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  • An arch may be subjected to


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  • A. shear and axial force
  • B. bending moment and shear force
  • C. bending moment and axial force
  • D. shear force and thrust
  • E. thrust, shear force and bending moment.

  • Correct Answer
  • thrust, shear force and bending moment. 


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    • 1. While testing a cast iron beam (2.5 cm x 2.5 cm) in section and a metre long simply supported at the ends failed when a 100 kg weight is applied at the centre. The maximum stress induced is :

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    • A. 960 kg/cm2
    • B. 980 kg/cm2
    • C. 1000 kg/cm2
    • D. 1200 kg/cm2.
    • Discuss
    • 2. The maximum resistance against rotation, is offered by the weld at a point

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    • A. most distant
    • B. least distant
    • C. at either end
    • D. centrally located.
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    • 3. The maximum bending moment due to a moving load on a simply supported beam, occurs

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    • A. at the mid span
    • B. at the supports
    • C. under the load
    • D. anywhere on the beam
    • E. none of these.
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    • 4. In a three hinged arch, the shear force is usually

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    • A. maximum at crown
    • B. maximum at springings
    • C. maximum at quarter points
    • D. varies with slope.
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    • 5. In a three hinged arch, the third hinge is generally kept at

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    • A. crown of the arch
    • B. midpoint of the crown and left support hinge
    • C. midpoint of the crown and right support hinge
    • D. none of these.
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    • 6. The number of points of contraflexure in a simple supported beam carrying uniformly distributed load, is

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    • A. 1
    • B. 2
    • C. 3
    • D. 0
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    • 7. n and j are numbers of members and joints in a frame. It contains redundant members if

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    • A. n = 2j - 3
    • B. n = 3j - 2
    • C. n < 2j - 3
    • D. n < j - 2
    • E. n > 2j - 3
    • Discuss
    • 8. The materials which have the same elastic properties in all directions, are called

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    • A. isotropic
    • B. brittle
    • C. homogeneous
    • D. hard.
    • Discuss
    • 9. According to Unwin's formula, the diameter d of a rivet of plate of thickness t is :

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    • A. d = 6.05 t
    • B. d = 1.5 t + 4
    • C. d = 5 t
    • D. d = t + 1.5
    • Discuss
    • 10. For structural analysis, Maxwell's reciprocal theorem can be applied to :

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    • A. plastic structures
    • B. elastic structures
    • C. symmetrical structures
    • D. all the above.
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