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Q. 1 Creep strain is
(A) caused due to dead load only (B) caused due to live load only
(C) caused due to cyclic load only (D) independent of load
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(A) strain profile is linear (B) stress profile is linear
(C) both profiles are linear
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(D) shear deformation is neglected
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A symmetric I-section (with width of each flange = 50 mm , thickness of web
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= 10 mm ) of steel is subjected to a shear force of 100 kN. Find the magnitude of
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the shear stress (in N/mm2) in the web at its junction with the top flange.
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Q. 4 Two steel column P (length L and yield strength fy = 250 MPa ) have the same
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cross-section and end condition the ratio of bucking load of column P to that of
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column Q is
(A) 0.5 (B) 1.0
(C) 2.0
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Q. 5 2D stress at a point is given by a matrix
s xx t xy 100 30
> H => H MPa
t yx s yy 30 20
The maximum shear stress in MPa is
(A) 50 (B) 75
(C) 100 (D) 110
(A) I (B) II
(C) III (D) IV
Q. 8 The ratio of the theoretical critical buckling load for a column with fixed ends to
that of another column with the same dimensions and material, but with pinned
ends, is equal to
(A) 0.5 (B) 1.0
(C) 2.0 (D) 4.0
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Q. 9 The simply supported beam is subjected to a uniformly distributed load of
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intensity w per unit length, on half of the span from one end. The length of the
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span and the flexural stiffness are denoted as l and El respectively. The deflection
at mid-span of the beam is
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(A) 5 wl (B) 5 wl
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6144 El 768 El
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(C) 5 wl (D) 5 wl
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384 El 192 El
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This sketch shows a column with a pin at the base and rollers at the top. It is
subjected to an axial force P and a moment M at mid-height. The reaction(s)
at R is/are.
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(A) Wl (B) Wl
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Q. 13 For the cantilever bracket, PQRS , loaded as shown in the adjoining figure (
PQ = RS = L , and, QR = 2L ), which of the following statements is FALSE ?
(A) The portion RS has a constant twisting moment with a value of 2WL .
(B) The portion QR has a varying twisting moment with a maximum value of
WL.
(C) The portion PQ has a varying bending moment with a maximum value of
WL.
(D) The portion PQ has no twisting moment.
(C) d1 = 2 c P m and d2 = 4 c P m
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(D) d1 = 2 c 2 P and d = 4 2P
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If the load P equals 100 kN, which of the following options represents forces R1
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and R2 in the springs at point 1 and 2 ?
(A) R1 = 20 kN and R2 = 40 kN
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(B) R1 = 50 kN and R2 = 50 kN
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(C) R1 = 30 kN and R2 = 60 kN (D) R1 = 40 kN and R2 = 80 kN
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Q. 16 Two people weighing W each are sitting on a park of length L floating on water
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at L/4 from either end. Neglecting the wright of the plank, the bending moment
at the centre of the plank is
(A) WL
8
w (B) WL
16
(C) WL (D) zero
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Q. 17 The major and minor principal stresses at a point are 3 MPa and - 3 MPa
respectively. The maximum shear stress at the point is
(A) zero (B) 3 MPa
(C) 6 MPa (D) 9 MPa
Q. 18 The number of independent elastic constants for a linear elastic isotropic and
homogeneous material is
(A) 4 (B) 3
(C) 2 (D)1
Q. 19 The effective length of a column of length L fixed against rotation and translation
at one end is
(A) 0.5 L (B) 0.7 L
(C) 1.414 L (D) 2 L
Q. 20 A solid circular shaft of diameter d and length L is fixed at one end and free at
the other end. A torque T is applied at the free end. The shear modulus of the
material is G . The angle of twist at the free end is
(A) 16TL (B) 32TL
pd 4 G pd 4 G
(C) 64TL (D) 1284TL
pd 4 G pd G
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Q. 22 A disc of radius r has a hole of radius r/2 cut-out as shown. The centroid of the
remaining disc (shaded portion) at a radial distance from the centre O is
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Q. 23
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A thin walled cylindrical pressure vessel having a radius of 0.5 m and wall
