250+ Civil Engineering Interview Questions

Hello Civil Engineering students 

Interviewing for a Electrical engineering job can be tricky, but we’re here to help!

Don't get discouraged if the interviewer doesn't ask any technical questions. The interview is about more than just your expertise. It's about your communication skills, problem-solving abilities, and how well you work in a team setting. With these things in mind, you'll be prepared to answer interview questions.

⇒ At what point does a circle start losing area when being flattened?

⇒ Describe briefly the advantages and disadvantages of using plastic and timber fenders?

⇒ How are freeway bridges built?

⇒ How do we calculate absolute pressure?

⇒ How do you calculate the power of a centrifugal pump?

⇒ How do you compute volume of airflow?

⇒ How do you convert wind speed into force?

⇒ How do you determine Specific gravity of cement?

⇒ How do you maintain water pressure?

⇒ How do you measure concrete?

⇒ How does siphoning work?

⇒ How long does it take concrete to harden?

⇒ How much does the leaning tower of Pisa lean?

⇒ In reclamation works what are the importance of geotextiles and sand?

⇒ What are advancements in civil engineering?

⇒ What are moment of inertia and its importance in civil engineering?

⇒ What are some facts about concrete?

⇒ What are some structures that may be subjected to fatigue?

⇒ What are the advantages and disadvantages of lead products in construction?

⇒ What are the causes of building collapse?

⇒ What are the different approaches in designing the floors of the service reservoirs?

⇒ What are the functions of a column in a building?

⇒ What are the materials used in building a gravity dam?

⇒ What are the strongest shapes in building?

⇒ What are the uses of alloys in daily life and how are alloys made?

⇒ What are the uses of Groynes?

⇒ What do you mean by honeycomb in concrete?

⇒ What is a projection line?

⇒ What is absolute pressure?

⇒ What is aggregate?

⇒ What is diversion tunnel in a dam?

⇒ What is Gravity flow?

⇒ What is made from large rocks, which protects the base of cliffs?

⇒ What is rigging?

⇒ What is the average density of soil?

⇒ What is the difference between engineering stress and true stress?

⇒ What is the difference between QA and QC ?

⇒ What is the difference between shear and tensile strength?

⇒ What is the distance between railway tracks?

⇒ What is the meaning of soil reinforcement?

⇒ What is the tensile strength of marble?

⇒ What is the withdrawal force of steel nails?

⇒ What is the worlds largest concrete dam?

⇒ What reinforcements are used in the process of prestressing?

⇒ Where is the worlds longest elevator and how long is it?

⇒ Which is stronger solid steel rod or hollow steel pipe?

⇒ Why does the pressure increase under soil?

⇒ Why is the statue of liberty made of copper?

⇒ Why was the Empire State Building made of steel?

⇒ Will going from a 3-tap to 6-tap increase water pressure?

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Most people spend their time preparing for the 60-second introduction they will give at the beginning of the interview and reviewing answers to some common questions, but completely overlook their handshake.⁣

This little gesture can make or break a candidate in an instant. We may think we don’t do it correctly,