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The width of a beam of uniform strength having a constant depth d length L, simply supported at the ends with a central load W is
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2. A rectangular log of wood is floating in water with a load of 100 N at its centre. The maximum shear force in the wooden log is
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A. 50 N at each end
B. 50 N at the centre
C. 100 N at the centre
D. none of these.

3. The maximum load to which a fillet joint of length L can be subjected to, is
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A. 0.7 x S x fillet size x L
B. 2 x S x fillet size x L
C. permissible shear stress x fillet size x L
D.
E. none of these.

4. The section modulus of a rectangular section is proportional to
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A. area of the section
B. square of the area of the section
C. product of the area and depth
D. product of the area and width
E. half moment of inertia of the section.

5. Columns of given length, cross-section and material have different values of buckling loads for different end conditions. The strongest column is one whose
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A. one end is fixed and other end is hinged
B. both ends are hinged or pin jointed
C. one end is fixed and the other end entirely free
D. both the ends are fixed
E. none of the these.

8. The width b and depth d of a beam cut from a wooden cylindrical log of 100 cm diameter for maximum strength are :
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A. b = 57.73 cm d = 81.65 cm
B. b = 81.65 cm d = 57.73 cm
C. b = 50.00 cm d = 50.00 cm
D. b = 40.00 cm d = 80.00 cm
E. b = 30.00 cm d = 60.00 cm.

9. The stress necessary to initiate yielding, is considerably
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A. more than that necessary to continue it
B. less than that necessary to continue it
C. more than that necessary to stop it
D. less than that necessary to stop it.

10. The maximum deflection of
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A. a simply supported beam carrying a uniformly increasing load from either end and having the apex at the mid span is
B. a fixed ended beam carrying a distributed load over the span is
C. a fixed ended beam carrying a concentrated load at the mid span is
D. a cantilever beam subjected to a moment M at the free end is
E. All the above.

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