1
GATE CE 1999
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.3
Principle involved in the relationship between submerged unit weight and saturated weight of a soil is based on
A
Equilibrium of floating bodies
B
Archimede's principle
C
Stoke's law
D
Darcy's law
2
GATE CE 1999
Subjective
+5
-0
A beam with a rectangular cross section of size $$250$$ $$mm$$ wide and $$350$$ $$mm$$ deep is prestressed by a force of $$400$$ $$kN$$ using $$8$$ numbers $$7$$ $$mm$$ $$\phi $$ steel cables located at an eccentricity of $$75$$ $$mm.$$ Determine the loss of prestress due to creep of concrete. Grade of concrete is $$M40;$$ Coefficient of creep is $$2;$$ stress at transfer is $$80\% $$, Modulus of elasticity of steel $$\left( {{E_s}} \right)$$ is $$2.0 \times {10^5}\,\,MPa.$$
3
GATE CE 1999
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.3
Maximum strain at the level of compression steel for a rectangular section having effective cover to compression steel as $$d'$$ and neutral axis depth from compression face $${X_u}$$ is
A
$$0.0035\left( {1 - {{d'} \over {{X_u}}}} \right)$$
B
$$0.002\left( {1 - {{d'} \over {{X_u}}}} \right)$$
C
$$0.0035\left( {1 - {{{X_u}} \over {d'}}} \right)$$
D
$$0.002\left( {1 - {{{X_u}} \over {d'}}} \right)$$
4
GATE CE 1999
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.3
In reinforced concrete, pedestal is defined as compression member, whose effective length does not exceed its dimension by
A
$$12$$ times
B
$$3$$ times
C
$$16$$ times
D
$$8$$ times