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Sketch neat and suitable diagrams of stress strain curves for concrete and reinforcing steel bars indicating salient points. Describe in detail.
What do you mean by M25 concrete? What do you understand by ‘limit state’?
Explain briefly the different types of pitched roof coverings.
What are the objectives and requirements of good foundation?
Describe with neat and suitable diagram prismatic compass and also explain principles of compass surveying in detail.
Summarise the technique of designing tunnel blasts outlined in the notes.
What is the importance of stemming in relation to blasting?
What are the main purposes of drilling rock in Mining operations?
Describe a test procedure to evaluate the shear modulus of the soil. Explain the steps involved in the analysis and design of block type machine foundation.
Give five advantages of using a steel deck in the construction of a composite floor slab. Draw a diagram to show composite action between steel and concrete in a composite floor slab and explain how
Find shape factor for ‘T’ section with flange width 100mm, Depth 100mm and thickness of flange & web 10mm. Describe upper bound, lower bound and uniqueness theorem.
The fragmentation of the railway industry to constituent parts, with operators and maintainers has brought benefits to all. Describe.
Describe the merits, demerits and specific management challenges of joint ventures in the construction industry.
Describe the advantages of different forms of contract which can be used for main road works.
Describe the merits and demerits of Design and Construct contracts compared to other procurement methods.
Describe how the environmental impact of construction project must be assessed.
Describe the significance of safety in civil engineering projects, with particular reference to the impact of the Construction (design and management) regulations 1994 on all parties by using exampl
Describe the role of the civil engineer in affecting the political decisions on public works.
Describe the significance of effective communication throughout the design and construction of civil engineering works. Describe the role a significance of Quality procedures in this process.
Analyze the truss shown below using ANSYS. Determine the support reactions, joint displacements, and member axial forces. Indicate whether each member is in tension or compression.
Describe the working principle of Bourdon pressure gauge with the help of a neat sketch.
What are pozzolonas? Describe the pozzolonic reactions in concrete? List out the common pozzolona used in concrete?
Determine the plastic moment capacity of a continuous beam shown in figure below:
Analyze the portal frame shown in figure below by moment distribution method. All the members have same flexural rigidity. The member BC carries a uniformly distributed load of 15 kN/m.
Give a brief account of applied importance of Geology in the fields of metallurgy, mining, ground water investigation etc, apart from civil engineering.