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This section includes 272 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Civil Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 251. |
For eccentrically loaded columns, the bending factor is |
| A. | cross-sectional area of column/radius of gyration |
| B. | radius of gyration/cross-sectional area of column |
| C. | cross-sectional area of column/section modulus of the section |
| D. | section modulus of the section/cross-sectional area of column |
| Answer» D. section modulus of the section/cross-sectional area of column | |
| 252. |
The net area of round bars to resist the tension, is the area of cross section at |
| A. | mid-section |
| B. | root of the thread |
| C. | difference of (a) and (b) |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. difference of (a) and (b) | |
| 253. |
The risk coefficient k, depends on |
| A. | mean probable design life of structures |
| B. | basic wind speed |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 254. |
The stress in the wall of a thin cylinder subjected to internal pressure, is |
| A. | hoop compression |
| B. | shear |
| C. | torsional shear |
| D. | hoop tension |
| Answer» E. | |
| 255. |
The most commonly used sections in lateral system to carry shear force in built up columns, are |
| A. | rolled steel flats |
| B. | rolled angles |
| C. | rolled channels |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 256. |
The thickness of the web of a mild steel plate girder is less than d/200. If only one horizontal stiffener is used, it is placed at |
| A. | the neutral axis of the section |
| B. | 2/3rd of the depth of the neutral axis from the compression flange |
| C. | 2/5th of the depth of the neutral axis from the compression flange |
| D. | 2/5th of the height of the neutral axis from tension flange |
| Answer» D. 2/5th of the height of the neutral axis from tension flange | |
| 257. |
Shear buckling of web in a plate girder is prevented by using |
| A. | vertical intermediate stiffener |
| B. | horizontal stiffener at neutral axis |
| C. | bearing stiffener |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. horizontal stiffener at neutral axis | |
| 258. |
The moment of the couple set up in a section of a beam by the longitudinal compressive and tensile force, is known as |
| A. | bending moment |
| B. | moment of resistance |
| C. | flexural stress moment |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. flexural stress moment | |
| 259. |
Lacing bars in a steel column should be designed to resist |
| A. | bending moment due to 2.5% of the column load |
| B. | shear force due to 2.5% of the column load |
| C. | 2.5% of the column load |
| D. | both (a) and (b) |
| Answer» C. 2.5% of the column load | |
| 260. |
The maximum permissible span of asbestos cement sheets is |
| A. | 650 mm |
| B. | 810 mm |
| C. | 1250 mm |
| D. | 1680 mm |
| Answer» E. | |
| 261. |
The portal bracing in a truss bridge is used to |
| A. | transfer load from top of end posts to bearings |
| B. | keep the rectangular shape of the bridge cross-section |
| C. | stiffen the structure laterally |
| D. | prevent the sides-way buckling of top chord |
| Answer» B. keep the rectangular shape of the bridge cross-section | |
| 262. |
In moment resistant connections, the moment resistance of riveted connection depends upon |
| A. | shear in rivets |
| B. | compression in rivets |
| C. | tension in rivets |
| D. | strength of rivets in bearing |
| Answer» D. strength of rivets in bearing | |
| 263. |
In the virtual work method, the virtual quantity is |
| A. | displacement |
| B. | load |
| C. | slope |
| D. | moment |
| Answer» B. load | |
| 264. |
The elastic strain for steel is about |
| A. | 1/12 of strain at the initiation of strain hardening and about 1/120 of maximum strain |
| B. | 1/2 of strain at the initiation of strain hardening and about 1/12 of maximum strain |
| C. | 1/12 of strain at the initiation of strain hardening and 1/200 of maximum strain |
| D. | 1/24 of strain at the initiation of strain hardening and about 1/200 of maximum strain |
| Answer» D. 1/24 of strain at the initiation of strain hardening and about 1/200 of maximum strain | |
| 265. |
The effective length of a fillet weld should not be less than |
| A. | two times the weld size |
| B. | four times the weld size |
| C. | six times the weld size |
| D. | weld size |
| Answer» C. six times the weld size | |
| 266. |
If the floor is supported at or near the bottom but top chords of a bridge is not braced, then the bridge is called |
| A. | deck type |
| B. | through type |
| C. | half through type |
| D. | double deck type |
| Answer» D. double deck type | |
| 267. |
In a gusseted base, when the end of the column is machined for complete bearing on the base plate, then the axial load is assumed to be transferred to base plate |
| A. | fully by direct bearing |
| B. | fully through fastenings |
| C. | 50% by direct bearing and 50% through fastenings |
| D. | 75% by direct bearing and 25% through fastenings |
| Answer» D. 75% by direct bearing and 25% through fastenings | |
| 268. |
Rivets connecting flange angles to cover plates in a plate girder are subjected to |
| A. | horizontal shear only |
| B. | vertical load only |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. vertical load only | |
| 269. |
Other conditions being same, the load factor in indeterminate structures is |
| A. | equal to load factor in determinate structures |
| B. | more than the load factor in determinate structures |
| C. | less than the load factor in determinate structures |
| D. | unpredictable |
| Answer» C. less than the load factor in determinate structures | |
| 270. |
Which of the following sections should preferably be used at places where torsion occurs? |
| A. | angle section |
| B. | channel section |
| C. | box type section |
| D. | any of the above |
| Answer» D. any of the above | |
| 271. |
Generally the purlins are placed at the panel points so as to avoid |
| A. | axial force in rafter |
| B. | shear force in rafter |
| C. | deflection of rafter |
| D. | bending moment in rafter |
| Answer» E. | |
| 272. |
The forces acting on the web splice of a plate girder are |
| A. | axial forces |
| B. | shear and axial forces |
| C. | shear and bending forces |
| D. | axial and bending forces |
| Answer» D. axial and bending forces | |