Important RGPV Question
CE-801 Design of Steel Structures
VIII Sem, CE
UNIT 1- Basis of Structural Design and Connection Design
Q.1) What do you understand by precipitation?
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Q.2) What is the purpose of Water Budget Equation in Hydrology?
Q.3) What is meant by hydrological cycle? How can the parameters of the cycle be written in an equation form? Draw a neat diagram to illustrate your answer.
Q.4) What do you mean by rain gauge network?
Q.5) How vapor pressure effects the evaporation.
Q.6) Explain Φ-Index.
Q.7) Define AET and PET.
Q.8) Define effluent and influent streams with diagram.
Q.9) Explain different forms of precipitation. What is the difference between cyclones and anti-cyclones?
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UNIT 2- Design of Compression and Tension Members
Q.1) What is meant by Evapotranspiration? Also explain measurement of evapotranspiration.
Q.2) Explain the water budget method of evaporation estimation.
Q.3) Explain flooding type infiltrometer along with neat sketch.
Q.4) How vapor pressure effects the evaporation.
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UNIT 3- Design of Flexural Members
Q.1) Describe the Infiltration process.
Q.2) Describe Infiltration capacity curve and Horton equation.
Q.3) Develop an equation relating the steady state discharge from a well in an unconfined aquifer and depths of water table at two known positions from the well. State clearly all the assumption involved in your derivation.
Q.4) Discuss the principle of recuperation test of an open well.
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UNIT 4- Design of Columns and Column Bases
Q.1) What is run-off?
Q.2) Explain factor affecting runoff hydrograph.
Q.3) Explain theory of unit hydrograph with limitation in detail.
Q.4) What is S-curve Hydrograph and Synthetic Unit Hydrograph?
Q.5) What is run-off? What are the factors that affect the run-off from a catchment area? Describe the methods of computing run-off from a catchment area.
Q.6) Draw a Hydrograph showing its integral components?
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UNIT 5- Design of Industrial Buildings
Q.1) How can we conduct flood frequencies studies?
Q.2) Explain flood forecasting & its control in detail.
Q.3) What do you mean by design flood? What are the factors affecting the flood hydrograph? Explain the procedure of using a unit hydrograph to develop the flood hydrograph due to a storm in a catchment.
Q.4) Explain the terms risk, reliability and safety factor.
Q.5) Write the formula involved in Gumbel’s method of flood routing.
Q.6) What do you mean by envelop curve?
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