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Aptitude
General Knowledge
Verbal Reasoning
Computer Science
Interview
Theory of Structures Questions
At any point of a beam, the section modulus may be obtained by dividing the moment of inertia of the section by
The degree of indeterminacy of the frame in the given figure, is
The maximum deflection due to a load W at the free end of a cantilever of length L and having flexural rigidity EI, is
The maximum deflection of a simply supported beam of span L, carrying an isolated load at the centre of the span ; flexural rigidity being EI, is
A lift of weight W is lifted by a rope with an acceleration f. If the area of cross-section of the rope is A, the stress in the rope is
The ratio of maximum and average shear stresses on a rectangular section, is
A close coil helical spring of mean diameter D consists of n coils of diameter d. If it carries an axial load W, the energy stored in the spring, is
The equivalent length of a column of length L having one end fixed and the other end free, is
The force in BC of the truss shown in the given figure, is
If the strain energy stored per unit volume in a hollow shaft subjected to a pure torque when t attains maximum shear stress fs the ratio of inner diameter to outer diameter, is
The moment of inertia of a circular section about any diameter D, is
A simply supported beam A carries a point load at its midspan. An other identical beam B carries the same load but uniformly distributed over the entire span. The ratio of the maximum deflections of the beams A and B, will be
The load on a spring per unit deflection, is called
Ab and Ac are the cross sections of bronze and copper bars of equal length, σb, σc are their respective stresses due to load P. If Pb and Pc are the loads shared by them, (where Eb and Ec are their modulii).
In a shaft, the shear stress is not directly proportional to
The locus of the moment of inertia about inclined axes to the principal axis, is
The equivalent length of a column of length L, having one end fixed and other end hinged, is
The maximum height of a masonry dam of a triangular section whose base width is b and specific gravity s, is
The locus of the end point of the resultant of the normal and tangential components of the stress on an inclined plane, is
The forces acting normally on the cross section of a bar shown in the given figure introduce
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