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  • In order to prevent crushing of masonry at the base of the dam, the maximum stress should be __________ the permissible stress of the soil.


  • Options
  • A. equal to
  • B. less than
  • C. more than

  • Correct Answer
  • less than 

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    • 1. For a beam, as shown in the below figure, the maximum deflection is .

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    • A. True
    • B. False
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    • 2. In the torsion equation the term J/R is called

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    • A. shear modulus
    • B. section modulus
    • C. polar modulus
    • D. none of these
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    • 3. The maximum stress produced in a bar of tapering section is at

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    • A. smaller end
    • B. larger end
    • C. middle
    • D. anywhere
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    • 4. The energy stored in a body when strained within elastic limit is known as

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    • A. resilience
    • B. proof resilience
    • C. strain energy
    • D. impact energy
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    • 5. A masonry dam may fail due to

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    • A. tension in the masonry of the dam and its base
    • B. overturning of the dam
    • C. crushing of masonry at the base of the dam
    • D. any one of the above
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    • 6. Strain resetters are used to

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    • A. measure shear strain
    • B. measure linear strain
    • C. measure volumetric strain
    • D. relieve strain
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    • 7. A steel bar of 5 mm is heated from 15° C to 40° C and it is free to expand. The bar Will induce

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    • A. no stress
    • B. shear stress
    • C. tensile stress
    • D. compressive stress
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    • 8. The strain energy stored in a solid circular shaft subjected to shear stress (?) is (where C = Modulus of rigidity for the shaft material)

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    • A. x Volume of shaft
    • B. x Volume of shaft
    • C. x Volume of shaft
    • D. x Volume of shaft
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    • 9. The deformation per unit length is called

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    • A. tensile stress
    • B. compressive stress
    • C. shear stress
    • D. strain
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    • 10. A vertical column has two moments of inertia (i.e. Ixx and Iyy ). The column will tend to buckle in the direction of the

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    • A. axis of load
    • B. perpendicular to the axis of load
    • C. maximum moment of inertia
    • D. minimum moment of inertia
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