Civil Engineering Mcqs

The allowable tensile stress in structural mild steel plates for steel tank is assumed as________________?

(A) 95.0 MPa on net area

(B) 105.5 MPa on net area

(C) 105.5 MPa on gross area

(D) 150.0 MPa on gross area

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Submitted By: Ali Uppal


For a compression member with double angle section, which of the following section will give larger value of minimum radius of gyration?

(A) equal angles back to back

(B) unqual legged angles with long legs back to back

(C) unequal legged angles with short legs back to back

(D) both (B) or (C)

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In case of plastic design, the calculated maximum shear capacity of a beam as per IS:800 shall be________________?

(A) 0.55 Awfy

(B) 0.65 Awfy

(C) 0.75 Awfy

(D) 0.85 Awfy where, Aw = effective cross-sectional area resisting shear fy = yield stress of the steel

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Which of the following conditions is to be satisfied both in elastic and plastic analysis ?

(A) equilibrium condition

(B) yield condition

(C) plastic moment condition

(D) mechanism condition

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The ratio of plastic section modulus to elastic section modulus__________________?

(A) is equal to 1

(B) is always less than 1

(C) is always greater than 1

(D) can be less than 1

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The mechanism method of plastic analysis satisfies___________________?

(A) equilibrium and mechanism conditions

(B) equilibrium and plastic moment conditions

(C) mechanism and plastic moment conditions

(D) equilibrium condition only

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Shape factor is a property which depends________________?

(A) only on the ultimate stress of the material

(B) only on the yield stress of the material

(C) only on the geometry of the section

(D) both on the yield stress and ultimate stress of material

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The mechanism method and the statical method give__________________?

(A) lower and upper bounds respectively on the strength of structure

(B) upper and lower bounds respectively on the strength of structure

(C) lower bound on the strength of structure

(D) upper bound on the strength of structure

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