Tensile strength of good quality bricks. (100psi).

2). What is scouring depth & its formula?

3). What is superelevation & it formula?
4). Slab is designed for shear? (No, in slabs dsn shear check is always ok we dont provide any
shear reinforcement in slabs as we provide in beams & columns).
5). Can we use mild steel plates instead of round steel bars?
6). Concrete can take how much tensile strength? (15%).
7). Why we use high strength concrete in prestressed members? (Because we produce high
compressive stresses & concrete should be hard enough to take care these stresses).
8). Steel can take how much compressive & tensile stresses? (it is strong both in tension &
compression).
9). Types of outlet with names?
10). What is level of service? In whole day it will remain same or will change?
11). How can we make concrete with constant strength with high w/c ratio without use of
plasticizer?
12). What is the purpose of bearing pads? (to absorb the shocks of impact loading)
13). What is fish ladder? it is installed at u/s or d/s of river?
14). Draw BMD for different beams?
15). Write names of different components of barrage?
16). Tell me new techniques which are being used for piling?
17). Precast girders ko chamber k liye dsn krte h?
18). In the upcoming elections u r going to vote which party?
PSSc
Eulers Crippling Load for Column with one end fixed and one end free will be _____less
than Eulers Crippling Load for Column with both ends Hinged.
2. After Tension test on two specimens, the specimen having %age reduction in area of 60%
has ______more ductility than that of having 40%.
3. The Shear force diagram of a simply supported beam carrying Uniformly distributed load
consists of _______ two right angled triangles.
4. If a member is subjected to stress (tensile) of 20KN/m2 along one axis and stress
(Compressive) of 10 KN/m2 perpendicular to first axis, then the Shear stress will be
__________. a-5KN/m2, b-10KN/m2, c-15KN/m2, d-20KN/m2
5. A cantilever beam is subjected to point load at free end, the maximum compressive stress
will be developed at __________ extreme bottom fibres at free end)
6. A rectangular Beam of Cross sectional Area A, LengthL, width B and depth D will
have ________ less, more, same elastic strength than rectangular Beam of Cross sectional
Area A, LengthL, width B and depth 2D.
7. The shear strength of a hollow shaft(Outer diameter=D, Inner Diameter= D/2) will be
_____ 15/16 times shear strength of a solid shaft of diameter D.
8. When a closed helix spring is subjected to axial compressive load then the deformation in
the spring will be _____ a-Crushing, (b-torsion), c- bending, d-shear

9. Ratio between change in volume to original volume is _______ (a-Vol. Strain), bPoissons Ratio,
10. In Shear force Diagram, where Shear Force is zero, Bending Moment at that point will be
________ Maximum
11. Ductility of a material _______ with increase in %age reduction in Area of member
during Tension Test. (a-decreases), b-increases, c-remains same
12. Rankine Theory Assumptions
13. Strain Energy Stored in a spring under Maximum Load without sufficient permanent
deformation is called ________ a-Impact Energy, b-Proof Resilience, c-Proof Stress, (dModulus of Resilience)
14. Beam will have uniform strength throughout the length of the member if:
(a- Beam has same cross-sectional properties throughout the length)
b- if loading throughout the length is same
15. If ($) normal stress is acting along longitudinal axis of member, then Resultant of stresses
along a plane at angle (@) w.r.t. applied normal stress will be:
a- $sin@, b- $cos@, c- $sin2@ , d- $cos2@
16.. Assumptions of Bending Theory
17. If a cylinder is subjected to internal hoop stresses (burst pressure) then the cylinder will
______
(a- increase in Vol. and decrease in Length)
b- decrease in Vol. and decrease in Length
c- decrease in Vol. and increase in Length
d- increase in Vol. and increase in Length
18. Point of Contra flexure occur in
a- Simply Supported Beams
(b- Fixed Ended Beams)
c- Cantilever Beams
d- Overhanging Beams
19- Buckling in Compression Members takes place along:
(a- Least Radius of Gyration)
b- Parallel to Load Axis
c- Perpendicular to Load Axis
d- minimum x-sectional Dimensions
20. Along Principal Plane, shear stresses are:
(a- zero)
b- minimum
c- maximum
d- constant

