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The property of a material by which it can be drawn to a smaller section, due to tension, is called
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A. plasticity
B. ductility
C. elasticity
D. malleability.

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ductility

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1. Reactions at the supports of a structure can be determined by equating the algebraic sum of
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A. horizontal forces to zero
B. vertical forces to zero
C. moment about any point to zero
D. all the above.

3. A shaft 9 m long is subjected to a torque 30 t-m at a point 3 m distant from either end. The reactive torque at the nearer end will be
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A. 5 tonnes metre
B. 10 tonnes metre
C. 15 tonnes metre
D. 20 tonnes metre
E. none of these.

4. A closely coiled helical spring of radius R, contains n turns and is subjected to an axial load W. If the radius of the coil wire is r and modulus of rigidity of the coil material is C, the deflection of the coil is
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A.
B.
C.
D.

7. The ratio of the effective length of a column and minimum radius of gyration of its cross-sectional area, is known
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A. buckling factor
B. slenderness ratio
C. crippling factor
D. none of these.

8. Failure of riverted joints is due to
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A. Tearing of the plates between the rivet hole and the edge of the plate
B. Tearing of plates between rivets
C. Shearing of rivets
D. Crushing of rivets
E. All the above.

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