i) trusses
ii) statically determinate beams and frames
iii) statically indeterminate structures, the material of which is elastic and follows Hooke’s law
iv) any statically indeterminate structure
The correct answer is ?
A. (i), (ii) and (iii)
B. (i), (ii) and (iv)
C. (i) and (ii)
D. only (i)
Related Mcqs:
- Principle of superposition is applicable when___________________?
A. deflections are linear functions of applied forces
B. material obeys Hooke’s law
C. the action of applied forces will be affected by small deformations of the structure
D. none of the above - The three moments equation is applicable only when___________________?
A. the beam is prismatic
B. there is no settlement of supports
C. there is no discontinuity such as hinges within the span
D. the spans are equal - The principle of virtual work can be applied to elastic system by considering the virtual work of_________________?
A. internal forces only
B. external forces only
C. internal as well as external forces
D. none of the above - If in a pin-jointed plane frame (m + r) > 2j, then the frame is________________?
A. stable and statically determinate
B. stable and statically indeterminate
C. unstable
D. none of the above
where m is number of members, r is reaction components and j is number of joints - In moment distribution method, the sum of distribution factors of all the members meeting at any joint is always__________________?
A. zero
B. less than 1
C. 1
D. greater than 1 - When a uniformly distributed load, longer than the span of the girder, moves from left to right, then the maximum bending moment at mid section of span occurs when the uniformly distributed load occupies_______________?
A. less than the left half span
B. whole of left half span
C. more than the left half span
D. whole span - Which of the following methods of structural analysis is a displacement method ?
A. moment distribution method
B. column analogy method
C. three moment equation
D. none of the above - The width of the analogous column in the method of column analogy is _________________?
A. 2/EI
B. 1/EI
C. 1/2 EI
D. 1/4 EI - Bending moment at any section in a conjugate beam gives in the actual beam_________________?
A. slope
B. curvature
C. deflection
D. bending moment - The number of independent displacement components at each joint of a rigid-jointed space frame is_______________?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 6
