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APPSC 2012 (Model Exam) SUB: Building Materials, Structural Analysis, Steel, RCC & Masonry Structures, & Construction Management Branch: Civil Engineering
Time : 75 Minutes 01. Fire bricks are used to (a) increase heat flow (c) reflect heat 02. The red color of the brick is due to (a) iron oxide (c) magnesia Maximum Marks : 75

(b) decrease heat flow (d) protect building against lightening (b) silica (d) alumina

03. In brick masonry, the frog of the brick is generally kept on (a) top face (b) bottom face (c) exposed face (d) interior face 04. As per I.S. 1077-1970, the size of ordinary brick should be 11.2 7.5 cm (a) 20 10 10 cm (b) 22.5 25 15 10 cm 19 9 9 cm (c) (d) 05. Bloating of bricks is due to (a) presence of excess carbonaceous matter (b) presence of any gas forming material in clay (c) bad burning or rapid firing (d) all the above 06. The lime suitable for making mortar is (a) quick lime (c) hydraulic lime (b) fat lime (d) pure lime

07. The maximum percentage of ingredient in cement is that of (a) lime (b) magnesium oxide (c) aluminium (d) silica 08. The cement clinker is formed at a temperature of (a) 5000C (b) 10000C (c) 12000C 09. As per IS 269, the initial setting time of Portland cement is (a) <10 hour (b) >1/2 hour (c) <1/2 hour (d) 15000C (d) >10 hour

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10. Vicats apparatus is used to determine the (a) initial setting time of cement (c) normal consistency of cement

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(b) final setting time of cement (d) all the above (d) seepage

11. Separation of water on the fresh concrete is called (a) segregation (b) bleeding (c) hydration

12. Workability of concrete is influenced most by its (a) water-aggregate ratio (b) aggregate-cement ratio (c) cement content (d) water content 13. In mild steel, carbon content is (a) less than 0.25% (c) between 0.75 and 1.5% 14. Age of a tree can be estimated (a) from the height of the tree (c) number of rings in the cross section (b) between 0.25% and 0.75% (d) more than 1.5% (b) diameter of the bark (d) number of layers

15. The outer layer of wood in tree trunk is called (a) bark wood (b) sap wood (c) bark wood (d) non of the above 16. The moisture content achieved after drying of timber is (a) 5% (b) 10% (c) 15% (d) 25% 17. The decay of timber caused by alternate wetting and drying is called (a) dry rot (b) wet rot (c) foxiness (d) drauxiness 18. The radial rupture in annual rings or splits radiating from the heat and extending towards the heart and extending towards the sapwood are called (a) radial shake (b) heart shake (c) rind gall (d) burl 19. Plywood is specified by its (a) weight (b) volume (c) thickness (d) none of the above

20. The force method in structural analysis always ensures (a) Equilibrium (b) Kincmatically admissible forces (c) Equilibrium of forces (d) None of the above 21. Maxewells reciprocal theorem in structural analysis can be applied in (a) All elastic structures (b) Plastic structures (c) Symmetrical structures only (d) Prismtic element structures only 22. The fixed end of a continuous beam in three moment method is replacement by an addition at spam of length (a) zero length (b) equal to other spam length

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(c) infinite length

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(d) None of the above

23. The fixed support in real beam becomes in the conjugates beam a (a) fixed support (b) hinged support (c) roller support (d) free support 24. The moment distribution method in structural analysis can be treated as (a) Force method (b) Displacement method (c) Flexibility method (d) None of the above 25. The moments at the end a and b of a beam ab where end a is fixed and b is hinged, when the end (b) sinks by an amount are given as At the end a at the end b 6 EI 6 EI (a) 2 l l2 6 EI (b) 0 l2 3EI 3EI (c) 2 l L2 3EI (d) 0 l2 26. For a linear elastic material. Where U = strain energy, C = complementary energy (a) U > C (b) U = C (c) U < C (d) None of the above 27. The number of simultaneous equations to be solved in the slope deflection method is equal to (a) the degree of static indeterminacy (b) the degree of kinematic indeterminacy (c) the number of joints in the structure (d) none of the above 28. The strain energy stored in simply supported beam of span l and flexural rigidity EI due to a central concentrated load W is (a)
W 2l 3 48 EI

(b)

W 2l 2 48EI

(c)

W 2l 3 96 EI

(d)

