Description : With identical beam and column, buckling occurs as compared to bending under a (a) Lesser load (b) Larger load (c) Equal load (d) None
Last Answer : (a) Lesser load
Description : Buckling of a column occurs under (a) Axial load (b) Transverse load (c) Direct load (d) None
Last Answer : (a) Axial load
Description : Pure Buckling uses the equation of (a) Rankin-Gordon (b) Euler (c) Stiffness (d) None
Last Answer : (b) Euler
Description : The ratio of the effective length of a column and minimum radius of gyration of its cross sectionalarea, is known (a) Buckling factor (b) Slenderness ratio (c) Crippling factor (d) None of these
Last Answer : (b) Slenderness ratio
Description : Columns of given length, cross-section and material have different values of buckling loads for different end conditions. The strongest column is one whose (a) One end is fixed and other end is hinged (b) ... (c) One end is fixed and the other end entirely free (d) Both the ends are fixed
Last Answer : (d) Both the ends are fixed
Description : If the slenderness ratio for a column is 100, then it is said to be a __________ column. (a) Long (b) medium (c)short (d) big
Last Answer : (a) Long
Description : The Rankine formula holds good for (a) Short column (b) Long column (c) Medium column (d) Both short and long column
Last Answer : (d) Both short and long column
Description : A column whose slenderness ratio is greater than 120 is known as (a) Short column (b) Long column (c) Medium column (d) Composite column
Last Answer : (b) Long column
Description : A column that fails due to direct stress is called (a) Short column (b) Long column (c) Medium column (d) Slender column
Last Answer : (a) Short column
Description : For long columns, the value of buckling load is……………..crushing load. (a) Less than (b) More than (c) Equal to (d) None of these
Last Answer : (a) Less than
Description : Nature of stresses produced in buckling and bending are (a) Same (b) Different (c) Only tensile (d) None
Last Answer : (a) Same
Description : Rankine Gordon formula for buckling is valid for (A) Long column (B) Short column (C) Short and long column (D) Very long column
Last Answer : (C) Short and long column
Description : A column is said to be of medium size if its slenderness ratio is between (a) 20 and 32 (b) 32 and 120 (c) 120 and 160 (d) 160 and 180
Last Answer : (b) 32 and 120
Description : A steel column is a medium column when the slenderness ratio is (a) >120 (b) 30 (d) None
Last Answer : (c) >30
Description : The purpose of lateral ties in short R.C. columns is to (a) Increase the load carrying capacity of column (b) Facilitate compaction of concrete (c) Facilitate construction (d) Avoid buckling of longitudinal bars
Last Answer : (d) Avoid buckling of longitudinal bars
Description : A column is said to be a short column, when (a) its length is very small (b) its cross-sectional area is small (c) the ratio of its length to the least radhis of gyration is less than 80 (d) the ratio of its length to the least radius of gyration is more than 80
Last Answer : (c) the ratio of its length to the least radhis of gyration is less than 80
Description : A steel column is a short column when the slenderness ratio is (a) >120 (b) 30 (d) None
Last Answer : (b)
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The structural member subjected to compression and whose dimensions are small as compared to its length, is called a stmt (B) The ... in lateral direction of a long column, is generally known as buckling (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : A long column with fixed ends can carry load as compared to cantilever column (a) 4 times (b) 8 times (c) 16 times (d) None
Last Answer : (c) 16 times
Description : A long column with fixed ends can carry load as compared to both ends hinged (a) 4 times (b) 8 times (c) 16 times (d) None
Last Answer : (a) 4 times
Description : Keeping loading same but increasing the length, normal stresses in a long column will (a) Increase (b) Decrease (c) No change (d) None
Last Answer : (b) Decrease
Description : A steel column is a long column when the slenderness ratio is (a) >120 (b) 30 (d) None
Last Answer : (a) >120
Description : The direct stress included in a long column is………….. as compared to bending stress. (a) More (b) Less (c) Same (d) Negligible
Last Answer : d) Negligible
Description : When the shaft is subjected to pure torsional moment, the torsional stress is given by? a) None of the listed b) 32M/πdᵌ c) 16M/πdᵌ d) 8M/πdᵌ
Last Answer : c) 16M/πdᵌ
Description : When the shaft is subjected to pure bending moment, the bending stress is given by? a) None of the listed b) 32M/πdᵌ c) 16M/πdᵌ d) 8M/πdᵌ
Last Answer : b) 32M/πdᵌ
Description : A shaft a. Is always subjected to pure torsion b. Combination of M & T but no end thrust c. Combination of torque & end thrust but no bending moment d. May be subjected to a combination of M, T and end thrust
Last Answer : d. May be subjected to a combination of M, T and end thrust
Description : A shaft is said to be in pure torsion if a. Turning moment is applied at one end and other end is free b. Turning force is applied at one end and other end is free c. Two opposite turning moments are applied to the shaft d. Combination of torsional load and bending load is applied to the shaft
Last Answer : c. Two opposite turning moments are applied to the shaft
Description : Which stress strain curve is more steep (a) For a ductile material (b) For a brittle material (c) For a pure metal (d) None
Last Answer : b) For a brittle material
Description : Euler's formula states that the buckling load for a column of length , both ends hinged and whose least moment of inertia and modulus of elasticity of the material of the column are and respectively, is given by the relation (A) P = ²EI/l² (B) P = /EI (C) P = /l² (D) P = ²EI/l
Last Answer : (A) P = ²EI/l²
Description : The ratio of the effective length of a column and minimum radius of gyration of its cross-sectional area, is known (A) Buckling factor (B) Slenderness ratio (C) Crippling factor (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Slenderness ratio
Description : Columns of given length, cross-section and material have different values of buckling loads for different end conditions. The strongest column is one whose (A) One end is fixed and other end is hinged (B) Both ... (C) One end is fixed and the other end entirely free (D) Both the ends are fixed
Last Answer : (D) Both the ends are fixed
Description : The most critical consideration in the design of a rolled steel column carrying axial loads is the (a) Percentage elongation at yield and the net cross-sectional area (b) Critical bending ... at ultimate load (d) Compressive strength based on slenderness ratio and gross cross-sectional area.
