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The forces whose line of action are paralle lto each other and act in the same direction are known as
The first moment of area of a semi circular area about its base diameter 'd' is
Friction is independent of
Maximum velocity of a body moving in SHM occurs when it is at
If a simple pendulum is suspended in an elevator moving up with acceleration g/10m/sec² then the time period of oscillation of the pendulum is
Moment of Inertia of bodies symmetrical about 3 mutually perpendicular axes can determined by using
If several forces are acting on a body then the resultant of these forces will have the same effect as produced by all the forces
The property of the body by virtue of which it resist any change in its state of rest or of uniform motion is called
If the given forces P1,P2,P3 and P4 which are co-planar and concurrent are such that the force polygon does not close, then the force system will
If the arm of the couple is doubled the magnitude of the moment of the couple will be
The unit of force in the international system is
A collision is said to be perfectly inelastic if the co-efficient of restitution, 'e' is
Consider the following statements relating to the stability of a floating as well as submerged bodies 1. A submerged body is stable when the centre of gravity is below centre of buoyancy 2. A floating body is stable when the centre of gravity is above the centre of buoyancy 3. The floating body is stable when the centre of gravity is below the meta centre 4. A submerged body is in stable equilibrium when the centre of gravity coincides with the centre of buoyancy, of these statements
The assumption that all rivets share equally a non-eccentric load is valid at a load
Which one of the following statement is correct
Parallelogram law of forces states that if two forces acting simultaneously at a point be resultant can be represented in magnitude and direction by the adjacent sides of a parallelogram, their resultant can be represented in magnitude and direction by
Two springs of stiffness Ka, and Kb , are placed one inside the other so as to compress by the same amount under an applied axial load. The combined stiffness of the two springs will be E
A simply supported beam of span ,l and flexural rigidity El, carries a unit load at centre. The strain energy in the beam due to bending is
Two bars one of material A and other of material B of same length are tightly secured between two unyielding walls. Co-efficient of thermal expansion of bar A is more than bar B.When temperature increases the stresses induced are
In terms of bulk modulus K and modulus of rigidity C the Poisson's ratio can be expressed as
The flexural rigidity El of a hinged end is
Cable in a suspension bridge supports load mainly by
Which of the following arch is a determinate structure
Hook's law is valid for mild steel till
Effective stress in the soil is the stress carried by the
Primary consolidation is due to
Which one of the following gives the correct decreasing order of the densities of all sample
'The efficiency of a pile in a group is defined by
The law used in permeability test is
The liquid limit of a soil indicates its
Toughness index is a measure of
The volumetric expansion of soil due to shear in a drained shear test is called
In a compaction test on soil, when the compacting effort increases the optimum moisture content
Groynes are used for
Rainfall is measured as
When an artificial canal crosses a natural stream above its HFL, the cross drainage work constructed is called
Rivers which changes course of flow over a period of time is called
The excess soil out of cutting for a canal,stacked on the sides is called
An imaginary line within the body of the earthen dam which divides the fully saturated and partially saturated zones is called
The total extend of area from where water drains to a reservoir is called
The total quantity of water requirement for a crop expressed in depth is called
Bituminous Macadam is an example for
PCU is the unit for
A curve introduced between curves of finite and infinite radius is called
An example for grade separated intersection
In the run way of an airport which of the statement is true with respect to the predominant wind direction
The ratio between the volume of void to the volume of solid is called
The solid crust of the earth is termed as
The point of origin of earthquake under the earth's surface is called
A rock mass that is capable of holding ground water by virtue of its properties and yields water when tapped, at reasonably good volume is termed as