Question: To determine the force in BD of the truss shown in the given figure a section is passed through BD, CD and CE, and the moments are taken about________________?

• 1. A joint
• 2. B joint
• 3. C joint
• 4. D joint

Question: A simply supported beam which carries a uniformly distributed load has two equal overhangs. To have maximum B.M. produced in the beam least possible, the ratio of the length of the overhang to the total length of the beam, is_________________?

• 1. 0.207
• 2. 0.307
• 3. 0.407
• 4. 0.508

Question: If a solid shaft (diameter 20 cm, length 400 cm, N = 0.8 × 105 N/mm2) when subjected to a twisting moment, produces maximum shear stress of 50 N/mm 2, the angle of twist in radians, is_________________?

• 1. 0.001
• 2. 0.002
• 3. 0.0025
• 4. 0.003

Question: A compound truss may be formed by connecting two simple rigid frames, by_________________?

• 1. Two bars
• 2. Three bars
• 3. Three parallel bars
• 4. Three bars intersecting at a point

Question: The ratio of crippling loads of a column having both the ends fixed to the column having both the ends hinged, is________________?

• 1. 1
• 2. 2
• 3. 3
• 4. 4

Question: For determining the force in the member AB of the truss shown in the given figure by method of sections, the section is made to pass through AB, AD and ED and the moments are taken about___________________?

• 1. Joint C
• 2. Joint B
• 3. Joint D
• 4. Joint A

Question: The degree of indeterminacy of the frame in the given figure, is__________________?

• 1. 1
• 2. 2
• 3. 3
• 4. Zero

Question: A compound bar consists of two bars of equal length. Steel bar cross -section is 3500 mm2and that of brass bar is 3000 mm2. These are subjected to a compressive load 100,000 N. If Eb = 0.2 MN/mm2 and Eb = 0.1 MN/mm2, the stresses developed are____________

• 1. b = 10 N/mm2 s = 20 N/mm 2
• 2. b = 8 N/mm2 s = 16 N/mm2
• 3. b = 6 N/mm2 s = 12 N/mm2
• 4. b = 5 N/mm2 s = 10 N/mm2

Question: The ratio of circumferential stress to the longitudinal stress in the walls of a cylindrical shell, due to flowing liquid, is__________________?

• 1. ½
• 2. 1
• 3. 1½
• 4. 2

Question: The forces acting on the bar as shown in the given figure introduce________________?

• 1. Compressive stress
• 2. Tensile stress
• 3. Shear stress
• 4. None of these