Q. As compared to uniaxial tension or compression, the strain energy stored in bending is only

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Q. The ratio of strengths of solid to hollow shafts, both having outside diameter D and hollow having inside diameter D/2, in torsion, is

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Q. The weakest section of a diamond riveting, is the section which passes through

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Q. In a loaded beam, the point of con-traflexture occurs at a section where

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Q. A simply supported beam of span L carries a concentrated load W at its mid-span. The maximum bending moment M is

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Q. The ratio of the maximum deflections of a beam simply supported at its ends with an isolated central load and that of with a uniformly distributed load over its entire length, is

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Q. The shape of the bending moment diagram over the length of a beam, carrying a uniformly distributed load is always

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Q. Influence lines are drawn for structures

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Q. A shaft turning 150 r.p.m. is subjected to a torque of 150 kgm. Horse power transmitted by the shaft is

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Q. A simply supported beam carrying a uniformly distributed load over its whole span, is propped at the centre of the span so that the beam is held to the level of the end supports. The reaction of the prop will be

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Q. The range within which a load can be applied on a rectangular column, to avoid any tensile stress, is

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Q. In a beam, the neutral plane

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Q. The radius of gyration of a rectangular section is not proportional to

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Q. A reinforced concrete beam is assumed to be made of

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Q. If the rivets in adjacent rows are staggered and outermost row has only one rivet, the arrangement of the rivets, is called

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Q. The minimum number of rivets for the connection of a gusset plate, is

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Q. A triangular section having base b, height h, is placed with its base horizontal. If the shear stress at a depth y from top is q, the maximum shear stress is

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Q. The slenderness ratio of a vertical column of a square cross-section of 2.5 cm sides and 300 cm length, is

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Q. A rectangular beam 20 cm wide is subjected to a maximum shearing force of 10, 000 kg, the corresponding maximum shearing stress being 30 kg/cm². The depth of the beam is

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Q. If the width of a simply supported beam carrying an isolated load at its centre is doubled, the deflection of the beam at the centre is changed by

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