STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

1. Shape of moment in simple supported beam:

a) Concentrated load triangular
b) Distributed load Parabolic.
c) Distributed load rectangular
d) Concentrated load rectangular
Select from following:
1) “a”
2) Both “a” and “b”
3) Both “c” and “d”
4) None of these

2. What is the reaction in ceiling fan:

a) Bending moment
b) Shear
c) Tension
d) Compression

3. 2-way slab sides lifting caused by?

a) High punching shear
b) Torsion
c) Unbalanced moment
d) Resulting moment
e) Resulting shear

4. What is the maximum live load had to be concerned in the design stage:
a) Residential building
b) Commercial building
c) High raise building
d) None of the above

5. The steel reinforcement in the concrete is very important in:

a) Maximum positive bending moment
b) Zero value of bending moment
c) Maximum tension stress
d) Max compression stress
e) 1 & 3 of the above
   

6. Reinforced Concrete is used in Concrete structure for its:

a) Light weight
b) High compressive strength
c) High tensile strength
d) High flexibility

7. What is the minimum thickness in blinding concrete in sub-structure concrete?

a) 100 mm
b) 50 mm
c) 75 mm
d) 125 mm

8. What is the maximum allowable tensile stress in the wooden building?

a) 100 MPa
b) 40 MPa
c) 25 N/mm
d) 60 N/mm

9. The maximum size of reinforcement bar that can be used in slab:

a) 12 mm
b) 10 mm
c) 8mm
d) None of these

10. Spliced Beam

a) Typically resist large bending moments & shear forces
b) Resist medium bending moments & shear forces
c) Cannot resist moments & shear forces
d) None of these

11. Why a concrete beam is designed as doubly reinforced beam?

a) High bending moment
b) Limitation of beam depth
c) Medium bending moment
d) For safety factor
   

12. Loads to be designed in construction

a) Dead load , wind load , earthquake load & live load
b) Dead load, wind load , earthquake load & live load during construction
c) Dead load , wind load , seismic load & live load
d) Dead load , wind load , seismic load & live load during construction

13. Shear span is defined as the zone where:

a) Bending moment is zero
b) Shear force is zero
c) Shear force is constant
d) Bending moment is constant

14. Consider the following statements:

a) Shape factor
b) Length of the beam
c) Type of loading
d) Yield strength
Which of these affect the influence length of plastic hinge in a beam:
a) 1 only
b) 1 & 3
c) 1 & 2
d) 3 & 4

15. While lifting a precast slab, where the highest shear may happen:
a) At center
b) At middle third
c) At edges (slab ends)
d) None of these

16. What effects on suspension system in hungers:

a) Compression
b) Both compression and tension
c) Tension
d) Torsion
   

17. Influence line follows:

a) 0.5 ton load
b) 0.75 ton load
c) 1 ton unit load
d) None of these

18. In the following truss, when the building is subjected to earth quake and joint A is
subjected to two forces one is (+10 KN) and the other is (-5 KN) ,so what will be the
force in member AB
a) Always tension
b) Always compression
c) Sometime tension & sometime compression
d) Zero member

19. For simply supported beam, shear will be equal to zero at:
a) End supports
b) Middle of span and on neutral axis
c) Middle of span and above neutral axis
d) Middle of span and above neutral axis
e) End of supports and below neutral axis

20. Failure of Columns occurs due to:

a) Lateral compression
b) Moment of inertia
c) Buckling
d) Impact force

21. Moment distribution method is delivered by:

a) Abraham Macmillan
b) Hardy Cross
c) Regard Scott
e) None of these
22. A construction joint is provided where:
a) Bending moment is small
b) Shear force is small
c) The member is supported by other member
d) All of the above
   

23. Allowable shear strength of concrete depends upon:

a) Shear strength
b) Tensile strength
c) Compressive strength
d) None of these

24. Expansion Joints are provided when the length of concrete structures exceeds:
a) 10 m
b) 15 m
c) 20 m
d) 35 m
e) 45 m

25. The maximum bending moment due to a moving load on a simply supported beam
occurs:
a) At the mid span
b) At the support
c) Under the load
d) Anywhere on the beam
e) None of these

26. The range within a load can be applied on a rectangular column to avoid any tensile
stress is:
a) One half of the base
b) One fifth of the base
c) One fourth of the base
d) One sixth of the base on either side of centroid

