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0 votes	1477 views	1 answer	The deflection at the free end of a cantilever of rectangular cross-section due to certain loading of 0.8 cm. If the depth of the section is doubled keeping the width the same, then the deflection at the free end due to the same loading will be updated 11 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	3365 views	2 answers	A retaining wall 8 m high with a smooth vertical back retains a clay back fill with C' = 15 kN/m2, φ = 15° and γ = 18 kN/ m3. (Given sin 15° ≅ 0.25). The pressure at the top will, nearly, be equal to updated 11 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	2743 views	1 answer	As a natural material, timber is which one of the following ? updated 11 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	1601 views	2 answers	Denehy's groyne is a special type of groyne which is updated 11 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	1506 views	1 answer	The depreciation charges for a machine are thirty paise per working hour. The machine has a scrap value of Rs 2, 000 and a working hour average life of 24000 hours. What is the purchase price of the machine ? updated 11 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	1653 views	2 answers	The compacting factor test of cement concrete determines its updated 11 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	1524 views	2 answers	At a certain point in a structural member, there are perpendicular stresses 80 N/mm2 and 20 N/mm2, both tensile. What is the equivalent stress in simple tension, according to the maximum principal strain theory ? (Poisson's ratio = 0.25) updated 11 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	2585 views	1 answer	A compound bar consisting of material A and B is tightly secured at the ends. The coefficients of thermal expansion of A is more than that of B. When the temperature is increased the stresses induced will be updated 11 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	1369 views	1 answer	Two closed thin vessels, one cylindrical and the other spherical with equal internal diameter and wall thickness are subjected to equal internal fluid.pressure. The ratio of hope stresses in the cylindrical to that of spherical vessels is updated 11 years ago by Civil Engineer
0 votes	1824 views	1 answer	In a tree, the cambium layer is situated between updated 11 years ago by Civil Engineer