21. Cubic Parabola Shear Force diagram of Cantilever Beams occurs incase of:
a- Uniformly distributed Load
(b- Uniformly varying load)
c- in between points where no load acts
d- point loading
22. Slenderness is Ratio between:
a- Least Radius of Gyration to Length
(b- Length to Least Radius of Gyration)
23. For Two Shafts of equal Length including one hollow, have equal Torque and equal
Maximum Shear Stress, they should have equal:
a- angle of twist
(b- Polar Moment of Inertia)
c- Polar Modulus
d- diameter
24. Type of Welds usually used in construction now a day:
(a- Fillet Weld)
b- Beam Weld
c- Rivet Weld
d- Structure Weld
25. In practical, drawing prepared by practicing drafters for 3-d views are:
a- isometric
b- orthographic
c- auxiliary
d- perspective
26. Purpose of Curing of concrete is to stop:
a- increase in temperature of concrete
b- decrease in moisture of concrete
c- loss of moisture
d- dry shrinkage cracking
27. Shear stress in rectangular x-sec beam for torque will be Maximum at:
a- Center of Longer side of x-sec
b- Center of Shorter side of x-sec
c- Corners
(d- maximum distance away from Centroid).
28. Limiting Strain in Concrete is :
a- 0.001
b- 0.002
(c- 0.003)
d- 0.004
29. Split Cylinder test is performed to determine:
(a- MOR)
b- Durability

c- Slump
d- Compressive Strength
30. In I-section beam, subjected to transverse loading, Shear Stress will be maximum at:
a- bottom of flange in flange portion
b- bottom of flange in web portion
c- extreme fibers
(d- Neutral Axis)
31. Member subjected to bi-axial stresses, Radius of Mohr Circle will be:
(a- Half of difference of stresses)
b- half of summation of stresses
c- differences of stresses
32. A short column is subjected to Axial Compressive Load, the failure will be:
a- Concrete Crushes first
b- Steel Yields first
c- Concrete Crushing & Steel Yielding is expected to take place at same time with sufficient
margin of safety
d- Strength depends upon presence of ties and spiral in member
33. During tension test on Mild Steel specimen, cause of Cup-Cone failure is
(a- Shear Stress)
b- Principal Stress
c- Principal Strain
d- Strain Energy
34. In fixed ended beam, Ratio between moment at center to moment at end support is:
(a- 1:2)
b- 1:1
c- 2:3
d- 1:4
35. Depth of footing is controlled by:
a- one-way shear
b- punching shear
c- both by one-way & punching shear
d- flexure
36. Critical Section in Isolated Footings for One way Shear occurs at ____ of depth from face
of column?
37. Critical Section in Isolated Footings for Punching Shear occurs at ____ of depth from
face of column?
38. Shrinkage of Concrete depends upon:
a- Humidity
b- Time
c- Ambient temperature
(d- all)

39. SPT is performed in borehole, where bottom discharge bit was used for drilling:
a- SPT strength/resistance will increase
b- SPT will decrease
c- SPT will remains same
d- Not able to say anything
40. End Platten Effect during compression test:
(a- increases the lateral confinement at ends of sample)
b-, c-, d- not correct
41. A rectangular beam has x-sectional dimensions (b= 100mm, d= 150mm) is subjected to a
force _______, results in shear stress of 2N/mm2.
a- 20 N
(b- 30 N)
c- 40 N
d- 25 N
42. Which Steel is more brittle having:
(a- High Carbon)
b- Medium Carbon
c- Low Carbon
d- Twisted Steel
43. Method of Reducing Differential Settlement of building on sand:
a- increase dimensions of large footing
b- increase dimensions of smallest footing
c- bla bla ( c option was not satisfying)
(d- none)
44.Barrage is constructed for the purpose of:
a- (River diversion)
b- Storage
c- both a&b
d- recreation
45. Dry unit weight of a moist soil is _____ than bulk unit weight.
(a- less)
b- more
c- equal
d- no specific relation
46. Short Duration Hydro graph can be converted to Long one by:
a- Rating Curve
b- S curve
c- Hyetograph
d- Composite Hydrograph
47. Type of Hydraulic Jump for Froude No. 4.5 to 9 is:
a- Strong

