Interview Questions

Civil Engineering Interview Questions

Interview Questions By Engr. Ubaid Ahmad Mughal

Some Common Questions asked in every interview are as follows: 1) Introduce Yourself and tell me about your achievements (if any). 2) Why do you think this job is best for you or why you are the best person for this job ? 3) In which company you are doing job and why you want to leave it ? 4) Some People would also ask you about your strengths and weaknesses. 5) What is your current Salary ? 6) Some people would also inquire about your hobbies etc.

Technical Questions Asked in an interview depends on the type of job like if the job is related to Inspecting a Site (Site Engineer) then most of the questions will be related to field and tests performed in field and in lab. The Most Important thing which a person should keep in mind is that the person who is taking your interview will look for the confidence in you.It is not compulsory that you answer all the questions perfectly or you to know each any every answer of the questions asked but what ever you say with confidence and if u don’t know an answer always remember that don’t give wrong answer as it will have bad effect on them. Say that i don’t have the answer in mind right now or just say sorry i don’t know. Eye contact is important while giving answer it will also make a good impression on them. Dress Properly and speak like an engineer. Try to give answer in the same language the question was asked. Some of the General Questions can be found as follows:-

What happens to Load at yielding ?
What is Critical Path in Ms-Project ?
where will be the reinforcement of slab placed when there is an inverted beam and the bottom of the beam and slab are at same level ?
What is Passive earth pressure ?
Which condition will prevail for the design of a swimming pool ? when th e pool is empty or when it is filled ?
What will be the effect of over reinforcement ?
What is Planning ?
What is the comprevsive strength of Brick ?
What is the water absorption of first class brick ?
Why we provide steel in Concrete ?
Define Shear Force and in a structure subjected to gravity loads where will be the shear force ?
Which are the Steel tests ?
Which are the concrete Tests?
Initial & final setting time of concrete?
Brick strength is more or concrete block?
Why in Pakistan Bricks are used so much?
In a cantilever …where will the steel be provided and why?
What is Plinth Level and Sill Level?
How many bricks are there in 100cft?
28 days compressive strength of concrete in PSI?
What is slump Test?
How can u check the diameter of steel after the construction?
What is specific gravity?
How cracks in concrete can be avoided?
Types Of DPC and its Thickness used?
28 Days Strength of Concrete (1:2:4)?
Strength of brick?
what is Brest Wall?
what is Brick crushing strength(PSI)?
what is Bearing Capacity,How to determine it?
How much is the curing time period?
How many types of slabs are there & how to design it?
How many are the types of joints?
Why joints are provided?
How many bricks are there in 100cft?
Types Of DPC and its Thickness used?
How many bricks are there in 100 cft?
Which are the Steel tests ?
How much is the cover for slab?
“Interview Questions for MSc-Structures”
What is Packing Factor ?
Forces in a Shear Wall are in plane or out of plane ?
What is fineness modulus ? and its sieve # ?
What is Base Shear ?
What is Time period of a building and its relation with frequency ?
There are two buildings one taller and one shorter whose time period will be grater and similarly the frequency ?
Workability ?
Sulphate Resisting Cement ?
Special thing in designing a overhead reservoir ? which is different from an ordinary design
Maximum %age of Steel in columns and beams ?
how many cft in one cement bag?
what are 5’c and 5’m in project management?
Types of foundation?
Bearing Capacity of Lahore soil?
Why we perform compaction ?
Dimentions of Foundation are calculated on basis of ??
Density of steel in lb/inch^3?
Dimentions of Standard Brick?
Slump Value ?
forces in truss ?
what are Building standards ?
If every other thing remains constant (including load) then Strain will be higher in ? Grade 60 or Grade 40 ?

