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  1. A 20 mm dia steel bar which is subjected to an axial tension of 2300 kg/cm2 produces a strain of 0.004 cm. If Young's modulus of steel is 2.1 x 106 kg/cm2, the bar is

  2. A.
    in the elastic range
    B.
    in the plastic range
    C.
    at yield point
    D.
    none of these.

  3. Poisson's ratio for steel within elastic limit, ranges from

  4. A.
    0.15 to 0.20
    B.
    0.25 to 0.24
    C.
    0.25 to 0.33
    D.
    0.33 to 0.35
    E.
    0.45 to 0.50

  5. For eccentrically loaded columns, the bending factor is


  6. When a large value of radius of gyration is not required

  7. A.
    channels are placed back to back
    B.
    channel flanges are kept inward
    C.
    channel flanges are kept outward
    D.
    none of these.

  8. The maximum axial load which is just sufficient to keep a column in a small deflected shape, is called

  9. A.
    crippling load
    B.
    buckling load
    C.
    critical load
    D.
    all the above.

  10. If the slenderness ratio is greater than 160, the allowable stress in axial compression is multiplied by a factor (1.2 - (l/xy) where x is

  11. A.
    200
    B.
    400
    C.
    600
    D.
    800
    E.
    1000

  12. The effective length of a compression member of length L, held in position and restrained in direction at both ends, is

  13. A.
    L
    B.
    0.67 L
    C.
    0.85 L
    D.
    1.5 L
    E.
    2 L

  14. Spans of continuous fillers are considered approximately equal if the longest span does not exceed the shortest span by more than

  15. A.
    5%
    B.
    10%
    C.
    15%
    D.
    20%
    E.
    25%

  16. The gross diameter of a rivet is the diameter of

  17. A.
    cold rivet before driving
    B.
    rivet after driving
    C.
    rivet hole
    D.
    none of these.