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 : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Isolated footing is provided under column to transfer the load safely to soil bed (B) Column footings may have steps or projections in the ... ) Heavily loaded column base must be provided steel reinforcement in both directions (D) All the above
Last Answer : Option D
Description : The application of elastic theory to the beams is based on the assumption that (a) At any cross-section, plane sections before bending remain plane after bending (b) All tensile stresses are taken ... reinforcement is free from initial stresses when it is embedded in concrete. (d) All of the above
Last Answer : (d) All of the above
Description : A short column 20 cm 20 cm in section is reinforced with 4 bars whose area of cross section is 20 sq. cm. If permissible compressive stresses in concrete and steel are 40 kg/cm2 and 300 kg/cm2 , the Safe load on ... should not exceed (A) 4120 kg (B) 41,200 kg (C) 412,000 kg (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
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 : Pick up the assumption for the design of a pre-stressed concrete member from the following: (A) A transverse plane section remains a plane after bending (B) During deformation limits, Hook's ... of stress in reinforcement due to changes in external loading is negligible (D) All the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : A column said to be under uniaxial bending, when the eccentricity is [ A ] with respect to one axis only [ B ] with respect to two axes [ C ] zero [ D ] 20 mm
Last Answer : [ A ] with respect to one axis only
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 : The graphical representation of variation of axial load on y axis and position of cross section along x axis is called as _____ (a) Bending moment diagram (b) Shear force diagram (c) Stress-strain diagram (d) Trust diagram
Last Answer : (d) Trust diagram
Description : If a concrete column 200 200 mm in cross-section is reinforced with four steel bars of 1200 mm2 total cross-sectional area. Calculate the safe load for the column if permissible stress in concrete is 5 N/mm2 ... 15 Ec (A) 264 MN (B) 274 MN (C) 284 MN (D) 294 MN
Last Answer : (C) 284 MN
Description : The moment of resistance of an over-reinforcement section is determined on the basis of (a) Compressive force developed in concrete (b) Tensile force developed in steel (c) Both (a) & (b) (d) None of these
Last Answer : (a) Compressive force developed in concrete
Description : A square column carries a load P at the centroid of one of the quarters of the square. If a is the side of the main square, the combined bending stress will be (A) p/a² (B) 2p/a² (C) 3p/a² (D) 4p/a²
Last Answer : (C) 3p/a²
Description : A short column (30 cm 20 cm) carries a load P1 at 4 cm on one side and another load P2at 8 cm on the other side along a principal section parallel to longer dimension. If the extreme intensity on either side is same, the ... to P2 will be (A) 2/3 (B) 3/2 (C) 8/5 (D) 5/8
Last Answer : (C) 8/5
Description : Equivalent bending moment in a shaft subjected to axial load P, torque T and bending moment M is (a) Meq = 0.5 [M + (M2 + T2)0.5]0.5 (b) Meq = 0.5 [M + (M2 + T2)0.5] (c) Meq = ( M2 + T2)0.5 (d) None
Last Answer : (b) Meq = 0.5 [M + (M2 + T2)0.5]
Description : Equivalent torque in a shaft subjected to axial load P, torque T and bending moment M is (a) Teq = (Pa2 + M2 + T2) (b) Teq = (Pa2 + M2 + T2)0.5 (c)Teq = ( M2 + T2)0.5 (d) None
Last Answer : c)Teq = ( M2 + T2)0.5
Description : In a reinforced concrete column, the cross –sectional area of steel bar is as and that of concrete ia AC; the equivalent area of the section n terms of concrete is equal to. (a) As+mAc (b) Ac+mAs (c) As-mAc (d) Ac-mAs
Last Answer : (b) Ac+mAs
Description : A simply supported rolled steel joist 8 m long carries a uniformly distributed load over it span so that the maximum bending stress is 75 N/mm². If the slope at the ends is 0.005 radian and the value of E = 0.2 ... joist, is (A) 200 mm (B) 250 mm (C) 300 mm (D) 400 mm
Last Answer : (D) 400 mm
Description : The slenderness ratio of a vertical column of square cross- section of 10 cm side and 500 cm long, is (A) 117.2 (B) 17.3 (C) 173.2 (D) 137.2
Last Answer : (C) 173.2
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 : 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 : A steel rod 1 metre long having square cross section is pulled under a tensile load of 8 tonnes. The extension in the rod was 1 mm only. If Esteel = 2 × 106 kg/cm2 , the side of the rod, is (A) 1 cm (B) 1.5 cm (C) 2 cm (D) 2.5 cm
Last Answer : (C) 2 cm
Description : If Ac , Asc and A are areas of concrete, longitudinal steel and section of a R.C.C. column and m and c are the modular ratio and maximum stress in the configuration of concrete, the strength of column is (A) cAc + m cAsc (B) c (A - Asc) + m cAsc (C) c [A + (m - 1)ASC] (D) All the above
Description : In an over-reinforced section (a) Steel reinforcement is not fully stressed to its permissible value (b) Concrete is not fully stressed to its permissible value (c) Either (a) and (b) (d) Both (a) and (b)
Last Answer : (a) Steel reinforcement is not fully stressed to its permissible value
Description : In a beam section, if the steel reinforcement is of such a magnitude that the permissible stresses in concrete and steel are developed simultaneously, the section is. (a) Balanced section (b) Economical section (c) Critical section (d) All the above
Last Answer : (d) All the above
Description : The greatest eccentricity which a load W can have without producing tension on the cross-section of a short column of external diameter D and internal diameter d, is (A) 4W/ (D² - d²) (B) (D² - d²)/32D (C) (D² + d²)/8D (D) (D² - d²)/8D
