Civil Engineering Mcqs

Maximum shear stress theory for the failure of a material at the elastic limit, is known________________?

(A) Guest’s or Trecas’ theory

(B) St. Venant’s theory

(C) Rankine’s theory

(D) Haig’s theory

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A close coil helical spring when subjected to a moment M having its axis along the axis of the helix_________________?

(A) It is subjected to pure bending

(B) Its mean diameter will decrease

(C) Its number of coils will increase

(D) All the above

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Maximum strain theory for the failure of a material at the elastic limit, is known as_______________?

(A) Guest’s or Trecas’ theory

(B) St. Venant’s theory

(C) Rankine’s theory

(D) Haig’s theory

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A composite beam is composed of two equal strips one of brass and other of steel. If the temperature is raised___________________?

(A) Steel experiences tensile force

(B) Brass experiences compressive force

(C) Composite beam gets subjected to a couple

(D) All the above

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The load on a spring per unit deflection, is called______________?

(A) Stiffness

(B) Proof resilience

(C) Proof stress

(D) Proof load

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The forces acting normally on the cross section of a bar shown in the given figure introduce_____________?

(A) Compressive stress

(B) Tensile stress

(C) Shear stress

(D) None of these

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A body is said to be in equilibrium if___________________?

(A) It moves horizontally

(B) It moves vertically

(C) It rotates about its C.G.

(D) None of these

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