thickness of 25 mm is subjected to an internal pressure of 700 kPa. The hoop
stress developed is
(A) 14 MPa (B) 1.4 MPa
(C) 0.14 MPa (D) 0.014 MPa
Q. 24 The point within the cross sectional plane of a beam through which the resultant
of the external loading on the beam has to pass through to ensure pure bending
without twisting of the cross-section of the beam is called
(A) moment centre (B) centroid
(C) shear centre (D) elastic center
Q. 26 A hollow circular shaft has an outer diameter of 100 mm and a wall thickness of
25 mm. The allowable shear stress in the shaft is 125 MPa. The maximum torque
the shaft can transmit is
(A) 46 kNm (B) 24.5 kNm
(C) 23 kNm (D) 11.5 kNm
Q. 27 Match List-I (Shear Force Diagrams) beams with List-II (Diagram of beams with
supports and loading) and select the correct answer by using the codes given
below the lists :
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(A) 3 1 2 4
(B) 3 4 2 1
(C) 2 1 4 3
(D) 2 4 3 1
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In the cantilever beam PQR shown in figure below, the segment PQ has flexural
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Q. 28 The deflection and slope of the beam at Q are respectively
3 2 3 2
(A) 5 WL and 3 WL (B) WL and WL
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6 EI 2 EI 3 EI 2 EI
3 2 3 2
(C) WL and WL (D) WL and 3 WL
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2 EI EI 3 EI 2 EI
Q. 29
3
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The deflection of the beam at R is
3
(A) 8 WL (B) 5 WL
EI 6 EI
3 3
(C) 7 WL (D) 8 WL
3 EI 6 EI
Q. 30 A mild steel specimen is under uniaxial tensile stress. Youngs modulus and yield
stress for mild steel are 2 # 105 MPa and 250 MPa respectively. The maximum
amount of strain energy per unit volume that can be stored in this specimen
without permanent set is
(A) 156 Nmm/mm3 (B) 15.6 Nmm/mm3
(C) 1.56 Nmm/mm3 (D) 0.156 Nmm/mm3
(A) 2 (B) 4
(C) 6 (D) 8
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(C) 1.0 KL (D) 1.2 KL
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Q. 33 The maximum shear stress in a solid shaft of circular cross-section having diameter
d subjected to a subject to a torque T is t. If the torque is increased by four
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times and the diameter of the shaft is increased by two times, the maximum shear
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stress in the shaft will be
(A) 2t (B) t
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(C) t/2
(D) t/4
A vertical rod PQ of length L is fixed at its top end P and has a flange fixed to
the bottom end Q . A weight W is dropped vertically from a height h (< L) on to
the flange. The axial stress in the rod can be reduced by
(A) increasing the length of the rod
(B) decreasing the length of the rod
(C) decreasing the area of cross-section of the rod
(D) increasing the modulus of elasticity of the material
Q. 35 The maximum tensile stress at the section X -X shown in the figure below is
(A) 8P (B) 6P
bd bd
(C) 4P (D) 2P
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(A) ML (B) ML
8 EI 4 EI
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(C) ML (D) Zero
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Beam GHI is supported by three pontoons as shown in the figure below. The
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horizontal cross-sectional area of each pontoon is 8 m2 , the flexural rigidity of the
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beam is 10000 kNm2 and the unit weight of water is 10 kNm3
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Q. 37 When the middle pontoon is removed, the deflection at H will be
(A) 0.2 m (B) 0.4 m
(C) 0.6 m (D) 0.8 m
Q. 38 When the middle pontoon is brought back to its position as shown in the figure
above, the reaction at H will be
(A) 8.6 kN (B) 15.7 kN
(C) 19.2 kN (D) 24.2 kN
Q. 39 An axially loaded bar is subjected to a normal stress os 173 MPa. The stress in
the bar is
(A) 75 MPa (B) 86.5 MPa
(C) 100 MPa (D) 122.3 MPa
Q. 40 A steel column, pinned at both end, has a buckling load of 200 kN. If the column
is restrained against lateral movement at its mid-height, it buckling load will be
(A) 200 kN (B) 283 kN
(C) 400 kN (D) 800 kN
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Q. 41 For an isotropic material, the relationship between the Youngs modulus (E),
shear modulus (G) and Poissons ratio (m) is given by
(A) G = E (B) E = E
2 (1 + m) 2 (1 + m)
(C) G = E (D) G = E
(1 + 2m) 2 (1 - 2m)
Q. 42 A metal bar of length 100 mm is inserted between two rigid supports and its
temperature is increased by 10cC . If the coefficient of thermal expansion is
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12 # 10- 6 per cC and the Youngs modulus is 2 # 105 MPa, the stress in the bar
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(A) zero (B) 12 MPa
(C) 24 MPa (D) 2400 MPa
Q. 43
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A rigid bar is suspended by three rods made of the same material as shown in the
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figure. The area and length of the central rod are 3 A and L, respectively while
that of the two outer rods are 2A and 2L , respectively. If a downward force of
