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Winners dont do different things..Winners dont do different things..Winners dont do different things..Winners dont do different things..
they do things differently...they do things differently...they do things differently...they do things differently... ByByByBy----Shiv KheraShiv KheraShiv KheraShiv Khera
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Q.77) The inclined steel truss (boom) shown in the photograph is called as ANS: Luffing Jib
a) Boom of tower crane b) Mast c)c)c)c) Luffing JibLuffing JibLuffing JibLuffing Jib d) Fling leader
Q.78) Which actor was called Jubliee Kumar in 1960's?
ANS: Rajendra Kumar
a) Dilip Kumar b) Manoj Kumar c)c)c)c) Rajendra KumarRajendra KumarRajendra KumarRajendra Kumar d) Raj Kumar
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Q.79) The following diagram is called as
a) Sleep circle failure diagram for soils b) Mohr Circle c) Estimation of Circular frequency of steel structures d) Non of the above
Q.80) Which Indian city manufactured balls for the World Cup Football?
a) Ludhiana b) Mumbai c) Jalandhar d) Chennai
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Our higherOur higherOur higherOur higher----ups want this temporary work to remain ups want this temporary work to remain ups want this temporary work to remain ups want this temporary work to remain
permanent for more permanent for more permanent for more permanent for more safetysafetysafetysafety
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It was a team work, but as usual he as the top man is getting all the accolades although his contribution in it was least. Those unsung engineers who worked hard for the
project are not here as they are not even invited!!!!
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Sir, after your inspection of the laid reinforcement and leaving the site, I saw the contractor's men removing the alternate bars of slab reinforcement in both directions. When I asked them why the bars are removed, they said that those bars are not required as there is plenty of
safety margin in your structural design
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Land at this end of bridge approach is still under dispute and not yet acquired. Hence, we are
unable to complete the bridge for the past eight years Sir!
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Without a trace of vehicular traffic here, I wonder whether we would ever recover sixteen lakh rupees from this Build, Operate and transfer bridge!!!
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Yes, the building looks heavy and oversized. It is designed by a bridge engineer
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Yes, you are right, I am close to the flyover. In fact, I am so close you can jump across from the flyover into the balcony of my flat !!!!
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Yes, how time has passed quickly. I only laid the foundation stone for this bridge when I was a young junior minister. I am now happy to open the bridge as a senior cabinet minister
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No No, they are not cable stayed supports for the bridge deck. They are only Hessian ropes which were provided to tie buntings for the inaugural ceremony.
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I do not know that this is massive, but what can I do as the contractors designer? All the minimum dimensions of members are specified by the department
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No, No, dont drink that water just because
the specification says it potable
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Boss, couldnt we have fixed perforated steel
plate, instead?
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This painting job is dangerous and risky. Instead, I would like to work as trapeze artiste in a circus.
Atleast there will be a safety net below
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Sir, should we have to do curing as there is no separate rate for payment of it in the contract?
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Sir, there is so much steel in this raft including links, is concreting necessary as the steel itself might carry all the load ?
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What do you mean when you say these CRACKS are O.K. as per non-linear Finite Element Analysis?
IssueIssueIssueIssue----27272727 Sir, please dont worry about the cracks as they occur in all our construction these days. Our subsidiary company, specialized in repair works, can rectify these for you at concessional rates!!!
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Sir, our main contractor now finds the ten
crores rupees job is too small for him, and has sent his sub-contractors to deal with you directly
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Sir, none of the applicants satisfy our
requirement for the post of a structural
dynamic engineer, but all of them are MBAs
and claim to be dynamic engineers
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This happens when one follows blindly. The upper cracks in the slab are flexural and the lower ones are due to initial thermal shrinkage. Both these being
due to too much cover of 50mm as per our code.
No, No, youve mistaken my question. I didnt ask on plastic as a material. It was on whether you
know plastic theory in the structural steel design!
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