Civil Engineering GATE 2022 Set-1 Questions with Answer

Ques 27 Civil

Which of the following process(es) can be used for conversion of salt water into fresh water?

Ques 28 Civil

A horizontal curve is to be designed in a region with limited space. Which of the following measure(s) can be used to decrease the radius of curvature?

Ques 29 Civil

onsider the following recursive iteration scheme for different values of variable P with the initial guess x₁ = 1:
x_n+1 = (1/2)(x_n + (P / x_n)), n = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
For P = 2, x₅ is obtained to be 1.414, rounded-off to three decimal places.
For P = 3, x₅ is obtained to be 1.732, rounded-off to three decimal places.
If P = 10, the numerical value of x₅ is _______. (round off to three decimal places)

Ques 30 Civil

The Fourier cosine series of a function is given by:
f(x) = Σ^∞_n=0 f_n cos nx
For f(x) = cos⁴x, the numerical value of (f₄ + f₅) is _______. (round off to three decimal places)

Ques 31 Civil

An uncompacted heap of soil has a volume of 10000 m³ and a void ratio of 1. If the soil is compacted to a volume of 7500 m³, then the corresponding void ratio of the compacted soil is _______. (round off to one decimal place)

Ques 32 Civil

A concentrated vertical load of 3000 kN is applied on a horizontal ground surface. Points P and Q are at depths 1 m and 2 m below the ground, respectively, along the line of application of the load. Considering the ground to be a linearly elastic, isotropic, semi-infinite medium, the ratio of the increase in vertical stress at P to the increase in vertical stress at Q is _______. (in integer)

Ques 33 Civil

At a site, a Static Cone Penetration Test was carried out. The measured point (tip) resistance q_c was 1000 kPa at a certain depth. The friction ratio (f_r) was estimated as 1% at the same depth. The value of sleeve (side) friction (in kPa) at that depth was _______. (in integer)

Ques 34 Civil

During a particular stage of the growth of a crop, the consumptive use of water is 2.8 mm/day. The amount of water available in the soil is 50% of the maximum depth of available water in the root zone. Consider the maximum root zone depth of the crop as 80 mm and the irrigation efficiency as 70%. The interval between irrigation (in days) will be _______. (round off to the nearest integer)

Ques 35 Civil

The bearing of a survey line is N31°17′W. Its azimuth observed from the north is _______ deg. (round off to two decimal places)

Ques 36 Civil

The Cartesian coordinates of a point P in a right-handed coordinate system are (1, 1, 1). The transformed coordinates of P due to a 45° clockwise rotation of the coordinate system about the positive x-axis are

Ques 37 Civil

A semi-circular bar of radius R m, in a vertical plane, is fixed at the end G, as shown in the figure. A horizontal load of magnitude P kN is applied at the end H. The magnitude of the axial force, shear force, and bending moment at point Q for θ = 45°, respectively, are

Ques 38 Civil

A weld is used for joining an angle section ISA 100 mm × 100 mm × 10 mm to a gusset plate of thickness 15 mm to transmit a tensile load. The permissible stress in the angle is 150 MPa and the permissible shear stress on the section through the throat of the fillet weld is 108 MPa. The location of the centroid of the angle is represented by C_yy in the figure, where C_yy = 28.4 mm. The area of cross-section of the angle is 1903 mm². Assuming the effective throat thickness of the weld to be 0.7 times the given weld size, the lengths L₁ and L₂ (rounded-off to the nearest integer) of the weld required to transmit a load equal to the full strength of the tension member are, respectively

Ques 39 Civil

The project activities are given in the following table along with the duration and dependency.