Civil Engineering Mcqs

The shape factor of standard rolled beam section varies from_______________?

(A) 1.10 to 1.20

(B) 1.20 to 1.30

(C) 1.30 to 1.40

(D) 1.40 to 1.50

Submitted By: Ali Uppal


Submitted By: Ali Uppal


A rectangular column shown in the given figure carries a load P having eccentricities ex and ey along X and Y axes. The stress at any point (x, y) is_______________?

(A) (p/bd) [1 + (12ey. y/d²) + (12ex. x/d²)]

(B) p [1 + (6ey. y/b) + (6ex. x/ b)]

(C) (p/bd) [1 + (6ey. y/d) + (6ex. x/b)]

(D) (p/bd) [1 + (ey. y/d) + ( ex. x/d)]

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parabolic arch of span and rise , is given by The equation of a________________?

(A) y = h/l² × (1 – x )

(B) y = 2h/l² × (1 – x)

(C) y = 3h/l² × (1 – x)

(D) y = 4h/l² × (1 – x)

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y/n) (1 – a l/r), is For calculating the allowable stress of long columns. The empirical formula 0 known as_________________?

(A) Straight line formula

(B) Parabolic formula

(C) Perry’s formula

(D) Rankine’s formula

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d constant, the width of a cantilever of length l of uniform strength loaded with Keeping the depth a uniformly distributed load w varies from zero at the free end and________________?

(A) (2w/ × l² at the fixed end

(B) (3w/ × l² at the fixed end

(C) (3w/ × l² at the fixed end

(D) (5w/ × l² at the fixed end

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In the truss, the force in the member AC is_______________?

(A) 6.25 t compressive

(B) 8.75 t tensile

(C) t tensile

(D) t compressive

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The general expression for the B.M. of a beam of length l is the beam carries M = (wl/2) x – (wx²/2)_______________?

(A) A uniformly distributed load w/unit length

(B) A load varying linearly from zero at one end to w at the other end

(C) An isolated load at mid span

(D) None of these

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Submitted By: Ali Uppal