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50 kN is applied to the rigid bar, the forces in the central and each of the outer
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rods will be
(A) 16.67 kN each (B) 30 kN and 15 kN
(C) 30 kN and 10 kN
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Q. 44
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The maximum and minimum shear stresses in a hollow circular shaft of outer
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diameter 20 mm and thickness 2 mm, subjected to a torque of 92.7 Nm will be
(A) 59 MPa and 47.2 MPa (B) 100 MPa and 80 MPa
(C) 118 MPa and 160 MPa (D) 200 MPa and 160 MPa
Q. 45 The shear stress at the neutral axis in a beam of triangular section with a base of
40 mm and height 20 mm, subjected to a shear force of 3 kN is
(A) 3 MPa (B) 6 MPa
(C) 10 MPa (D) 20 MPa
Q. 46 U1 and U2 are the strain energies stored in a prismatic bar due to axial tensile
forces P1 and P2 , respectively. The strain energy U stored in the same bar due to
combined action of P1 and P2 will be
(A) U = U1 + U2 (B) U = U1 U2
(C) U < U1 + U2 (D) U > U1 + U2
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Mohrs circle for the state of stress defined by >
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Q. 47 MPa is a circle with
(A) centre at (0, 0) and radius 30 MPa (B) centre at (0, 0) and radius 60 MPa
(C) centre at (30, 0) and radius 30 MPa (D) centre at (30, 0) and zero radius
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Q. 51 Consider the beam AB shown in the figure below. Part AC of the beam is rigid
while Part CB has the flexural rigidity EI . Identify the correct combination of
deflection at end B and bending moment at end A, respectively
3 3
(A) PL , 2PL (B) PL , PL
3EI 3EI
3 3
(C) 8PL , 2PL (D) 8PL , PL
3EI 3EI
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Q. 52 A simply supported beam AB has the bending moment diagram as shown in the
following figure.
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(A) Couples of M at C and 2M at D
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(B) Couples of 2M at C and M at D
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(C) Concentrated loads of M/L at C and 2M/L at D
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(D) Concentrated load of M/L at C and couple of 2M at D
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A beam with the cross-section given is subjected to a positive bending moment
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(causing compression at the top) of 16 kNm acting around the horizontal axis.
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The tensile force acting on the hatched area of the cross-section is
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(A) zero
(B) 5.9 kN
(C) 8.9 kN (D) 17.8 kN
3 3
(A) bd (B) bd
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3 3
(C) 7bd (D) bd
48 3
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Consider a propped cantilever beam ABC under two leads of magnitude P each
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as shown in the figure below. Flexural rigidity of the beam is EI .
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Q. 57
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The reaction at C is
16L
(A) 9Pa (upwards)
(C) Pa (upwards)
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(B) 9Pa (downwards)
16L
(D) 9Pa (downwards)
8L 8L
Q. 58 The rotation at B is
(A) 5PLa (clockwise) (B) 5PLa (anticlockwise)
16EI 16EI
(C) 59PLa (clockwise) (D) 59PLa (anticlockwise)
16EI 16EI
Q. 59 The symmetry of stress tensor at a point in the body under equilibrium is obtained
from
(A) conserved of mass
(B) force equilibrium equations
(C) moment equilibrium equations
(D) conservation of energy
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Q. 60 The components of strain tensor at a point in the plane strain case can be
obtained by measuring longitudinal strain in following directions
(A) along any two arbitrary directions
(B) along any three arbitrary directions
(C) along two mutually orthogonal directions
(D) along any arbitrary direction
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respectively, then maximum shear stress at the point is
(A) 10 MPa (B) 15 MPa
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Q. 62 The bending moment diagram for a beam is given below :
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The shear force at sections aal and bbl respectively are of the magnitude
(A) 100 kN, 150 kN (B) zero, 100 kN
(C) zero, 50 kN (D) 100 kN, 100 kN
Q. 63 A circular shaft shown in the figure is subjected to torsion T at two point A and
B. The torsional rigidity of portions CA and BD is GJ1 and that of portion AB
is GJ2 . The rotations of shaft at points A and B are q1 and q2 . The rotation q1 is
(A) TL (B) TL
GJ1 + GJ2 GJ1
(C) TL (D) TL
GJ2 GJ1 - GJ2
Q. 64 For linear elastic systems, the type of displacement function for the strain energy
is
(A) linear (B) quadratic
(C) cubic (D) quartic
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Q. 65 In a two dimensional stress analysis, the state of stress at a point is shown below.
