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  • If the width of a simply supported beam carrying an isolated load at its centre is doubled, the deflection of the beam at the centre is changed by


  • Options
  • A. 1/2
  • B. 1/8
  • C. 2
  • D. 8
  • E. 4

  • Correct Answer
  • 1/2 


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    • 1. The minimum number of rivets for the connection of a gusset plate, is

    • Options
    • A. 1
    • B. 2
    • C. 3
    • D. 4
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    • 2. A shaft turning 150 r.p.m. is subjected to a torque of 150 kgm. Horse power transmitted by the shaft is

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    • A. ?
    • B. 10 ?
    • C. ?2
    • D. 1/?
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    • 3. In a tension test, the yield stress is 300 kg/cm2, in the octa hedral shear stress at the point is:

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    • A. 100 2 kg/cm2
    • B. 150 2 kg/cm2
    • C. 200 2 kg/cm
    • D. 250 2 kg/cm2.
    • Discuss
    • 4. Pick up the incorrect statement

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    • A. The cross-sectional area of the welded member is effective
    • B. A welded joint develops strength of its parent metal
    • C. Welded joints provide rigidity
    • D. Welded joints have better finish
    • E. Welding takes more time than riveting.
    • Discuss
    • 5. A uniform girder simply supported at its ends is subjected to a uniformly distributed load over its entire length and is propped at the centre so as to neutralise the deflection. The net B.M. at the centre will be

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    • A. WL
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
    • E.
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    • 6. The deflection of any rectangular beam simply supported, is

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    • A. directly proportional to its weight
    • B. inversely proportional to its width
    • C. inversely proportional to the cube of its depth
    • D. directly proportional to the cube of its length
    • E. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 7. In a beam, the neutral plane

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    • A. may be its centre
    • B. passes through the C.G. of the area of cross-section
    • C. does not change during deformation
    • D. none of these.
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    • 8. Shrouding is provided in

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    • A. cavity type tube wells
    • B. slotted type tube wells
    • C. strainer type tube wells
    • D. perforated type tube wells.
    • Discuss
    • 9. Consumptive use of a crop during growth, is the amount of

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    • A. interception
    • B. transpiration
    • C. evaporation
    • D. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 10. For the estimate of high floods in fan-shaped catchment, the formula used is

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    • A. Dicken's formula
    • B. Ryve's formula
    • C. Inglis formula
    • D. none of these.
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