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GATE Civil Engineering (CE) Solved PYQ Papers (2026-2000) & Analyser

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🎯 Today's GATE CE Practice Target

Q1. If a soil specimen has a void ratio e = 0.50, what is the porosity (n) of the soil? GATE CE • Geotechnical Engineering

💡 Solution (Option B): Porosity n is related to void ratio e by n = e / (1 + e). For e = 0.50, n = 0.50 / (1 + 0.50) = 0.50 / 1.50 = 1/3 ≈ 0.3333 (33.33%).

Q2. In limit state design of reinforced concrete beams (IS 456:2000), if the actual neutral axis depth x_u is less than the limiting neutral axis depth x_u,lim, the section is classified as: GATE CE • RCC Structures

💡 Solution (Option A): When x_u < x_u,lim, the steel yields first before concrete reaches maximum compressive strain of 0.0035. This is an under-reinforced section that undergoes ductile failure with warning.

Q3. If the 5-day Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD₅) of a wastewater sample at 20°C is 150 mg/L with deoxygenation rate constant k (base e) = 0.23 day⁻¹, what is the ultimate BOD (L₀)? GATE CE • Environmental Engineering

💡 Solution (Option B): BOD_t = L₀ * (1 - e^(-k*t)). For t = 5 days: 150 = L₀ * (1 - e^(-0.23 * 5)) = L₀ * (1 - e^(-1.15)) = L₀ * (1 - 0.3166) = L₀ * 0.6834. Hence L₀ = 150 / 0.6834 ≈ 219.5 mg/L.

📚 GATE 30-Year PYQ Khazana & Topper Registers

Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering

Permeability, 1D Terzaghi consolidation, settlement analysis, shear strength (Direct shear & Triaxial), Rankine earth pressure, and Terzaghi bearing capacity equations.

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RCC & Steel Structures (IS 456 & IS 800)

Singly & doubly reinforced sections, shear reinforcement, bond length, torsion design, plastic analysis (collapse load, shape factors), bolted and welded connections.

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Environmental, Highway & Hydrology

Water demand forecasting, coagulation-sedimentation tanks, activated sludge process, stopping sight distance (SSD), horizontal curve super-elevation, and unit hydrographs.

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