(2) CE (Test-01), SSC JE Mains Test Series | 05/11/ 2019

1. (a) A compound tube consists of a steel tube 150 mm internal diameter and 170 mm external
diameter and a brass tube of 170 mm internal diameter and 190 mm external diameter. The
two tubes are of the same length. The compound tube carries an axial load of
1000 kN. Find the stresses and the load carried by each tube and the amount it shortens.
Length of each tube is 140 mm. Take E for steel as 2 × 105 N/mm2 and for brass as
1 × 105 N/mm2.

[15 Marks]

(b) A thin 40 cm × 40 cm flat plate is pulled at 2 m/sec horizontally through a 3.6 mm thick
oil layer sandwiched between two plates, one stationary and other moving at constant

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speed of 0.3 m/sec as shown below. The dynamic viscosity of oil = 0.027 Pa.sec. Assuming
the velocity in each oil layer to vary linearly.

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oil V = 2m/sec
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h1= 1mm
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oil

h2 = 2.6 mm
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Moving plate
Vm = 0.3m/sec
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(i) Plot velocity profile and find the location where the oil velocity is zero.
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(ii) Determine the force that needs to be applied on the plate to maintain this motion.

[15 Marks]

(c) What are meant by ‘face left’ and ‘face right’ of theodolite? How would you change face?
What instrumental errors are eliminated by ‘face left’ and ‘face right’ observations? by correction
factor?
[10 Marks]

(d) The internal diameter of a steel shaft is 70% of external diameter. The shaft is to transmit
3500 kW at 200 rpm. If the maximum allowable stress in the shaft material is 50 MPa,
calculate the diameter of the shaft. Find also the maximum twist of the shaft when it is
stressed to the maximum permissible value. The length of the shaft is 4 m. Take G = 80 GPa.
[20 Marks]
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2. (a) A conical tube of length 2 m fixed vertically with its smaller end upwards. The velocity head,
pressure head at upper ends are 1.27 m and 2.50 m respectively. The velocity head and
pressure head at lower ends are 0.203 m and 5.407 m respectively. Find the direction of flow.

[10 Marks]

(b) A solid circular shaft of diameter 50 mm is subjected to pure bending of 3.5 kN-m. Find the
maximum twisting moment that can be applied on this shaft such that the material of the shaft
does not yield. Use Tresca’s theory (maximum shear stress theory) of failure. The yield stress
of the material in uniaxial tension is 400 N/mm?

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[15 Marks]

(c) The shear force diagram for an overhang beam supported at A and C as shown in the figure.

7kN
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Determine the loading and hence draw the bending moment diagram.

3kN
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1kN
A D
3m B 3m 2m
3kN

9kN
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[20 Marks]

(d) Calculate the total pressure and the x and y co-ordinates of the centre of pressure of the
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vertical right angled triangular plane held immersed in water as shown in figure.

y
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Free surface

y
x
x h
2.4 m dy

CG Water
CP
xP
yP
x
O 2.0 m
[15 Marks]

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3. (a) A D

B C
4m 2m 4m

End ‘A’ rotates by 0.001 radian in anti clockwise direction, calculate moments at A, B, C and
D using moment distribution method.
EI = 2 × 104 kNm2
[25 Marks]

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(b) A column of length L, with the ends fixed in position but free to rotate, is provided with a
bracket which carries a vertical load ‘p’ at a distance ‘a’ from the axis of the column. Due to
improper connection, the bracket slides down. Draw thrust, bending and shear force diagrams

(c)
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when the bracket is at a height ‘x’ from the base.

Explain the following terms in the context of surveying :

[25 Marks]
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(i) Least count

(ii) Whole to the part

[10 Marks]
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4. (a) Density of liquid is determine by an old 1 cm dia cylindrical hydrometer whose dimensions
are completely washed down. The hydrometer is first dropped in water and water level is
marked and hydrometer is then dropped in that liquid and it is observed that the mark of water
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has dropped down by 0.5 cm. Height of original water mark is 10.5 cm. Find the density of
that liquid.
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[10 Marks]

(b) A steel tape of nominal length 30 m was used to measure a line PQ by suspending it between
supports if the measured length was 29.861 m when the slope angle was 3º45', and the mean
temperature and tension applied were respectively 10ºC and 100 N, determine the corrected
horizontal length.

The standard length of the tape was 30.004 m at 20ºC and 44.5 N tension. The tape
weighed 0.16 N/m and had a cross-sectional area of 2 mm2 . E = 2 × 105 N/mm2 .
 = 1.12 × 10–5 per ºC.

[20 Marks]

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(c) The x and y components in a three dimensional flow are given by

u = x2 + z2; v = y2 + z2.Find the simplest z-component of velocity that satisfies the continuity
equation.

[10 Marks]

(d) To find out the included angles in a closed survey P Q R S T P, the following observations
were made with the compass. Calculate the included angles after correcting for local attractions.

Line PQ QR RS ST TP

For Bearing (FB) N62°45'E N21°00'W N71°30'W S39°00'W S54°30'E

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Back Bearing (BB) S62°15'W S20°45'E S71°30'E N38°00'E N53°15'W

5. (a)
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The stresses in a flat steel plate in a condition of plane stress are:

 x = 10,000 N/mm2;  y = –6000 N/mm2;  xy  = 8000 N/mm2

[20 Marks]
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Find the magnitude and orientation of the principal stresses in the plane of the plate.

[20 Marks]

(b) A
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80 kN 50 kN
40 kN/m B C
D

4m 4m 2m 2m
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EI = Constant
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Analyze the beam using moment distribution method.

[25 Marks]

(c) A 10 cm diameter orifice discharges water at 45 l/sec. under a head of 2.75 m. A flat plate
held normal to the jet just downstream from the venacontracta requiring a force of 310 N to
resist the impact of jet. Find the coefficient of contraction Cc, Cd and Cv.

[15 Marks]

6. (a) Determine joint displacement at B and C and reaction at support A and C by using slope
deflection method

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B 30kN/m
C
EI

3m
EI

A
4m

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[25 Marks]

(b) A simply supported beam carries two point loads W each at its one-third sections as shown

conjugate beam method.

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in figure. Determine the maximum deflection at its mid-span and slope at an end using the

W W
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I 2I I
L/3 L/3 L/3

[20 Marks]
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(c) What are the temporary and permanent adjustment of an instrument in reference to surveying?
Write about the temporary adjustments of a surveyor’s compass.

[15 Marks]
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