65 Replies to “Interview Questions”

rana on June 17, 2013 at 00:15 said:

Dear Mr Ubaid your efforts are highly appreciated…
- Civil Engineers PK on June 17, 2013 at 00:31 said:
  
  Thanks
- nadeem mukhtar on November 6, 2016 at 06:43 said:
  
  yr yh bokks etc download ni ho rhin.. kiyaa procedure hy..
  kindly guide me
  - CIVILENGINEERSPK on November 6, 2016 at 07:07 said:
    
    Membership is required. Procedure Sent. Check MAIL.
    - Imran on November 26, 2016 at 11:20 said:
      
      Kindy send answers for 62 questions
      - CIVILENGINEERSPK on November 26, 2016 at 11:59 said:
        
        Google them
    - Naeem on June 7, 2018 at 12:32 said:
      
      eng.naeemzimri@gmail.com
      javedzimri@hotmail.com kindly send procudere of membership
      - CIVILENGINEERSPK on June 7, 2018 at 18:13 said:
        
        Sent. Check Mail
    - Nabeel Ahmad on December 22, 2018 at 13:50 said:
      
      Send me please
      - CIVILENGINEERSPK on December 22, 2018 at 19:05 said:
        
        Only Members can download.
        http://civilengineerspk.com/membership/
- Hasnain on September 26, 2019 at 17:00 said:
  
  Jazak Allah for your efforts guys.
  Thank you.
  - CIVILENGINEERSPK on September 26, 2019 at 18:12 said:
    
    Welcome
Abrar on August 12, 2013 at 19:51 said:

it would be the best if you provide answers to these above mentioned questions
- Civil Engineers PK on August 12, 2013 at 22:30 said:
  
  Some of them contain answers as well ( those in brackets are answers )
- manoj Ramkissoon on December 24, 2014 at 07:08 said:
  
  Sir,
  Very good u are helping graduate freshers but I would like u to help me too. In fact i need a software for structural design of concrete structural buildings. pl advise.
  
  Thanks
  Manoj
  - UBAIDAHMAD on December 24, 2014 at 09:39 said:
    
    Thanks
  - UBAIDAHMAD on December 24, 2014 at 09:40 said:
    
    All softwares are uploaded here http://civilengineerspk.com/softwares/
A.Rauf Ch. on September 12, 2013 at 12:50 said:

appriciable.. 🙂
- Civil Engineers PK on September 12, 2013 at 17:42 said:
  
  thnks
KAVIYARASAN on October 16, 2013 at 22:08 said:

THANKING YOU FOR PUBLISHING A VALUABLE SITE FOR CIVIL ENGINEERS AND IT HELPS FRESHERS
- Civil Engineers PK on October 16, 2013 at 22:09 said:
  
  ur welcome
Tekchand on January 22, 2014 at 13:55 said:

Interviews
Tekchand on January 22, 2014 at 14:09 said:

Interview ques are highly appreciated
- Civil Engineers PK on January 22, 2014 at 22:19 said:
  
  thanks
N.Balraj on January 31, 2014 at 13:36 said:

Interview ques are highly appreciated and it is good for engineer to get confident him self
N.Balraj
G.M,(projects)
bangalore
- Civil Engineers PK on January 31, 2014 at 17:21 said:
  
  Thanks
hamza sajjad on February 4, 2014 at 21:22 said:

Sir u r doing a great job for students; thumbs up for that.
will u please upload some of the questions of MS CIVIL departmental test of UET lhr ??
- Civil Engineers PK on February 4, 2014 at 22:01 said:
  
  Thanks. That was conducted first time. Lets see if anyone has any questions saved 😛
zahid ahmad on February 6, 2014 at 22:20 said:

By God dil krta ha k js js ne bhe is site pe kam kia ha aur itni pyari site hm jaise fresher k lye bnai ha us ko choom ln
- Civil Engineers PK on February 6, 2014 at 22:29 said:
  
  lol he was a fresher once 😛
wendyderejewendy on March 4, 2014 at 20:45 said:

Awesome
- Civil Engineers PK on March 4, 2014 at 21:44 said:
  
  thanks 🙂
KAREEM on March 5, 2014 at 10:46 said:

SIR IF U PROVIDE ANSWERS FOR ALL INTERVIEW QUESTIONS… IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR ALL……..THK U SO MUCH FOR UR EFFORT FOR PROVIDING THESE…….
- Civil Engineers PK on March 5, 2014 at 20:02 said:
  
  if answers are provided then people will stop searching for them. We want you to explore things
MANSOOR ALI on March 21, 2014 at 12:18 said:

Sir can u please upload important questions for FPSC test for EXecutive ENGINEER post??
- Civil Engineers PK on March 21, 2014 at 15:21 said:
  
  http://civilengineerspk.com/jobs-scholarships/interview-questions/
Ibrahim Bangash on April 9, 2014 at 22:00 said:

