When a load crosses a through type Pratt truss in the direction left to right, the nature of force in any diagonal member in the left half of the span would Change from compression to tension Always be compression Always be tension Change from tension to compression TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
When a uniformly distributed load, longer than the span of the girder, moves from left to right, then the maximum bending moment at mid section of span occurs when the uniformly distributed load occupies Less than the left half span Whole of left half span Whole span More than the left half span TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
If the specified thickness of a footing is 100 cm, the depth of the form work may be tolerated from -4 mm to +4 mm -5 mm to +5 mm -3 mm to +3 mm -2 mm to +2 mm TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The degree of static indeterminacy of a rigid-jointed space frame is (where m, r and j have their usual meanings) 6m + r – 6j m + r – 3j 3m + r – 3j m + r – 2j TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Muller Breslau’s principle for obtaining influence lines is applicable to i) trusses ii) statically determinate beams and frames iii) statically indeterminate structures, the material of which is elastic and follows Hooke’s law iv) any statically indeterminate structure The correct answer is (i), (ii) and (iii) only (i) (i) and (ii) (i), (ii) and (iv) TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
For a symmetrical two hinged parabolic arch, if one of the supports settles horizontally, then the horizontal thrust remains unchanged becomes zero is decreased is increased TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
For stable structures, one of the important properties of flexibility and stiffness matrices is that the elements on the main diagonal<br/>(i) Of a stiffness matrix must be positive<br/>(ii) Of a stiffness matrix must be negative<br/>(iii) Of a flexibility matrix must be positive<br/>(iv) Of a flexibility matrix must be negative<br/>The correct answer is (ii) and (iv) (i) and (iii) (ii) and (iii) (i) and (iv) TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The degree of static indeterminacy of a pin-jointed space frame is given by (where m is number of unknown member forces, r is unknown reaction components and j is number of joints) 3m + r – 3j m + r – 3j m + r + 3j m + r – 2j TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The minimum horizontal distance between two parallel main reinforcing bars, is The diameter of the longer bar if their diameters are unequal The diameter of the bar if their diameters are same Greatest value of the above 5 mm more than nominal maximum size of the coarse aggregate TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
A single rolling load of 8 kN rolls along a girder of 15 m span. The absolute maximum bending moment will be 60 kN.m 8 kN.m 30 kN.m 15 kN.m TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?