RVS SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE

AR1201 - MECHANICS OF STRUCTURE II

2 MARKS: Q BANK: 2011 – 2015

UNIT I

1. Define Shear Force and Bending Moment?

2. Differentiate between a Cantilever beam and Simply Supported beam?

3. What to do you mean by Thrust diagram?

4. Define Point of Contraflexure?

5. Draw the shearing force and bending moment diagrams for a simply supported beam
of span 'L' subjected to central clockwise moment 'M'?

6. Draw the bending moment diagram for a simply supported beam of span 5m carrying
a point load of 25 KN at 2m from the right support?

7. What are the different types of loads acting on a beam?

8. Differentiate between point load and a uniformly distributed load?

9. Differentiate between a Cantilever beam and Overhanging beam?

10. A Simply supported beam of span 5m carries a concentrated load of 64 KN at the

mid span. draw the bending moment diagram?

11. How are bending moment, shear force and intensity of loadings related?

12. Define (a) Force and (b) Moment?

13. A Simply supported beam span L carries a concentrated load 'W' at the centre, the
bending moment at mid span will be.............................................

14. Define load and give the classification on loads?

 UNIT II

1. Write a note on simple bending or pure bending?

2. Define the term 'equivalent section' used in fitched beam?

3. List the assumptions made in theory of simple bending?

4. Draw a typical shear stress distribution diagrams for a T section and a triangular
section and show the position of maximum shear stress?

5. Define Modular Ration?

6. What is the meaning of "Flexural Strength of member"?

7. Define neutral axis of a beam section?

8. How will you prove that the shear stress changes abruptly at the junction of the
flange and web of an I-section?

9. What do you mean by shear stress in beams?

10. What are the principles involved in the analysis of Composite beams?

11. Define: Moment of Resistance?

12. Define Composite Section with an example?

13. Write down the formula for moment of inertia and section modulus of solid
rectangular and hollow circular section?

14. A beam of rectangular cross section B x D is subjected to shear force F. Sketch the
shear stress distribution?
 UNIT III

1. Define the term Deflection?

2. What is Macaulay's method?

3. Define Slope and Deflection for a beam?

4. Write down the Macaulay's equation for a simply supported beam of 4m span
carrying a point load of 20 KN at mid span?

5. What are the advantages of Macaulay's method over double integration method?

6. A cantilever beam of span 1.5 m is carrying a point load at the free end. find the
deflection at the free end, if the slope at the free end is 1 degree?

7. What is the value of maximum deflection in a prismatic simply supported beam

when it is subjected to a uniformly distributed load 'w' spread over the entire span?

8. A cantilever of span 3 m is carrying a point load at the free end. Find the
deflection at the free end, if the slope at the free end is 1 degree?

9. What is the deflection at free end of a cantilever of span L, subjected to a point

load W at free end?

10. What are the different methods of finding of slope and deflection of a cantilever?

11. List any two methods of evaluating slope and deflection of a loaded beam?

12. What are the displacement boundary conditions of cantilever beam?

13. What is the value of maximum deflection in a simply supported beam when the
beam carries a point load at the centre?

14. Draw a bending moment diagram of propped cantilever beam subjected to UDL
throughout its length?

15. Write the formula of slope and deflection of a simply supported beam with a
concentrated load at the mid span?

16. What is the deflection equation for a cantilever beam carrying a UDL throughout
the beam?

UNIT IV
1. What is the approximate value of Rankine’s constant for cast iron column?

2. How do you to classify the short columns?

3. Distinguish between short and long column?

4. Write down the Rankine’s formula for a column?

5. What is Rankine’s constant?

6. Define Slenderness ratio?

7. What do you mean by core of a column section?

8. Define effective length of a column?

9. Define core of a column section?

10. Define the terms: Column and Strut?

11. Explain how the failure of a short and of a long column takes place?

12. Write the Rankine’s formula to find the load carrying capacity of a column?

13. Define Slenderness Ratio?

14. What is the effect of eccentric load on columns?

15. Name any three support conditions?

16. Write down the equation of Euler crippling for column for the following end
conditions

(a) One end fixed and other end free.

(b) Both ends hinged.

17. State the different types of columns based on their end conditions?

18. Write down the effective length of column for various end conditions?
 UNIT V

1. What is statically determinate structure?

2. What is statically indeterminate structure?

3. Sketch any two indeterminate beams?

4. What are portal frames?

5. Distinguish beam and rigid frames?

6. Why statically indeterminate structures are preferred?

7. Determine the degrees of static indeterminacy of a two span continuous beam

with end supports are fixed?

8. When will you classify a structure as statically determinate?

9. What is the degree of static indeterminacy of a propped cantilever beam when it

carries only vertical loads?

10. Define redundant structures?

11. Draw the bending moment diagram for fixed beam carries an UDL over the entire
span and indicate mid span moment and support moment?

12. What is the degree of static indeterminacy of a portal frame with fixed end
supports?

13. Define ‘Buckling’ of a column?

14. Differentiate determinate and indeterminate structures?

15. List the advantages and disadvantages of statically indeterminate structures?