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  • Question

  • A concentrated load is one which


  • Options
  • A. acts at a point on a beam
  • B. spreads non-uniformly over the whole length of a beam
  • C. spreads uniformly over the whole length of a beam
  • D. varies uniformly over the whole length of a beam

  • Correct Answer
  • acts at a point on a beam 

    • Strength of Materials problems

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    • 1. If the slenderness ratio for a column is 100, then it is said to be a __________ column.

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    • A. long
    • B. medium
    • C. short
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    • 2. For a beam, as shown in the below figure, when the load W is applied in the centre of the beam, the maximum deflection is

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
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    • 3. The bending stress in a beam is __________ section modulus.

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    • A. directly proportional to
    • B. inversely proportional to
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    • 4. Strain energy is the

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    • A. energy stored in a body when strained within elastic limits
    • B. energy stored in a body when strained upto the breaking of a specimen
    • C. maximum strain energy which can be stored in a body
    • D. proof resilience per unit volume of a material
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    • 5. When a rectangular beam is loaded transversely, the maximum compressive stress is developed on the

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    • A. top layer
    • B. bottom layer
    • C. neutral axis
    • D. every cross-section
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    • 6. If the depth is kept constant for a beam of uniform strength, then its width will vary in proportional to (where M = Bending moment)

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    • A. M
    • B. M
    • C. M2
    • D. M3
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    • 7. The object of caulking in a riveted joint is to make the joint

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    • A. free from corrosion
    • B. stronger in tension
    • C. free from stresses
    • D. leak-proof
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    • 8. When two main plates are kept in alignment butting each other and riveted with cover plate on both sides of the main plates with two rows of rivets in each main plate, the joint is known as __________ double cover butt joint.

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    • A. single riveted
    • B. double riveted
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    • 9. In compression test, the fracture in cast iron specimen would occur along

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    • A. the axis of load
    • B. an oblique plane
    • C. at right angles to the axis of specimen
    • D. would not occur
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    • 10. When shear force at a point is zero, then bending moment is __________ at that point.

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    • A. zero
    • B. minimum
    • C. maximum
    • D. infinity
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