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1. A 8 metre long simply supported rectangular beam which carries a distributed load 45 kg/m.
experiences a maximum fibre stress 160 kg/cm2. If the moment of inertia of the beam is 640 cm4,
the overall depth of the beam is

A. 10 cm

B. 12 cm

C. 15 cm

D. 18 cm

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Correct answer: (A)

10 cm

2. A beam is said to be of uniform strength, if

A. B.M. is same throughout the beam

B. Deflection is same throughout the beam

C. Bending stress is same throughout the beam

D. Shear stress is same throughout the beam

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Correct answer: (C)

Bending stress is same throughout the beam

3. A beam of length L is pinned at both ends and is subjected to a concentrated bending couple
of moment M at its centre. The maximum bending moment in the beam is

A. M

B. M/2

C. M/3

D. ML/2

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Correct answer: (A)

M

4. A beam of length L supported on two intermediate rollers carries a uniformly distributed load
on its entire length. If sagging B.M. and hogging B.M. of the beam are equal, the length of each
overhang, is

A. 0.107 L

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B. 0.207 L

C. 0.307 L

D. 0.407 L

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Correct answer: (B)

0.207 L

5. A bending moment may be defined as:

A. Arithmetic sum of the moments of all the forces on either side of the section

B. Arithmetic sum of the forces on either side of the section

C. Algebraic sum of the moments of all the forces on either side of the section

D. None of these

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Correct answer: (C)

Algebraic sum of the moments of all the forces on either side of the section

6. A body moves, from rest with a constant acceleration of 5 m per sec. The distance covered in 5
sec is most nearly

A. 38 m

B. 62.5 m

C. 96 m

D. 124 m

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Correct answer: (B)

62.5 m

7. A cable with a uniformly distributed load per horizontal metre run will take the following shape

A. Straight line

B. Parabola

C. Hyperbola

D. Elliptical

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Correct answer: (B)

Parabola

8. A cantilever beam rectangular in cross-section is subjected to an isolated 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

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A. 8

B. 43678

C. 43497

D. 3

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Correct answer: (C)

43497

9. A cantilever carries is uniformly distributed load W over its whole length and a force W acts at
its free end upward. The net deflection of the free end will be

A. Zero

B. (5/24) (WL3/EI) upward

C. (5/24) (WL3/EI) downward

D. None of these

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Correct answer: (B)

(5/24) (WL3/EI) upward

10. A cantilever carrying a uniformly distributed load W over its full length is propped at its free
end such that it is at the level of the fixed end. The bending moment will be zero at its free end also
at

A. Midpoint of the cantilever

B. Fixed point of the cantilever

C. 1/4th length from free end

D. 3/4th length from free end

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Correct answer: (D)

3/4th length from free end

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