Related Mcqs:

1. A simply supported beam deflects by 5 mm when it is subjected to a concentrated load of 10 kN at its centre. What will be deflection in a 1/10 model of the beam if the model is subjected to a 1 kN load at its centre ?

   A. 5 mm
   B. 0.5 mm
   C. 0.05 mm
   D. 0.005mm

2. 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

3. If in a rigid-jointed space frame, (6m + r) < 6j, then the frame is_______________?

   A. unstable
   B. stable and statically determinate
   C. stable and statically indeterminate
   D. none of the above

4. The number of independent displacement components at each joint of a rigid-jointed space frame is_______________?

   A. 1
   B. 2
   C. 3
   D. 6

5. Independent displacement components at each joint of a rigid-jointed plane frame are_________________?

   A. three linear movements
   B. two linear movements and one rotation
   C. one linear movement and two rotations
   D. three rotations

6. In the slope deflection equations, the deformations are considered to be caused by________________?

   i) bending moment
   ii) shear force
   iii) axial force
   The correct answer is

   A. only (i)
   B. (i)and(ii)
   C. (ii) and (iii)
   D. (i), (ii) and (iii)

7. 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

8. The deformation of a spring produced by a unit load is called _________________?

   A. stiffness
   B. flexibility
   C. influence coefficient
   D. unit strain

9. Degree of kinematic indeterminacy of a pin-jointed plane frame is given by______________?

   A. 2j – r
   B. j – 2r
   C. 3j – r
   D. 2j + r

10. If there are m unknown member forces, r unknown reaction components and j number of joints, then the degree of static indeterminacy of a pin-jointed plane frame is given by__________________?

    A. m + r + 2j
    B. m – r + 2j
    C. m + r – 2j
    D. m + r – 3j