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With increase in load, radiant superheater has
A Drooping characteristic
B Linear characteristic
C Rising characteristic
D Flat characteristic
The steam temperature with increase in load in case of a boiler fitted with radiation superheater
A Increases
B Decreases
C Remain unaffected
D First increases and then decreases
The diameters of fire tubes and superheater tubes in locomotive boiler are
A 47.5 mm, 130 mm
B 32.5 mm, 180 mm
C 65.5 mm, 210 mm
D 24.5 mm, 65 mm
The safety valve on boiler drum compared to safety valve on superheater is set at
A Same value
B Higher value
C Lower value
D Lower/higher depending on steam flow
In order to obtain superheated steam, a superheater is added in an existing boiler. As as result, furnace vacuum will
A Remain unaffected
B Improve
C Worsen
D May improve/worsen depending on size
The safety valve at superheater as compared to drum safety valve setting is set at
A Higher value
B Lower value
C Same value
D Any value
When the axis of load lies in the plane of rivet group, then the most heavily loaded rivet will be the one which (where, Fa is the load shared by each rivet due to axial load and Fm is the shearing load due to moment in any rivet.)
A Is at the maximum distance from CG of the rivet group
B Is at the minimum distance from CG of the rivet group
C Gives the maximum angle between the two forces Fa and Fm
D Gives the minimum angle between the two forces Fa and Fm
In testing a pile by load test, pile platform is loaded with one and half times the design load and a maximum settlement is noted. The load is gradually removed and the consequent rebound is measured. For a safe pile, the net settlement (i.e. total settlement minus rebound) per tonne of test load should not exceed
A 10 mm
B 15 mm
C 20 mm
D 25 mm
Natural water circulation, by convection in water tube boilers, with increase in pressure of boiler
A Increases
B Decreases
C Remain unaffected
D First increases and then decreases
The load factors for live load and dead load are taken respectively as
A 1.5 and 2.2
B 2.2 and 1.5
C 1.5 and 1.5
D 2.2 and 2.2

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