If s = 120 MPa and t = 70 MPa , sx and sy , are respectively,
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(A) 26.7 MPa and 172.5 MPa (B) 54 MPa and 128 MPa
(C) 67.5 MPa and 213.3 MPa
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(D) 16 MPa and 138 MPa
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Q. 66 For the linear elastic beam shown in the figure, the flexural rigidity, EI is
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781250 kNm2 . When w = 10 kN/m , the vertical reaction RA at A is 50 kN. The
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(A) 500 kN (B) 425 kN
(C) 250 kN (D) 75 kN
Q. 67
A homogeneous, simply supported prismatic beam of width B , depth D and span
L is subjected to a concentrated load of magnitude P . The load can be placed
anywhere along the span of the beam. The maximum flexural stress developed in
beam is
(A) 2 PL2 (B) 3 PL2
3 BD 4 BD
(C) 4 PL2 (D) 3 PL2
3 BD 2 BD
Q. 68 A circular solid shaft of span L = 5 m is fixed at one end and free at other end.
A twisting moment T = 100 kNm is applied at the free end. The torsional rigidity
GH is 50000 kNm2 /rad .
Following statements are made for this shaft :
1. The maximum rotation is 0.01 rad
2. The torsional strain energy is 1 kNm
With reference to the above statements, which of the following applies ?
(A) Both statements are true
(B) Statement 2 is true but 2 is false
(C) Statement 2 is true but 1 is false
(D) Both the statements are false
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The magnitude of the shear force immediate to the left and immediate to the
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right of section B are respectively
(A) 0 and 20 kN
(B) 10 kN and 10 kN
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(C) 20 kN and 0
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(D) 9.84 kN and 10.16 kN
Q. 70 The vertical reaction at support H is
(A) 15 kN upward
(B) 9.84 kN upward
(C) 15 kN downward
(D) 9.84 kN downward
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Q. 73
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The state of two dimensional stresses acting on a concrete lamina consists of a
direct tensile stress, sx = 1.5 N/mm2 , and shear stress, t = 1.20 N/mm2 , which
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cause cracking of concrete. Then the tensile strength of the concrete in N/mm2 is
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(A) 1.50
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(B) 2.08
(C) 2.17
(D) 2.29
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Q. 74 A "H" shaped frame of uniform flexural rigidity EI is located as shown in the
figure. The relative outward displacement between points K and O is
2
(A) RLh
EI
2
(B) RL h
EI
2
(C) RLh
3EI
2
(D) RL h
3EI
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(A) aTh upward
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(B) aTL upward
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(C) aTh downward
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(D) aTL downward
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moment distributions. Match the load with the corresponding bending moment
diagram.
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Codes :
A B C D
(A) 4 2 1 3
(B) 5 4 1 3
(C) 2 5 3 1
(D) 2 4 1 3
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Q. 77 A long structural column (length = L ) with both ends hinged is acted upon by
an axial compressive load, P . The differential equation governing the bending of
column is given by :
d2 y
EI 2 =- Py
dx
Where y is the structural lateral deflection and EI is the flexural rigidity. The
first critical load on column responsible for its buckling is given by
2 2
(A) p EI 2 (B) 2 p2 EI
L L
2 2
(C) 2p EI (D) 4p EI
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Q. 78
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The shear modulus ^G h, modulus of elasticity ^E h and the Poissons ratio ^v h of
a material are related as
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(A) G = E (B) E = G
62 ^1 + v h@ 62 ^1 + v h@
(C) G = E
62 ^1 - v h@ i a
(D) G = E
62 ^v - 1h@
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Q. 79
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I. Memeber AB carries shear force and bending moment
II. Member BC carries axial load and shear force
Which of these statement is true?
(A) Statement I True but II is False (B) Statement I is False but II is True
(C) Both statement I and II are True (D) Both statement I and II are False
(A) 5 wL (B) 3 wL
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(C) 1 wL (D) 3 wL
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Q. 81 The bending moment (in kNm units) at the mid span location X in the beam
with overhangs shown below is equal to
z
(A) 0 (B) 10
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(C) 15 (D) 20
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