Most likely time, $t_m$} & \textbf{Pessimistic time, $t_p$} \\ \hline \text{P} & 5 & 10 & 13 \\ \hline \text{Q} & 6 & 9 & 12 \\ \hline \text{R} & 5 & 10 & 14 \\ \hline \text{S} & 4 & 10 & 13 \\ \hline \end{array}\]

Which of these contractors is more certain about completing the job in time?

Which of the following statements (pertaining to CPM network analysis) are correct? 

A. It is an event-oriented method. 
B. It is an activity-oriented method. 
C. Time and cost are controlling factors. 
D. Time alone is the controlling factor. 
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Which of the following is the "amount of time" by which the "start of an activity" may be delayed without delaying the "start of a following activity"?

A tie bar of 100 mm width and 16 mm thickness is to be welded to another plate using "8 mm fillet weld" (as shown in figure below). If the tensile capacity of plate is 240 kN and the shear stress in weld is 110.0 N/mm$^2$, the minimum overlap required will be: 

A steel column in a multi-storeyed building carries an axial load of 125 N. It is built up of 2 ISMC 350 channels connected by lacing. The lacing will be designed to resist a transverse shear of:
A propped cantilever of span $L$ is subjected to a concentrated load at mid-span. If $M_p$ is the plastic moment capacity of the beam, then the value of collapse load will be:
Match LIST-I with LIST-II:\[\begin{array}{|c|c|} \hline \textbf{LIST-I (Type of structure)} & \textbf{LIST-II (Structural behavior)} \\ \hline \text{A. Truss} & \text{I. Bending} \\ \hline \text{B. Beam} & \text{II. Twisting} \\ \hline \text{C. Column} & \text{IV. Buckling} \\ \hline \text{D. Shaft} & \text{III. Shortening} \\ \hline \end{array}\] Choose the most appropriate match from the options given below:
For a given road, the safe stopping sight distance (SSD) is 80 m and the passing sight distance is 300 m. What will be the intermediate sight distance?
A summit curve is formed at the intersection of a 3% upgrade and 5% downgrade. What is the length of the summit curve in order to provide a stopping distance of 128 m? (Assume: length of summit curve is greater than SSD, driver's eye height = 1.2 m, height of obstruction = 0.15 m).
For a circular curve of radius 200 m, the coefficient of lateral friction is 0.15 and the design speed is 40 kmph. The equilibrium super elevation (for equal pressure on the inner and outer wheels) would be:
What will be the theoretical maximum capacity for a single lane of highway, if the given speed of the traffic stream is 60 kmph and the average center-to-center spacing of the vehicle is 13.98 m?

Match LIST-I with LIST-II (adopting standard notations):\[\begin{array}{|c|c|} \hline \textbf{LIST-I (Parameter)} & \textbf{LIST-II (Formula)} \\ \hline \\ \text{A. Cubic parabola equation} & \text{IV. $\dfrac{X^3}{6RL}$} \\ \\ \hline \\ \text{B. Shift in transition curve} & \text{II. $\dfrac{L^2}{24R}$} \\ \\ \hline \\ \text{C. Length of valley curve} & \text{III. $\dfrac{N S^2}{(1.50 + 0.035S)}$} \\ \\ \hline \\ \text{D. Length of summit curve} & \text{I. $\dfrac{N S^2}{4.4}$} \\ \\ \hline \end{array}\] Choose the most appropriate match from the options given below:

Which of the following parameters are required for the design of a transition curve for a highway system? 

(A) Rate of change of grade 
(B) Rate of change of radial acceleration 
(C) Rate of change of super elevation 
(D) Rate of change of curvature 
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: