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B.Tech Civil GATE Civil — Core Topics — practice questions

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Centroid of a triangle lies at:Read the answer and worked solution →For equilibrium of a rigid body in 2D, the conditions are:Read the answer and worked solution →Moment of inertia of a rectangle (base b, height h) about its centroidal axis parallel to base is:Read the answer and worked solution →Young's modulus of steel is approximately:Read the answer and worked solution →Poisson's ratio for steel is approximately:Read the answer and worked solution →Relation between elastic moduli for isotropic material:Read the answer and worked solution →For a simply supported beam of length L with uniformly distributed load (UDL) w, the maximum bending moment is:Read the answer and worked solution →For cantilever with point load P at free end, maximum bending moment occurs at:Read the answer and worked solution →Modulus of elasticity of concrete (IS code) is approximately:Read the answer and worked solution →In Working Stress Design (WSD), modular ratio m =Read the answer and worked solution →Yield stress of mild steel (Fe 250) is:Read the answer and worked solution →Coefficient of permeability (k) of clean sand is approximately:Read the answer and worked solution →Darcy-Weisbach equation gives head loss in pipe flow:Read the answer and worked solution →In surveying, contour lines connect points of:Read the answer and worked solution →Marshall mix design is used for:Read the answer and worked solution →For matrix A = [[2,1],[1,2]], determinant is:Read the answer and worked solution →∫₀^π sin x dx =Read the answer and worked solution →For y = sin x, dy/dx at x = π/2 is:Read the answer and worked solution →In limit state design (LSD), partial safety factor for concrete is:Read the answer and worked solution →PCU (Passenger Car Unit) for a heavy commercial vehicle (HCV) on urban roads is typically:Read the answer and worked solution →For a shallow foundation, the depth to width ratio (D_f/B) is typically:Read the answer and worked solution →Sprinkler irrigation efficiency is typically:Read the answer and worked solution →Compressive strength of M40 concrete at 28 days:Read the answer and worked solution →Slenderness ratio of column =Read the answer and worked solution →The Indian Standard for plain and reinforced concrete is:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Centroid of a triangle lies at:

  1. Intersection of medians, at 1/3 height from base
  2. Random
  3. Midpoint of base
  4. Top vertex
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Correct answer: A. Intersection of medians, at 1/3 height from base

**Centroid:** intersection of three medians (line from vertex to opposite side's midpoint). Divides each median in 2:1 ratio (closer to side). Located at h/3 above the base for any triangle. For uniform-density triangle, centroid = center of mass.

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For equilibrium of a rigid body in 2D, the conditions are:

  1. Just moment
  2. ΣF≠0
  3. ΣF = 0
  4. ΣFx = 0, ΣFy = 0, and ΣM = 0 (3 equations)
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Correct answer: D. ΣFx = 0, ΣFy = 0, and ΣM = 0 (3 equations)

Static equilibrium in 2D: 3 independent equations — sum of forces in x = 0, sum of forces in y = 0, sum of moments about any point = 0. Allows solving structures with up to 3 unknown reactions (statically determinate).

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Moment of inertia of a rectangle (base b, height h) about its centroidal axis parallel to base is:

  1. b²h/12
  2. bh³/12
  3. bh²/6
  4. bh³/12
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Correct answer: B. bh³/12

I_xx = bh³/12 for rectangle about centroidal axis parallel to base. **About base:** bh³/3 (parallel axis: I = I_c + Ad², so bh³/12 + bh × (h/2)² = bh³/12 + bh³/4 = bh³/3).

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