W 2l 3 96 EI

29. The following compound the helps in obtaining early strength of cement concrete is (a) Tricalcium silicate (b) Dicalcium silicate (c) Tri aluminate (d) both a and c 30. The strength of concrete increases with increase in (a) decrease in water cement ratio (b) size of aggregate (c) increase in fineness of cement (d) all the above 31. Which of the following statements is true? (a) for a cantilever slab, the ratio of the span to overall depth should not exceed 7. (b) when the slab is built into a brick or masonry wall, the slab should be designed to resist a sagging moment at the face of the support

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(c) one way slab which can carry uniformly distributed load should be designed to resist hogging bending moment near mid-span (d) none of the above 32. Maximum area of tension reinforcement in beams shall not exceed (a) 0.04 bD (b) 0.02 bD (c) 0.08 bD (d) 0.10 bD 33. An expansion joint is provided when the length of a concrete structure exceeds (a) 5 m (b) 25 m (c) 45 m (d) 85 m 34. The lower water-cement ratio in concrete introduces (a) improved frost resistance (b) greater water resistance (c) smaller creep and shrinkage (d) all of the above 35. The total compressive force at the time of failure of a concrete beam section of width b without considering the partial safety factor of the material is (a) 036 fck b Xu (b) 0.54 fck b Xu (c) 0.66 fck b Xu (d) 0.8 fck b Xu Where Xu is the depth of neutral axis, fck is cube strength of concrete 36. A rectangular simply supported prestressed concrete beam of span L is subjected to a prestressing force of P acting centrally at end section and the prestress tendons are parabolically transverse to a rectangular beam of span L and width B with udl. If the distance between two consecutive points of contraflexure is L0, the udl is (a)

16 P. emax L2

(b)

4 P. emax L2

(c)

12 P. emax L2

(d)

8 P. emax L2
37. Minimum thickness of the footing at its edge is (a)120mm (b)100mm (c) 75 mm (d) 150mm

38. The shear reinforcement in a RCC beam is provided to resist. (a) diagonal tension (b) flexural shear (c) shear in concrete (d) punching shear 39. Loss of stress with time at constant strain in steel is called (a) relaxation (b) creep (c) shrinkage (d) ductility

40. The slabs which directly rest on columns without the aid of any beam are known as (a) two way slab (b) flat slab (c) ribbed slab (d) one way slab 41. As per IS: 456 recommendations the total thickness of a flat slab should not be less than (a) 8.5 cm (b) 10 cm (c) 12.5 cm (d) 15 cm 42. The maximum percentage of reinforcement in RCC short column is (a) 1% (b) 6% (c) 4% (d) 25% 43. For maximum sagging bending moment at support in a continuous RC beam, live load should be placed on

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(a) spans adjacent to the support plus alternate span (b) all the spans except the spans adjacent to the support (c) spans next to the adjacent span of the support plus alternate spans (d) spans adjacent to supports only 44. The maximum strain in concrete at the outermost compression fiber in the limit state design of flexural member is (as per IS 456-2000) (a) 0.0020 (b) 0.0035 (c) 0.0065 (d) 0.0050 45. Deflections can be controlled by using the appropriate (a) aspect ratio (b) modular ratio (c) span/depth ratio (d) water cement ratio 46. Side face reinforcement shall be provided in the beam when depth of web in beam exceeds (a) 500 mm (b) 750 mm (c) 100 mm (d) 120 mm 47. According to Indian Standard the total amount of shrinkage for a pretensioned beam is taken as (a) 3 10 4 (b) 3 10 5 (c) 3 10 6 (d) 3 10 7 48. The slump test is used to determine which of the following properties of concrete? (a) Shrinkage (b) Strength (c) Workability (d) all of the above. 49. The approximate ratio of strength of a 15 cm concrete cube is (a) 0.75 (b) 0.99 (c) 1.00 50. Poisons ratio of concrete is about (a) 0.15 (b) 0.30 (c) 0.50
strength of a 30 cm concrete cube

(d) 1.10 (d) 0.75

51. The bond length provided by right angled hooks in terms of equivalent rod length will be (a) 12 d (b) 16 d (c) 10 d (d) 8 d 52. When a beam has to come in contact with sea water, then the cover to be provided should be (a) 25 mm (b) <40 mm (c) 50 mm (d) less than 80 mm 53. In the limit state design of concrete structure, the strain distribution is assumed to be (a) linear (b) non linear (c) parabolic (d) parabolic and rectangular 54. The neutral axis of the reinforced beam passes through (a) C.G. of the concrete section (b) meta centre of the concrete section (c) centroid of the transformed concrete section (d) centroid of the concrete section

