Q. A uniform girder simply supported at its ends is subjected to a uniformly distributed load over its entire length and is propped at the centre so as to neutralise the deflection. The net B.M. at the centre will be

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Q. A beam of length L is pinned at both ends and is subjected to a concentrated bending couple of moment M at its centre. The maximum bending moment in the beam is

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Q. If two forces acting at a joint are not along the straight line, then for the equilibrium of the joint

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Q. If the shear force along a section of a beam is zero, the bending moment at the section is

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Q. When loads are applied proportionately to a frame structure containing its members in one plane, the structure is called

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Q. The shear stress at any section of a shaft is maximum

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Q. The region of the cross-section of a column in which compressive load may be applied without producing any tensile stress, is known as the core of the cross-section. In circular columns the radius of the core, is

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Q. A beam is said to be of uniform strength, if

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Q. In a tension test, the yield stress is 300 kg/cm², in the octa hedral shear stress at the point is:

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Q. The maximum twisting moment a shaft can resist, is the product of the permissible shear stress and

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Q. For a simply supported beam with a central load, the bending moment is

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Q. For a given material Young's modulus is 200 GN/m² and modulus of rigidity is 80 GN/m². The value of Poisson's ratio is

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Q. The ratio of the moment of inertia of a circular plate and that of a square plate for equal depth, is

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Q. The ratio of elongations of a conical bar due to its own weight and that of a prismatic bar of the same length, is

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Q. A three-hinged arch is said to be :

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Q. The shape of the bending moment diagram over the length of a beam, having no external load, is always

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Q. Pick up the incorrect statement

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Q. Pick up the correct statement from the following :

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Q. The number of points of contraflexure in a simple supported beam carrying uniformly distributed load, is

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Q. The maximum bending moment due to a moving load on a simply supported beam, occurs

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