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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Q. Columns of given length, cross-section and material have different values of buckling loads for different end conditions. The strongest column is one whose

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Q. As the elastic limit reaches, tensile strain

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Q. The ratio of the flexural strengths of two square beams one placed with its two sides horizontal and the other placed with one diagonal vertical, diagonal, is

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Q. Every material obeys the Hooke's law within its

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Q. The maximum compressive stress at the top of a beam is 1600 kg/cm² and the corresponding tensile stress at its bottom is 400 kg/cm² . If the depth of the beam is 10 cm, the neutral axis from the top, is

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Q. In a continuous bending moment curve the point where it changes sign, is called

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Q. A beam of length L supported on two intermediate rollers carries a uniformly distributed load on its entire length. If sagging B.M. and hogging B.M. of the beam are equal, the length of each overhang, is

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Q. A long vertical member, subjected to an axial compressive load, is called

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Q. The property by which a body returns to its original shape after removal of the force, is called

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Q. A column is said to be of medium size if its slenderness ratio is between

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Q. Ties are load carrying members of a frame, which are subjected to

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Q. At either end of a plane frame, maximum number of possible transverse shear forces, are

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Q. The stress necessary to initiate yielding, is considerably

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Q. Strain energy of any member may be defined as work done on it

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Q. If the length of a cantilever carrying an isolated load at its free end is doubled, the deflection of the free end will increase by

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Q. The value of Poisson's ratio always remains

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Q. For a beam having fixed ends, the unknown element of the reactions, is

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