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An R.C.C. lintel is spanning an opening of 2m span in a brick wall. The height of the roof is 2.9m above the floor level and that of the opening is 2.1 m above the floor level. The lintel is to be designed for self weight plus
A Triangular load of the wall
B UDL of wall
C UDL of wall + load from the roof
D Triangular load + load from the roof
If the height of the hydraulic gradient line above the floor of thickness t is h and the specific gravity of the material of the floor is G, the minimum thickness t of the floor downstream of the crest-wall, is given by the equation
A $${\text{t}} = \frac{{{\text{h}} + 1}}{{{\text{G}} + {\text{t}}}}$$
B $${\text{t}} = \frac{{{\text{h}} - 1}}{{{\text{G}} + {\text{t}}}}$$
C $${\text{t}} = \frac{{{\text{h}} - 1}}{{{\text{G}} - {\text{t}}}}$$
D $${\text{t}} = \frac{{{\text{h}} + 1}}{{\text{G}}}$$
Rectangular floors X and Y have equal area. If floor X is 12 feet by 18 feet and Floor Y is 9 feet wide, what is the length of floor Y, in feet?
A 13.5
B 18
C 21
D 24
The elevator in an eleven-storied office building travels at the rate of one floor per 1/4 minute, which allows time for picking up and letting down passengers. At the main floor and at the top floor the operator stops for 1 minute. How many complete (with return) trips will the operator makes during a 7-hour period?
A 50
B 60
C 80
D 90
The elevator in an eleven-storied office building travels at the rate of one floor per 1/4 minute, which allows time for picking up and letting down passengers. At the main floor and at the top floor the operator stops for 1 minute. How many complete (return) trips will the operator make during a 7 hours period?
A 50
B 60
C 80
D 90
A marble ball is rolled on a smooth floor of a room to hit a wall. If the time taken by the ball in returning to the point of projection is twice the time taken in reaching the wall, the coefficient of restitution between the ball and the wall, is
A 0.25
B 0.50
C 0.75
D 1.0
A glass ball is shot to hit a wall from a point on a smooth floor. If the ball returns back to the point of projection in twice the time taken in reaching the wall, the coefficient of restitution between the glass ball and the wall is
A 0.25
B 0.33
C 0.40
D 0.50
If R and T are rise and tread of a stair spanning horizontally, the steps are supported by a wall on one side and by a stringer beam on the other side, the steps are designed as beams of width
A R + T
B T - R
C $$\sqrt {{{\text{R}}^2} + {{\text{T}}^2}} $$
D R - T
A ladder is resting against a vertical wall and its bottom is 2.5 m away from the wall. If it slips 0.8 m down the wall, then its bottom will move away from the wall by 1.4 m. What is the length of the ladder?
A 6.2 m
B 6.5 m
C 6.8 m
D \7.5 m
For earthquake resistant masonry buildings, the vertical distance between openings one above the other in a load bearing wall shall not be less than
A 50 cm
B 60 cm
C 75 cm
D 100 cm

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