Civil Engineering Softwares

3D Frame ( Steel and Concrete) General Purpose Software

1. SAP2000
2. STAAD Pro
3. ROBOT Structural Analysis
4. OASYS
5. ETABS ( 3D Building Analysis and Design Software)

Building Floor System

1. RC Slabs - SAFE
2. Post Tension Slabs - ADAPT PT, RAPT, RAM Concept
3. Metal Deck Composite FLoor - TATA Comflor
4. RoofDeck Analysis Software from TEDS

Finite Analysis Software (having Macro/command line and advance elements)

1. NISA
2. GT-Strudl
3. ANSYS
4. ADYNA

Bridge Analysis Software

1. SAP2000-Bridge
2. Sofistik
3. RM Bridge

Foundation Engineering Question

1. Broadly describe classification of piles 
2. Calculate Structural compression capacity of 1500mm diameter concerete (C40 Grade) pile
3. What % of Piles to be tested for Static Test, Dynamic Test, Integrity Test and Sonic Test
4. Describe initial load test of piles
5. Draw bending moment diagram for free and fixed head pile along length of pile under lateral load
6. Provide approximate relationship between safe bearing capacity and N ( standard penetration test N Value).
7. Provide approximate relationship between safe bearing capacity and undrained shear strength 
8. What is minimum c/c distance between piles for Driven Piles, Bored Piles and Mini piles
9. What is relationship between safe vertical load capacity and displacement and lateral capacity of pile
10. Write Terzaghi's soil bearing capacity formula
11. Classification of Granular (Non-cohesive) soil and Cohesive soil

Earthquake Resistant Design Interview Questions

Questions are taken from book - "Seismic Design of Building structures" By Michael Lindeburg and Majid Baradar

1. What is difference between stiffness and rigidity as used in seismic design?
2. What is difference between ductility and flexibility as used in seismic consideration?
3. What is ductility and ductility factor?
4. What is the natural period of a building? Describe Method A and Method B to compute natural time period described in UBC97?
5. What does the term redundancy means as it is used in the context of modern high rise buildings
6. What causes torsional shear?
7. What is negative torsional shear?
8. What is response spectrum?
9. Describe how base shear is calculated according to the UBC97 / IS 1893/IBC equation
10. What is the P - Delta effect?
11. What possible values can R take on for a moment resisting frame?
12. Describe different Vertical and plan irregularity in Building
13. Describe principle of seismic detailing in beam and column in moment frame?
14. Describe three principles of design of special moment frame
15.  Draw vertical distribution of seismic force along height of building 

Cocnrete Technology - Interview Questions

Concrete Questions
Following questions are taken from Concrete Book by Mehta and Monterio

1. Compared to steel , what are the engineering benefits of using concrete for structures?
2. Describe in brief High Strength Concrete and High Performance Concrete
3. What is the difference between strength and toughness? Why is the 28 - Days compressive strength of concrete generally specified?
4. Discuss the significance of drying shrinkage, thermal shrinkage and creep in concrete
5. which is common test performed for Durability of Concrete?
6. explain how water cement ratio influence the strength of the cement paste matrix and the interfacial zone in concrete
7. In general, how are the compressive and tensile strength of concrete related? which tests are used to find tensile strength of concrete?
8. Draw a typical stress-strain curve for concrete. What is relationship between young's modulus of concrete and cube strength of concrete?
9. which factors affect creep of concrete only and why?
10. Describe five different type of Portland Cement and blended Portland cement based on BS EN 197
11. briefly describe the measures that should be considered for the control of corrosion of embedded steel in concrete.
12. What is the alkali-aggregate reaction? List some of the rock types that are vulnerable to attack by alkaline solutions. Discuss the effect of aggregate size on the phenomenon.
13. what is minimum grade of concrete for water retaining structure based on BS 8007?

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