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  • A simply supported beam of span L carries a uniformly distributed load W. The maximum bending moment M is


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  • A. A simply supported beam of span L carries a uniformly distributed load W. The maximum bending moment
  • B. A simply supported beam of span L carries a uniformly distributed load W. The maximum bending moment
  • C. A simply supported beam of span L carries a uniformly distributed load W. The maximum bending moment
  • D. A simply supported beam of span L carries a uniformly distributed load W. The maximum bending moment
  • E.

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    • 1. For structural analysis of forces, the method refers to

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    • A. moment-area-theorem
    • B. three-moment equation
    • C. Maxwell's reciprocal theorem
    • D. none of these.
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    • 2. The shear force on a simply supported beam is proportional to

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    • A. displacement of the neutral axis
    • B. sum of the forces
    • C. sum of the transverse forces
    • D. algebraic sum of the transverse forces of the section
    • E. curvature of the neutral axis.
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    • 3. The direction of the reaction at support B of a truss shown in below figure will be

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    • A. East of North
    • B. West of North
    • C. East of South
    • D. West of South
    • E. Vertical.
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    • 4. The greatest eccentricity which a load W can have without producing tension on the cross-section of a short column of external diameter D and internal diameter d, is

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
    • E.
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    • 5. If a constant section beam is subjected to a uniform bending moment throughout, its length bends to

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    • A. a circular arc
    • B. a parabolic arc
    • C. a catenary
    • D. none of these.
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    • 6. The property of a material by which it can be beaten or rolled into thin plates, is called

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    • A. malleability
    • B. ductility
    • C. plasticity
    • D. elasticity.
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    • 7. A three hinged parabolic arch hinged at the crown and springings, has a horizontal span of 4.8 m and a central rise of 1 m. It carries a uniformly distributed load of 0.75 tonne per metre over half left hand span. The horizontal thrust at the support will be

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    • A. 10.8 tonnes
    • B. 1.08 tonnes
    • C. 1.8 tonnes
    • D. 0.8 tonnes
    • E. none of these.
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    • 8. In rectangular columns (cross-section b x h), the core is a

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    • A. rectangle of lengths b/2 and h/2
    • B. square of length b/2
    • C. rhombus of length h/2
    • D. rhombus of diagonals b/3 and h/3
    • E. none of the these.
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    • 9. When equal and opposite forces applied to a body, tend to elongate it, the stress so produced, is called

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    • A. shear stress
    • B. compressive stress
    • C. tensile stress
    • D. transverse stress.
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    • 10. The reaction at support A of the beam shown in below figure, is

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    • A. zero
    • B. 5 T
    • C. 10 T
    • D. 1 T
    • E. 4 T.
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