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2. Ans. (1)

Sol:

= 6 -3 = 3

Kinematic indeterminacy,

( )

= 11

3. Ans. (4)

Sol: At joint B :

Member BA and BC are in the same line of each other, therefore, force in member BD will be
zero.

At joing D :

As force in member DE and DC have same line of action, and force in member BD is zero,
therefore, force in member AD will also be zero.

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 6. Ans. (3)
Sol:
The given frame is statically inderminate and symmetrical in all aspects.
Hence,
However, , Due to given load.

7. Ans. (2)
Sol:

Draw free body diagram for column AB and CD

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8. Ans.(2)

Sol:

Given:

= 32 – 6 = 26 kN.m

9. Ans.(1)

Sol.

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Taking moment @ B (Left side)
MAB +MBA – HA x 5 = 0
5 + 10 = x 5
HA = 3 KN
Taking moment @ c (right side)
MCD = HD x 3
HD = 2 kN
ΣFx = 0
HA + HD = P
3=2=P
P = 5 kN

10. Ans. (4)

Sol:

Joint Member Stiffness Total Distribution

Stiffness factor
OA

OB

0 OC

OD

OE 0 0

( ) ( ) ( )

=4:3:0

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11. Ans. (1)

Sol: Free body diagram of the given structure is shown below

( )

12. Ans. (1)

Sol:

Sway moment
( )
( ) ( )

Sway moment
( )
( ) ( )

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14. Ans. (4)

Sol:

To obtain 1st column, we release degree of freedom i.e. 1 and restrain (lock) other degree of freedom

Que.24) Answer: (3)

Sol:

To find load share by portion BC take a algebraic sum of forces on left side of section @---@

Load on portion BC = 3000 + 2000 = 5000 kg

Axial stress on portion BC = Load /Area = 5000 / 5 = 1000 kg/cm2

15. Ans. (1)

Sol:

Apply unit vertical force in the direction 1

16. Ans. (2)

Sol:

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 If the unit load is at ‘B’,

The reaction at a support is also equal to S.F at support

Hence considering free body diagram of AB, the ILD

shown is of S.F at B

17. Ans. (4)

Sol:

( )

( )

(-ve indicates anticlockwise)

18. Ans. (1)

Sol: The important points related to Influence line
 Influence line for deflection at any point in statically determinate beams is always liner
 The moment area theorem and conjugate beam methods can be applied to compute the
ordinate of influence diagram at the required locations

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19. Ans. (1)
Sol:

30- H – 2H – 2H – H = 0

Hence, column shear in exterior column is 5kN.

20. Ans. (2)

Sol: The rise of a 3 – hinge arch due to increase in temperature is given by ( )

21. Ans. (2)

Sol: Shear force at a section on left side

Radial thrust

22. Ans. (2)

Sol: For three – hinged semicircular arch carries a uniformly distributed load w per unit run
over the whole span the vertical reaction at hinges.

So, horizonatal thrust

( )

23. Ans. (2)

Sol: The carry over factor is always (1/2) for members of constant moment of inertia
(prismatic section). If the end is hinged/pin connected, the carry over factor is zero. It should
be mentioned here that carry over factors values differ for non-prismatic members.

26. Ans.(4)
Case – 1
As per given condition

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 ( ) ( )
The maximum deflection in this case
( )

Now consider the case two

( ) ( ) ( )
The maximum deflection in this case
( )

( )

Ratio of maximum deflection in case 1 and case 2 ( )

27. Ans. (3)

( )

29. Ans.(2)

( )

( )

Deflection at C:

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28. Ans. (4)
Sol: Rnakine’sformula can be applied for any slenderness ratio value. It holds good for both
short and long column

30. Ans.(4)

Case (1):

( )

11780972.45 Nmm

Case (2) :

( )

11044661.67 Nmm

Reduction in torque

( ) ( )

32. Ans. (1)

Sol: For circular beam maximum shear stress =

P = 18.750 kN
P = 18750 N

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34. Ans. (3)
Sol:

35. Ans. (4)

Sol: Imposed or live load (L.L) for slope
(i) Live load is 1500 N/mm2 if access is provided
(ii) Live load is 750 N/mm2 if access is not provided

36. Ans. (3)

Sol: The self weight of the plate girder is and for riveted and welded plate girder
respectively.