b- Steady
c- Undular
d- weak
48. First Method for management of different activities in Project management is ______:
a. Milestone Chart Method
b. Bar Chart Method
c. PERT
d. CPM
Next
Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) Interview questions for the post of Sub
Divisional Officer (SDO) in irrigation department PPSC Interview questions government of
Punjab
Panel = 1 from irrigation department, 1 from ppsc member, 2 from UET teachers (in my case
these were Sir Rashid and Sir Ammad)
Questions.
From member
1) Introduce ur self from the very begining (i told i hv been working with a design
consultantin this intro)
From sir ammad
2) Have you heard abt nandi pur project?? What is active generation capacity of this project?
How power is generated there?
3) Mangla and Terbela are under which department?
4) So u r working with a design consultant?? tell us ur duties there?
5) Ok. so in 220 KVA grid station, what type of foundations are there?
6) How piles are designed? design philosophy.
Then sir Rashid..
7) how you are relating to over turing with design of pile?
8) types of foundations?
9) what is floating foundation?
10) types of slabs?
11) punching shear check?
12) methods to control punching shear check?
13) according to ACI, min and maximum reinforcement in columns?
14) when to design waffle slab and when to design flat plate and when to design flat slab etc?
From irrigation member
15) Draw a typical section of distributery with 50 cusec discharge?
16) if 1 cusec flows for 1 day gives 2 acre-ft. What is volume if 1 cusec flows for 1 hour.
17) What is difference between wear and barrage.
18) what is undersluices?
From Sir Ammad.
19) Do you know the full name of irrigation department?
from member.
20) Under what law of pakistan, irrigation department comes?
From other candidates
1) What is floor beams and what is stringer?

2) what type of bridge is suitable for 3 m span what is for 10 m span?

and some other questions too related to bridges.
PPSC Interview Questions
Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) Test questions for the post of Sub Divisional
Officer (SDO) in irrigation department government of Punjab By Faizan Shakoor
The Following questions were asked in the test conducted on 29-5-2014.
Note: The Following questions are shared for the upcoming fresh graduates so that they may
have an idea about the questions asked in the test.
1) The minimum water content at which soil is still in liquid state
2) In pert the optimistic time is
3) Dengue weather is best controlled in which whether
4) Discharge is 80,000 cusecs and area is 1000 acres then duty will be
5) Odour of water is removed by
6) Free board is actually
7) Gantt charts are used for
8) Meandering depends on
9) Relation between G, S and e is
10) To check the strength of sub grade
11) Formula of uniformity coefficient
12) Flexible pavements are designed by
13) The maximum water content at which no reduction in volume
14) Irrigation used to lift water by gravity
15) Irrigation used in Pakistan
16) The main purpose of irrigation in Pakistan is to
17) Water courses emerge from
18) The purpose of side slope in embankment is to
19) Time consumed by activity in cpm is called
20) Marshall test method is used for

21) The purpose of grader in road construction

22) ECP in Project management is used for
23) If 28 days required concrete strength is 100 MPA then its strength after 7 days will be
24) Minimum strength for Prestressed concrete is
25) BOD stands for
26) Slump Test is used to measure
27) The consumptive use of irrigation is calculated by
28) Best formula used for the design of lined canals is
29) True meridian is actually
30) Error in leveling may be due to
31) Losses in water supply are usually
32) Most expensive part during water supply is
33) Yield capacity of well increases with
34) Ratio between long chord of curve to tangent length
35) Four wheel drive is actually
36) The formula which also gives relation about hydraulic radius
37) Bore hole diameter is.the diameter of well
38) N value in SPT gives information about
39) In flexible pavement load is transferred ultimately to
40) Minimum cover for steel against corrosion
41) A rectangular channel is said to be wide if
42) Self cleansing velocity is maintained in sewer by
43) The roller used for A-6 soil is
44) How can we increase workability of concrete without using moisture content
45) A channel which neither silts nor scours is in

46) The best soil to be used for sub grade is

47) During concrete production in hot weather more than 33 C what will we do
48) Coefficient of creep length
49) Inverted filter should be how many times to that of depth of sheet pile..
50) If there is hydraulic jump then we will check for its
51) Shrouding material normally used is
52) Deck slab, girder and pier are the part of
53) Mangla and Tarbela are
54) Concrete gravity dam is
55) The irrigation system of Pakistan was established in
56) Concrete to be transferred under water level
57) A soil which has equal porosity in all directions is
58) The foundation to be used in water when there is pressure from soil debris, flowing water
59) Lacey silt factor to be used in Upar Bari Doab
60) A well has 30% porosity then its yield will be
61) The sewer which transferred sewage to ultimate disposal point or for treatment is
62) The curve used to change from straight to circular curve is
63) Irrigated water should have PH between
64) If the canal is above the natural drainage then cross drainage structure provided is
65) Effective span of simply supported beam is actually
66) Soil passing will be coarse if the passing and retained respectively is
67) Ratio of lateral strain to linear strain is
68) Inundation canals can be converted to perennial canal by
69) A motorway is
70) To minimize absorption losses canal should irrigate on

71) An eccentric load will induce ..

