THEORY OF STRUCTURE I

OBJECTIVE TYPE EXAM 2010

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1. Degree of Static indeterminacy is independent of b. 8/3

a. External loading c. 8/5
b. Number of member d. 5/8
c. Number of support 6. The rotation at the supports in a simply supported beam with UDL of
d. Special joint intensity ‘w’ throughout the span with flexural rigidity EI is
2. Which one of the following theorem/principle can be used to find a. wl3/24EI
displacement in a structure? b. wl3/12EI
a. Maxwel’s reciprocal theorem c. wl4/24EI
b. Engesser’s theorem of compatibility d. wl3/6EI
c. Castigliano’s theorem of least work 7. When a number of loads pass on a simply supported beam, absolute
d. Principle of virtual work maximum bending moment will occur at a point when all the loads
3. Where the rate of loading is zero the bending moment will vary on the beam when
a. Constantly a. Heaviest load is at the center
b. Linearly b. The load nearest to the resultant to be at center
c. Parabolic ally c. At the point under the load such that the resultant and that
d. Cubically particular load is bisected by the centre
4. For beam as shown in figure, the elastic curve between the support B d. Heaviest load is at that point
and C will be 8. The least count of the dial gauze we used in the experiment is
P P
a. Circular a. 1mm
b. Parabolic B C b. 0.1mm
c. Cubic a 2b a
c. 0.01mm
d. Cat nary d. 0.05mm
5. The ratio of the maximum deflection of a cantilever beam of span ‘l’ 9. A simply supported beam of span ‘l’ has two loads ‘P’ acting at l/3
with (a) load ‘w’ at the free end (b) a uniformly distribute load over from both ends, the moment at the midpoint will be
entire length equal to ‘w’ is given by a. 2Pl/3
a. 3/8 b. Pl/3
c. 0
d. Pl/2

Time : 15min.
 THEORY OF STRUCTURE I
OBJECTIVE TYPE EXAM 2010

10. If the width b and depth d of a simply supported beam loaded at the c. Slope and deflection
centre are interchanged, the deflection at the centre will change in the d. Support reactions
ratio
a. d/b
Rough Area
b. (d/b)3
c. (d/b)2
d. (b/d)2
11. A cantilever beam AB, fixed at A and carrying a load ‘w’ at the free
end B, is found to deflect by δ at the midpoint of AB. The deflection of
B due to load ‘w/2’ at the midpoint will be
a. 2δ
b. δ
c. δ /2
d. δ /4
12. The strain energy stored in a simply supported beam of span ‘l’ and
flexure rigidity EI due to a central concentrated load ‘w’ is
a. w2l3/48EI
b. w2l2/48EI
c. w2l2/96EI
d. w2l3/96EI
13. The horizontal thrust at support ‘A’ in a three hinged arch shown in
given figure is 1kN/m

a. 2kN
B
b. 4kN 4m
c. 8kN
A
C
d. 10kN
1m 8m 10m

14. The intensity of uniformly distributed load, we used in the

experiment of suspension bridge is
a. 2.8 or 2.7kg/m
b. 1.3 or 1.4kg/m
c. 1.8 or 2.7N/m
d. 1.35 or 1.4N/m
15. Unit load method is used for the calculation of
a. Bending moment
b. Shear force