Question 1

A planned tunnelling project is expected to take approximately 4000 hrs to complete. The owner is not in rush to complete construction. Given this information the best of the proposed work schedule is

Question 2

A four lane freeway runs through rural areas. Each lane is 11 ft wide. A recent traffic study for the directional weekday volume is 2400 vph in one direction. An average of 750 vehicles passes by during the busiest 15 mins. What is most nearly the peak hour factor?

Question 3

Consider the following statements: In a simply supported beam subjected to uniformly distributed load throughout the length, at which points is the stress due to {I} Flexure and {II} Shear equal to zero respectively. 1. At support section at neutral fiber 2. At mid span section at neutral fiber 3.At mid span section at top fiber 4.At support section at bottom fiber Which the above statements is / are correct?

Question 4

Which one of the following represents an activity?

Question 5

A planimeter recorded the areas enclosed by the 700 ft and 707 ft grading contours as 1200 ft^2 and 1800 ft^2 respectively. The volume of material enclosed by the contour lines is most nearly

Question 6

A project is typically defined in terms of scope time cost and which other parameters?

Question 7

Project reporting can best be defined as

Question 8

An internal quality audit should be designed primarily to answer which of the following questions?

Question 9

Which one of the following is added during the final stage of 15 pieces of equipment, 50 people, 400 days production of Portland cement?

Question 10

Bitumen is derived from

Question 11

Whichof the following elements of a pitched roof industrial steel building primarily resists lateral load parallel to the ridge?

Question 12

Two circular footings of diameter D1 and D2 are resting on the surface of the same purely cohesive soil. The ratio of their gross ultimate bearing capacities is

Question 13

If an isolated footing with an area 2.25 m² is needed to carry a 0.25 m x 0.8 m column. The best footing shape would be:-

Question 14

The highest element in the hierarchical breakdown structure of the WBS is:

Question 15

A rigid member ACB is shown. The member is supported at A and B by pinned and guided roller supports respectively. A force P acts at C as shown. Let Rah and R Bh be the horizontal reactions at supports A and B respectively. And RAv be the vertical reaction atsupport A. Self weight of the member may be ignored.

Question 16

An assembly made of a rigid arm A-B-C hinged at end A and supported by an elastic rope C- D at end C is shown in the figure. The members may be assumed to be weightless and the lengths of the respective members are as shown in the figure. action of a concentrated load P at C as shown, the magnitude of tension developed in the rope is Under the action of concentrated load P at C as shown, the magnitude of tension developed in the rope is

Question 17

A room is 35 ft. x 25 ft. in plan Ceiling height is 14 ft. Openings for doors and windows total 85 ft. The following data is given for plastering and painting operations. Plaster and paint crew: 1 supervisor $30/lrplastering productivity 50 ft. /LH. 1 labourer $12/lr Painting productivity = 150 f/LH. 2 painter $18/hrTheestimatedlabour cost for plastering and painting the room (walls and ceiling) is most nearly

Question 18

A cantilever retaining wall is shown below. The resultant active earth pressure per unit length (lb/f| of the wall is most nearly:

Question 19

A 20-8-wide 24-8-deep trench in a clayey soil is braced as shown below longitudinal spacing of the struts is 8 ft. The axial load in stu S, (k) is most nearly

Question 20

A 3-axle vehicle has a front axle load of 10 k, a drive axle of 28 k, and a rear (trailer) axle of 30 k, as shown below. The maximum bending moment (k-ft) produced by this truck on a 70-ft, simple span is most nearly:

Question 21

For the plane truss loaded as shown below, the force (k) in member CJ is most nearly:

Question 22

A concrete mix that has a tendency to bleed excessively can be provided by?

Question 23

A contract has 90 days remaining until completion.Early completion will be paid $18,000 bonus per day that the duration is shortened. Activities on the critical path are targeted for "crashing" Critical activities can be accelerated by allocating additional crew wits. Additional cost and schedule reduction are shown in the table below. If crews must be added as a complete unit, the net bonus is maximized by the addition of how many crews?

Question 24

A major flood has resulted in contamination of hundreds of domestic water wells andthe distribution system of a small town. The pH should be less than 7 because :

Question 25

Consider the following characteristics regarding timber.