Question: For a symmetrical two hinged parabolic arch, if one of the supports settles horizontally, then the horizontal thrust__________________?

• 1. is increased
• 2. is decreased
• 3. remains unchanged
• 4. becomes zero

Question: Bending moment at any section in a conjugate beam gives in the actual beam_________________?

• 1. slope
• 2. curvature
• 3. deflection
• 4. bending moment

Question: While using three moments equation, a fixed end of a continuous beam is replaced by an additional span of__________________?

• 1. zero length
• 2. infinite length
• 3. zero moment of inertia
• 4. none of the above

Question: The degree of static indeterminacy up to which column analogy method can be used is__________________?

• 1. 2
• 2. 3
• 3. 4
• 4. unrestricted

Question: The carryover factor in a prismatic member whose far end is fixed is___________________?

• 1. 0
• 2. 1/2
• 3. 3/4
• 4. 1

Question: Principle of superposition is applicable when___________________?

• 1. deflections are linear functions of applied forces
• 2. material obeys Hooke’s law
• 3. the action of applied forces will be affected by small deformations of the structure
• 4. none of the above

Question: The principle of virtual work can be applied to elastic system by considering the virtual work of_________________?

• 1. internal forces only
• 2. external forces only
• 3. internal as well as external forces
• 4. none of the above

Question: The number of independent displacement components at each joint of a rigid-jointed space frame is_______________?

• 1. 1
• 2. 2
• 3. 3
• 4. 6

Question: The number of independent equations to be satisfied for static equilibrium in a space structure is___________________?

• 1. 2
• 2. 3
• 3. 4
• 4. 6

Question: A pin-jointed plane frame is unstable if________________?

• 1. (m + r)<2j
• 2. m + r = 2j
• 3. (m + r)>2j
• 4. none of the above