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No.
Set P
T.E. (Part – II) (Old) (CGPA) Examination Nov/Dec-2019
Civil Engineering
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING – II
Day & Date: Wednesday, 27-11-2019 Max. Marks: 100
Time: 10:00 AM To 01:00 PM
Instructions: 1) Assume suitable data wherever needed & mention it.
2) Q. No. 1 is compulsory and should be solved in first 30 minutes in answer
book.
3) Figures to the right indicate full marks.
MCQ/Objective Type Questions
Duration: 30 Minutes Marks: 20
Q.1 Choose the correct alternatives from the options and rewrite the sentence. 20
1) Check rails are provided on the curves to ______.
a) Reduce the lateral wear on outer rail
b) Prevent the outer wheel flange from mounting the outer rail
c) Prevent the vehicles from derailment
d) All the above
2) Coning of wheels prevents ______.
a) Rubbing the inside face of the rail head
b) Lateral movement of the axle with its wheels
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None the above
3) The Signal which is provided next to Warner signal on the station yard
is ______.
a) Inner signal b) Outer signal
c) Home signal d) None
4) The longitudinal movement of rails in a track is called as _______.
a) Creep of rails b) Check of rails
c) Hugging of rails d) None
5) When the crossing is seen standing at the toe of switch, the direction is
called as ______.
a) Facing direction b) Backing direction
c) Reserve direction d) None
6) When the Railway line and road cross each other at the same level, it is
called as ______.
a) Road crossing b) Railway crossing
c) Level crossing d) None
7) The maximum rising gradient which is provided keeping in view the power,
of locomotive is _______.
a) Exceptional gradient b) Ruling gradient
c) Rising gradient d) None
8) Runway threshold is indicated by a series of parallel lines starting from a
distance of _______.
a) 3 m from runway end b) 6 m from runway end
c) 10 m from runway end d) 15 m from runway end

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9) For supersonic aircraft, the minimum turning radius of taxiway is ______.
a) 60m b) 120m
c) 180m d) 240m
10) The runway length after correcting the elevation and temperature is
2845m. If the effective gradient on runway is 0.5 percent then the revised
runway length will be ______.
a) 2845 m b) 2910 m
c) 3030 m d) 3130 m
11) The construction in the form of a cluster of closely spaced piles is known
as _______.
a) Dolphins b) Piers
c) Wharf d) Jetty
12) The permissible cross wind component does not exceed ______.
a) 35 kmph b) 25 kmph
c) 20 kmph d) 40 kmph
13) Gauge width for N.G. Track is ______.
a) 1.67 m b) 1 m
c) .762 m d) None
14) Which of the following is used for servicing and repair of aircraft?
a) Apron b) terminal building
c) holding apron d) hanger
15) According to ICAO, all marking on runways are.
a) white b) black
c) yellow d) green
16) Calm period is the percentage of time during which wind intensity is less
than _____.
a) 4.8 kmph b) 6.4 kmph
c) 8 kmph d) 9.6 kmph
17) The minimum width of clearway is _______.
a) 50m b) 100m
c) 150m d) 250m
18) UsualIy jetties are constructed ______.
a) Perpendicular to the shore b) Parallel to the shore
c) Skew to the shore d) Both a) and b)
19) Buoys which support the cables to which vessels are attached are of _____.
a) cylindrical shape b) drum
c) pear shaped d) all of these
20) If F is the fetch, the straight line distance of open water available in
kilometers, the height of the wave in meters is ______.
a) 0.15 F b) 0.20 F
c) 0.28 F d) 0.34 F

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Seat
No.
Set P
T.E. (Part – II) (Old) (CGPA) Examination Nov/Dec-2019
Civil Engineering
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING – II
Day & Date: Wednesday, 27-11-2019 Max. Marks: 80
Time: 10:00 AM To 01:00 PM
Instructions: 1) All questions are compulsory.
2) Figure to the right indicates full marks.
3) Assume suitable data wherever needed & mention it.
Section – I
Q.2 Answer any there of the following questions. 24
a) What do you understand by a railway track or a permanent way? Mention
the requirements of an ideal permanent way.
b) Discuss the necessity and effects of coning of wheels.
c) Compare the characteristics of the different types of sleepers used in our
country.
d) A locomotive as shown in fig. 2-1 is required to haul a train at 80 km p.h.
The axle load of the driving wheels of the engine is 22.50 tonnes. The train
is to run on a straight level track. Find the maximum permissible train load
that the engine can pull.
If the train climbs a gradient of 1 in 200. how much of the speed should be
reduced?

