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  • The equivalent length of a column fixed at one end and free at the other end, is


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  • A. 0.5 l
  • B. 0.7 l
  • C. l
  • D. 2 l
  • E. 1.5 l.

  • Correct Answer
  • 2 l 


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    • 1. If the length of a cantilever carrying an isolated load at its free end is doubled, the deflection of the free end will increase by

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    • A. 8
    • B. 1/8
    • C. 1/3
    • D. 2
    • E. 3
    • Discuss
    • 2. 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.
    • Discuss
    • 3. 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.
    • Discuss
    • 4. 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.
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    • 5. For a cantilever with a uniformly distributed load W over its entire length L, the maximum bending moment is

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    • A. WL
    • B. WL
    • C. WL
    • D. W2L
    • E. WL2
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    • 6. Hooke's law states that stress and strain are

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    • A. directly proportional
    • B. inversely proportional
    • C. curvilinearly related
    • D. none of these.
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    • 7. If the depth of a simply supported beam carrying an isolated load at its centre, is doubled, the deflection of the beam at the centre will be changed by a factor of

    • Options
    • A. 2
    • B. 1/2
    • C. 8
    • D. 1/8
    • E. 4
    • Discuss
    • 8. A beam is said to be of uniform strength, if

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    • A. B.M. is same throughout the beam
    • B. shear stress is same throughout the beam
    • C. deflection is same throughout the beam
    • D. bending stress is same at every section along its longitudinal axis.
    • Discuss
    • 9. The equivalent length of a column fixed at both ends, is

    • Options
    • A. 0.5 l
    • B. 0.7 l
    • C. l
    • D. 2 l
    • E. 1.5 l.
    • Discuss
    • 10. The effect of arching a beam, is

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    • A. to reduce the bending moment throughout
    • B. to increase the bending moment throughout
    • C. nothing on the bending throughout
    • D. ail the above.
    • Discuss


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