THEORY OF STRUCTURES QUIZ

Point of application

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Direction

Magnitude

ee²l/3d²

el²/3d²

el/2d

e²l²/3d²

1.6

1.4

1.5

1.7

Rankine’s theory

Haig’s theory

Guest’s or Trecas’ theory

St. Venant’s theory

A uniformly distributed load ? per unit run over its entire span is 4/3 ?R/?

All of these

A distributed load varying from zero at the left end to ? per unit horizontal run at the right end, is ? ?R/?

A uniformly distributed load ? per unit run over its right half span, is ? ?R/?

/60 Newton metres/min

/30 Newton metres/min

/30 Newton metres/sec

/60 Newton metres/sec

1.34

2.5

1.5

2.34

1.3

1.7

1.5

1.2

2 cm

1.5 cm

2.5 cm

1 cm

If tensile stress is equal to axial stress, the section experiences compressive stress

If tensile stress is less than axial stress, the section experiences compressive stress

The moment of inertia is calculated about the axis about which bending takes place

All of these