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55. If a beam fails in bond, it would be best to (a) increase the depth of beam (b) use thinner but more number of bars (c) use thicker but less number of bars (d) providing vertical stirrups 56. The effective length of the fillet weld is (a) Total length 2 x weld size (b) Total length 2 x Throat size (b) Total length/2 (d) Total length 2 x weld size 57. The weakest plane in a fillet weld is (a) A side parallel to the force (b) The one along the throat

(b) a side normal to the force (d) The one normal to the throat

58. A welded plate girder consisting of two flange plates of 400mm x 20mm and web plate of 2100mm x 8mm, requires (a) Vertical stiffener (b) Vertical and horizontal stiffener at 2/5 distance from Compression flange (c) Vertical and horizontal stiffener at 2/5 distance from compression flange and other horizontal stiffener at N.A (d) No stiffener is required 59. Intermediate vertical stiffener are provided in plate girder (a) Eliminate local buckling (b) eliminate web buckling (c) Transfer concentrated load (d) Prevent excessive deflections 60. The external wind pressure acting on a roof depends on (a) Degree of permeability of roof (b) Slope of roof (b) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of the above 61. The slope of a roof truss is 300 (access is not provided except maintenance), live load on the roof truss in N/m2 (a) 750 (b) 1500 (c) 350 (d) 400 62. The minimum width of angle purlin normal to the industrial roof as per bureau of Indian standard is (where L is the length of angle purlin) (a) L/45 (b) L/60 (c) L/75 (d) L/30 63. What is the safe load P that can be transmitted by the fillet welded joint, if welding is done at field shown in the figure below, if the allowable shear stress in the fillet weld is 108 MPa?

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(a) 90.7 kN

(b) 113.4 kN

(c) 108 kN

(d) 72.5 Kn

64. In ISMC 300 channels placed back to back at a spacing of 250mm carry an axial load of 2000 kN, the batten system should be designed to resist a transverse shear of (a) 40 kN (b) 30 kN (c) 60 kN (d) 50 kN 65. The permissible stresses for main structural members under dynamic loads should be increased by (a) 25% (b) 10% (c) 33 % (d) 50% 66. Consider following statements, are related to Lug angle 1. Angle member and channel are used for lug angles 2. Decrease the length of connection 3. Stresses near the joint are uniform 4. Increase the length of connection Which of the following statements given above is are correct (a) 2 only (b) 1, 2 and 3 (c) 1, 3 and 4

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

67. Match list I (Type stress) with List-II (Permissible stress) and select correct answers using the code given below list (where List I A. Bending stress B. Bearing stress C. Average shear stress Codes A (a) 1 (c) 2 B 2 1 C 3 3 A (b) 3 (d) 2 B 2 3 C 1 1 List-II 1. 0.4 fy 2. 0.66 fy 3. 0.75 fy

68. A square steel slab base of size 800mm x 800mm is provided for a column made of four angle sections. The 400mm x 400mm carries and axial load of 2500 kN. The line of action of column load passes through the centroid of column section as well as slab base. The permissible bending stress in the slab base is 185 Mpa. The required minimum thickness of slab base is (a) 60mm (b) 44mm (c) 55 mm (d) 40 mm 69. The maximum allowable slenderness ratio for lacing bar in built up column (a) 350 (b) 180 (c) 145 (d) 250

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70. A circular pole is 10m high is fixed into foundation. It carries a guy wire at top and is free to move sideways. The effective length of pole is (a) 8m (b) 5 m (c) 20m (d) 10m 71. Two plates of 24mm thickness are used for tension splice. The diameter of rivet will be used for connection is (a) 20mm (b) 25mm (c) 30mm (d) 35mm 72. The net effective area of 75 x 75 x 10 mm angle is connected to the gusset plate with one of its leg with 18mm diameter rivet (a) 944 mm2 (b) 1136 mm2 (c) 1264 mm2 (d) 984 mm2 73. A Tension member carries tension but subjected to reversal of stresses due to wind or earth quake forces, then allowable slenderness ratio as per IS 800 is (a) 350 (b) 180 (c) 250 (d) 400 74. The deflection of beams may be decreased by (a) Increasing depth of the beam (b) Decreasing span of the beam (c) Providing greater end restraint (d) all the above are correct 75. Rivets and bolts subjected both shear ( va cal) and axial tensile stress ( tf cal) shall be so proportioned that the stresses doesnt exceed the respective allowable stress va and axial tensile stress tf and the value of (a) 1.0 (b) 1.4 (c) 1.66 (d) 1.6

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