72) Cement used when there is enormous heat of hydration .
73) If wetted perimeter is large, more will be
74) Isohyets are
75) The yield of well will be decreased if
76) Yield of well increase with
77) The presence of which make the sulphate attack resistance limited in cement
78) Best Canal linning material in THAR DESERT is
79) Question about depth of T-beam
80) Question about unit hydrograph
81) Question about coordinates required during road construction
82) Question about bottom of well
83) Question about stress strain diagram of a material
Test Questions CnW
Test Questions Communication and Works Department (CnW) by Hammad Ahmad
1)uniformty of cofficient
2)mass of water in voids to mass of solids
3)for well graded soils a)trend is linear b)gap graded c)contains wide range of particle sizes
d)Cu is less than 4
4)test condition when there is no drainage at all stages of triaxial test UU,CU,CD
5)Flat dilatometer is used for a)penetration b)consistancy and relative density c)a n b d)none
6)pile supported at hard strata called
7)test used for expansive soils is??
8)soils which pand in vol on wetting and shrink consideably on drying are called
9)density and water content are calculated insitu by ????
10)20psi water pressure is equal to how much height ??
11)Shear strength od soft soil is find out insitu by which method?
12) if shear plane is above toe then failure is called (slope failure,toe,base)
13)coefficient of active earth pressure is 1-sin@/1+sin@
14)effect of pore water pressure (vol increase frictional resistance decrease,vol increase
frictional resistance increase,both decrease,none)
15)odeometer is used for ???
16)minimum steel in column ??

17)minimum temp and shrinkage steel for 60 grade

18)minimum cover for exposed concrete
19)max negative momemt will be at for continueus beam
20)max positive moment for 3 continueous beams will be at
21)section modulous equal to???
22)swere earthquake zone is z1 z3 2A 2B
23)special moment resistance frame for Z1 Z3 2A 2B
24)ratio of height to least linear dimention exceeding 3 callad beam,column,slab,padestral
25)max moment in punching shear will be at d,d/2,d/4
26max shear and moment in cantiliver will be at
27)shear diagram for cantiliver having UDL will be ???
28)curing is used for prevents concrete properties,avoid shrinkage,avaid evaporation ,all
29)slimp test is used for (workbility,soundness,bla bla)
30)D/B=1 then foundation is called ???
31)plate load test is used for (modulous of elasticity,bearing capasity,resistance)
31)ratio of load and settlement is called(modulous of subgrade,consolidation.elasticity)
32)lowest part of flexible pavemnet is???
33)For Soil We Can Peform Whivh Tests On Undisturbed Samples
(CBR,TRIAXIAL,UNCONFINED Compaction ,All)
34)Max Superelevation In Hilly Areas (5,7,10,None)
35)Breaking Ability Of Driver Depends On (Break Reaction Time,Peception Time,Breaks
Efficiency And Resistance Bw Tire AND ROAD,ALL)
36)ARRANGEMENT FOR CHANGE OF TRAIN FROM ONE TRACK TO ANOTHER
TRACK CALLED???
37)MOST EFFECTIVE SECTION IS
SEMICIRCULAR,RIAHGULAR.RACTANGULAR,TRAPAZOIDAL)
38)MAX VELOCITY OF FLUID IN PIPE WILL BE AT??
39)HEAD LOSS IN PIPES CAN BE CALCULATED USING WHICH FORMULA
40)SURGE TANK IS PROVIDED TO AVOID???
41)VAPOUR PRESSURE IS FUNCTION OF???
42)CRITICAL DEPTH OF FLOW IN TERMS OF CRITICAL ENERGY???
43)ARTIFICIAL APPLICATION OF WATER IN LANDS CALLED??
44)BARRAGE IS PROVIDED TO DIVERT WATER TO CANAL,INCREASE SUPPLY
LEVEL,SILT CONTROL.ALL
45)DEVICE FOR SILT CONTROL IN CANALS IS SILT EXCLUDER,SILR
EXTRACTOR,DIVIDE WALLS
46)MAX UPLIFT PRESSURE WILL BE AT UPSTREM PAKKA FLOOR,D/S PAKKA
FLOOR,AT MID
47)WHAT HAPPENS IF PILE LENGTH IS INREASED BELOW APRON
48)HYDROLIC RADIOUS OF CIRCULAR SECTION IS???
49)CANAL BELOW,DRAINAGE UP,,,STRUCTURE IS CALLED??
49)CANAL VS RIVER ROAD,DRAIN RAILWAYY WE PROVIDE(CROSS DRAINAGE
WORK,AQUDUCK,SYPHON,SUPER PASSEGE,ALL)
50)RETURN PERIOD OF FLOOD IN PUNJAB(10,100,1000,MFL)
51)UNLINED CANALS OF PUNJAB ARE DESIGNED USING WHICH FORMULA
52)EVAPORATION,TRANSPIRATION,PRESIPITATION INFILTRATION CALLED
HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE??
53)METREOLOGICAL FACTORS FOR AIRPORT DESIGN(AIR DENSITYN AIR
DIRECTION,ATMOSPHERE PRESSURE,ALL)
54)DUMMY ACTIVITY IS ONE(DOTTED LINE,ARTIFICIAL ACTIVITY,ALL)

