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1.Thenumberofindependentequationstobesatisfiedforstaticequilibriumofaplane
structureis
a)1
b)2
c)3
d)6
Ans:c
2.Iftherearemunknownmemberforces,runknownreactioncomponentsandjnumberof
joints,thenthedegreeofstaticindeterminacyofapinjointedplaneframeisgivenby
a)m+r+2j
b)mr+2j
c)m+r2j
d)m+r3j
Ans:c
3.Numberofunknowninternalforcesineachmemberofarigidjointedplaneframeis
a)1
b)2
c)3
d)6
Ans:c
4.Degreeofstaticindeterminacyofarigidjointedplaneframehaving15members,3
reactioncomponentsand14jointsis

a)2
b)3
c)6
d)8
Ans:c
5.Degreeofkinematicindeterminacyofapinjointedplaneframeisgivenby
a)2jr
b)j2r
c)3jr
d)2j+r
Ans:a
6.Independentdisplacementcomponentsateachjointofarigidjointedplaneframeare
a)threelinearmovements
b)twolinearmovementsandonerotation
c)onelinearmovementandtworotations
d)threerotations
Ans:b
7.Ifinapinjointedplaneframe(m+r)>2j,thentheframeis
a)stableandstaticallydeterminate
b)stableandstaticallyindeterminate
c)unstable
d)noneoftheabove
wheremisnumberofmembers,risreactioncomponentsandjisnumberofjoints
Ans:b
8.Apinjointedplaneframeisunstableif

a)(m+r)<2j
b)m+r=2j
c)(m+r)>2j
d)noneoftheabove
wheremisnumberofmembers,risreactioncomponentsandjisnumberofjoints
Ans:a
9.Arigidjointedplaneframeisstableandstaticallydeterminateif
a)(m+r)=2j
b)(m+r)=3j
c)(3m+r)=3j
d)(m+3r)=3j
wheremisnumberofmembers,risreactioncomponentsandjisnumberofjoints
Ans:c
10.Thenumberofindependentequationstobesatisfiedforstaticequilibriuminaspace
structureis
a)2
b)3
c)4
d)6
Ans:d
11.Thedegreeofstaticindeterminacyofapinjointedspaceframeisgivenby
a)m+r2j
b)m+r3j
c)3m+r3j
d)m+r+3j

wheremisnumberofunknownmemberforces,risunknownreactioncomponentsandjis
numberofjoints
Ans:b
12.Thedegreeofstaticindeterminacyofarigidjointedspaceframeis
a)m+r2j
b)m+r3j
c)3m+r3j
d)6m+r6j
wherem,randjhavetheirusualmeanings
Ans:d
13.Thedegreeofkinematicindeterminacyofapinjointedspaceframeis
a)2jr
b)3jr
c)j2r
d)j3r
wherejisnumberofjointsandrisreactioncomponents
Ans:b
14.Thenumberofindependentdisplacementcomponentsateachjointofarigidjointed
spaceframeis
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a)1
b)2
c)3
d)6
Ans:d
15.Ifinarigidjointedspaceframe,(6m+r)<6j,thentheframeis
a)unstable
b)stableandstaticallydeterminate
c)stableandstaticallyindeterminate
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
16.Theprincipleofvirtualworkcanbeappliedtoelasticsystembyconsideringthevirtual
workof
a)internalforcesonly
b)externalforcesonly
c)internalaswellasexternalforces
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
17.Castigliano'sfirsttheoremisapplicable
a)forstaticallydeterminatestructuresonly
b)whenthesystembehaveselastically
c)onlywhenprincipleofsuperpositionisvalid
d)noneoftheabove

Ans:c
18.Principleofsuperpositionisapplicablewhen
a)deflectionsarelinearfunctionsofappliedforces
b)materialobeysHooke'slaw
c)theactionofappliedforceswillbeaffectedbysmalldeformationsofthestructure
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
19.Inmomentdistributionmethod,thesumofdistributionfactorsofallthemembers
meetingatanyjointisalways
a)zero
b)lessthan1
c)1
d)greaterthan1
Ans:c
20.Thecarryoverfactorinaprismaticmemberwhosefarendisfixedis
a)0
b)1/2
c)3/4
d)1
Ans:b
21.Incolumnanalogymethod,theareaofananalogouscolumnforafixedbeamofspanL
andflexuralrigidityElistakenas
a)L/EI
b)L/2EI
c)L/3EI

d)L/4EI
Ans:a
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22.Thedegreeofstaticindeterminacyuptowhichcolumnanalogymethodcanbeusedis
a)2
b)3