Q.3 Answer any two of the following questions. 16

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Section – II
Q.4 Answer any three of the following questions. 24
a) What are the factors to be considered while selecting site for airport.
b) Draw cross-section of runway showing all component parts and explain it
in detail.
c) At an airport site at sea level with standard atmospheric conditions, the
runway lengths required for take-off and landing are 2000 m and 2400m
respectively. The proposed airport is situated at an altitude of 150m. If the
airport reference temperature is 250C and the effective runway gradient is
0.35 percent, calculate the length of runway to be provided.
d) Write a short note on wind rose diagram with neat sketch.
Q.5 Answer any two of the following questions. 16
a) Define harbour? List different classes of harbour, explain any one with
neat sketch.
b) What are fenders? Why are they used? Describe various types of fenders
with sketches.
c) Why it is necessary to provide facilities like aprons, transit sheds and
warehouses at the ports.

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No.
Set P
B.E. (Part - II) (CGPA) Examination Nov/Dec-2019
Civil Engineering
DESIGN OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES – II
Day & Date: Friday, 22-11-2019 Max. Marks: 70
Time: 02:30 PM To 05:30 PM
Instructions: 1) Q. No. 1 is compulsory and should be solved in first 30 minutes in answer
Book.
2) Write the correct option for each question.
3) While solving MCQ IS 456-2000, IS 3370 and IS 1343 are not allowed.
MCQ/Objective Type Questions
Duration: 30 Minutes Marks: 14
Q.1 Choose the correct alternatives from the options and rewrite the sentence. 14
1) In water tank, for Fe500 the permissible tensile stress is _____. 01
2 2
a) 125 N/mm b) 150 N/mm
c) 130 N/mm2 d) 190 N/mm2
2) The horizontal portion of a step in a stairs case, is known as _____. 01
a) Rise b) Tread
c) Winder d) Flight
3) The minimum width of stem slab at bottom is _____ for cantilever retaining 01
wall.
a) H/15 b) H/12
c) H/18 d) H/20
4) After pre-stressing process is completed, a loss of stress is due to _____. 01
a) Shrinkage of concrete b) Creep of Concrete
c) Elastic shortening of concrete d) All of above
5) The loss of stress due to curvature effect depends upon _____. 01
a) Alignment b) Midpoint
c) Centerline d) Exterior point
6) ‘P’ is the pre-stressed force applied to tendon of a rectangular pre- 01
stressed beam whose area of cross section is (A) and sectional modulus
is (Z). The minimum stress on the beam subjected to a maximum bending
moment is _____.
a) f = (P/A) - (Z/M) b) f = (A/P) - (M/Z)
c) f = (P/A) - (M/Z) d) f = (P/A) - (M/6Z)
7) The stability of retaining wall is checked for which of the following 01
condition?
a) Overturning about toe b) Overturning about heal
c) Both of above d) None of these
8) The algebraic sum of bending moments due to prestress and external 01
loads is called as _____.
a) Primary prestressing moment
b) Secondary prestressing moment
c) Resulting moment
d) All of above

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9) Find the area and the depth of foundation required for a column carrying 02
on axial load of 1250kN. The safe bearing capacity of the soil is 120kN/m2.
The soil at the sight weighs 18 kN/m3 and has an angle of repose of 30o.
a) 11.46 m2, 0.74 m b) 12.46 m2, 0.75 m
c) 10 m2, 0. 6 m d) 11 m2, 0.8 m
10) A concrete beam of rectangular cross section 200 mm x 400 mm is 02
prestressed with a force of 400 kN at an eccentricity of 100 mm. The
maximum compressive stress in the concrete is _____.
a) 7.5 Mpa b) 12.5 Mpa
c) 5 Mpa d) 2.5 Mpa
11) The circular water tank having a capacity of 400000 liters and water depth 02
4 m including free board of 200 mm. Calculate the diameter of tank _____.
a) 11.5m b) 11.57 m
c) 12 m d) 11.2m

