Graduate Civil Engineer Interview Questions

Graduate Civil Engineer Interview Questions-100

1. What is bending moment (BM) & Shear force (SF) – Explain.?

2. What are the steps involved in the concreting process, explain?

3. Describe briefly the various methods of concrete curing.

4. What is the minimum curing period?

5. What Do You Understand by M25 Concrete?

6. What is the Water-Cement Ratio and How it is related to the strength of concrete?

7. What is the bearing capacity of soil?

8. How to increase the bearing capacity of soil?

9. What are the different types of foundation?

10. Explain the moment of inertia and its importance.

11. How do we determine the specific gravity of cement?

12. Density Of 1 cum cement?

13. What are the causes of building collapse?

14. What is a bar bending schedule (BBS) & how to prepare it?

15. Why is the concrete cube test carried out?

16. Why is the concrete slump test carried out?

17. What is bleeding, segregation, honeycombing of concrete?

18. What is pre-stressed concrete? Which reinforcement is used in pre-stressed concrete?

19. What is the ratio of steel and concrete to use in slabs, beams, columns?

20. Difference between pre-tensioning and post-tensioning?

21. What are the weights of 16mm, 12mm, 20mm, 25mm, 8mm DIA. Bars.

22. What is the minimum Propping Period of Beams and Slabs of various Spans?

23. What are the advantages of Pre-stressed Concrete over R.C.C?

24. Quantity of materials required for different works.

25. Which is a stronger solid steel rod or hollow steel pipe?

26. Initial & final setting time of concrete?

27. Why we provide steel in concrete?

28. Is brick strength more or concrete block?

29. How many bricks are there in 100cft?

30. 28 days compressive strength of concrete in PSI?

31. How to calculate the unit weight of steel bars?

32. What is Plinth Level and Sill Level?

33. What is Brest Wall?

34. What is Brick crushing strength(PSI)?

35. How many Types of Joints are in Concrete Pavement ?

36. How can cracks in concrete be avoided?

37. Types Of DPC and its Thickness used?

38. 28 Days Strength of Concrete (1:2:4)?

39. How many types of slabs are there & how to design them?

40. How much is the cover for the slab?

41. Maximum % of Steel in columns and beams?

42. What is fineness modulus?

43. What is the Packing Factor?

44. Difference between one-way slab & two-way slab?

45. Difference between QA & QC?

46. What do you mean by Fe415?

47. What are the functions of a column in a building?

48. How many feet are in 4 square yards?

49. What is the average density of soil?

50. What is the ratio of Grades M5, M7.5, M10, M15, M20, M25, M30, M35, M40?

51. Why foundation is provided?

52. The concrete slump recommended for beams and slabs; is-

53. What is the meaning of soil reinforcement?

54. What is the different type of slump test indications?

55. What is buckling or crippling load?

56. Define slenderness ratio. What is its effect on the design of compression member?

57. Shear force and BM diagrams for different types of loadings on beams.

58. Difference between mild steel and HYSD bars?

59. What do you understand by 80/100 bitumen?

60. What is differential settlement?

61. What do 53 stands for in 53-grade cement?

62. How do you construct a 25 storey building with no columns?

63. Types of loads on structure?

64. Difference between pre-tensioning and post-tensioning?

65. What is the L/D ratio of a cantilever beam?

66. What is camber?

67. What is batching? Difference between volume and weight batching?

68. How is a theodolite levelled?

69. What is a benchmark? Name the different types.

70. Types of admixtures?

71. What is the CAD software you have used?

72. Interpret stress vs strain curve.

73. Define modulus of elasticity.

74. What are the chemical compositions of cement?

75. What is the creep & shrinkage of concrete?

76. What is RCC?

77. What is Cement?

78. What is the initial setting time for cement?

79. What is the difference between Re-bar and Mild Steel?

80. What is meant by Bending Moment?

81. What is meant by Stress, Strain, Yield Stress, Tensile Stress?

82. Why concrete is good in TENSION?

83. How to calculate the number of bricks for Cu.m?

84. Why Civil Engineering?

85. Where do you want to see yourselves after 2 years?

86. What do you know about the survey?

88. Tell me about your favorite subject.

89. Structural analysis of simple structures (beams and frames).

90. Raft foundation design (general information).

91. Client facing experience.

92. How do you see yourself in five years from now?

93. Moment distribution method.

94 Stiffness matrices.

95. FEA experience.

96. General information about piles.

97. Portfolio related questions.

98. Why do you want the job?

99. Experience in managing/mentoring other people, especially graduates.

100.Some question from estimates