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Strength of Materials problems

  • 1. The shear force on a simply supported beam is proportional to

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  • A. displacement of the neutral axis
  • B. sum of the forces
  • C. sum of the transverse forces
  • D. algebraic sum of the transverse forces of the section
  • E. curvature of the neutral axis.
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  • 2. For structural analysis of forces, the method refers to

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  • A. moment-area-theorem
  • B. three-moment equation
  • C. Maxwell's reciprocal theorem
  • D. none of these.
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  • 3. A simply supported beam of span L carries a uniformly distributed load W. The maximum bending moment M is

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  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.
  • E.
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  • 4. The property of a material by which it can be beaten or rolled into thin plates, is called

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  • A. malleability
  • B. ductility
  • C. plasticity
  • D. elasticity.
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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. 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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  • 7. 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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  • 8. The reaction at support A of the beam shown in below figure, is
    Civil Engineering Strength of Materials: 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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  • 9. 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.
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  • D.
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  • 10. 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.
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  • D. none of these.
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