Civil Engineering Interview Questions

Moment of inertia

Explain moment of inertia and its importance

Concrete technology

How much of the strength of concrete comes from post-production curing?

What was your synopsis for thesis topic?

Are you comfortable with formal design concepts in the home furnishings area?

Did you handle any interior designing jobs?

Demonstrated work experience with interior design and/or architectural firms?

Project management and planning experience ?

Do you have structural design experience?

What is the definition of quality reporting

Power grids in two adjacent states(a&b) are interconnected. Can power grid in state a can be represented by thevenin equivalent circuit. If not why

What is the minimum distance allowed between a building and a parking lot area ? Does the size of the structure or lot size need to be taken into account?

R e on paving

What do the initials r e scribed on paving denote

Lift operating machanism

What is the scheduling mechanism used in lift opeartion

General idea of construction of a high riser

Nature of foundation provided for 10+ more storey buildings, basement construction and protection of basement structure, drainage and sewage system to be provided in the high rise rand also water supply facility, power backup system especially for lifts and escalators, safety criteria in emergency

Rolling constant

What is rolling constant?

Platform for dump

The total load proposed on the platform is 40kn/m2. And the plan is 17ft width, 30ft lenght. What should be the thickness of the beam, slab. The platform is for a compactor

Design mix

What is the procedure of design mix?

Oscillation test in crane

What is the procedure/method to do the oscillation test? Is there any limitation to do this test?

Steel structures in transmiission lines

What is the difference between g.I and m.S steel and what is mixing component?

Platform for dump

The total load proposed on the platform is 40kn/m2. And the plan is 17ft width, 30ft length. What should be the thickness of the beam, slab? The platform is for a compactor.