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Seat
No.
Set P
B.E. (Part - II) (CGPA) Examination Nov/Dec-2019
Civil Engineering
DESIGN OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES – II
Day & Date: Friday, 22-11-2019 Max. Marks: 56
Time: 02:30 PM To 05:30 PM
Instructions: 1) Q. No. II and Q. No. VI are compulsory.
2) Solve any two from Q. No. III to Q. No. V and Q. No. VII to Q. No. IX
questions from each section.
3) Use of IS 456, IS 1343 and IS 3370 part IV and non programmable
calculator are allowed.
4) Draw neat sketch’s where required and Assume suitable data if required
and state it clearly.
Section – I
Q.2 Design the dog-legged type staircase for a residential building using following 08
data floor to floor height = 3.2 m, No. of flight per floor = 2, size of steps =175
mm riser and 250 mm tread, live load is 3 kN/m2 and assume width of stair is
1.0 m. Use M20 concrete and Fe415 steel. The stair is supported at top and
bottom risers by beam spanning parallel with risers at the landing slab on either
side.
Q.3 Design the stem slab of a cantilever retaining wall, if the overall height is 5.5m. 10
SBC of soil is 200 kN/m2, angle of repose of the soil is 300 and unit weight of
soil 18 kN/m2, super imposed load due to traffic is 12 kN/m2, width of the slab
base is 3.2 m, toe projection is 0.6 m. Use M25 concrete and Fe500 steel.
Q.4 Design a circular water tank having capacity 500000 liters, resting on firm 10
ground is free at top and bottom is fixed. Depth of water 3 m, assume free
board of 300 mm and solve by IS code method. Use M25 concrete and Fe500
steel.
Q.5 Design a rectangular footing for column axially loaded of size 230 mm × 550 10
mm carrying 1100 kN load. The SBC of soil is 180 kN/m2. Use M20 concrete
and Fe415 steel. Sketch the details of reinforcement.
Section – II
Q.6 A prestressed concrete beam 250 mm x 750 mm is prestressed by a parabolic 08
cable located at an eccentricity of 125mm at mid span and zero at the
supports. If the beam has a span of 10 m and carries a uniformly distributed
load of 6 kN/m, find the effective prestressing force necessary in the cable for
zero shear stress in the beam. For this condition find the stress at mid span
section. Concrete weighs at 25 kN/m2.
Q.7 A post tensioned concrete beam 250 mm x 400 mm has a span of 12m. The 10
beam is prestressed by steel wires of area 350mm2 provided at a uniform
eccentricity of 60 mm with an initial prestress of 1150 N/mm2. Determine the
percentage loss of stress in the wires. Take Es= 210 kN/mm2, Ec= 35 kN/mm2,
Ultimate creep strain = 22 x 10-6mm/mm per N/mm2, Shrinkage of
concrete = 215 x 10-6, Relaxation of steel stress = 5% of the initial stress.
Anchorage Slip = 1.25mm, Friction coefficient for wave effect K = 0.00015m.

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Q.8 Design PSC I section beam for the following span=18m, superimposed load of 10
38 kN/m, cube strength of concrete at 28 days is 35kN/m2, safe stress in
concrete at transfer= 0.5 fck, allowable tensile stress in concrete is 0.129√(fck),
safe stress in steel is 60 % of ultimate stress, total loss of stress 18%, ultimate
stress in steel 1400 MPa.

Q.9 A prestressed concrete beam 400 mm wide and 800 mm deep. Determine the 10
horizontal, vertical and shear stresses at the point Q(600,600), with bottom of
the end block is origin. Find also the principal stresses at Q. the tendons are
placed at an eccentricity of 100 mm. The anchor plate is 300 mm wide and 200
mm deep. The prestressing force is 1050 kN.
Kz Kq
-2.47 0.251

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No.
Set P
B.E. (Part - II) (CGPA) Examination Nov/Dec-2019
Civil Engineering
CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES AND TOWN PLANNING
Day & Date: Saturday, 23-11-2019 Max. Marks: 70
Time: 02:30 PM To 05:30 PM
Instructions: 1) Q. No. 1 is compulsory and should be solved in first 30 minutes in answer
book.
2) Figures to right indicate full marks.
MCQ/Objective Type Questions
Duration: 30 Minutes Marks: 14
Q.1 Choose the correct alternatives from the options and rewrite the sentence. 14
1) _____ aims to influence certain key vocational decisions while recognizing
that there are many other things that can’t and perhaps should not be
decided at the outset.
a) Structural Plan
b) Comprehensive Plan
c) Developmental Plan
d) None of these
2) _____ means building houses along the routes of communications
radiating from a human settlement.
a) Satellite town b) Ribbon development
c) Ekistics d) Neighburhood
3) A piece of land divided into more than 8 parcels, each of which is to be
sold separately is called _____.
a) Layout b) Subdivision of land
c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’ d) Neither ‘a’ nor ‘b’
4) _____ zoning is intended to provide a reward-based system to encourage
development that meets established urban development goals.
a) Euclidean
b) Performance
c) Incentive
d) Design-based
5) _____ Zoning regulates not the type of land use, but the form that land
use may take.
a) Euclidean
b) Performance
c) Incentive
d) Form-based
6) With the classification of town planning, which types are not square or
rectangular shaped?
a) Dandaka b) Sarvatobhadra
c) Karmuka d) Nandyavarka