c)4
d)unrestricted
Ans:b
23.Thedeflectionatanypointofaperfectframecanbeobtainedbyapplyingaunitloadat
thejointin
a)verticaldirection
b)horizontaldirection
c)inclineddirection
d)thedirectioninwhichthedeflectionisrequired
Ans:d
24.Intheslopedeflectionequations,thedeformationsareconsideredtobecausedby
i)bendingmoment
ii)shearforce
iii)axialforce
Thecorrectansweris
a)only(i)
b)(i)and(ii)
c)(ii)and(iii)
d)(i),(ii)and(iii)
Ans:a
25.Thethreemomentsequationisapplicableonlywhen
a)thebeamisprismatic
b)thereisnosettlementofsupports
c)thereisnodiscontinuitysuchashingeswithinthespan
d)thespansareequal

Ans:c
26.Whileusingthreemomentsequation,afixedendofacontinuousbeamisreplacedby
anadditionalspanof
a)zerolength
b)infinitelength
c)zeromomentofinertia
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
27.TheCastigliano'ssecondtheoremcanbeusedtocomputedeflections
a)instaticallydeterminatestructuresonly
b)foranytypeofstructure
c)atthepointundertheloadonly
d)forbeamsandframesonly
Ans:b
28.Bendingmomentatanysectioninaconjugatebeamgivesintheactualbeam
a)slope
b)curvature
c)deflection
d)bendingmoment
Ans:c
29.Foratwohingedarch,ifoneofthesupportssettlesdownvertically,thenthehorizontal
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b)isdecreased

c)remainsunchanged
d)becomeszero
Ans:c
30.Forasymmetricaltwohingedparabolicarch,ifoneofthesupportssettleshorizontally,
thenthehorizontalthrust
a)isincreased
b)isdecreased
c)remainsunchanged
d)becomeszero
Ans:b
31.Asinglerollingloadof8kNrollsalongagirderof15mspan.Theabsolutemaximum
bendingmomentwillbe
a)8kN.m
b)15kN.m
c)30kN.m
d)60kN.m
Ans:c
32.Themaximumbendingmomentduetoatrainofwheelloadsonasimplysupported
girder
a)alwaysoccursatcenterofspan
b)alwaysoccursunderawheelload
c)neveroccursunderawheelload
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
33.Whenauniformlydistributedload,longerthanthespanofthegirder,movesfromleftto

right,thenthemaximumbendingmomentatmidsectionofspanoccurswhentheuniformly
distributedloadoccupies
a)lessthanthelefthalfspan
b)wholeoflefthalfspan
c)morethanthelefthalfspan
d)wholespan
Ans:d
34.Whenauniformlydistributedload,shorterthanthespanofthegirder,movesfromleft
toright,thentheconditionsformaximumbendingmomentatasectionisthat
a)theheadoftheloadreachesthesection
b)thetailoftheloadreachesthesection
c)theloadpositionshouldbesuchthatthesectiondividesitequallyonbothsides
d)theloadpositionshouldbesuchthatthesectiondividestheloadinthesameratioasit
dividesthespan
Ans:d
35.Whenaseriesofwheelloadscrossesasimplysupportedgirder,themaximumbending
momentunderanygivenwheel
loadoccurswhen
a)thecenterofgravityoftheloadsystemismidwaybetweenthecenterofspanandwheel
loadunderconsduration
b)thecenterofspanismidwaybetweenthecenterofgravityoftheloadsystemandthe
wheelloadunderconsideration
c)thewheelloadunderconsiderationismidwaybetweenthecenterofspanandthecenter
ofgravityoftheloadsystem
d)noneoftheabove

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36.Whichofthefollowingisnotthedisplacementmethod?
a)Equilibriummethod
b)Columnanalogymethod
c)Momentdistributionmethod
d)Kani'smethod
Ans:b
37.Studythefollowingstatements.
i)Thedisplacementmethodismoreusefulwhendegreeofkinematicindeterminacyisgreater
thanthedegreeofstaticindeterminacy.
ii)Thedisplacementmethodismoreusefulwhendegreeofkinematicindeterminacyisless
thanthedegreeofstaticindeterminacy.
iii)Theforcemethodismoreusefulwhendegreeofstaticindeterminacyisgreaterthanthe
degreeofkinematicindeterminacy.
iv)Theforcemethodismoreusefulwhendegreeofstaticindeterminacyislessthanthe
degreeofkinematicindeterminacy.
Thecorrectansweris
a)(i)and(iii)
b)(ii)and(iii)
c)(i)and(iv)
d)(ii)and(iv)
Ans:d
38.Selectthecorrectstatement
a)Flexibilitymatrixisasquaresymmetricalmatrix

