Q. The under mentioned type is simple strain

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Q. The ratio of the effective length of a column and minimum radius of gyration of its cross-sectional area, is known

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Q. Failure of riverted joints is due to

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Q. The maximum load to which a fillet joint of length L can be subjected to, is

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Q. Beams of uniform strength are preferred to those of uniform section because these are economical for

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Q. The moment diagram for a cantilever whose free end is subjected to a bending moment, will be a

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Q. Reactions at the supports of a structure can be determined by equating the algebraic sum of

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Q. The bending moment is maximum on a section where shearing force

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Q. Pick up the correct statement from the following :

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Q. A short masonry pillar is 60 cm x 60 cm in cross-section, the core of the pillar is a square whose side is

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Q. A rectangular log of wood is floating in water with a load of 100 N at its centre. The maximum shear force in the wooden log is

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Q. The following assumption is not true in the theory of pure torsion :

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Q. Pick up the correct assumption of the theory of simple bending

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Q. The neutral axis of a beam cross-section must

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Q. If the beam is supported so that there are only three unknown reactive elements at the supports. These can be determined by using the following fundamental equation of statics

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Q. In a solid arch, shear force acts

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Q. A three hinged arch is loaded with an isolated load 1000 kg at a horizontal distance of 2.5 m from the crown, 1 m above the level of hinges at the supports 10 metres apart. The horizontal thrust is

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Q. The section modulus of a rectangular section is proportional to

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Q. The property of a material by which it can be drawn to a smaller section, due to tension, is called

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Q. The distance between the centres of adjacent rivets in the same row, is called

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