Civil Engineering GATE 2025 Set 1 Questions with Answer

Ques 40 Geotechnical Engineering

Two soils of permeabilities k₁ and k₂ are placed in a horizontal flow apparatus, as shown in the figure. For Soil 1, L₁=50 cm, and k₁=0.055 cm/s; for Soil 2, L₂=30 cm, and k₂=0.035 cm/s. The cross sectional area of the horizontal pipe is 100 cm², and the head difference (Δh) is 150 cm. The discharge (in cm³/s) through the soils is ______ (rounded off to 2 decimal places).

Ques 41 Project Management

In the context of construction project management, which of the following statements is/are true:

Ques 42 Structural Engineering

As per IS 456:2000 provisions for two-way slabs with continuous edges, the longitudinal steel reinforcement to be provided in the edge strip is based on

Ques 43 Structural Engineering

Consider the frame shown in the figure under the loading of 100 kN.m couples at the joints B and G. Considering only the effects of flexural deformations, which of the following statements is/are true:

Ques 44 Structural Engineering

In the rigid-jointed frame shown in the figure, the distribution factor of the member AD is closest to

Ques 45 Structural Engineering

Consider the beam ACDEB given in the figure. Which of the following statements is/are correct:

Ques 46 Structural Engineering

For the beam and loading shown in the figure, the second derivative of the deflection curve of the beam at the mid-point of AC is given by αM₀/(8EI). The value of α is ______ (rounded off to the nearest integer).

Ques 47 Structural Engineering

Consider the rigid bar ABC supported by the pin-jointed links BD and CE and subjected to a load P at the end A, as shown in the figure. The axial rigidities of BD and CE are 22500 kN and 15000 kN, respectively. If CE elongates by 5 mm due to the load P, the magnitude of the downward deflection (in mm) of the end A would be ______ (rounded off to the nearest integer).

Ques 48 Structural Engineering

Consider a reinforced concrete beam section of 300 mm width and 700 mm depth. The beam is reinforced with the tension steel of 2000 mm² area at an effective cover of 50 mm. Concrete in the tension zone is assumed to be cracked. Assume the modular ratio of 12 and Young's modulus of 200 GPa for steel. When the extreme fibre in the compression zone undergoes the strain of 0.0004 due to the applied bending moment, the stress in the steel (in MPa) is ______ (rounded off to the nearest integer).

Ques 49 Structural Engineering

Consider the beam section shown in the figure, with y indicating the depth of neutral axis (NA). The section is only subjected to an increasing bending moment. It is given that y̅=18.75 mm, when the section has not yielded at the top and bottom fibres. Further, y decreases to 5 mm, when the entire section has yielded. The shape factor of the section is ______ (rounded off to 2 decimal places).

Ques 50 Structural Engineering

Consider the built-up column made of two I-sections as shown in the figure, with each batten plate bolted to a component I-section of the column through 6 black bolts. Each connection of the batten plate with the component section is to be designed for a longitudinal shear of 70 kN and moment of 10 kN.m. The minimum bolt value required (in kN) is ______ (rounded off to the nearest integer).

Ques 51 Surveying

If the horizontal distance between a staff point and the point of observation is d, the error due to the curvature of earth is proportional to

Ques 52 Surveying

If the quadrantal bearing of a line is N30°W then the whole circle bearing of the line is