Q. A simply supported rolled steel joist 8 m long carries a uniformly distributed load over it span so that the maximum bending stress is 75 N/mm². If the slope at the ends is 0.005 radian and the value of E = 0.2 x 10⁶ N/mm², the depth of the joist, is

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Q. The strain energy stored in a spring when subjected to greatest load without being permanently distorted, is called

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Q. If a three hinged parabolic arch, (span l, rise h) is carrying a uniformly distributed load w/unit length over the entire span,

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Q. Co-efficient of wind resistance of a circular surface, is

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Q. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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Q. The ratio of moments of inertia of a triangular section about its base and about a centroidal axis parallel to its base, is

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Q. The equivalent length of a column of length L, having both the ends hinged, is

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Q. A steel rod of sectional area 250 sq. mm connects two parallel walls 5 m apart. The nuts at the ends were tightened when the rod was heated to 100°C. If αsteel = 0.000012/C°, Esteel = 0.2 MN/mm², the tensile force developed at a temperature of 50°C, is

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Q. The ratio of circumferential stress to the longitudinal stress in the walls of a cylindrical shell, due to flowing liquid, is

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Q. The locus of reaction of a two hinged semi-circular arch, is

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Q. The ratio of the area of cross-section of a circular section to the area of its core, is

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Q. The yield moment of a cross section is defined as the moment that will just produce the yield stress in

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Q. The ratio of shear stress and shear strain of an elastic material, is

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Q. The ratio of the maximum deflections of a simply supported beam with a central load W and of a cantilever of same length and with a load W at its free end, is

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Q. The greatest load which a spring can carry without getting permanently distorted, is called

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Q. A three hinged arch is generally hinged at its supports and

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Q. An isolated load W is acting at a distance a from the left hand support, of a three hinged arch of span 2l and rise h hinged at the crown, the horizontal reaction at the support, is

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Q. The ratio of lateral strain to axial strain of a homogeneous material, is known

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Q. For beams of uniform strength, if depth is constant,

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Q. The normal and tangential components of stress on an inclined plane through θ° to the direction of the force, will be equal if θ is

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