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7) The town should be divided into different _____ so that suitable rules and
regulations can be framed for each of them.
a) Planning division
b) Planning Units
c) Sectors
d) Land use zones
8) Ekistics is the science dealing with _____.
a) Synthesizing factor affecting human settlement
b) Using natural elements in planning
c) Socioeconomic study
d) Diagnostic survey
9) A prefab construction material consisting of hollow EPS foam blocks that
are stacked and glued together on-site, creating the form that is filled with
reinforcing bars and concrete.
a) Structural insulated panels (SIPs)
b) Insulating concrete forms (ICFS)
c) Steel framing
d) Concrete framing
10) Developmental Plan involves _____.
a) plan that singles out for attention of certain aspect of the
environment, usually the land uses, the main movement systems and
the location of critical facilities and buildings
b) plan seeks to combine in one document the prescriptions for all
aspects of city development
c) a plan for the development or redevelopment or improvement of the
area within the jurisdiction of a planning authority.
d) all the above
11) General land use planning deals with _____.
a) Residential
b) Institutional
c) Forests
d) Commercial
12) Which of the following is not an excavating equipment?
a) Power Shovel
b) Back Hoe
c) Scrapper
d) Dragline
13) _____ is used to level the ground and spreads the loose material.
a) Excavator b) Grader
c) Scraper d) None of these
14) _____ type of excavator is used for digging below, at or above operating
level in a vertical range.
a) Skimmer b) Clamshell
c) Dragline d) Back trench

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Seat
No.
Set P
B.E. (Part - II) (CGPA) Examination Nov/Dec-2019
Civil Engineering
CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES AND TOWN PLANNING
Day & Date: Saturday, 23-11-2019 Max. Marks: 56
Time: 02:30 PM To 05:30 PM
Instructions: 1) Question no.2 and Question no.6 is compulsory.
2) Attempt any two out of Q.3 to Q.5. Attempt any two out of Q.7 to Q.9.
2) Figures to right indicate full marks.
Section – I
Q.2 Explain with suitable sketches. 12
a) Necessity of Town Planning
b) Planning of Chandigarh town
Q.3 Write detailed note on. 08
a) necessity of Land acquisition
b) Neighburhood unit planning
Q.4 Explain 08
a) Types of Surveys for town planning.
b) Planning for the Village.
Q.5 Write detailed note on. 08
a) Growth pattern of towns
b) Town aesthetics
Section – II
Q.6 Explain with suitable sketches. 12
a) Power Shovel
b) Clamshell
Q.7 Write detailed note on. 08
a) Mechanized construction
b) Cycle time calculation for scraper
Q.8 Explain 08
a) Types of hoisting equipments
b) Precast construction
Q.9 Write detailed note on. 08
a) Floating and dredging equipment
b) Safety measures in construction

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No.
Set P
B.E. (Part - II) (CGPA) Examination Nov/Dec-2019
Civil Engineering
DESIGN OF BRIDGES
Day & Date: Monday, 25-11-2019 Max. Marks: 70
Time: 02:30 PM To 05:30 PM
Instructions: 1) Q. No. 1 is compulsory and should be solved in first 30 minutes in answer
Book.
2) Figures to the right indicate full marks.
3) Assume suitable data if necessary and mention it clearly.
MCQ/Objective Type Questions
Duration: 30 Minutes Marks: 14
Q.1 Choose the correct alternatives from the options and rewrite the sentence. 14
1) The minimum width of carriage way for a two lane bridge is _____.
a) 4.25m b) 10m
c) 6m d) 7.5m
2) Culvert is the type of bridge whose span is _____.
a) Between 6m-60m b) Above 60m
c) Less than 6m d) None of these
3) In designing deck slab maximum bending moment develops when the IRC
class AA tracked vehicle is placed _____.
a) Adjacent to support b) At the center of span
c) At quarter span d) Anywhere on span
4) As per crack control criteria of IRC-21, the spacing of main reinforced bar
shall not exceed _____.
a) 100mm b) 300mm
c) 200mm d) 150mm
5) Simply supported span requires _____.
a) Fixed bearing at both ends
b) Expansion bearing at both ends
c) Fixed bearing at one end and expansion bearing at the other
d) Either a or b, both are correct
6) The toe and heel of the base slab are so proportioned that is eccentricity
of resultant is limited to _____.
a) 1/3 of the base width b) 1/6 of the base width
c) 2/3 of the base width d) 1/2 of the base width
7) The wearing coat specified in the Indian standard codes on reinforced
concrete deck slab is in the range of _____.
a) 25 to 40mm b) 40 to 60 mm
c) 75 to 100 mm d) none of these
8) According to Courbon’s method of analysis, the ratio of depth of cross beam
to main girder in a Tee beam slab bridge deck should be at least _____.
a) 0.5 b) 0.75
c) 1 d) 1.2

