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First Semester B.E. Degree Examination, Dec.2018/Jan.2019

Elements of Civil Engineering and Mechanics

Time: 3 hrs. Max. Marks: 100

Note: Answer any FIVE full questions, choosing ONE full question from each module.

Module-1

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1. a. Briefly explain the scopes of branches:
   1. i) Transportation Engineering
   2. ii) Geotechnical Engineering. (10 Marks)
2. b. What are the effects of infrastructural facilities on socio-economic development of a country? (05 Marks)
3. c. What is the role of a civil engineer in infrastructural development of a country? (05 Marks)

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OR

1. a. Explain briefly,
   1. i) Law of physical independency of forces. (06 Marks)
   2. ii) Law of superposition of forces. (06 Marks)
2. b. State and prove Varignon's law of moments. (08 Marks)

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3. c. Find the moment of 100kN force acting on a rigid body ABC as shown in Fig.Q.2(c), about point A.
   

   Fig.Q.2(c)

Module-2

1. a. Define Free Body Diagram, with the help of at least two examples. What is the importance of drawing a F.B.D (Free Body Diagram) in Engineering Mechanics? (05 Marks)

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2. b. What are the laws of dry friction? (05 Marks)
3. c. A mass of 580 kg resting on a rough inclined plane is acted upon by a 6000N force as shown in Fig.Q.3(e). If the coefficient of friction is 0.25 at point of contact, check whether the body slides up or down. (10 Marks)
   

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