39. Ans.(2)
A rigid jointed multi-storey frame may be considered as a non-sway frame if in every individual
storey, the deflection , over a storey height , due to horizontal loading. For clad frames, when
the stiffening effect of the cladding is not taken into account in the deflection calculations:

40. Ans. (4)

Sol: Effective length should not be less than 4 times the size of the weld.

41. Ans. (1)

Sol: Maximum pitch as per IS 800: 2007
 Minimum (12t and 200 mm) for compression members and
 Minimum (16t and 200 mm) for tension members

44. Ans. (1)

Where bearing stress, , is combined with bending (tensile or compressive), and shear
stresses, under the most unfavorable conditions of loading in butt welds, the equivalent stress,
is taken as

√
where = equivalent stress;

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 = calculated stress due to bending, in N/mm2;
= calculated stress due to bearing, in N/mm2; and
= shear stress, in N/mm2.

45. Ans. (1)

Sol: For M25 grade concrete fck=25 N/mm2
Maximum allowable bearing strength =0.45fck
= 0.45 x25 = 11.25 N/mm2

46. Ans (3)

Sol: Compression reinforcement
If Mt > Mu, longitudinal compression reinforcement shall be provided on flexural compression
face to resist an equivalent moment Me2 given by,
Me2 = Mt - Mu

51. Ans. (1)

Sol: If Tv < Tc,, minimum shear reinforcement is to be provided
But, If Tv < 0.5*Tc, No shear reinforcement is to be provided
If Tv > Tc, , section is to be design for shear
If Tv > Tc,max , section is to be redesign

52. Ans. (4)

Sol: @ Face of column
The greatest bending moment to be used in the design of an isolated concrete footing which
supports a column, pedestal or wall, shall he the moment computed in the manner prescribed
in at sections located as follows:
a) At the face of the column, pedestal or wall, for footings supporting a concrete column,
pedestal or wall;
b) Halfway between the centre-line and the edge of the wall, for footings under masonry
walls; and
c) Halfway between the face of the column or pedestal and the edge of the gussetted base, for
footings under gussetted bases.

55. Ans. (3)

Sol:

For

We have from the interaction diagram.

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Mu 0.3 20 400 4002 10-3
Mu 384000 Kn-mm
But maximum uniaxial eccentricity is given by

66. Ans. (3) 0,20 comp

Given data:
Prestressing force (P) = 600 kN.
Section Modulus at bottom & top fibre of beam is
The stresses at top fibres

=0
The stresses at bottom fibres

= 20 compressive

67. Ans. (3)

Answer: (3) 40 MPa

Initial Stress = 200 MPa

Strain due to shrinkage and creep is = =
Loss due to shrinkage and creep is = ( )
=
= 160 MPa
Effective stress left in steel = 200 - 160 = 40 MPa

68. Ans. (3)

Sol: Partial pivoting: In the first step, the numerically largest coefficient of x is chosen from all
the equations and brought as the first pivot by interchanging the first equation with the equation
having the largest coefficient of x. In the second step, the numerically largest coefficient of y is
chosen from the remaining equations (leaving the first equation) and brought as the second pivot
by interchanging the second equation with the equation having the largest coefficient of y'. This
process is continued till we arrive at the equation with the single variable. This modified
procedure is called partial pivoting.

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69. Ans. (1)
Sol: The assumption made on Jacobi method is as follows
1. The system given by

Has a unique solution.

2. The coefficient matrix A has no zeros on its main diagonal, namely, are non
zeroes.

70. Ans. (2)

Sol: Iterative formula is given by ( ) ( );
( ) approaches
Then for all values of , Hence if ( ) ; then the

71. Ans. (4)

Sol: The error due to Simpson rule is given by ( ) ( )

72. Ans. (1)

Sol: Errors may occur in performing numerical computation on the computer due to rounding
errors

73. Ans. (3)

Sol:
y 2 3 4
8 27 64

∫ ( ) ( ) [( ) ( )]
= 63
76. Ans. (3)
Sol: Division by zero during forward elimination does not relate to whether or not the
coefficient matrix is singular or nonsingular. For exmaple

[ ][ ] [ ]

Would give a division by zero error in the first step of forward elimination. However, the
coefficient matrix in this case is nonsingular.

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 In another example

[ ][ ] [ ]

Would also give a division by zeroi error in the first step of forwad elimination. In this case
the coefficient matrix is singular.

79. Ans. (4)

Sol: Expected time = (Pessimistic value + 4*most likely value + Optimistic value)/6.
1-2 is 4.
2-3 is 7.
3-4 is 8.

