☰ Building Material (Civil Engineering) - MCQs

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Q7.

The principal of superposition states that the total deflection of a structure under different sets of load , is equal to the sum of deflections under each set of loads acting separately on the structure if the loads are within:

  • A. limit state
  • B. elastic limit
  • C. proportionality limit without buckling
  • D. elastic limit including buckling

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Q8.

Sum of the distribution factors for moments due to sway of a story is equal to :

  • A. 0.25
  • B. -0.5
  • C. -1.0
  • D. 1.5

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Q9.

The shape of of influence line diagram for maximum bending moment in a simply supported beam is :

  • A. rectangular
  • B. triangular
  • C. parabolic
  • D. circular

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Q10.

The influence line for any strees function are used for obtaining maximum value due to :

  • A. single point load only
  • B. uniform live load only
  • C. several point loads
  • D. all of these

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Q11.

Number of unknowns to be determined in the stiffness method is equal to :

  • A. static indeterminacy
  • B. kinematic indeterminacy
  • C. sum of static and kinematic indetarminacy
  • D. none of these

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Q12.

The cable resists external loads by:

  • A. tension
  • B. compression
  • C. bending
  • D. compression and bending

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