The possible loading in various members of framed structures are
(A) Compression or tension
(B) Buckling or shear
(C) Shear or tension
(D) All of the above
Description : The possible loading in various members of framed structures are?
Last Answer : The possible loading in various members of framed structures are compression or tension.
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 : The shear reinforcement in R.C.C. is provided to resist (A) Vertical shear (B) Horizontal shear (C) Diagonal compression (D) Diagonal tension
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : Shear resistance of concrete in a reinforced concrete beam is dependent on (a) Tension reinforcement in the beam (b) Compression reinforcement in the beam (c ) Shear reinforcement in the beam (d) None of the reinforcements in the beam
Last Answer : (a) Tension reinforcement in the beam
Description : A concrete block subjected to shear stresses, then the failure may result by [ A ] Diagonal tension [ B ] Longitudinal tension [ C ] Diagonal compression [ D ] None of the above
Last Answer : [ A ] Diagonal tension
Description : The loss of strength in compression which occurs, when there is a gain of strength in tension due to over loading is called (A) Bauschinger effect (B) Hooke's effect (C) Hysteresis (D) Relaxation
Last Answer : (A) Bauschinger effect
Description : Under complex loading, if elastic limit reaches in tension, then failure occurs due to (a) Firstly Maximum principal strain theory (b) Secondly Maximum principal theory of strain energy (c) Thirdly Maximum shear stress theory (d) None
Last Answer : (d) None
Description : When the distance between centers of two adjacent rivets connecting the members subjected to either compression or tension exceeds the maximum pitch, then the additional rivets which are not subjected to the ... (a) Packing rivets (b) Long-grip rivets (c) Tacking rivets (d) Auxiliary rivets
Last Answer : (c) Tacking rivets
Description : A framed structure is perfect if it contains members equal to (A) 2n 3 (B) nl (C) 2nl (D) 3n² Where n = number of joints in a frame
Last Answer : (A) 2n 3
Description : Torsional shear stresses are induced in the spring wire when (A) spring is under compression (B) spring is under tension (C) both (A) and (B) (D) none of the above
Last Answer : (C) both (A) and (B)
Description : Under maximum shear stress theory, maximum shear stress is equal to (a) Allowable stress in tension (b) Allowable stress in compression (c) Allowable stress in shear (d) None
Last Answer : (c) Allowable stress in shear
Description : Under maximum principal stress theory, maximum principal stress is equal to (a) Allowable stress in tension (b) Allowable stress in compression (c) Allowable stress in shear (d) None
Last Answer : (a) Allowable stress in tension
Description : Suitability of steel for its use in cable is judged by its strength in (A) Tension (B) Compression (C) Torsion (D) Shear
Last Answer : (A) Tension
Description : The bolt is subjected to __________ when the nut is tightened by putting the washer beneath it. (A) Tension (B) Shear (C) Compression (D) Bending & tension
Last Answer : Option A
Description : A close coiled helical spring is compressed. Its wire is subjected to A. Compression B. Tension C.Shear D. Torque
Last Answer : B. Tension
Description : A thin cylindrical shell under internal pressure can fail by a. Shear b. Compression c. Tension d. None
Last Answer : c. Tension
Description : Under sagging bending moment, the uppermost fiber of the beam is in (a) Shear (b) Compression (c) Tension (d) None)
Last Answer : (b) Compression
Description : A framed structure is perfect if it contains members equal to a.n - 3 b.2n - 3 c.2n - 2 d.n - 2 e.2n - 1
Last Answer : b. 2n - 3
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The rate of change of bending moment is equal to rate of shear force (B) The rate of change of shear force is equal to rate of loading (C) Neither (a) nor (b) (D) Both (a) and (b
Last Answer : (D) Both (a) and (b
Description : On the sea shore structures, the water wave impact causes (A) Direct compressive force due to its horizontal component (B) Shear force due to deflected vertical force (C) Compressive force due to collapse of the wave (D) All of the above
Last Answer : (D) All of the above
Description : The force which develops in a pressure conduit supported on trestles, is (A) Tension (B) Compression (C) Temperature stress (D) Flexural stress
Last Answer : (D) Flexural stress
Description : The assumption in the theory of bending of beams is: (A) Material is homogeneous (B) Material is isotropic (C) Young's modulus is same in tension as well as in compression (D) All the above
Description : When a load crosses a through type Pratt truss in the direction left to right, the nature of force in any diagonal member in the left half of the span would (A) Change from compression to tension (B) Change from tension to compression (C) Always be compression (D) Always be tension
Last Answer : (A) Change from compression to tension
Description : As compared to uniaxial tension or compression, the strain energy stored in bending is only (A) 1/8 (B) 1/4 (C) 1/3 (D) 1/2
Last Answer : (C) 1/3
Description : Pick up the correct assumption of the theory of simple bending (A) The value of the Young's modulus is the same in tension as well as in compression (B) Transverse section of a beam remains ... bending (C) The material of the beam is homogeneous and isotropic (D) All the above
Description : The section of a reinforced beam where most distant concrete fibre in compression and tension in steel attains permissible stresses simultaneously, is called (A) Balanced section B) Economic section (C) Critical section (D) All the above
Description : According to the steel beam theory of doubly reinforced beams (A) Tension is resisted by tension steel (B) Compression is resisted by compression steel (C) Stress in tension steel equals the stress in compression steel (D) All the above
