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  • For a strongest rectangular beam cut from a circular log, the ratio of the width and depth, is


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  • A. 0.303
  • B. 0.404
  • C. 0.505
  • D. 0.606
  • E. 0.707

  • Correct Answer
  • 0.707 

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    • 1. In case of a simply supported I-section beam of span L and loaded with a central load W, the length of elasto-plastic zone of the plastic hinge, is

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
    • E. none of these.
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    • 2. The ratio of the section modulus of a square section of side B and that of a circular section of diameter D, is

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    • A.
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    • C.
    • D.
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    • 3. The radius of gyration of a rectangular section (depth D, width B) from a centroidal axis parallel to the width is

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    • A.
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    • D.
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    • 4. A compound truss may be formed by connecting two simple rigid frames, by

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    • A. two bars
    • B. three bars
    • C. three parallel bars
    • D. three bars intersecting at a point.
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    • 5. If the normal stresses due to longitudinal and transverse loads on a bar are ?1 and ?2 respectively, the tangential component of the stress on an inclined plane through ?°, the longitudinal load is

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    • A. ?1 sin ? + ?2 cos ?
    • B. ?1 sin ?2 + ?2 cos2 ?
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    • D.
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    • 6. To determine the force in BD of the truss shown in the given figure a section is passed through BD, CD and CE, and the moments are taken about

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    • A. A joint
    • B. B joint
    • C. C joint
    • D. D joint.
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    • 7. In case of principal axes of a section

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    • A. sum of moment of inertia is zero
    • B. difference of moment inertia is zero
    • C. product of moment of inertia is zero
    • D. none of these.
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    • 8. For calculating the permissible stress is the emprical formula, known as

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    • A. Straight line formula
    • B. Parabolic formula
    • C. Perry's formula
    • D. Rankine's formula.
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    • 9. The strain energy due to volumetric strain

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    • A. is directly proportional to the volume
    • B. is directly proportional to the square of exerted pressure
    • C. is inversely proportional to Bulk modulus
    • D. all the above.
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    • 10. At any point of a beam, the section modulus may be obtained by dividing the moment of inertia of the section by

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    • A. depth of the section
    • B. depth of the neutral axis
    • C. maximum tensile stress at the section
    • D. maximum compressive stress at the section
    • E. none of these.
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