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9) The minimum number of cross beams in a T bridge should be _____.
a) 3 b) 5
c) 6 d) None of these
10) The shape factor of an elastomeric pad bearing designed to support a
bridge girder should have value in the range of ______.
a) 4 to 8 b) 6 to 12
c) 12 to 16 d) 16 to 20
11) Span is called as economical span when _____.
a) Cost of substructure should be equal to cost of superstructure.
b) Cost of substructure should be greater than Cost of superstructure.
c) Cost of substructure should be less than Cost of superstructure.
d) Does not depend on cost.
12) Section III or IRC bridge codes is related with _____.
a) Loads and stress
b) Foundation and substructure
c) Cement concrete (plain and reinforced)
d) Steel road bridges
13) Pigeaud’s curves are used to calculate _____.
a) Bending moment coefficients b) Load factor
c) Impact factor d) Effective span
14) As per crack control criteria of IRC-21, the diameter of bar in slabs shall
not exceed _____.
a) 36mm b) 32mm
c) 25mm d) 40mm

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Seat
No.
Set P
B.E. (Part - II) (CGPA) Examination Nov/Dec-2019
Civil Engineering
DESIGN OF BRIDGES
Day & Date: Monday, 25-11-2019 Max. Marks: 56
Time: 02:30 PM To 05:30 PM
Instructions: 1) Solve any three questions each from Section I and Section II.
2) Q No. 4 & Q No.6 is compulsory.
3) Assume suitable data if necessary and mention it clearly.
Section I
Q.2 Answer the following
a) Enlist the various loads to be considered for the analysis of bridges? 05
Explain any one in detail.
b) Discuss the IRC class B loading. 04
Q.3 Design a solid deck slab for Two lane bridge for following data. 09
a) Effective span - 6 m
b) Carriage way width - 7.5 m
c) Kerb - 600 x 275 on both side
d) Live load - IRC Class A (two lane)
e) Wearing coat - 110 mm thick
f) Use M-25 concrete and Fe-415 steel
g) Use α = 2.72
Q.4 A RCC ‘T’ beam type bridge having deck slab of 200 mm thick, wearing coat of 10
100 mm thick, four longitudinal girders and five cross girders. Design the
exterior longitudinal girder. Use following additional data,
a) Carriage way width - 7.5 m
b) Span of bridge - 16m
c) Live Load - IRC class AA Tracked
d) Kerb - 600 mm wide, 400 mm deep
e) Web thickness for Longitudinal and cross girder - 300 mm
f) Longitudinal Girder spacing - 275 mm
g) Use M-25 concrete and Fe-415 steel
Q.5 Write the step wise procedure of design of Slab Panel using Pigeaud’s theory. 09
Also discuss the limitation of the same.
Section – II
Q.6 Verify the adequacy of pier for the following data: 10
Top width of pier - 1.8 m, Height of pier up to springing level - 10 m, C/C
distance of bearing - 1.1 m, Side batter 1:14, HFL - 1.4 m below the bearing
level, Span of bridge - 16 m, Self-weight of the superstructure = 200 kN/m ,
Live load - IRC class AA tracked, Material of pier = M20 concrete

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Q.7 Verify the suitability of abutment as shown in the fig 7.1. Use following data 09
Density of soil - 17 kN/m3, Friction angle of soil (∅) = 31o.
Coefficient of friction - 0.5, Live load IRC class AA tracked.

Fig no 7.1
Q.8 a) Design a elastomeric unreinforced bearing pad for following data 05
Vertical load (sustained) = 170 kN,
Vertical load (dynamic) = 50 kN,
Horizontal force = 90 kN
Modulus of rigidity of elastomer - 1.1 N/mm2
coefficient of friction = 0.4
b) Write a note on inspection of bridges 04
Q.9 Write a note on following. (Any Three) 09
a) Caisson foundation for bridges
b) Maintenance of bridge
c) Expansion joints
d) Instruments required for bridge inspection

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