Last Answer : (C) (D² + d²)/8D
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 : 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 : In a combined footing for two columns carrying unequal loads, the maximum hogging bending moment occurs at (A) Less loaded column (B) More loaded column (C) A point of the maximum shear force (D) A point of zero shear force
Description : If W is total load per unit area on a panel, D is the diameter of the column head, L is the span in two directions, then the sum of the maximum positive bending moment and average of the negative bending moment for the design of the span ... (L + 2D/3)² (C) WL/10 (L - 2D/3)² (D) WL/12 (L - D/3)²
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Mean drift velocity of electron in a copper wire having cross-sectional area 5.0 × 10-6 m2 carrying current of 1 A and having number density 8.5 × 1028 m3 is A. 0.015 mm s-1 B. 0.1 mm s-1 C. 0.5 mm s-1 D. 0.25 mm s-1
Last Answer : 0.015 mm s-1
Description : The areas of cross-section of a square beam and a circular beam subjected to equal bending moments, are same. (A) Circular beam is more economical (B) Square beam is more economical (C) Both the beams are equally strong (D) Both the beams are equally economical
Last Answer : (B) Square beam is more economical
Description : A metal having a Poisson's ratio = 0.3 is elastically deformed under uniaxial tension. If the longitudinal strain = 0.8, then the magnitude of thickness strain is (A) -0.8 (B) 0.8 (C) +0.08 (D) -0.24
Last Answer : (D) -0.24
Description : An amplifier operating over the frequency range of 455 to 460 kHz has a 200 kΩ input resistor. What is the RMS noise voltage at the input to this amplifier if the ambient temperature is 17˚C ? A. 40 µV B. 4.0 µV C. 400 µV
Last Answer : B. 4.0 µV
Description : In a loaded beam, the point of contraflexure occurs at a section where (A) Bending moment is minimum (B) Bending moment is zero or changes sign (C) Bending moment is maximum (D) Shearing force is maximum
Description : In a simply supported beam loaded with U.D.L over the whole section, the bending stress is …………. at top and ………….. at bottom. (a) Compressive, tensile (b) Tensile, compressive (c) Tensile, zero (d) Compressive, zero
Last Answer : (a) Compressive, tensile
Description : In a mid point loaded fixed beam,the free bending moment diagram is a a.square b.rectangle c.triangle d.trapezium
Last Answer : c.triangle
Description : In a mid point loaded fixed beam,the fixed bending moment diagram is a a.square b.rectangle c.triangle d.trapezium
Last Answer : b.rectangle
Description : In an off centrepoint loaded fixed beam the fixed bending moment diagram is a a.square b.rectangle c.triangle d.trapezium
Last Answer : d.trapezium
Description : In an off centre point loaded fixed beam the free bending moment diagram is a a.square b.rectangle c.triangle d.trapezium
Description : If permissible working stresses in steel and concrete are respectively 1400 kg/cm2 and 80 kg/cm2 and modular ratio is 18, in a beam reinforced in tension side and of width 30 cm and having effective depth 46 cm, the lever arms of the section, is (A) 37 cm (B) 38 cm (C) 39 cm (D) 40 cm
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The moment of inertia is calculated about the axis about which bending takes place (B) If tensile stress is less than axial ... tensile stress is equal to axial stress, the section experiences compressive stress (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : As per IS : 456, the reinforcement in a column should not be less than (A) 0.5% and not more than 5% of cross-sectional area (B) 0.6% and not more than 6% of cross-sectional area (C) 0.7% and not more than 7% of cross-sectional area (D) 0.8% and not more than 8% of cross-sectional area
Description : Which of the following statements is incorrect? (A) Minimum cross sectional area of longitudinal reinforcement in a column is 0.8% (B) Spacing of longitudinal bars measured along the periphery of ... (D) The number of longitudinal bars provided in a circular column should not be less than four
Description : A uniformly distributed load of 20 kN/m acts on a simply supported beam of rectangular cross section of width 20 mm and depth 60 mm. What is the maximum bending stress acting on the beam of 5m? a. 5030 Mpa b. 5208 Mpa c. 6600 Mpa d. Insufficient data
Last Answer : b. 5208 Mpa
Description : The length of a column, having a uniform circular cross-section of 7.5 cm diameter and whose ends are hinged, is 5 m. If the value of E for the material is 2100 tonnes/cm2 , the permissible maximum crippling load will be (A) 1.288 tonnes (B) 12.88 (C) 128.8 tonnes (D) 288.0
Last Answer : (B) 12.88
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 : A steel column is a short column when the slenderness ratio is (a) >120 (b) 30 (d) None
Last Answer : (b)
Description : In R.C. sewer pipes, the percentage longitudinal reinforcement to the cross-sectional area of concrete is kept A. 10.0 B. 5.0 C. 2.0 D. 0.25
Last Answer : ANS: D
Description : is the pre-stressed force applied to the tendon of a rectangular pre-stressed beam whose area of cross section is and sectional modulus is . The maximum stress in the beam, subjected to a maximum bending moment , is (A) f = (P/A) + (Z/M) ... ) + (M/Z) (C) f = (P/A) + (M/Z) (D) f = (P/A) + (M/6Z)
Description : is the pre-stressed force applied to tendon of a rectangular pre-stressed beam whose area of cross section is and sectional modulus is . The minimum stress on the beam subjected to a maximum bending moment is (A) f = (P/A) - (Z/M) (B) f = (A/P) - (M/Z) (C) f = (P/A) - (M/Z) (D) f = (P/A) - (M/6Z)