80. Ans. (1)

Sol: Site layout planning involves four basic processes:
 Identifying the site facilities that will be required.
 Determining the sizes, and other constraints of those facilities.
 Establishing the inter-relationships between the facilities.
 Optimising the layout of the facilities on the site.

81. Ans. (1)

Sol: The better rule for the ‘procurement of construction stores’ is 67% at site and 33% sight
(procurement initiated)

82. Ans. (3)

Sol: The ideal production of a power shovel for digging and loading based on a Operating at a
900 swing and Optimum height of cut.

83. Ans: (2)

Sol: Conciliation means a process whereby parties by mutual consent appoint conciliator or
conciliation officers to assist them in their attempt to reach an amicable settlement of their
industrial dispute arising out of a contractual relationship.
The Conciliation proceedings are concluded in the following manner:
 Where conciliation ended in settlement – the date on which settlement is signed by the
parties to the disputes or
 Where conciliation ended in failure, the date on which the appropriate Govt receives the
failure report of a conciliation officer. or
 When a reference is made to a Labour Court/Industrial Tribunal during the pendency of
conciliation proceedings.

84. Ans: (1)

Sol:

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 = 18 -5 – 8
= 5 days

85. Ans: (2)

Sol: F.W. Taylor introduced Functional organization

87. Ans: (1)

Sol: In Resource smoothing the total project duration is not changed but the activities having
floats are rescheduled such that a uniform floats are rescheduled such that a uniform demand for
the resource is achieved.

88. Ans: (2)

Sol: For an activity i – j
For earliest expected time of i
maximum of ( )

For latest allowable time of i

minimum of ( )

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89. Ans: (3)
Sol: Interest for 1 month =
P = 12 × 5000 = 60000
( )
To find
( )

F = 12.68 × 5000
= Rs. 63413

90. Ans: (1)

Sol: The commonly used Portland cement in India is branded as
33-grade (IS: 269-1989),
43-grade (IS: 8112-1989) and
53-grade (IS: 12269-1987)
The fineness of 53-grade cement obtained by Blaine's air permeability test is specified to be of
the order of 350 000 mm2/g.

91. Ans. (2)

Sol: As per NBC, recommendation on the basis of width of front road, the height of building is
limited to 1..5 times the width of front road plus the front open space.

92. Ans. (2)

Sol: Classification based on durability The Forest Research Institute of India conducts durability
tests on specimens of size 600 x 50 x 50 mm by burying them in the ground upto half their length
and observing them over several years.
On the basis of durability, it classifies trees into the following three
1. High durability: lf the average life is more than 10 years.
2. Moderate durability: If the average life is 5-10 year,

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3. Low durability: If the average life is less than 5 years.

93. Ans.(1)
Sol: The percentage of fine aggregate will be given as
( ) ( )
( ) ( )

94. Ans. (1)

Sol: C.R.R.I. charts are used to obtain a relationship between strength of concrete and water
cement ratio

95. Ans. (2)

Sol: Swing types of door are most suitable in air conditioned building, where a door has to serve
both purposes of opening and closing.

96. Ans. (3)

Sol: The sensation of second persists on ears for a period of a second

98. Ans. (4)

Sol: Generally an admixture capable of reducing water requirement by more than 5 percent is
classified as water reducer or plasticizer.
 The normal water reducer reduces water content by 5 to 10 per cent.
 The mid-range water reducers reduce water content by about 10 to 15 per cent
 A new class of water reducers, chemically different from the normal and mid-range water
reducers and capable of reducing water content by about 20 to 40 per cent has been
developed. The admixtures belonging to this class are popularly known as high-range
water reducers (HRWR) or Super plasticizers.

99. Ans. (2)

Sol: Curing of concrete is carried out by water curing or by membrane curing. It is classified
as follows:
1. Good . When the work is protected from the sun and the relative humidity is kept more
than 80% continuously.
2. Poor. When the work is protected from the sun and the relative humidity is less than
50%.
3. Average, When the curing is between the above.
We should remember that concrete made from OPC is to be cured with good curing for at
least 7 days and concrete made form PPC and BFSC should be continuously cured for at least
10 days.

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 The minimum stripping time of the sides of formwork and the time for removal of props
are specified in Clause 11.3 of IS 456 (2000). It is to be clearly noted that curing of concrete
in most cases goes on beyond the stripping time.

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