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IES GRAND TEST Online 2014
BRANCH: Civil Engineering
PAPER 1
(Conventional)
INSTRUCTIONS
Please read each of the following instructions carefully
before attempting questions:
Candidates should attempt FIVE questions in all.
Question No.1 is compulsory. Out of the remaining SIX
questions attempt any FOUR.
All questions carry equal marks. The number of marks carried
by a part of a question is indicated against it.
Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 200
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Answers must be written in ENGLISH only.
Unless otherwise mentioned, symbols and notations have their
usual standard meanings.
Assume suitable data, if necessary and indicate the same
clearly.
Neat sketches may be drawn, wherever required.
All parts and sub-parts of a question are to be attempted
together in the answer book.
Any pages left blank in the answer book must be clearly struck
out.
01. All parts carry equal Marks 10 4 = 40
(a) What is initial setting time? Describe the procedure to
determine initial setting time? (4 M)
(b) What is seasoning of timber? Describe any one method of
seasoning? (4 M)
(c) A steel shaft of 0.5 m diameter, transmits 200 kW of
power at 50 rpm. Determine maximum shear stress
developed? Also calculate angular twist if the length of the
shaft is 20 times diameter (G = 80GPa) (4 M)
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(d) A 0.5 m diameter and 100 long pipe line carrying 0.5
m
3
/sec discharge is fitted with a valve at downstream end.
Calculate the rise of pressure caused within the pipe due to
valve closure in (i) One second and (ii) Instantaneously.
Take sonic velocity as 1430 m/s. (4 M)
(e) A symmetrical three hinged parabolic arch has a span of 16
m and a rise to the central hinge of 4 m. It carries a vertical
load of 16 kN at 4 m from the left hand end calculate the
maximum positive B.M. (4 M)
(f) A continuous beam ACDE has internal hinge at B and an
overhang DE. Using Muller-Breslau influence principle,
draw influence lines for R
C
and M
G.
(4 M)
4 m
x
C
16 kN
4 m
H H
A
16 m
B
A
B
C
G D
E
L/2
L/2
L/2 L/2
L/2
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(g) What is lug angle and list out various specifications of lug
angle as per IS 800? (4 M)
(h) What is limiting steel in a rectangular RC beam of width
200 mm, effective depth 450 mm with M20 grade concrete
and Fe 500 grade steel? (4 M)
(i) What are various types of beam failures? (4 M)
(j) (i) Difference between Crawler dozer and wheel dozer :
(ii) Difference between Power shovel, Drag line and Gantry
Crane (4 M)
02.
(a) A rectangular beam of 200 mm wide and 450 mm effective
depth has a factored shear force of 200 kN at critical
section M20 grade concrete and Fe 415 grade steel is used
for both stirrups and main steel.
cmax
= 2.5 MPa,
c
= 1.25
MPa. Design suitable spacing of vertical stirrups. (20 M)
(b) A rectangular column 200 mm 400 mm is carrying a
factored load of 800 kN. Design the column using M20
concrete and Fe415 grade steel. Design lateral ties also
(20 M)
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03.
(a) A cantilever ABC of length 3.0 m carries two concentrated
loads of 2.0 kN and 1.2 kN at B and C as shown in figure.
The cross-section of the cantilever is given below. For AB
portion, breadth is 12 cm and for BC portion, breadth is 6
cm. Depth is uniform all through and is 10 cm. E for beam
material may be taken as 200 GPa. Find the slope and
deflection at the free end C of the beam.
(20 M)
(b) As shown in figure, OE is a rigid beam, hinged at O and
kept horizontal by two vertical supports AB and CD.
E
W
D
C
A
B
B
S
O
2 kN
1.2 kN
A
B
1.5 m
1.5 m AB = BC = 1.5 m
C
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Data given for the system are as follows
Component Material Length Diameters E
AB Steel 1.2 m
Solid bar of
5 mm dia
200GPa 1210
6
/C
CD Brass 1.5 m
Hollow bar
10mm
internal dia.
And 15 mm
external dia
110
GPa
2010
6
/C
If hot gases pass through the brass tube to raise its temperature
by 150C, find the load supported by both the vertical bars,
given OB = BD= DE. Assume that before assembly, the brass
bar is 1 mm too short and W = 10 kN
(20 M)
04.
(a) A tie member of a truss consists of double angle section,
each ISA125mmx75mmx10mm welded on opposite sides
of 12mm thick gusset plate. Design a moment free fillet
welded connection required to support a factored tensile
force of 500kN. The yield stress and the ultimate tensile
stress of steel and welds are 250 MPa and 410 MPa,
respectively. The welding is done at workshop
(
mw
= 1.25).Use Limit state design.
(10 M)
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(b) Determine the safe load P that can be carried by the joint as
shown in figure. The bolts used are 20 mm diameter grade
4.6. The thickness of flange of I-section is11.6mm and
bracket plate is 12mm.Assume grade of steel is Fe410 and
end distance is 40mm. (10 M)
(c) A steel column 5.5m long carries a design compressive
load of 2000 kN. The column is effectively held in position
and unrestrained against rotation at both ends. Determine
the spacing between the sections for maximum efficiency
and check the adequacy of the section. Design a suitable
batten system without connection details, whose cross
section is shown in figure. The design stress in axial
compression may be taken from following table. Use
Limit state design.
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(20 M)
05.
(a) Draw the bending moment diagram and sketch the
deflected shape of the frame shown below. The ends, A
and D are fixed and BC is loaded with U.D.L.of 6 kN/m.
(20 M)
Effective
Slenderness
ratio (KL/r)
30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110
Design
stress in
compression
(f
cd
)
(N/mm
2
)
211 198 183 168 152 136 121 107 94.6
2 m
C
2 m
A
3 m
2 I
6 kN/m
I
B
I
D
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(b) The pin jointed frame shown below consists of four panels
each 2.5 m wide, and cross-sectional areas of the members
are such that when the frame carries equals loads at the
panel points of the lower chord the stress in all tension
members is 100 N/mm
2
and the stress in all the
compression members in 80 N/mm
2
. Determine the
relative movement between the joints C and K in the
direction CK. Take E=2
5
10 N/mm
2
(8 M)
(c) Find the value of collapse moment M
p
for the portal frame
shown loaded upto collapse, as shown below.
(12 M)
20 kN
6 kN
2Mp
E
3 m
3 m
Mp
Mp
4.5 m
C
A D
B
C D
2.5 m
k
J
G

A
F
4 @ 2.5 m=10 m
B
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06.
(a) Discuss Bouges compounds developed in cements
chemical reaction? (5 M)
(b) What are various tests on workability of concrete? Describe
any one of the methods? (5 M)
(c) A prestressed concrete beam, 200 mm wide and 300 mm
deep, is prestressed with wires (area = 320 mm
2
) located at
a constant eccentricity of 50 mm and carrying an initial
stress of 1000 N/mm
2
. The span of the beam is 10 m.
Calculate the percentage loss of stress in wires if (a) the
beam is pre-tensioned, and (b) the beam is post-tensioned,
using the following data:
E
s
= 210 kN/mm2 and E
c
= 35 kN/mm
2
Relaxation of steel stress = 5 percent of the initial stress
Shrinkage of concrete = 300 x 10
-6
for pre-tensioning and
200 x 10
-6
for post-tensioning
Creep coefficient = 1.6, Slip at anchorage = 1mm,
Frictional coefficient for wave effect = 0.0015 per m.
(12 M)
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(d) A box grider of pre-stressed concrete bridge of span 40 m
has overall dimensions of 1200 mm by 1800 mm. The
uniform thickness of the walls is 200 mm. The live-load
analysis indicates a maximum live-load moment of 2000
kN m at the centre of the span. The beam is prestressed by
parabolic cables with an effective force of 7000 kN. The
cables which are concentric at supports have an
eccentricity of 800 mm at the centre-of-span section.
Compute the resultant stresses at the centre-of-span
section. (18 M)
07.
(a) Determine the actual time taken by the grader to grade and
finish 10km of a village road formation with 6 m width for
single lane road with that grader equipment having width
of 3 m using single pass with speed of 5 KMPH,. Assume
the equipment efficiency based on operator skill,
equipment characteristics and working conditions as 75 %.
(6 M)
(b) List out concreting equipments used to carry out operations
like mixing, transportation, delivery and compacting
equipment. (4 M)
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(c) Three uniform rods OA, OB and OC having the same
length l, cross-sectional area A and of the same material
remaining in the same vertical plane support a load W at O
as shown in fig. Determine the forces in the members.
(10 M)
(d) The given figure shows the network for a construction
project with the three time estimates of each activity
marked. Determine the critical path based on the concepts
of slack and its standard deviation. Also compute the time
duration that will provide 95% probability of its
completion in time. Give the calculation in tabular form:
Z (+) % Probability
0.9 81.59
1.0 84.13
1.1 86.43
1.2 88.49
1.3 90.32
1.4 91.92
1.5 93.32
1.6 94.52
1.7 95.54
(20 M)
END OF THE PAPER
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120
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120
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O
60
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60
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W
B C
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