55)PERT DEPENDS ON
56)AERATION IS USED TO REMOVE (ODOR,BECTERIA,BLA BLA )
57)PPM MEANS
58)BOD GIVES US>????
59)WHICH COAGULANT IS USED???
60)WATER SCHEME IS DESIGNED ON (PEAK,AVG,MAX DAILY DEMAND, ALL)
61)HOOKS LAW IS DEFINED AS
62)STRESS IS PROPORYIONAL TO STRAIN WITHIN ELASTIC LIMITS
63)MOST RELIABLE ESTIMATE IS ???
64)CRITCAL PATH METHOD USES (MAX TIME,MIN TIME, MIN COST)
65)WEIGHT IS 60N AND ITS WEIHT IN WATER IZ 20N SO SPECIFIC GRAVITY IS???
66)Frauds NUMBER IS FUNCTION OF
67)RATIO OF INERTIA TO VISCOUS FORCES
68)CANTILIVER RETAINING WALLSS K LYA FAILURE CRITERIA.SLIDING
OVERTURNING,BASE SHEAR, ALL
69)DAM WHICH DEPENDS ON ITS WEIGHT FOR STABILITY CALLED
70)M.C IS EQUAL TO
71)QUANTITY OF WASTE IN EFFLUENT (80,40,120 MG/LTR)
Next
Initial and FinaL Setting time of cement ?
Cements initial setting time should be 30 min(Minimum) and 90 min(maximum).
Final setting time of cement should be=10 hours
What type of test should perform for a roads improved subgrade sand filling:
1.FM of fine aggregates
2.California bearing ratio
3.Dynamic cone penetration test
4.MDD of fine aggregate
5.Field Dry Density.
What type of test should perform for earth filling in Embankment with specified soil:
1.Plasticity index.
What type of test should perform for Concrete Work:
1.Setting time of cement
2.Compressive strength of cement
3.Gradation of Coarse aggregates.
4.FM of fine aggregates.
5.Water absorption of coarse aggregates
6.Loss angels abrasion test
7.Concrete cylinder casting & testing
What type of test should perform for M.S High strength deform bar
1.Tensile strength,Elongation and unit wt.
What type of test should be perform for Brick work:

1.Setting time of cement

2.Compressive strength of cement
3.FM of fine aggregates
4.Compressive strength of brick
5.Water absorption of brick
6.Efflorescence of brick.
1 cum cement=how much bag?
answer:30 bags.
1cum =how much brick?
answer=500 nos
1bag cement= volume ?
0.0347 cum cement.
What is the volume of per bag cement?
Answer:1.25 cubic ft
what is the weight of per bag cement?
Answer:50kg or 112pb
How much water absorb of a brick if the brick take rest for 24 hours in under neath the
water?
answer:1/5or1/6 of the brick wt.
what is the measurement of a brick?
answer:9.5in*4.5in*2.75in(without mortar)
answer:10in*5in*3in(with mortar)

