Civil Engineering GATE 2014 Set-2 Questions with Answer

Ques 53 Structural Engineering


The beam of an overall depth 250 mm (shown below) is used in a building subjected to two different thermal environments. The temperatures at the top and bottom surfaces of the beam are 36°C and 72°C respectively. Considering coefficient of thermal expansion (α) as 1.50 x 10-5 per °C, the vertical deflection of the beam (in mm) at its mid-span due to temperature gradient is ______.


2.39 to 2.45 is the correct answer.


Ques 54 Structural Engineering


The axial load (in kN) in the member PQ for the arrangement/assembly shown in the figure given below is ______.


50 is the correct answer.


Ques 55 Structural Engineering


Considering the symmetry of a rigid frame as shown below, the magnitude of the bending moment (in kNm) at P (preferably using the moment distribution method) is ______.


170 to 172 is the correct answer.


Ques 56 Structural Engineering


A prismatic beam (as shown below) has plastic moment capacity of Mp, then the collapse load P of the beam is ______.

A

2Mp / L

B

4Mp / L

C

6Mp / L

D

8Mp / L



Ques 57 Structural Engineering


The tension (in kN) in a 10 m long cable, shown in the figure, neglecting its self-weight is ______.

A

120

B

75

C

60

D

45



Ques 58 Surveying


A tacheometer was placed at point P to estimate the horizontal distances PQ and PR. The corresponding stadia intercepts with the telescope kept horizontal, are 0.320 m and 0.210 m, respectively. The ∠QPR is measured to be 61o 30' 30". If the stadia multiplication constant = 100 and stadia addition constant = 0.10 m, the horizontal distance (in m) between the points Q and R is _________________


28.3 to 28.9 is the correct answer.


Ques 59 Transportation Engineering


In a Marshall sample, the bulk specific gravity of mix and aggregates are 2.324 and 2.546 respectively. The sample includes 5% of bitumen (by total weight of mix) of specific gravity 1.10. The theoretical maximum specific gravity of mix is 2.441. The void filled with bitumen (VFB) in the Marshall sample (in %) is ______.


62 to 66 is the correct answer.


Ques 60 Transportation Engineering


A student riding a bicycle on a 5 km one-way street takes 40 minutes to reach home. The student stopped for 15 minutes during this ride. 60 vehicles overtook the student (assume the number of vehicles overtaken by the student is zero) during the ride and 45 vehicles while the student stopped. The speed of the vehicle stream on that road (in km/hr) is

A

7.5

B

12

C

40

D

60



Ques 61 Transportation Engineering


On a section of a highway the speed-density relationship is linear and is given by v = 80 - (80/kj)k, where v is in km/h and k is in veh/km. The capacity (in veh/h) of this section of the highway would be

A

1200

B

2400

C

4800

D

9600



Ques 62 Transportation Engineering


A pre-timed four phase signal has critical lane flow rate for the first three phases as 200, 187 and 210 veh/hr with saturation flow rate of 1800 veh/hr/lane for all phases. The lost time is given as 4 seconds for each phase. If the cycle length is 60 seconds, the effective green time (in seconds) of the fourth phase is ______________


14.0 to 18.0 is the correct answer.


Ques 63 Transportation Engineering


The chainage of the intersection point of two straights is 1585.60 m and the angle of intersection is 140o. If the radius of a circular curve is 600.00 m, the tangent distance (in m) and length of the curve (in m), respectively are

A

418.88 and 1466.08

B

218.38 and 1648.49

C

218.38 and 418.88

D

418.88 and 218.38



Ques 64 Transportation Engineering


The average spacing between vehicles in a traffic stream is 50 m, then the density (in veh/km) of the stream is ______.


20 is the correct answer.


Ques 65 Transportation Engineering


A road is being designed for a speed of 110 km/hr on a horizontal curve with a super elevation of 8%. If the coefficient of side friction is 0.10, the minimum radius of the curve (in m) required for safe vehicular movement is

A

115.0

B

152.3

C

264.3

D

528.5



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