27. The bending moment is maximum on a section where shearing force:

a) Is maximum
b) Is minimum
c) Is equal
d) Changes sign
   

28. Stress in a beam due to simple bending is:

a) Directly proportional
b) Inversely proportional
c) Curved related
e) None of these

29. A simply supported beam of span “L” carries a uniformly distributed load “W”, the
maximum bending moment “M” is:
a) WL4 / 2
b) WL3 / 4
c) WL2 / 8
d) WL2 / 12
e) WL 2/ 16

30. The _____________ beam theory provides a means of calculating the load –
carrying and deflection characteristics of beams.
a) Ferris -Witmer
b) Galileo – Jacob
c) Leonhard – Galilei
d) Euler - Bernoulli

31. Consider two beams with equal cross-sections, made of the same material, having the
same support conditions, and each loaded with equal uniform load per length. One
beam is twice as long as the other. The maximum bending stress in the longer beam is
larger by a factor of:
a) 1.25
b) 1.50
c) 2.00
d) 4.00

32. In a two way slab the lifting of the edges of the slab occurs due:
a) Resultant shear force at the ends
b) Torsional moments on the slab
c) Unbalanced moments on the slab
d) Heavy shear load
   

33. A doubly reinforced beam is used when:

a) Extra safety is needed
b) Beam experience tension in top only
c) Large moment is experienced by the beam
d) Depth and width of the beams have to be restricted in size

34. Law of elasticity states that the extension of a spring is in direct proportion with the
load applied to it.
a) Young’s
b) Robert’s
c) Hooke’s
d) Poisson’s

35. The moment diagram for a simply-supported with a load at the mid-point is
a) Triangle
b) Parabola
c) Trapezoid
d) Rectangle
e) Semicircle

36. What is not true about moment frame buildings?

a) Need less steel compared to braced frame structure
b) More labor intensive than braced frame structure
c) Larger deflections can be expected compared to braced frame structure
d) Easy to design doorways and windows

37. The slab is designed as one way if the ratio of long span to short span is:
a) Less than 1
b) Between 1 and 1.5
c) Between 1.5 and 1.2
d) Greater Than 2
   

38. Calculate the moments MB.

a) 2.5 ft.kips
b) 35 ft.kips
c) 5ft.kips
d) Zero

39. For the beam loaded as shown in the figure below, the bending moment at x = 5ft.
from the left support is most nearly:

a) 160 kip ft
b) 190 kip ft
c) 236 kip ft
d) 270 kip ft

40. A beam is loaded as shown. A distributed load of 60 lbs/ft is applied and a

concentrated load of 570 lbs applied at 5 ft from point A. Find the maximum bending
moment.

a) 2440 lbs.ft
b) 2964 lps.ft
c) 2760 lps.ft
d) 3800 lbs.ft
   

41. .A beam is loaded as shown. Find the maximum shear force of the beam shown.

a) 390 lbs
b) 450 lbs
c) 780 lbs
d) 810 lbs
                                            

42. Find the deflection at the end of the hollow rectangular section shown. Outside
dimensions of the section is 12 × 12 inches and the thickness is 0.25 inches. The
young ‘s modulus of steel is 29 × 106 psl.
Y1 = Wl4/8El , Y2=PL3/3EI, I=207.125 in4

a) 0.149 in
b) 1.23 in
c) 0.453 in
d) 1.67 in

43. For the Beam shown below, use the Muller-Breslau principle for the influence lines
to answer the following
   

The dotted lines shown on the beam above, describe the influence line for:
a) The shear at d
b) The moment at b
c) The moment at d
d) Vertical reaction at support

44. For the Beam shown below, use the Muller-Breslau principle for the influence lines
to answer the following

The Solid lines shown on the beam above, describe the influence line for:
a) The shear at b
b) The moment at b
c) The Shear at d
d) Vertical reaction at support

45. A 112-in- diameter, 7 wire prestressing strand is to be stressed in the pretensioning

bed shown with a jacking force of 14 tons. The length from the dead-end anchorage
to the back of the live-end hydraulic jack is 310ft. For the strand properties indicated,
the expected strand elongation (in.) is most nearly:

a) 3.5
b) 12.3
c) 19.3
d) 24.7
   

46. Calculate the maximum moment (Values are given for loads & dimensions)
a) Max. BM WL2/2 + PL/2
b) Max. BM WL4/2 + PL/4
c) Max. BM WL6/2 + PL/3
d) Max. BM WL4/2 + PL/2

