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On a free-body diagram,
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A) only external and internal forces are indicated
B) external, internal as well as reaction components are shown
C) only internal forces need be shown
D) only reaction components and external forces are indicated.

In a cable subjected to v.d.l. the tension in the cable is

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A) maximum at the centre
B) uniform through out
C) maximum at the supporting towers
D) not predictable

Masonry arches resist the external loads by

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A) bending moment and radial shear
B) thrust only
C) normal thrust, radial shear and moment
D) normal thrust and shear

Line of thrust in an arch follows the

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A) line joining the hinge points
B) Funicular polygon of forces
C) axis of the arch
D) line joining the springings

In a truss, the joints are considered to be

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A) rigid
B) pin joints
C) bolted joints
D) welded

A member in a truss is subjected to only

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A) axial tension
B) axial compression
C) axial compression or tension
D) axial force and moment

The tension coeffi cient method is based on only

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A) equilibrium condition
B) method of joints and equilibrium
C) method of joints and sections
D) method of sections and equilibrium

The forces in collinear members at a joint of a plane truss are equal if

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A) the joint is not loaded
B) joint is not loaded and has only three members
C) loaded
D) loaded and has only three members

The force in member 4–5 in the above truss is

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A) 8.66 KN compression
B) 7.5 KN tension
C) 7.5 KN compression
D) 8.66 KN tension

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10 The force in the non-coplanar member at the joint of a space truss is zero if the joint is
A) not loaded
B) not loaded and has only three members
C) loaded
D) loaded and has only four members

11 If all the members, except one, are coplanar at the joint of a truss, the force in the force in the non-coplanar member is zero if the
A) joint is not loaded
B) joint loaded in the coplanar
C) joint load normal to the coplanar
D) joint load not normal to the coplanar

12 The method of tension coeffi cients was developed by

A) clapeyron
B) hardy cross
C) williot molr
D) south well

13 At a joint in a space truss if all the bar forces, except two, are zero, the two bars also have no bar forces if
A) joint is loaded
B) the two bars collinear
C) joint is not loaded
D) joint is not loaded and bars are not collinear

14 The moment area method is valid for

A) single span beams
B) continuous beams
C) frames
D) no limitations

15 At the free end of a beam

A) the slope and defl ection are zero
B) the moment and shear are zero
C) the moment is zero but not shear
D) the shear is zero but not moment

16 In a conjugate beam the free end of a real beam will have

A) a free end
B) a fixed
C) hinged end
D) none of the above

17 The infl uence diagram for maximum bending moment in a simply supported beam is
A) rectangular
B) triangular
C) parabolic
D) irregular

18 The maximum B.M. at a section under rolling u.d.l. shorter than span occurs when the moving load
A) just reaches the section
B) just leaves the section
C) load occupies centre of span
D) when the section divides the span and load in the same ratio

19 The maximum B.M. under a particular load among several moving loads occurs when that load is
A) at centre of span
B) when the load and the resultant of loads are at equidistant from the middle of span
C) when the heaviest load is at centre of span
D) when the resultant of the loads is at centre of span

20 Under a uniformly distributed load the cable takes the shape of a

A) parabola
B) circular

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C) catenary
D) funicular polygon

21 The horizontal length of the cable from the higher end to the lowest point of the cable is
A) 50 m
B) 55 m
C) 57.5 m
D) 58.58 m

22 A8 suspension cable having 50 m span and dip 4 m is stiffened by a three-hinged stiffening girder. A concentrated load 100 kN is placed at
m from the left end. The equivalent v.d.l. we on the cable is
A) 2.0 kN/m
B) 1.28 kN/m
C) 6.25 kN/m
D) 12.5 kN/m

23 Asection
cable of a suspension bridge has a span 40 m and dip 5 m. A three-hinged stiffening girder is used. The maximum + ve moment at a
10 m from left end as a 50 kN load rolls over is
A) 312.5 kN.m
B) 300 kN.m
C) 187.5 kN.m
D) 625.0 kN.m

24 In the approximate analysis of building frames using portal method the shear in the frame is shared
A) equally by all the columns
B) the interior columns take twice as much as the exterior columns
C) only interior columns take the shear
D) the exterior columns take twice as much as the interior columns.

25 In the approximate analysis of building frames using cantilenar method, the axial force in the columns is assumed to the
A) equal tension in all columns
B) tension in windward columns and compression in leeward columns
C) tension or compression in columns is proportional to the distance of column from C.G. of columns
D) equal compression in all columns

26 The force in column 3-6 in the above building frame is

A) 3.20 kN compression
B) 3.45 tension
C) 3.45 compression
D) 0.24 kN compression

27 A fixed beam loaded transversely is statically indeterminate by

A) 3 degrees
B) 2 degrees
C) 1 degree
D) no indeterminacy

28 A portal frame fixed at the base is indeterminate by

A) 3 degrees
B) 2 degrees
C) 1 degree
D) no indeterminacy

29 A three-span continuous beam fixed at one end and hinged at the other end is statically indeterminate by
A) 4 degrees
B) 3 degrees
C) 2 degrees
D) 1 degree

30 In a portal frame, one column is fixed at the base and the other a hinge on rollers. If there is a hinge in the beam the frame is
A) statically indeterminate by one degree
B) statically determinate
C) statically determinate and stable
D) unstable

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31 Consistent displacements or compatibility condition means

A) displacements caused by the redundant forces
B) displacements caused by the forces other than redundant forces
C) displacements caused by redundant and applied forces
D) displacements caused by redundant and applied forces satisfying the boundary conditions

32 The theorem of three moments cannot be applied to

A) single span fixed beams
B) continuous beams with over hangs
C) trusses and frames
D) continuous beams with sinking supports and rotating joints

33 Muller-Breslau principal can be utilized for

A) drawing influence lines for force quantities qualitatively
B) drawing influence lines for forces quantitatively
C) drawing influence lines for slopes and deflections
D) drawing influence lines for cables and arches

34 Moment distribution method

A) gives only approximate results
B) not suitable for non prismatic members
C) highly useful for continuous beams and frames
D) can be used for solving plane and space trusses

35 In Kani’s method the sign convention followed for end moments is based on
A) static sign convention
B) beam sign convention
C) beam convention for beams and static sign convention for columns
D) no uniform convention

36 Kani’s method is based on

A) method of consistent displacements
B) slope deflection method
C) flexibility method
D) moment distribution

37 In Kani’s method the iteration will converge even if there is some mistake in calculation of moments
A) true in some cases
B) False
C) true
D) true for beams only

38 Column analogy method is applicable to

A) determinate structures
B) continuous beams
C) fixed beams and single storey frames
D) multi-storey frames

39 The shape factor for a square section having side ‘a’ placed with one of its diagonal vertical is
A) 1.0
B) 1.5
C) 2.0
D) 3.0

40 In a fixed beam under u.d.l. the load factor is

A) 1.0
B) 2.0
C) 3.0
D) 4.0
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