Introduce Yourself
What is Fly levelling and what is its field Check ?
What is Hydraulic Mean Depth?
There is cube of 12x12x12. How many cubes you can obtain from it if the cross sectional
dimensions are 3 ?
Redundant member in truss!, Its 2 functions ?
6. SCADA abbreviation ?
Where is golden gate bridge ?
How would you tackle bending moment in truss ?
What is the BOD of drinking water ?
Pipe Testing ?
Invert level and determination ?
Min Earth Cover ?
Slenderness ratio ?
Introduce yourself
Tell us functions of WASA in single sentence.
Future plans of WASA
Minimum self-cleansing velocity and its value in FPS.
Hazen William formula is used for?
Main source of water in Lahore
Name any four wonders of world.
What is the rehabilitation techniques used for leaning tower of Pisa?
At what angle the Pisa tower is leaned?
Tell us something about irrigation system of Pakistan

Effects of Indus basic treaty on irrigation system of Pakistan

SCADA stands for?
How will you calculate surface run off?
Which material is widely used for sewer pipes worldwide?
Qasur city is famous for?
What do you understand by term Residual chlorine and how will you identify it in water?
WHO recommendations for chlorination of water.
Current governor of Punjab province
Name some countries which are near north pole
What is planimeter and for what purpose it is used for?
Name of book written by Famous author Steel
Hydraulic mean depth
Typical formulae used to calculate stiffness of bracing members in case of steel structures
How many water treatment plants are working in Pakistan?
Difference between rapid sand filter and slow sand filter?
Which one is best a rapid sand filter or a slow sand filter?
By Aliyan Sayad
What are the dimensions of a standard brick ?
How much water is absorbed by the first class brick by weight?
What is the crushing strength of a brick ?
Tell about the weight of first class brick ?
What will the crushing strength of concrete mix 1:2:4 ?
Types of walls with the point of view of structure ?
By Muddassar Hussain Minhass

How the tensile strength of concrete is determined and what is the relation between tensile
and compressive strength of concrete?
Define Column and what are the types of the columns w.r.t slenderness ratio?
Define Line of collimation and bench marks?
What is Contour equivalent?
Which section among hollow and solid circular section will have more moment of inertia and
why?
Parameters for design of water supply system?
What are the unaccounted losses?
How the water distribution systems are designed?
What are the functions of WASA?
Dry and wet volume conversion?
Cement required for 1:2:4 mix design ?
Define slenderness ratio?
What will be the first step for deciding the design criteria for the Sewer or Water Supply
design?
WAPDA NTS Test Questions
Some of the questions asked in the NTS test for the post of Junior Engineer Civil (BPS-17)
are shared by Mr. Taimoor for the juniors to have an idea in future. Following are some of the
WAPDA NTS Test Questions

1-tachometer additive is
f+d
f+1
f+c
f/c
2-How many are madni surahs
28
29
30
27
3-Who is Seal of Prophets
Hazrat MUhammad(SAW)
Hazrat Daud (A.S)
Hazrat Adam (A.S)
4-USA Washington DC is known as
city of maginficence
city of gold
city of magnificient distances
5 is a procedure to achieve any objective
plan
management
execution
Schist is metamorphic rock
igneous rock
sedimentry rock
6-which is not a result of Steel corrision
REduction is load bearing area
reduction in load bearing capacity
Divergance of stresses
Reduction in fatigue
7-Pick the most opposite word of APPROVE
extort
applaud
agree
8-yellow signal is indication of
starting
stoping
nothing
9-Most important works in engineering is
Renovation
shoring
10-Most common types of renovation
commercial
houses
none of these
11-angle between the slope of rock and horizontal is

dip angle
strike angle
angle of repose
12 is a labour force managed by contractor ,skilled person or mason
engineers
supplier
public
13-speed limit is
informatory sign
warnning sign
regulatory sign
14-Where did Allama iqbal delivered his speech in 1930
Delhi
Allabad
lukhnao
15 is used to draw circles
protractor
compass
T-square
16-which of following joints are found in roads
Y joints
Square joints
Oblique joints
all of these
17-concrete is weak in
tension
compression
bending moment
18-Plastic bending moment is
1.8My
2.5My
6MY
16-column fail due to laterial deflection is
Buckilng
crushing
17-Crop period for rice is
90 days
120 days
110 days
150 days
18-Pressure of fluid is called
Hydrostatic
hydrolgy
HYdraulics
19-Quantity which need only magnitude is
scalar
vector
none of these
20-cumic is a unit of
discharge