b)Stiffnessmatrixisasquaresymmetricalmatrix
c)both(a)and(b)
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
39.Togeneratethejthcolumnoftheflexibilitymatrix
a)aunitforceisappliedatcoordinatejandthedisplacementsarecalculatedatall
coordinates
b)aunitdisplacementisappliedatcoordinatejandtheforcesarecalculatedatall
coordinates
c)aunitforceisappliedatcoordinatejandtheforcesarecalculatedatallcoordinates
d)aunitdisplacementisappliedatcoordinatejandthedisplacementsarecalculatedatall
coordinates
Ans:a
40.Forstablestructures,oneoftheimportantpropertiesofflexibilityandstiffnessmatrices
isthattheelementsonthemaindiagonal
i)ofastiffnessmatrixmustbepositive
ii)ofastiffnessmatrixmustbenegative
iii)ofaflexibilitymatrixmustbepositive
iv)ofaflexibilitymatrixmustbenegative
Thecorrectansweris
a)(i)and(iii)
b)(ii)and(iii)
c)(i)and(iv)
d)(ii)and(iv)
Ans:a

41.Effectsofshearforceandaxialforceonplasticmomentcapacityofastructureare
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c)decreaseandincrease
d)decreaseanddecrease
Ans:d
42.Whichofthefollowingmethodsofstructuralanalysisisaforcemethod?
a)slopedeflectionmethod
b)columnanalogymethod
c)momentdistributionmethod
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
43.Whichofthefollowingmethodsofstructuralanalysisisadisplacementmethod?
a)momentdistributionmethod
b)columnanalogymethod
c)threemomentequation
d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
44.Inthedisplacementmethodofstructuralanalysis,thebasicunknownsare
a)displacements
b)force
c)displacementsandforces
d)noneoftheabove

Ans:a
45.Thefixedsupportinarealbeambecomesintheconjugatebeama
a)rollersupport
b)hingedsupport
c)fixedsupport
d)freeend
Ans:d
46.Thewidthoftheanalogouscolumninthemethodofcolumnanalogyis
a)2/EI
b)1/EI
c)1/2EI
d)1/4EI
Ans:b
47.Asimplysupportedbeamdeflectsby5mmwhenitissubjectedtoaconcentratedload
of10kNatitscentre.Whatwillbedeflectionina1/10modelofthebeamifthemodelis
subjectedtoa1kNloadatitscentre?
a)5mm
b)0.5mm
c)0.05mm
d)0.005mm
Ans:a
48.Thedeformationofaspringproducedbyaunitloadiscalled
a)stiffness
b)flexibility
c)influencecoefficient

d)unitstrain
Ans:b
49.ForasinglepointloadWmovingonasymmetricalthreehingedparabolicarchofspan
L,themaximumsaggingmomentoccursatadistancexfromends.Thevalueofxis
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b)0.25L
c)0.234L
d)0.5L
Ans:a
50.MullerBreslau'sprincipleforobtaininginfluencelinesisapplicableto
i)trusses
ii)staticallydeterminatebeamsandframes
iii)staticallyindeterminatestructures,thematerialofwhichiselasticandfollowsHooke'slaw
iv)anystaticallyindeterminatestructure
Thecorrectansweris
a)(i),(ii)and(iii)
b)(i),(ii)and(iv)
c)(i)and(ii)
d)only(i)
Ans:a
51.Considerthefollowingstatements:
Sinkingofanintermediatesupportofacontinuousbeam
1.reducesthenegativemomentatsupport.
2.increasesthenegativemomentatsupport.

3.reducesthepositivemomentatsupport.
4.increasesthepositivemomentatthecenterofspan.
Ofthesestatements
a)iand4arecorrect
b)1and3arecorrect
c)2and3arecorrect
d)2and4arecorrect
Ans:a
52.Aload'WismovingfromlefttorightsupportonasimplysupportedbeamofspanT.
Themaximumbendingmomentat0.41fromtheleftsupportis
a)0.16Wl
b)0.20Wl
c)0.24Wl
d)0.25Wl
Ans:c
53.WhenaloadcrossesathroughtypePratttrussinthedirectionlefttoright,thenatureof
forceinanydiagonalmemberinthelefthalfofthespanwould
a)changefromcompressiontotension
b)changefromtensiontocompression
c)alwaysbecompression
d)alwaysbetension
Ans:a