UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions - Engineering

Q1:

The stress distribution at a depth beneath a loaded area is determined using Newmark's influence chart which indicates an influence value of 0.005. The number of segments covered by the loaded area in the chart is 20 and the intensity of loading on the area is 10 T/m2. The intensity of stress distribution at that depth is

AT/m2

BT/m2

CT/m2

D 10 T/m2

ANS:A - 1 T/m2

1/mn * Q*N.

OR
= I * Q * N.
= .005 * 10 * 20.
= 1.