velocity
flow intensity
none of these
21-column which fail only due to buckling is
long column
intermediate column
short column
22-column which fails due to crushing and buckling is
intermediate column
long column
short column
23-member which resits pure axial load is
column
beam
Truss
24-To survey the overall area of site lightening patterns are needed
exterior
interior
medium
none of these
25-cyclic load is
impulse load
fatigue
axial
none of these
26-path reserved for pedestrians
highway
motorway
subway
super passage
27-volume taken by unit mass is
unit volume
specific volume
density
none of thee
28-volume of water drawn by well is called
yield of well
specific yield
power of well
none of these
29-which onee is deep foundation
pile foundation
spread foundation
square foundation
30-which is a shallow foundation
spread foundation
pile foundation
31-in terzaghi equation of load bearing capacity ,the foundation is
rough
smooth

inclined
32-which test is used for bearing capacity determination
sand-replacement
bulk density tesr
spt
none of these
33-modified aashto test is used for
compaction
consolidation
density
34-which is special technique of compaction
vibroflotation
dynamic
blasting
all of these
35-internal resistance of a body is
stress
strain
energy
none of these
36-which test is performed on freshly prepared concete
hardness test
modulus of elasticity
slump test
WAPDA NTS Test Questions 2
By Ziaullah UET peshawar
WAPDA NTS Test Questions
1.Long strip used for measurement is ; Tsqare,ruller,sheet.protector
2. The instrument used to draw a circle is called.protectotsetsqares
3.The force that only acts on bodies that are in contact with each other is called
4.Hydraulic mean depth is equal to
5.sewers are the example of .open channel flow, pipe flow curved flow
6.intensity of internal resistance of a body is called
6.corrosion of steel in rcc is caused by
7..is the idealization of a solid body in which deformation is neglected
8.submerged weight of a body islesser ..than air
9.special compaction technique is

10.Joint parallel to the strike of a rock is called..

11.the column that fails in buckling is called long/short/intermediate/mid column

12.the column that fails in buckling and crushing is called.

13.the direction of intersection of fault plane and horizontal plane is called.
14.Shicts rock is example of..sedimenytry/metamorphic..rock
15.moment at the wall or fixed loaded member is called
16.the force resisting the motion of a body in fluid is called
17.the difference between the upward and downward reading of a staff in tachometry is
called.
18.additive constant in tachometer is f+d/
19.pure water is colorless/odorless
20.the ph. value of drinking water in the range of
21,Direct method of contouring is.fast/economical/
22.in pipe /conduit flow is due to pressure/gravity/
23.Mp=1.8My
24.joints in roads ..v/t/joint
25Path reserved for pedestrians in highways/motorway/
26.the path passed below the road is called..subway
27.yellow colour indicates
28level crossing indicates..
29.Showing limit of speed iskindinformatory/warning
30.Improving a structure is calledshoring
31.concrete is brittle.material
32.Mandaotory test for concrete

33.In therzagi theory footing is assumed.smooth/rough

34cement is used for construction of thick wall
35.voide grades/grade graded mens
36.elasicity ofconcrete depends on
37.clay coal reduces cohesion due to
38 benifaction ,cleansingof concrete means
39.estimated amount shouldnt deviatade..persent than actual
40.%ange of watercost and sundries is.%
41.traditional architectures includes contrast and symmetry and
42.Moment of inertia for buildup section is.difficult to calculate/same as original
shap/calculated by parallel axis method
43.Allotment of fund for a project is called.
44.the structure that flows watercurrents towards the weir is called.
45.crop period for rice is,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,days
46.canal that flows throughout a year is called..
47.B,c in field is calculated by..
48specific yield/yield of a well
49.mass perunit volume is aloso called
50..Renovation and its kinds for a building
51..watermanagement
52.water purifcatin
53.chopeti weir side slope is
54.Renold no for laminar flow in pipes
55.best construction in non seismic zone
56..going run of a step
57.bull nose step

58.concret is weak in tension

59.dry density in field is calculate by test
60.pile is .kind of foundation
61.pozolonic cement.