Basic Engineering Interview Knowledge For Civil Engineering Freshers
Q1. What is the unit weight of concrete?
Answer: Unit weight of Plain Cement Concrete (PCC) is 2400 kg/m3 and Unit weight of Reinforced Cement Concrete (RCC) is 2500 kg/m3
Q2. What is the least count of Prismatic Compass?
Answer: The least count of Prismatic Compass is 30’ (30 Minutes).
Q3. What are the steps involved in the Concreting process?
Answer: The steps involved in the Concreting process are as follows:
A) Batching
B) Mixing
C) Transporting
D) Placing
E) Compacting
Q4. What are the Initial Setting Time and Final Setting Time of Cement?
Answer: The Initial Setting Time of Cement is 30 minutes and the Final Setting Time of Cement is 600 minutes (10 hours).
Q5. What is the formula for the volume of Trapezoidal Footing?
Answer: Volume of Trapezoidal footing = Volume of Cuboid + Volume of Truncated Pyramid
The Volume of Cuboid = L x B x H
The volume of Truncated Pyramid =
Where,
A1 = Area of Top Base
A2 = Area of Bottom Base
h = Height
Volume of Trapezoidal Footing
For Details Watch This Video: Volume of Trapezoidal Footing
Q6. What is the size of Frog in Brick as per IS 1077?
Answer: As per IS 1077, the size of the Frog in brick is as follows:
Length = 100 mm ; Breadth = 40 mm ; Thickness = 10 mm to 20 mm
Q7. Name the IS Code used for Bending and Fixing of Bars for Concrete Reinforcement?
Answer: The IS Code used for Bending and Fixing of Bars for Concrete Reinforcement is IS 2502.
Q8. What is the Least Count of Theodolite?
Answer: The least count of Theodolite is 15” (15 seconds) and 20” (20 seconds).