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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Q. The eccentricity (e) of a hollow circular column, external diameter 25 cm, internal diameter 15 cm for an eccentric load 100 t for non-development of tension, is

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Q. Maximum shear stress theory for the failure of a material at the elastic limit, is known

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

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Q. 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

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Q. The ratio of tangential and normal components of a stress on an inclined plane through θ° to the direction of the force, is :

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Q. The ratio of crippling loads of a column having both the ends fixed to the column having both the ends hinged, is

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Q. Maximum strain theory for the failure of a material at the elastic limit, is known as

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Q. A cantilever of length L is subjected to a bending moment M at its free end. If EI is the flexural rigidity of the section, the deflection of the free end, is

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Q. The maximum bending moment for a simply supported beam with a uniformly distributed load w/unit length, is

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