1.

Thin shell structures where the outer surface or skin of the shell is usually
supported by longitudinal stiffening members and transverse frames to
enable it to resist loads . Such structures are known as
semi-monocoque, monocoque, truss

2. Assuming that the aircraft is flying straight, the top spar cap/flange of a
wing is most likely to fail in:

a) Yielding
b) Buckling
c) Crushing
d) Creep
3. Which of the following component is used in aircraft wings to increase the
column buckling strength of the longitudinal stiffeners?
Ribs
Spar Flange
Spar Web
Skin
4. In a semi-monocoque structure of an aircraft wing, the skin and spar webs
are the primary carriers of
Shear stresses due to aerodynamic moment component alone
Bending stresses due to aerodynamic forces
Shear stresses due to aerodynamic forces alone
Shear stresses due to aerodynamic forces and moment component
5. Buckling of the fuselage skin can be delayed by
Placing the stiffener farther
Placing the stiffener closer and increasing internal pressure
Placing the stiffener farther and decreasing internal pressure
Reducing skin thickness
6. Spar webs develop shear stresses which resist
Bending shear force
Torsional Moment
Both bending shear force and torsional moment
Compressive force

7. Which of the following component is not the part of wing structure?

Ribs
Spars
Bulkheads
8. If there is no rib in the wing structure, then the wing structure will fail due
to
Buckling
Crushing
Fatigue
Creep
9. All air loads are the results of the pressure distribution over the surfaces of
the skin produced by steady flight, maneuver, or gust conditions. Generally,
these results in
Shear and Bending
Shear and Torsion
Torsion and Bending
Shear, Torsion and Bending
10.Longerons are used to oppose
BENDING
Tension
Compression
Drag
11.To decrease the weight of a typical commercial fuselage, stringers should
be _________
a) straight and uninterrupted
b) straight and curved
c) interrupted at every point
d) only straight
12.When an aircraft flies in air, it experiences _________
lift, drag, thrust loads, etc
only lift load
only gust load
only drag force
13. Choose an appropriate incorrect option.
a) At any given time, an aircraft can only experience any one type of load
b) At cruise, lift will be same as weight
c) Aerodynamic centre is located at quarter chord point for typical subsonic
a/c
d) Lift is an example of Aerodynamic force
14.When we step on an upright soda can, it would fail due to __________
a) crippling
b) bending
c) torsion
d) shearing
15. Loads during takeoff and landing will be equal in magnitude.
a) True
b) False
16.Almost all the forces acting on aircraft can be categorized as _____
a) body or surface forces
b) body forces only
c) only as surface force
d) neither body nor surface force
17.Longerons are supported by other longitudinal members called

A) Bulkhead
B) Formers
C) Frames
D) Stringers

18.Which area of the aircraft is subject to hoop stress?

 Control surfaces
Pressure cabin
Wings
Tail
19.Stringers are used in which of the following type of aircraft fuselage
construction?
Truss
Semimonocoque
Monocoque
20.Bending stresses are combination of
Torsion and compression
Tension and Compression
Tension and Shear
Shear and Compression
21.A wing has chord of 1m. Find the appropriate range of the front spar
position from leading edge (round off to 1 decimal place).
0.2m-0.3m
0.9m-1.5m
3.2
1.2
Answer: a
Explanation: Given chord c = 1m.
Typical range of front spar location = 20% to 30% of chord = 20% of 1 to
30% of 1 = 0.2*1 to 0.3*1 = 0.2m-0.3m

22.A thin walled tube of circular cross section with mean radius r has a central
web which divides into two symmetrical cells as shown. A torque M is
acting on the section. The shear flow q in the central web is

M
A) q =
2 πr 2
B) q = 0
 M
C) q =
4 πr 2
M
D) q = 2
πr
23.A spar is located at 65% of MAC from leading edge. If spar is positioned in
such way that distance between trailing edge. and spar is 2m then,
estimate chord of wing (round off to 1 decimal place).
a) 5.7m
b) 6.8m
c) 4.4m
d) 6.5m
Answer: a
Explanation: Given location of spar = 65% of MAC, distance from t.e. = 2m.
Spar is located at 65% of chord from l.e. hence, from t.e. location of spar =
(100% – 65%) of chord = 1-0.65 = 0.35*chord.
From given, 0.35*chord = 2m
Chord = 2/0.35 = 5.71m.

24.A thin-walled tube, with the cross-section shown in the figure, is subjected
to a torque of T = 1 kN-m. The walls have uniform thickness t = 1 mm and
shear modulus G = 26 GPa. Assume that the curved portion is semi-circular.
The shear stress in the wall is _____ MPa (round off to 1 decimal place)

A) 25.5 B)19.5 c) 15.8 d)17.3

25.The idealized cross section of a thin walled wing box structure shown in the
figure is subjected to an anticlockwise torque of 10 kNm. The
corresponding shear flow distribution under this loading is shown in the
figure. The area of each cell is A1 = 300 x 103 mm2 and A2 = 250 x 103 mm2.
The ratio of the unknowns x/y is _________. (round off to 1 decimal place)
a) 1.6 B) 0.6 c) 2.6 d) 0.06
26.The stiffened cross-section of a long slender uniform structural member is
idealized as shown in the figure below. The lumped areas at A, B, C and D
have equal cross-sectional area of 3 cm2. The webs AB, BC, CD and DA are
each 5 mm thick. The structural member is subjected to a twisting moment
of 10 kNm. The magnitudes of the shear flow in the webs, q AB, qBC, qCD, and
qDA in kN/m are, respectively

(A) 20, 20, 20, 20 (B) 0, 0, 50, 50 (C) 40, 40, 0, 0 (D) 50, 50, 50, 50
27. A 2 celled tube with wall thickness 0.5 mm is subjected to a torque of 10 N-
m. The resulting shear flows in two shells are shown below

The torque balance equation for this section leads to

A) q1 + q2 = 2000 N/m
B) q1 - q2 = 2000 N/m
C) 2q1 + q2 = 2000 N/m
D) q1 + 2q2 = 2000 N/m
 28.Determine the correctness or otherwise of the following statement (i) and
(ii)
(i)A closed section box beam configuration is used in aircraft wings
(ii) Closed section box beam configuration is capable of resisting torsional
loads
a) Both (i) and (ii) are true and (ii) is the correct reason for (i)
b) Both (i) and (ii) are true and (ii) is not the correct reason for (i)
c) Both (i) and (ii) are false
d) (i) is true but (ii) is false
29.Determine the correctness or otherwise of the following statement (i) and
(ii)
(i)Two spar beam structure exhibit differential bending
(ii)Torsion is transferred as bending in spar
Both (i) and (ii) are true and (ii) is the correct reason for (i)
Both (i) and (ii) are true and (ii) is not the correct reason for (i)
Both (i) and (ii) are false
(i) is true but (ii) is false
30. Determine the correctness or otherwise of the following statement (i) and (ii)
(i)Lower Longerons on the fuselage with effective skin carry axial compression
loads
(ii)Axial Compression load is produced by torsion
Both (i) and (ii) are true and (ii) is the correct reason for (i)
Both (i) and (ii) are true and (ii) is not the correct reason for (i)
Both (i) and (ii) are false
(i) is true but (ii) is false