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  1. A material is said to be perfectly elastic if

  2. A.

     It regains its original shape on removal of the load

    B.

     It regains its original shape partially on removal of the load

    C.

     It does not regain its original shape at all

    D.

     None of these


  3. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

  4. A.

     The moment of inertia is calculated about the axis about which bending takes place

    B.

     If tensile stress is less than axial stress, the section experiences compressive stress

    C.

     If tensile stress is equal to axial stress, the section experiences compressive stress

    D.

     All the above


  5. For calculating the allowable stress of long columns σ0 = σy/n [1 - a (1/r)²]is the empirical formula, known as

  6. A.

     Straight line formula

    B.

     Parabolic formula

    C.

     Perry

    D.

     Rankine


  7. The ratio of maximum and average shear stresses on a rectangular section, is

  8. A.

     1

    B.

     1.25

    C.

     1.5

    D.

     2.5


  9. In plastic analysis, the shape factor for rectangular section, is

  10. A.

     1.4

    B.

     1.5

    C.

     1.6

    D.

     1.7


  11. In plastic analysis, the shape factor for a triangular section, is

  12. A.

     1.5

    B.

     1.34

    C.

     2.34

    D.

     2.5


  13. 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

  14. A.

     0.207

    B.

     0.307

    C.

     0.407

    D.

     0.508


  15. section modulus of a square section of side B and that of a circular section of the ratio of the diameter D, is

  16. A.

     2 /15

    B.

     3 /16

    C.

     3 /8

    D.

     /16


  17. A simply supported uniform rectangular bar breadth b, depth d and length L carries an isolated load W at its mid-span. The same bar experiences an extension e under same tensile load. The ratio of the maximum deflection to the elongation, is

  18. A.

     L/d

    B.

     L/2d

    C.

     (L/2d)²

    D.

     (L/3d)²


  19. The equivalent length is of a column of length having both the ends fixed, is

  20. A.

     2 L

    B.

     L

    C.

     L/2

    D.

     L