47. Calculate the maximum moment (Values are given for loads & dimensions)

a) Max. BM WL4/2 + PL2

b) Max. BM WL2/2 + PL
c) Max. BM WL6/2 + PL3
d) Max. BM WL4/2 + PL4

48. Calculate Stress on Surface?

a) Weight divide by area
b) Weight multiple by area
c) Weight add by area
d) Wight deduct by area

49. A Cantilever beam with a rectangular cross-section is subjected to a concentrated load

at its free end. If the width of the beam is doubled, the deflection of the free end will
be changed in the ratio of :
a) 8
b) 1/8
c) 1/2
d) 2

50. The bending moment is maximum on a section where shearing force is:
a) Maximum
b) Minimum
c) Changing Sign
d) None of the above
   

51. What is the common yield strength of reinforcement steel?

a) 100 MPa
b) 200 MPa
c) 275 MPa
d) 460 MPa

52. What is the maximum allowable moment redistribution in RCC beams?

a) 10 %
b) 20 %
c) 30 %
d) 40 %
53. Generally, weight of reinforcement concrete in Kg/m3 is:
a) 1500
b) 1600
c) 2000
d) 2400

54. Why steel is used as reinforcement in reinforced concrete:

a) Easily available
b) Good bond to concrete
c) Coefficient of thermal expansion is the same for steel & concrete
d) All the above

55. Stress means:

a) The internal forces developed in a material due to external forces =
(force/Area)
b) Ability to resist external forces
c) Deformation in a material due to external forces
d) Forces applied perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of a member

56. For a simply supported beam, the shear and flexural stresses will be equal to zero at:
a) End supports
b) Middle of span & above neutral axis
c) Middle of span and on the neutral axis
d) End supports and below neutral axis
   

57. Nominal moment of resistance, Mn for a rectangular section is given by:

a) Mn = fc a b (d - )
b) Mn = As Fy (d - )
c) Mn = As Fy (d - ) + fc a b (d - )
d) Mn = ρ b d2 Fy ( 1 - 0.59 ρ Fy/Fc )

58. The concrete stress block at a rectangular cross section is given below, the nominal
moment capacity of this section is:

a) Mn = As fs (d-a)
b) Mn = As fs (d-c/2)
c) Mn = 0.85 fc’ ba (d-a/2)
d) Mn = As fs (d-a/2) + 0.85 fc ba (d-a/2)
e) Mn = As fs (d-a/2) + 0.85 fc’ ba (d-a/2)

59. When a T- Beam spans over several supports continuously then the beam at the
supports should be designed as
a) Rectangular section
b) Simply Supported
c) Flanged Section
d) Prestressed Beam

60. When a T- Beam spans over several supports continuously then the beam at the midspan
should be designed as
a) Rectangular section
b) Simply Supported
c) Flanged Section
d) Prestressed Beam
   

61. What is the shear span?

a) Moment is zero
b) Shear is zero
c) Moment is maximum
d) None of these
e)
62. For the beam below, the deflection @ point B is:
a) WL4
8EI
b) 5WL4
384EI
c) None of the above

63. For the beam below, the slope at the middle of the beam is:
a) zero
b) WL3
24EI
c) 5WL4
384EI

64. For the beam below, find the deflection @ point B:

a) PL
EI
b) PL3
3EI
c) PL2
3EI

65. Find the moment @ the middle of the beam

a) 100 KN.m
b) 50 KN.m
c) 64 KN.m
d) 0 KN.m
   

66. The slope C (Mid Span of the Beam) for the beam shown below is

a) Zero
b) 2916.66/EI
c) 16666.67/EI
d) 3333.33/EI

67. The vertical deflection of C is given as:

a) 8072.92/EI
b) 366936/EI
c) 51840/EI
d) 10677.08/EI

68. The slope B (at free end of the Beam) for the beam shown below is:

a) 192/EI
b) 160/EI
c) 180/EI
d) 165/EI

69. The vertical deflection of B is given as:

a) 60/EI
b) 64/EI
c) 68/EI
d) 66/EI
   

70. The range within which a load can be applied on a rectangular column, to avoid any
tensile stress is:
a) One half of the base
b) One fifth of the base
c) On fourth of the base
d) One sixth of the base