>>>>>>SOME IMP QUESTION WITH ANSWER ( ABBAS TAHIR )……………….see the question where it is said that 1 cum has 300 no. of bricks………………Dear your answer is wrong…..1 cum has 500 numbers of brick………………
Make sure ur answer is right when posting in such a forum…….THANKS
- Civil Engineers PK on April 9, 2014 at 22:44 said:
  
  Thanks For Letting us know. We have Corrected It.
- nisar ahmed on September 21, 2014 at 10:06 said:
  
  Vol. Of One Brick=20*10*10cm =.2*.1*.1m=.002 m3
  And now no. of brick in one m3 =1÷•002=500 brick
Muhammad Ahsan on May 2, 2014 at 11:42 said:

sir u r doing a remarkable job….will u plz upload some questions which were asked in ppsc test for sdo irrigation in previous years
- Civil Engineers PK on May 2, 2014 at 12:24 said:
  
  Let me Try that as well
adil mehmood on August 16, 2014 at 21:19 said:

plz send me this answer
- Civil Engineers PK on August 17, 2014 at 09:02 said:
  
  this which ?
Muhammad Waqas on September 5, 2014 at 16:47 said:

sir plzzzzzzzzz provide answers…..I have an interview and i dont have to much time to find all the answers….plz
- UBAIDAHMAD on September 5, 2014 at 17:00 said:
  
  YOU SHOULD SEARCH FOR THEM. You will get more info this way. We don’t have answers anyway
ALOKE NATH RAJAk on September 9, 2014 at 07:59 said:

Well done
- UBAIDAHMAD on September 9, 2014 at 09:50 said:
  
  Thanks
kinzang chophel on December 7, 2014 at 18:38 said:

it is great for all civil engineer to learn your question.
but again on top of that if you could give answer also we will be great leaner.
- UBAIDAHMAD on December 8, 2014 at 12:54 said:
  
  http://civilengineerspk.com/interview-questions/questions-with-answers/
Rizwan Shaikh on February 16, 2015 at 08:40 said:

Send as soon as possible
- UBAIDAHMAD on February 17, 2015 at 14:04 said:
  
  send what ?
muhammadtariq on March 11, 2015 at 07:59 said:

i have seen all question that is realy knowledgeable for us….it is appreciable for the all concern ….kindly i much need RCC w.morgan solution note…..if can guide me through the Email (tariqm937@yahoo.com)…..i will be very thankfull for your kind help
i am the student of C.T 3rd year
- UBAIDAHMAD on March 11, 2015 at 13:52 said:
  
  if its not available on the site then we probably dont have it yet. Thanks
rubab on March 27, 2016 at 16:55 said:

Great work! Keep it up 🙂
- UBAIDAHMAD on March 28, 2016 at 08:34 said:
  
  Thank you and you are always welcome to work with us.
Vikash Gupta on April 11, 2016 at 20:33 said:

The 5 M in construction is
Money
material
machinery
manpower
and management.

But I don’t know 5C can u tell me that
ehtisham hassan on November 25, 2016 at 19:48 said:

inspirational work from your team….
please guide me through the process of membership…..
ehtisham hassan on November 25, 2016 at 19:51 said:

its fantastic work from your team. I want membership please guide me through the process…..
- CIVILENGINEERSPK on November 26, 2016 at 06:10 said:
  
  Sent. Check Mail and Thanks
fayyaz hussain on November 29, 2018 at 11:51 said:

want the membership please guide and need all past paper in soft of civil
- CIVILENGINEERSPK on November 30, 2018 at 06:44 said:
  
  Membership Procedure Emailed. Check
raheel asghar on July 26, 2019 at 06:34 said:

please send membership procedure !!
- CIVILENGINEERSPK on July 26, 2019 at 12:35 said:
  
  Sent. Check Mail
Saad khalil on October 26, 2019 at 12:47 said:

AoA
koi guid kry ga? ppsc bs14 for public health department k liye mny apply kia hai.. kindly koi bta skta hai k test ki prepration kahn sy kru mn… meny DAE civil ki hoi
- CIVILENGINEERSPK on October 27, 2019 at 17:46 said:
  
  You can find many PPSC questions here

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