Q. The ratio of the length and depth of a simply supported rectangular beam which experiences maximum bending stress equal to tensile stress, due to same load at its mid span, is

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Q. The radius of gyration of a rectangular section (depth D, width B) from a centroidal axis parallel to the width is

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Q. The equivalent length of a column of length L, having one end fixed and other end hinged, is

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Q. At any point of a beam, the section modulus may be obtained by dividing the moment of inertia of the section by

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Q. The maximum height of a masonry dam of a triangular section whose base width is b and specific gravity s, is

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Q. The load on a spring per unit deflection, is called

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Q. In a shaft, the shear stress is not directly proportional to

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Q. A compound truss may be formed by connecting two simple rigid frames, by

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Q. The locus of the end point of the resultant of the normal and tangential components of the stress on an inclined plane, is

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Q. m1 and m2 are the members of two individual simple trusses of a compound truss. The compound truss will be rigid and determinate if

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Q. In case of a simply supported I-section beam of span L and loaded with a central load W, the length of elasto-plastic zone of the plastic hinge, is

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Q. A simply supported beam A carries a point load at its midspan. An other identical beam B carries the same load but uniformly distributed over the entire span. The ratio of the maximum deflections of the beams A and B, will be

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Q. The strain energy due to volumetric strain

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