71. The shear stress at any section of a shaft is maximum

a) At the center of the section
b) At distance r/2 from the center at the top of the surface
c) At a distance 3/4 r from the center
d) None of these

72. A simply supported beam carrying a uniformly distributed load is propped at the
center of the span so that the beam is held to the level of the end supports. The
reaction of the prop will be:
a) Half of the distributed load
b) 3/8 the distributed load
c) 5/8 the distributed load
d) None of the above

73. The region of the cross section of a column in which compressive load may be
applied without producing any tensile stress is known as the core of the cross
section. In circular column the radius of the core is:
a) One half of the radius
b) One third of the radius
c) One quarter of the radius
d) One fifth of the radius
e) One sixth of the radius

74. The maximum bending moment due to a moving load on a simply supported
beams occurs:
a) At the mid span
b) At the supports
c) Under the load
d) Anywhere on the beam
e) None of these
   

75. When equal and opposite forces applied to a body, tend to elongate it, the stress
produced is called:
a) Shear stress
b) Compressive stress
c) Tensile stress
d) Transverse stress

76. Stress in a beam due to simple bending is:

a) Directly proportional
b) Inversely proportional
c) Curvilinear related
d) None of these

77. Minor limit design method for rectangular section will provide:
a) Minimum steel area, minimum section dimension
b) Minimum steel area, maximum section dimension
c) Maximum steel area, maximum section dimension
d) Maximum steel area, minimum section dimension

78. Modulus of elasticity of a mass of rock compared to rock substance:

a) Higher
b) Lower
c) Equivalent
d) Non correlated

79. What is the unit of Strain

a) Dimensionless
b) centimeter
c) mm
d) None of above

80. What does the ratio of stress over strain

a) Bulk Modulus
b) Poisson's ratio
c) Viscosity ratio
d) Modulus of Elasicity
   

81. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the influence line for the bending
moment at one-fourths of the span from left support of a prismatic beam simply
supported at ends?
a) It is composed of straight lines only
b) It is composed of curved lines only
c) It is composed of straight and curved line
d) It is parabolic

82. In a simply supported wooden beam under uniformly distributed load, a hole has to
be made in the breadthwise direction at mid-span to provide a pipeline. From
structural strength point of view, it would be advisable to have the hole made at
a) the bottom
b) the top
c) mid-depth
d) 1/4 depth either from the top or the bottom

83. A point load applied at shear center induces:

a) Zero shear force
b) Zero bending
c) Pure twisting
d) Pure bending

84. The slenderness ratio of lacing bars should not exceed :

a) 100
b) 200
c) 145
d) 180

85. Consider the following statements:

In the beam shown in the given figure, for all positions of
load W (except x = 0)
1. Bending moment is maximum at B
2. Bending moment is maximum under load
3. Deflection is zero at A
4. deflection is zero at B
   

Of these statements :
a) 1 and 3 are correct
b) 2 and 4 are correct
c) 3 and 4 are correct
d) 1, 3 and 4 are correct

86. Using concordant cables in pre-stressed concrete for beams :

a) Initial support for member
b) No initial support for member
c) Cracks of beam
d) Deflection of beam

87. The steel reinforcement in the concrete is very important in:

a) Maximum positive bending moment
b) Zero value of bending moment
c) Maximum tension stress
d) Max compression stress
e) 1 & 3 of the above

88. The absolute maximum Bending Moment in a simply supported beam of span 20
m due to moving udl of 4 t/m spanning over 5 m is
a) 87.5 t-m at the support
b) 87.5 t-m near the midpoint
c) 3.5 t-m at the midpoint
d) 87.5 t-m at the midpoint

89. A cylindrical shell made of mild steel plate of 100 cm diameter is to be subjected to an
internal pressure of 10 kg/cm2. If the material yields at 2000 kg/cm2, assuming factor of
safety as four and using maximum principal stress theory, thickness of the plate will be
a) 5 mm
b) 10 mm
c) 15 mm
d) 20 mm

