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  • The locus of reaction of a two hinged semi-circular arch, is


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  • A. straight line
  • B. parabola
  • C. circle
  • D. hyperbola.

  • Correct Answer
  • straight line 

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    • 1. A road of uniform cross-section A and length L is deformed by ?, when subjected to a normal force P. The Young's Modulus E of the material, is

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    • 2. Power stations are generally treated as

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    • A. light construction
    • B. heavy construction
    • C. industrial construction
    • D. electrical construction.
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    • 3. While scheduling a project by C.P.M.

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    • A. a project is divided into various activities
    • B. required time for each activity is established
    • C. sequence of various activities is made according to their importance
    • D. net work is drawn by connecting the activities and the events
    • E. All the above.
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    • 4. If t is the duration of an activity, t1 is the latest finish possible moment of its preceding activity and t2 is the earliest start possible moment, the independent float of the activity is

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    • A. (t1 - t2) - t
    • B. t - (t1 - t2)
    • C. (t1 + t2) - t
    • D. t + (t1 - t2)
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    • 5. The critical activity has

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    • A. maximum float
    • B. minimum float
    • C. zero float
    • D. none of these.
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    • 6. The forces in the members of simple trusses, may be analysed by

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    • A. graphical method
    • B. method of joints
    • C. method of sections
    • D. all the above.
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    • 7. By applying the static equations i.e. ?H = 0, ?V = 0 and ?M = 0, to a determinate structure, we may determine

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    • A. supporting reactions only
    • B. shear forces only
    • C. bending moments only
    • D. internal forces only
    • E. all the above.
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    • 8. The yield moment of a cross section is defined as the moment that will just produce the yield stress in

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    • A. the outer most fibre of the section
    • B. the inner most fibre of the section
    • C. the neutral fibre of the section
    • D. the fibre everywhere
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    • 9. An isolated load W is acting at a distance a from the left hand support, of a three hinged arch of span 2l and rise h hinged at the crown, the horizontal reaction at the support, is

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    • 10. Flat spiral springs

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    • A. consist of uniform thin strips
    • B. are supported at outer end
    • C. are wound by applying a torque
    • D. are used in clock-work mechanism
    • E. all the above.
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