Structural Dynamics

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rods, beams and other structural components have an infinite number of degrees of
freedom, such systems are commonly known as ______
a) Lumped mass system c) Continuous system #
b) Discrete mass system d) Damped system

2. Which system will oscillate through the equilibrium position?

a) Overdamped system c) Critically damped system
b) Underdamped system # d) Undulated damped system

3. Response due to dynamic load is

a) Displacement c) Acceleration
b) Velocity d) Displacement, Velocity and
Acceleration #

4. Duhamel Integral is used to determine the dynamic response of a structure associated

with _____
a) Wind load c) Blast load #
b) Snow load d) Earthquake load

5. What will be the logarithmic decrement () if the damping factor is 0.33
a) 2.19 # c) 2.06
b) 2 d) 2.11

6. If m = 10 kg, c =10 Ns/m and k = 4 N/m, the system is

a) Overdamped c) Critically damped
b) Underdamped # d) Viscous damped

7. Consider the following assumptions made in idealization of shear building

I. No joint rotations in the structure
II. Load acts horizontally so the slabs move parallel to each other
III. Deformation of structure is affected by axial force in the column
IV. Horizontal members are infinitely rigid

a) 1, 2 and 3 are correct c) 1, 3 and 4 are correct

b) 1, 2 and 4 are correct # d) 1, 2, 3, 4 are correct
8. _______ is the graphical representation of the relative amplitudes of the two
coordinates and their phase angle relationship.
a) Stiffness c) Node
b) Mode shape # d) Flexibility

9. A cantilever beam subjected to end concentrated load of 300 kg, flexural rigidity of
beam is 1000Nm2, Length of the beam is 2 m, Natural frequency of beam due to
concentrated load is
a) 1 rad/s c) 1.11 rad/s #
b) 2 rad/s d) 1.89 rad/s

10. Natural undamped frequency is 30 rad/s, Damping ratio is 50%, Damped frequency is
a) 10 c) 25.98 #
b) 0.36 d) 15.36

11. If the damping ratio is 0.3%, the logarithmic decrement will be

a) 0.01 # c) 1.06
b) 0.5 d) 2.5

12. When a building is subjected to blasting load, the analysis preferred would be
a) Pushover analysis c) Response Spectrum analysis
b) Wind analysis d) Time-History analysis #

13. The two modes are orthogonal when

a) 1Tm2 = 0 1Tk2 = 0 c) 1Tm2 = 0 1Tk2 = 1
b) 1Tm2 = 1 1Tk2 = 1 # d) 1Tm2 = 1 1Tk2 = 0

14. If damping force is proportional to the velocity of the motion of mass it is ______
a) Viscous damping # c) Coulomb damping
b) Damping d) Magnetic damping

15. The Equation of motion can be formed using

a) Newtons Third Law c) Law of conservation of mass
b) Hamilton Principle # d) Hooke’s Law
16. _______ is the angle by which the steady state response lacks the existing force
a) Phase angle # c) Zero angle
b) Reflex angle d) Right angle

17. A simply supported beam with length L carrying a udl of W kN/m will have a shape
function [(x)] as _____
𝑋 4 𝑋 3 𝑋
a) [ 𝐿 ] − 2 [ 𝐿 ] + [ 𝐿 ] #
𝑋 3 𝑋 2 𝑋
b) [ 𝐿 ] − 4 [ 𝐿 ] + [ 𝐿 ]
𝑋 4 𝑋 2 𝑋
c) [ ] − 3 [ ] + [ ]
𝐿 𝐿 𝐿
𝑋 4 𝑋 2 𝑋
d) [ 𝐿 ] − 2 [ 𝐿 ] + [ 𝐿 ]

18. The amount of energy released by an earthquake is referred to as _____

a) Intensity of earthquake c) Frequency of earthquake
b) Magnitude of earthquake # d) Scale of earthquake

19. The scale to measure the intensity of an earthquake

a) Mercalli scale # c) Richter scale
b) Centigrade scale d) Rossi-Forel scale

20. Which analysis is used to obtain design seismic force?

a) Plastic Analysis c) Dynamic Analysis #
b) Elastic Analysis d) Elastic as well as Dynamic analysis