90. The main reinforcement of a reinforced concrete slab consists of 10mm bars at
100mm spacing. If its is required to replace the 10mm bars by 12mm bars, then the
spacing of the 12mm bars should be
   

a) 120mm
b) 140mm
c) 154mm
d) 160mm

91. When design RC section, whether the concrete at tension side will be neglected or
considered? (In reinforced Concrete Design)
a) Concrete in tension side has major effect
b) Concrete is resist the tension stresses
c) Concrete in the tension side is neglected
d) Concrete cannot resist the compressive stress
92. If the load magnitude I a traditional R.C. column increases continuously, the
allowable moment in one plane is constant
a) Zero
b) One
c) Two
d) Four
93. What is poison’s Ratio?
The ration of transverse (or horizontal) strain to axial (or vertical) strain
   

STEEL STRUCTURE

94. In the cantilever truss shown, the horizontal component of the reaction @ A is:
a) 30 tonnes
b) 60 tonnes
c) 90 tonnes
d) 120 tonnes

95. What are the magnitudes of the horizontal & vertical reactions, respectively
at support A of the frame shown below:
a) 16 KN , 18 KN
b) 16 KN , 6 KN
c) 6 KN , 16 K
d) 8 KN , 6 KN

96. A pin-jointed truss is loaded as shown in the given figure. The force induced
in member DF is:
a) 1.5KN (tension)
b) 4.5KN (tension)
c) 1.5KN (compression)
d) 4.5KN (compression)

 
97. The truss shown below is loaded by a concentrated force P at Joint A as shown. The
vertical deflection at Joint A is (EA = Constant)
a) 9.75P/EA
b) 21P/EA
c) 42P/EA
d) 32P/EA

 
98. .In the truss shown. If the temperature of member B-C changed by 100 F0.
The displacement of point E is equal to:
a) 3.52 mm
b) 9.83 mm
c) 8.3 mm
d) None of above
   

99. Referring to the loaded truss shown in the figure, the force (kips) in member AB
is

a) 100Kips Compression
b) 125Kips Compression
c) 167Kips Tension
d) 167 Kips Compression

100. For the truss shown below, the member force (kips) in member CD is most nearly.

a) 96.5kips Compression
b) 96.6Kips Tension
c) 102.5kips Compression
d) 102.5Kips Tension

101. Steel bridge are set in place on their bearings when the ambient temperature is
65°F if the temperature of the steel is expected to reach the extremes of 15°F and
95°F, what is most nearly the expansion gap that must be provided at the
bearings?
The coefficient of thermal expansion for steel: a= 7.3×10-6 /°F
   

a) 1/8 in
b) ¼ in
c) ½ in
d) ¾ in

102. The frame shown below is constrained by a rigid support at A and a frictionless
hinge support at D. Moment releases exist at joints B and C. The resultant
reaction at support D is most nearly:

a) 20 kips
b) 32 kips
c) 37 kips
d) 35 kips
103. A truss member:
a) Is a two force body
b) Is a three force body
c) Resists forces in compression only
d) May results three concurrent forces
   

104. For the truss shown below, use the virtual work method to find the following:
(Take E=250Gpa {250 × 106kN/m2} and A=350 mm2 for all members)

The horizontal displacement of joint due to external loadings is

a) 311,100/EA mm
b) Zero
c) 200,000/EA mm
d) 100,000/EA mm

105. For the truss shown below, use the virtual work method to find the following:
(Take E=250Gpa {250 × 106kN/m2} and A=350 mm2 for all members)

If no loads act on the truss, and member AB is 3 mm short. Then the horizontal
displacement of joint
   

a) + 3.0mm
b) – 3.0mm
c) +6.0mm
d) -6.0mm

106. For the truss shown below, use the virtual work method to find the following:
(Take E=250Gpa {250 × 106kN/m2} and A=350 mm2 for all members)

If no loads act on the truss and member AB is 3mm short. Then the vertical
displacement of joint
a) Zero
b) –3.0mm
c) +4.0mm
d) +5.0mm

107. Calculate the value of deflection @ B:

a) 110 P/EA
b) 210 P/EA
c) 310 P/EA
d) Zero

108. Calculate the rotation at member AB:

a) 0.0378 deg
b) 0.02601 rad
c) 0.00046 rad
d) Zero