1
GATE CE 2007
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.3
The consumptive use of water for a crop during a particular stage of growth is 2.0mm / day. The maximum depth of available water is the root zone is 60mm. Irrigation is required when the amount of available water is 50% of the maximum available water in the root zone. Frequency of irrigation should be
A
10 days
B
15 days
C
20 days
D
25 days
2
GATE CE 2007
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
A singly reinforced rectangular concrete beam has a width of $$150$$ $$mm$$ and an effective depth of $$330$$ $$mm.$$ The characteristic compressive strength of concrete is $$20$$ $$MPa$$ and the characteristic tensile strength of steel is $$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,415\,\,MPa.$$

Adopt the stress block for concrete as given in $$IS$$ $$456$$-$$2000$$ and take limiting value of depth of neutral axis as $$0.48$$ times the effective depth of the beam.

The limiting area of tension steel in $$m{m^2}$$ is

A
$$473.9$$
B
$$412.3$$
C
$$373.9$$
D
$$312.3$$
3
GATE CE 2007
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
A singly reinforced rectangular concrete beam has a width of $$150$$ $$mm$$ and an effective depth of $$330$$ $$mm.$$ The characteristic compressive strength of concrete is $$20$$ $$MPa$$ and the characteristic tensile strength of steel is $$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,415\,\,MPa.$$

Adopt the stress block for concrete as given in $$IS$$ $$456$$-$$2000$$ and take limiting value of depth of neutral axis as $$0.48$$ times the effective depth of the beam.

The limiting value of the moment of resistance of the beam in $$kN$$-$$m$$ is

A
$$0.14$$
B
$$0.45$$
C
$$45.08$$
D
$$156.82$$
4
GATE CE 2007
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
A concrete beam of rectangular cross-section of size $$120$$ $$mm$$ (width) and $$200$$ $$mm$$ (depth) is prestressed by a straight tendon to an effective force of $$150$$ $$kN$$ at an eccentricity of $$20$$ $$mm$$ (below the centroidal axis in the depth direction). The stresses at the top and bottom fibres of the section are
A
$$2.5\,\,N/m{m^2}\,\,\left( {compression} \right),\,\,10\,N/m{m^2}\,\left( {compression} \right)$$
B
$$10\,\,N/m{m^2}\,\,\left( {tension} \right),\,\,2.5\,N/m{m^2}\,\left( {compression} \right)$$
C
$$3.75\,\,N/m{m^2}\,\,\left( {tension} \right),\,\,2.75\,N/m{m^2}\,\left( {compression} \right)$$
D
$$2.75\,\,N/m{m^2}\,\,\left( {compression} \right),\,\,3.75\,N/m{m^2}\,\left( {compression} \right)$$