The maximum magnitude of shear stress due to shear force F on a rectangular section of area A at the neutral axis, is F/A F/2A 2F/3A 3F/2A TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The greatest load which a spring can carry without getting permanently distorted, is called Proof resilience Proof load Proof stress Stiffness TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
A compound truss may be formed by connecting two simple rigid frames, by Three bars intersecting at a point Two bars Three bars three parallel bars TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
There are two hinged semicircular arches A, B and C of radii 5 m, 7.5 m and 10 m respectively and each carries a concentrated load W at their crowns. The horizontal thrust at their supports will be in the ratio of 1 : 1½ : 2 None of these 2 : 1½ : 1 1 : 1 : 2 TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
A shaft subjected to a bending moment M and a torque T, experiences Both A and B Maximum bending stress = 32M/πd³ Neither A nor B Maximum shear stress = 16 T/πd³ TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The area of the core of a column of cross sectional area A, is (1/3) A (1/12) A (1/6) A (1/18) A TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
In the truss, the force in the member AC is t tensile 8.75 t tensile 6.25 t compressive t compressive TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
A masonry dam (density = 20,000 N/m³) 6 m high, one metre wide at the top and 4 m wide at the base, has vertical water face. The minimum stress at the base of the dam when the reservoir is full, will be 75000 N/m² 750 N/m² 75 N/m² 7500 N/m² TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The horizontal deflection of a parabolic curved beam of span 10 m and rise 3 m when loaded with a uniformly distributed load l t per horizontal length is (where Ic is the M.I. at the crown, which varies as the slope of the arch). 100/EIc 200/EIc 50/EIc 150/EIc TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The forces in the members of simple trusses, may be analysed by All of these Method of joints Method of sections Graphical method TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?