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  • Question
  • A beam supported on more than two supports is called


  • Options
  • A. simply supported beam
  • B. fixed beam
  • C. overhanging beam
  • D. continuous beam

  • Correct Answer
  • continuous beam 


  • Strength of Materials problems


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    • 1. A thick pressure vessel is always used for the generation of steam, as it can withstand high pressures.

    • Options
    • A. True
    • B. False
    • Discuss
    • 2. The modulus of elasticity for mild steel is approximately equal to

    • Options
    • A. 10 kN/mm2
    • B. 80 kN/mm2
    • C. 100 kN/mm2
    • D. 210 kN/mm2
    • Discuss
    • 3. A closely-coiled helical spring is cut into two halves. The stiffness of the resulting spring will be

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    • A. same
    • B. double
    • C. half
    • D. one-fourth
    • Discuss
    • 4. A rectangular beam of length l supported at its two ends carries a central point load W. The maximum deflection occurs

    • Options
    • A. at the ends
    • B. at l/3 from both ends
    • C. at the centre
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 5. In a watch, the spring is used to store strain energy. This energy is released

    • Options
    • A. to stop the watch
    • B. to run the watch
    • C. to change the time
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 6. The assumption made in Euler's column theory is that

    • Options
    • A. the failure of column occurs due to buckling alone
    • B. the length of column is very large as compared to its cross-sectional dimensions
    • C. the column material obeys Hooke's law
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 7. In a thin cylindrical shell subjected to an internal pressure p, the ratio of longitudinal stress to the hoop stress is

    • Options
    • A. 1/2
    • B. 3/4
    • C. 1
    • D. 1.5
    • Discuss
    • 8. The compression test is carried on __________ materials.

    • Options
    • A. ductile
    • B. brittle
    • C. malleable
    • D. plastic
    • Discuss
    • 9. The maximum shear stress is __________ the algebraic difference of maximum and minimum normal stresses.

    • Options
    • A. equal to
    • B. one-fourth
    • C. one-half
    • D. twice
    • Discuss
    • 10. In case of an over-reinforced beam, the depth of actual neutral axis is the same as that of the critical neutral axis.

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    • A. True
    • B. False
    • Discuss


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