A simply supported beam which carries a uniformly distributed load has two equal overhangs. To have maximum B.M. produced in the beam least possible, the ratio of the length of the overhang to the total length of the beam, is_________________?

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1. A simply supported beam A carries a point load at its mid span. Another identical beam B carries the same load but uniformly distributed over the entire span. The ratio of the maximum deflections of the beams A and B, will be________________?

   A. 2/3
   B. 3/2
   C. 5/8
   D. 8/5

2. The maximum bending moment for a simply supported beam with a uniformly distributed load w/unit length, is_________________?

   A. WI/2
   B. WI²/4
   C. WI²/8
   D. WI²/12

3. A simply supported beam carries a varying load from zero at one end and w at the other end. If the length of the beam is a, the shear force will be zero at a distance x from least loaded point where x is_________________?

   A. a/2
   B. a/3
   C. a
   D. a

4. A rolled steel joist is simply supported at its ends and carries a uniformly distributed load which causes a maximum deflection of 10 mm and slope at the ends of 0.002 radian. The length of the joist will be________________?

   A. 10 m
   B. 12 m
   C. 14 m
   D. 16 m

5. A simply supported beam carries varying load from zero at one end and w at the other end. If the length of the beam is a, the maximum bending moment will be_______________?

   A. wa/27
   B. wa²/27
   C. w²a
   D. wa²

6. A simply supported rolled steel joist 8 m long carries a uniformly distributed load over it span so that the maximum bending stress is 75 N/mm². If the slope at the ends is 0.005 radian and the value of E = 0.2 × 106 N/mm2, the depth of the joist, is________________?

   A. 200 mm
   B. 250 mm
   C. 300 mm
   D. 400 mm

7. A simply supported uniform rectangular bar breadth b, depth d and length L carries an isolated load W at its mid-span. The same bar experiences an extension e under same tensile load. The ratio of the maximum deflection to the elongation, is________________?

   A. L/d
   B. L/2d
   C. (L/2d)²
   D. (L/3d)²

8. The ratio of the maximum deflections of a simply supported beam with a central load W and of a cantilever of same length and with a load W at its free end, is________________?

   A. 1/8
   B. 1/10
   C. 1/12
   D. 1/16

9. The ratio of the length and depth of a simply supported rectangular beam which experiences maximum bending stress equal to tensile stress, due to same load at its mid span, is_______________?

   A. 1/2
   B. 2/3
   C. 1/4
   D. 1/3

10. The ratio of the length and diameter of a simply supported uniform circular beam which experiences maximum bending stress equal to tensile stress due to same load at its mid span, is___________________?

    A. 1/8
    B. 1/4
    C. 1/2
    D. 1/3