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NEC Civil · Practice

Soil properties and laboratory tests Past-paper practice · set-6-ashoj-2081

4 questions

Question 1

When water content in a soil is reduced beyond the shrinkage limit, the soil will be in a:

A.
solid state
B.
liquid state
C.
semi-solid state
D.
plastic state

Question 2

1

Past-paper practice · set-3-ashadh-20811

Past-paper practice · set-5-ashoj-20811

Foundation fundamentals

Past-paper practice · set-6-ashoj-20811

Bearing capacity and settlement

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1

Open-channel flow

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Hydrology

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Determinate structures

Past-paper practice · set-8-poush-20812

Indeterminate structures

Past-paper practice · set-2-chaitra-20801

1

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Past-paper practice · set-8-poush-20811

1

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2

Past-paper practice · set-8-poush-20811

Past-paper practice · set-9-poush-20811

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Road construction and maintenance

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1

Project planning and scheduling

Set 188

Project management

Set 150

Project management

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Engineering professional practice

Set 120

Nepal Engineering Council Acts and Regulations

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Nepal Engineering Council Acts and Regulations

Set 130

The earth pressure at rest is defined as the lateral pressure exerted by soil:

A.
when it is at rest
B.
when the retaining wall has no movement relative to the back fill
C.
when the retaining wall tends to move away from the backfill
D.
when the retaining wall moves into the soil

Question 3

The rate of filtration in rapid sand filters is of the order of ... to ... liters per hour per m²:

A.
40 to 80
B.
100 to 200
C.
400 to 2000
D.
6000 to 6000

Question 4

Degree of saturation of a natural soil deposit having water content 15%, specific gravity 2.50 and void ratio 0.05, is:

A.
50%
B.
60%
C.
75%
D.
80%

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Question 1

Question 2

Foundation fundamentals

Bearing capacity and settlement

Open-channel flow

Hydrology

Determinate structures

Indeterminate structures

Diversion headworks

River training works

Water logging and drainage

Run-of-river headworks

Water conveyance structures

Machines and powerhouse

Road construction and maintenance

Project planning and scheduling

Project management

Project management

Engineering professional practice

Nepal Engineering Council Acts and Regulations

Nepal Engineering Council Acts and Regulations

Question 3

Question 4