Last Answer : (d) Compressive strength based on slenderness ratio and gross cross-sectional area.
Description : A vertical column has two moments of inertia (i.e. Ixx and Iyy ). The column will tend to buckle in the direction of the (a) axis of load (b) perpendicular to the axis of load (c) maximum moment of inertia (d) minimum moment of inertia
Last Answer : (d) minimum moment of inertia
Description : According to Euler’s column theory, the crippling load for a column of length (l) fixed at both ends is __________ the crippling load for a similar column hinged at both ends. (a) equal to (b) two times (c) four times (d) eight times
Last Answer : (c) four times
Description : The slenderness ratio of a vertical column of a square cross-section of 2.5 cm sides and 300 cm length, is (a) 240 (b) 416 (c) 360 (d) 400
Last Answer : (b) 416
Description : When a column is subjected to an eccentric load, the stress induced in the column will be (a) direct stress only (b) bending stress only (c) shear stress only (d) direct and bending stress both
Last Answer : (d) direct and bending stress both
Description : A column of length (l) with both ends fixed may be considered as equivalent to a column of length __________ with both ends hinged. (a) l/8 (b) l/4 (c) l/2 (d) l
Last Answer : c) l/2
Description : A column with maximum equivalent length has (a) both ends hinged (b) both ends fixed (c) one end fixed and the other end hinged (d) one end fixed and the other end free
Last Answer : (d) one end fixed and the other end free
Description : The range within which a load can be applied on a rectangular column, to avoid any tensile stress,is (a) One-half of the base (b) One-fifth of the base (c) One-fourth of the base (d) One-fifth of the base
Last Answer : (b) One-fifth of the base
Description : The slenderness ratio of a vertical column of a square cross-section of 2.5 cm sides and 300 cm length, is (a) 200 (b) 240 (c) 360 (d) 416
Last Answer : (d) 416
Description : For keeping the stress wholly compressive the load may be applied on a circular column anywherewithin a concentric circle of diameter (a) d/2 (b) d/3 (c) d/4 (d) d/8
Last Answer : (c) d/4
Description : The region of the cross-section of a column in which compressive load may be applied without producing any tensile stress, is known as the core of the cross-section. In circular columns the radius of the core, ... One-third of the radius (c) One-quarter of the radius (d) One-fifth of the radius
Last Answer : (c) One-quarter of the radius
Description : The length of a column, having a uniform circular cross-section of 7.5 cm diameter and whose endsare hinged, is 5 m. If the value of E for the material is 2100 tonnes/cm2, the permissible maximumcrippling load will be (a) 1.288 tonnes (b) 12.88 (c) 128.8 tonnes (d) 288.0
Last Answer : (b) 12.88
Description : The equivalent length of a column fixed at both ends, is (a) 0.5 l (b) 0.7 l (c) l (d) 1.5 l
Last Answer : (a) 0.5 l
Description : Euler’s formula is not valid for mild steel column when slenderness ratio is (a) More than 100 (b) Less than 100 (c) Less than 80 (d)More than 80
Last Answer : (c) Less than 80
Description : A column of length 4m with both ends fixed may be considered as equivalent to a column of length ………….with both ends hinged. (a) 2 m (b) 1 m (c) 3 m (d) 6 m
Last Answer : For a long column subjected to 1 point axial compressive load, its buckling strength will be maximum when its
Description : A column has moment of inertia about X-X and Y-Y axis as follows IXX=4234.4 mm4 IYY=236.3 mm4 This column will buckle about (a) X-X axis (b) Y-Y axis (c) It depends upon the applied load (d) None of these
Last Answer : (b) Y-Y axis
Description : The slenderness ratio is the ratio of (a) Length of column to least radius of gyration (b) Moment of inertia to area of cross-section (c) Area of cross-section to moment of inertia (d) Least radius of gyration to length of the column
Last Answer : (a) Length of column to least radius of gyration
Description : Rankine-Golden formula accounts for direct as well as buckling stress and is applicable to (A) Very long columns (B) Long columns (C) Short columns (D) Intermediate columns
Last Answer : (D) Intermediate columns
Description : Deflection in a spring should be (a) Large (b) Medium (c) Small (d) None
Last Answer : (a) Large