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  • The length of a column which gives the same value of buckling load by Euler and Rankine-Gordon formula, is equal to


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  • A. The length of a column which gives the same value of buckling load by Euler and Rankine-Gordon formu
  • B. The length of a column which gives the same value of buckling load by Euler and Rankine-Gordon formu
  • C. The length of a column which gives the same value of buckling load by Euler and Rankine-Gordon formu
  • D. none of these.

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    • 1. If a shaft is simultaneously subjected to a toque T and a bending moment M, the ratio of maximum bending stress and maximum shearing stress is

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
    • E.
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    • 2. 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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    • 3. 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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    • 4. 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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    • 5. 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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    • 6. The length of a column, having a uniform circular cross-section of 7.5 cm diameter and whose ends are hinged, is 5 m. If the value of E for the material is 2100 tonnes/cm2, the permissible maximum crippling load will be

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    • A. 1.288 tonnes
    • B. 12.88
    • C. 128.8 tonnes
    • D. 288.0
    • E. none of these.
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    • 7. A bending moment may be defined as :

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    • A. Arithmetic sum of the moments of all the forces on either side of the section
    • B. Arithmetic sum of the forces on either side of the section
    • C. Algebraic sum of the moments of all the forces on either side of the section
    • D. None of these.
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    • 8. The type of butt joints in common use, is :

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    • A. single inverted V-butt joint
    • B. double V-butt joint
    • C. double U-butt joint
    • D. single V-butt joint.
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    • 9. The structure shown in below figure is stable, if

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    • A.
    • B. x = 2y
    • C. x = y
    • D. 2x = y.
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    • 10. An arch with three hinges, is a structure

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    • A. statically determinate
    • B. statically indeterminate
    • C. geometrically unstable
    • D. structurally sound but indeterminate
    • E. none of these.
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