Civil Engineering MCQs

2965 MCQs  (Page 159 of 297)

Instantaneous unit hydrograph is a hydrograph of________________?
A. 1) unit duration
B. 2) unit rainfall excess
C. 3) infinitely small duration
D. 4) infinitely small rainfall excess
The purpose of providing fillet in a rail section is to_________________?
A. Increase the lateral strength
B. Increase the vertical stiffness
C. Avoid the stress concentration
D. Reduce the wear
52 kg rails are mostly used in__________________?
A. Broad gauge
B. Meter gauge
C. Narrow gauge
D. Both (a) and (b)
Ordinary rails are made of_______________?
A. Mild steel
B. Cast iron
C. Wrought iron
D. High carbon steel
Largest dimension of a rail is its________________?
A. Height
B. Foot width
C. Head width
D. Any of the above
Gauge is the distance between_______________?
A. Center to center of rails
B. Running faces of rails
C. Outer faces of rails
D. None of the above
The slipping of driving wheels of locomotives on the rail surface causes_______________?
A. Wheel burns
B. Hogging of rails
C. Scabbing of rails
D. Corrugation of rails