List of top Questions asked in Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test

In limit state design of concrete structures, the strain distribution is assumed to be
The effective length of a column in a reinforced concrete building frame, as per IS : 456-2000, is independent of the
The loss of stress with time at constant strain in steel is called
The main function of lateral ties in a reinforced concrete rectangular column under axial compression is to
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
It is the kind of concrete to which various fibres of very small diameter (10 to 20 microns) and short lengths (10 to 50mm length) are added to make a concrete. The name of the concrete is
The 18-8 stainless steel indicates the one of the following compositions
A thin cylindrical shell of diameter \( d \) and thickness \( t \) is subjected to an internal pressure \( p \). The ratio of longitudinal strain to volumetric strain is
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 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 shape of the influence line diagram for horizontal thrust in a symmetrical three-hinged parabolic arch is
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
As compared to uniaxial tension or compression, the strain energy stored in bending is only
How many elastic constants will be in a non-homogeneous, non-isotropic material?
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
In a new temperature scale say \( ^oP \), the boiling and freezing points of water at one atmosphere are \( 100^o P \) and \( 300^o P \) respectively. Correlate this scale with the Centigrade scale. The reading of \( 0^o P \) on the Centigrade scale is:
The velocity of a particle is given by \( V = 4t^3 - 5t^2 \). When does the acceleration of the particle become zero?
What is the near field length \(N\) that can be calculated from the relation (if \(D\) is the diameter of the transducer and \(\lambda\) is the wavelength of sound in the material)?
For a Binomial distribution with mean 4 and variance 2, the value of \( n \) is:
The Laplace transform of a signal \( X(t) \) is \[ X(s) = \frac{4s + 1}{s^2 + 6s + 3}. \] The initial value \( X(0) \) is:
If \( \nabla \phi = 2xy^2 \hat{i} + x^2z^2 \hat{j} + 3x^2y^2z^2 \hat{k} \), then \( \phi(x,y,z) \) is:
The value of \( m \) so that \( 2x - x^2 + m y^2 \) may be harmonic is:
The value of \( \oint_C \frac{1}{z} dz \), where \( C \) is the circle \( z = e^{i\theta}, 0 \leq \theta \leq \pi \), is:
The value of the integral \[ \iiint\limits_{0}^{a, b, c} e^{x+y+z} \, dz \, dy \, dx \] is:
The complete integral of the partial differential equation \( pz^2 \sin^2 x + qz^2 \cos^2 y = 1 \) is: