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General Civil Engineering MCQs

1. Which is the most widely used general purpose cement in the world?

2. What factor is important to resist freeze-thaw effect on concrete?

3. What is the calculated dead load weight of a bridge?

4. True or False: Concrete has high tensile strength but low compressive strength.

5. In soil, the ratio of volume of voids to the total volume is called:

6. How is thermal expansion accomodated in metallic structure design?

7. Slab-on-grade foundation is a type of

8. Which type of soil has more plasticity?

9. What tool is used to measure angles in the horizontal and vertical planes?

10. What purpose to gravel or crushed rock serve in a concrete mix?

11. Bitumen felt is:

12. What is the the name of the part of a building above its foundation?

13. What is the primary material in RCC design?

14. Which of the following characteristics make the use of steel popular in the construction of skyscrapers?

15. A beam supported only at one end is called a

16. What is the function of cement in concrete?

17. What is the name of the process for laying out and measuring three dimentional points on landscapes?

18. What type of steel structure building load is created by an earthquake?

19. The technique of determining the terrestrial position of points and the distances and angles between them is called

20. What factor should be considered when selecting a building material?

21. In concrete, the dry composite of aggregate and binder hardens through the process of

22. Name the type of connection in which the steel column can rotate but not move up, down, right or left.

23. Which of these is considered a hazardous building material?

24. How do we describe the study of soil, its behavior and application as an engineering material?

25. How many states of water exist?

26. What term relates to the way water balance systems effect a landscape?

27. True or False: The coefficient of expansion of concrete is much greater than that of steel.

28. Which is the best example of a temporary load imposed on a structure?

29. Fresh concrete is best:

30. What is used to embed rebars in masonry walls?

31. The necessary condition in Permissible Stress Design is that stresses developed in a structure due to service loads do not exceed the:

32. A beam in which the tension capacity of the tension steel is greater than the combined compression capacity of the concrete and the compression steel is called:

33. A bridge is built in such a way that it will not collapse under pressure. Its design also makes it difficult for drivers to navigate it safely, due to abnormal deflections. This bridge has low:

34. How does the basic ratio of span/effective depth influence the design of reinforced concrete structures?

35. Which would likely have the highest permeability?

36. What is one element of building materials that can contribute to increased energy efficiency?

37. What is another term for groundwater hydrology?

38. Concrete is reinforced to help withstand what force upon it?

39. What is the popular term for sustainable building materials?

40. What is the civil engineer's term for the unaggregated or uncemented deposits of mineral and/or organic particles covering large portion of the earth's crust?

41. Which of the following is NOT a steel structural shape?

42. What is added to normal concrete in order to make RCC?

43. What is an effective means of creating soil compaction?

44. Cement is produced by heating limestone and other materials through a process called

45. Which is a generally accepted minimum safety factor?

46. The Stressed Ribbon Bridge is a type of

47. Agriculture that relies only on rainfall and not on irrigation is known as:

48. What is the starting point of building structural design?

49. Which method of irrigation artificially raises the water table to allow the soil to be moistened from below the plants' root zone?

50. What can be used to determine the specific gravity of a particular concrete mix?

51. Which of the following would be considered a composite building material?

52. When performing stress analysis in reinforced concrete beams, what should you assume of concrete in tension?

53. What is the minimum yield stress for a steel to be considered high strength?

54. Foundations are placed below ground level to increase

55. Which of these CANNOT be used to measure horizontal angles in surveying?

56. Depending on water content in soil, which of these is NOT a "state" of soil?

57. Furrow irrigation is a type of:

58. Which of these is a Concrete Slab Restoration Method used for roads?

59. Curing is the process of what?

60. True or False: Straight Walled Buildings provide more usable space than Steel Arched Buildings.

61. The theoretical point of failure for a structure under design loads is called

62. Effective stress of soil is the difference in the soil's total stress and its:

63. Which of the following would be calculated into the design of a reinforced concrete structure?

64. Which of these measuring devices measures non-georeferenced displacements?

65. Which of the following does not have columns in internal occupied spaces?

66. How is rainfall runoff verses infiltration into soil calculated?

67. What creates an Aeolian effect on soil?

68. Which kind of soil is least susceptible to soil liquification?

69. By definition, what is the water filling percentage of soil pore volume for saturated soil?

70. What is the function of interior partions in structural design?

71. In terms of surveying for distance measurements, what does EDM stand for?

72. What characteristic expresses the strength property of reinforced concrete?

73. What effect will the addition of calcium chloride have on concrete?

74. Which of these is an instrument used to measure or set horizontal levels?

75. A pitot tube is used to measure

76. What is the right definition of a soil Plasticity Index ( PI )

77. Which of these is ordinarily NOT a component of a fired brick?

78. Pervious concrete is a kind of concrete containing little to no

79. The force that keeps a collection of soil particles rigid is called:

80. What is transit surveying?

81. As soil clay content increases, what happens to the plastic limit?

82. When two metals form a galvanic cell, which one will oxidize first?

83. Which process allows precipitation to make its way from ground surface to below surface water supplies?

84. What can be incorporated into steel structure design to minimize the amount of column supports?

85. What seperates the inner enviroment of a building from the outside environment?

86. What is the term used for the systematic measurement of the alteration in the shape or dimensions of a structure as a result of stresses induced by applied loads?

87. What is one possible adverse impact of drawing water away from a river for irrigation?

88. What type of building materials are able to absorb high amounts of latent heat?

89. What technique can be used to estimate the environmental impacts associated with using a particular building material?

90. The initial setting time of lime-pozzolona, is

91. What is the correct term for the self weight of soil mass?

92. Which step comes first after casting concrete?

93. What is the name for an auxiliary dam constructed to confine the reservoir created by a primary dam?

94. What determines how well concrete will flow when being mixed?

95. Which of these is an instrument used to measure characteristics of precipitation?

96. The portion of a brick cut across the width, is called

97. The deflection of any rectangular beam simply supported is

98. In a joint, the number of rivets required is calculated by using the formula ____________.

99. The volume of a specimen of soil is 20 cubic centimeters and its weight is 50 grams. Calculate the volumetric shrinkage if the volume of dry specimen is 10 cubic centimeters.

100. Which grade of brick can withstand below freezing temperatures in moist climate?

101. Which type of surveying method is used to ascertain the quantities of dredged material?

102. __________ is used/done to check the strength of the concrete by virtue of the sound it makes.

103. __________ is a line which joins subsidiary stations with the main line.

104. ____________ when water is added to the cement.

105. __________ is the portion of a wall which is used to support an arch.

106. The most effective method of curing of concrete is :

107. Which type of joint is used to make wooden floors?

108. ___________ is the branch of hydrology which deals with the moisture content in the soil.

109. The beams which support the stair steps are known as:

110. Which equipment is used for distance measurement.

111. Which form of lime harden due to the absorption of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

112. Which type of cement among the following is capable of withstanding high temperatures?

113. The _________ helps in reducing the shrinkage of concrete.

114. ___________ is the extension of the wall above the roof level.

115. The strap efficiency of a reservoir is a function of:

116. In a constant head parameter test of 5 minutes duration, the quantity of water collected is 450 milliliters. Calculate the discharge per unit time.

117. The slenderness ratio of a compression structural member is:

118. The re-designing of an RC beam is usually done when its shear stress exceeds _________.

119. What is the value of the slope of the angle of a stair?

120. For constructing a structure in water, we use a type of stone that possesses the ability to float on water. What is it called?

121. A cement is unfit for use if it absorbs moisture in excess of ________.

122. The factor of safety of a building is:

123. In a steel structure, what is an under-reinforced section?

124. Which is used for making building materials capable of withstanding temperature of 773.15 Kelvin?

125. Calculate the length which must be embedded in order to develop a resistance equal to the tensile pull in a steel rod having a diameter of 20 millimeters, when the value of maximum permissible tensile stress in tension is 80 newtons per square millimeter and the value of the bond stress between the concrete and the steel bar is 100 newtons per square millimeter.

126. The maximum amount of eccentricity load that can be applied on a rectangular foundation having width 'd' is:

127. ___________ is an obstruction in the bed of a stream in order to make the water flow into a nearby channel.

128. A canal must be aligned along the ___________ for optimum utilization.

129. Which type of cement has a final setting time of 30 minutes?

130. What is percolation coefficient?

131. In which method of calculating the runoff consumption is the estimation of the rain water absorbed by the soil carried out?

132. What is the value of the angle of intersection of a contour and a ridge line?

133. A curve headed groin is known as __________.

134. ___________ is used to establish a benchmark.

135. A pressure hypsometer works on the phenomena:

136. What is the value of the effective depth of a T-beam for heavy loads?

137. ____________ is the ratio of the weight of the soil solids to the volume of the soil mass.

138. ___________ is the distance between two adjacent trusses.

139. The soil which offers minimum resistance to the flow of electric current is known as _______.

140. The deformation of a hot brick when water falls on it is known as _______.

141. _____________ is the process of addition of a layer of cement mortar to the surface of concrete.

142. A squint junction is:

143. A sextant is a device capable of measuring angles up to _____.

144. Which method is used to determine the water content of coarse grained soils?

145. What is the value of the minimum depth for laying foundations below the ground level?

146. In a two way slab, the reinforcement is provided:

147. If M is the bending moment, E is the modulus of elasticity and I is the polar moment of Inertia then, what is the value of the strain energy stored by an elastic member which is subjected to bending?

148. ________________ is the line having zero declination.

149. ___________ is an assembly of over-lapping photographs.

150. The above given symbol is used for indicating:

151. What is the average value of creep coefficient of cement concrete?

152. The minimum value of factor of safety of a plain concrete retaining wall is __.

153. What is the value of the radius of a 1° circular curve?

154. In a concrete slab, the value of the reinforcement is taken as ___.

155. ___________ is carried out to determine the safety bond stress between concrete and steel.

156. The process of mixing sand in natural soil in order to improve the quality of soil is known as _____.

157. What is the intensity of the active earth pressure at a depth of 10 meters, given that the coefficient of active earth pressure is 3 and the unit weight of dry sand is 2 tonnes per cubic meter?

158. The value of the Poisson's ratio for concrete lies between:

159. The structure which is used to support a vertical cladding is known as ____________.

160. The heat generated by the cement when it hardens is known as __________.

161. In an RCC structure, the value of modular ratio for design is _______.

162. Which test of field identification of soils consists of the sieving process?

163. ___________ line joins the vertices of the trusses.

164. The mass specific gravity of soil in its dry state is known as:

165. For a building, the wind pressure and wind velocity are related as:

166. What is the value of the uniformity coefficient of soil?

167. The toughness index of soil is:

168. Value of the angle of the penetrating cone in a static penetrometer test?

169. ____________ is called the undersurface of a stair.

170. If the run-off coefficient of an area is 0.20 and the total rainfall in that area is 20 centimeters, calculate the run off.

171. Which method is used to solve three-point problem?

172. ____________ is the value of sensitivity of a rigid module.

173. Which factor among the following is used to determine the workability of concrete?

174. What is the value of the ratio of compressive strength of concrete to its tensile strength?

175. When exiting the expressway, signal your intention to exit approximately _____mile before you exit.

176. When your rearview mirror is set to its night setting, it may hamper your ability to_________.

177. Users who access a web server are usually restricted to the ____ directory.

178. Slow sand filtration effectively removes _________.

179. ____ accepts spoken words for input as if they had been typed on the keyboard.

180. __________driving is more complex and often confusing, know your route.

181. Uncontrolled railroad crossing warning signs include __________

182. Stay ______ when going through a curve.

183. An 80,000-lb truck's braking distance is typically _____ the distance of a car's.

184. All motor vehicles must have at least______rearview mirror.

185. Driving is a __________ society has entrusted to us when we are issued a license.

186. Looking at the ground beside a moving vehicle helps you judge its _________.

187. Dachau and auschwitz were ______.

188. In the late 1800s, the government banned immigration through _____.t

189. __________ is not a good object to use when applying the two-second rule.

190. Shearing creates ______ faults, the san andreas fault in california.

191. Most modern cars have __________ designs that weigh less and can be built more cheaply.

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