Description : In pre-stressed concrete (A) Forces of tension and compression change but lever arm remains unchanged (B) Forces of tension and compressions remain unchanged but lever arm changes with the moment ( ... arm change (D) Both forces of tension and compression as well as lever arm remain unchanged
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : The average permissible stress in bond for plain bars in tension is (A) Increased by 10% for bars in compression (B) Increased by 25% for bars in compression (C) Decreased by 10% for bars in compression (D) Decreased by 25% for bars in compression
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Plain cement concrete is equally strong in compression as well as in tension (B) Slump test is performed to check concrete strength (C ... D) Fineness modulus is the index number expressing the relative sizes of both coarse and fine aggregates
Last Answer : Option D
Description : A fire hose has a nozzle attached to it, and the nozzle discharges a jet of water into the atmosphere at a velocity of 20 m/s. this causes the joint of the nozzle with the hose to be in : (a) Tension (b) A state of zero stress (c) Compression (d) Bending stress
Last Answer : (a) Tension
Description : The base of a column is subjected to moment. If the intensity of bearing pressure due to axial load is equal to stress due to moment, then the bearing pressure between the base and the concrete ... Tension at one end and compression at the other end (d) Compression, verying as a parabolic profile
Last Answer : (b) Zero at one end and compression at the other end
Description : In a singly reinforced concrete beam, as the load increases. (a) Only concrete will resist tension (b) Only steel bars will resist tension. (c) Both concrete and steel will resist tension. (d) Both concrete and steel will resist compression.
Last Answer : (b) Only steel bars will resist tension.
Description : In a singly reinforced concrete beam, if the load is vey small. (a) Only concrete will resist tension (b) Only steel bars will resist tension. (c) Both concrete & steel will resist tension. (d) Both concrete & steel will resist compression.
Last Answer : (c) Both concrete & steel will resist tension.
Description : The equilibrium equation for the condition that tension will be equal to the compression is given by [ A ] Compression in concrete = Tension in steel [ B ] Compression in concrete + Compression in steel = Tension in steel [ C ] Compression in concrete = Compression in steel [ D ] None of the above
Last Answer : [ B ] Compression in concrete + Compression in steel = Tension in steel
Description : Select the incorrect statement from the following In eccentrically loaded columns, [ A ] The tensile strength of concrete is ignored [ B ] Design stress - strain curve for steel in compression is the ... different points in the section will be same [ D ] Plane section remain plane even after bending
Last Answer : [ C ] The strain at different points in the section will be same
Description : Flanged beams are preferred when the concrete in the slab is on the [ A ] compression side of the beam [ B ] tension side of the beam [ C ] may be compression side or tension side of the beam [ D ] none of the above
Last Answer : [ A ] compression side of the beam
Description : Development length is the length or extension that should be provided on either side from the [ A ] face of the support [ B ] point of maximum tension [ C ] point of maximum compression [ D ] point of minimum compression
Last Answer : [ B ] point of maximum tension
Description : Design yield stress for steel in tension and compression is [ A ] 0.65 fy [ B ] 0.87 fy [ C ] 0.75 fy [ D ] None of the above
Last Answer : [ B ] 0.87 fy
Description : The bond stress for plain bars in compression is more than that for bars in tension by [ A ] 25% [ B ] 40% [ C ] 60% [ D ] 50%
Last Answer : [ A ] 25%
Description : The section of a reinforced beam where most distant concrete fiber in compression and tension in steel attains permissible stresses simultaneously is called (i)Balanced section (ii)Economic section (iii)Critical section [ A ] i [ B ] i and ii [ C ] i and iii [ D ] i, ii and iii
Last Answer : [ D ] i, ii and iii
Description : Concrete is [ A ] Weak in tension [ B ] Strong in tension [ C ] Strong in both tension and compression [ D ] Weak in compression
Last Answer : [ A ] Weak in tension
Description : In the triaxial compression test, the application of additional axial stress (i.e. deviator stress) on the soil specimen produces shear stress on (A) Horizontal plane only (B) Vertical plane only (C) Both horizontal and vertical planes (D) All planes except horizontal and vertical planes
Last Answer : (D) All planes except horizontal and vertical planes
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) An unconfined compression test is a special case of triaxial compression test (B) An unconfined compression test is a special case of direct ... subjected to major principal stress till it fails due to shearing along the plane of the failure
Description : For testing a saturated clay for shear strength, the test recommended, is (A) Direct shear test (B) Triaxial compression test (C) Unconfined compression test (D) All the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Select the incorrect statement. (A) In a direct shear box test, the plane of shear failure is predetermined (B) Better control is achieved on the drainage of the soil in a triaxial compression ... compression test is uniform (D) Unconfined compression test can be carried out on all types of soils
Description : For the determination of shear strength parameters, c and , of soil in the laboratory, the test to be conducted will be (a) Triaxial compression test (b) Sieve analysis (c) Compaction test (d) Relative density test
Last Answer : (a) Triaxial compression test