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4. When a uniformly distributed load, longer than the span of the girder, moves
from left to right, then the maximum bending moment at mid section of span
occurs when the uniformly distributed load occupies
(A) Less than the left half span
(B) Whole of left half span
(C) More than the left half span
(D) Whole span
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5. For stable structures, one of the important properties of flexibility and stiffness
matrices is that the elements on the main diagonal
(i) Of a stiffness matrix must be positive
(ii) Of a stiffness matrix must be negative
(iii) Of a flexibility matrix must be positive
(iv) Of a flexibility matrix must be negative
The correct answer is
(A) (i) and (iii)
(B) (ii) and (iii)
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6. When a load crosses a through type Pratt truss in the direction left to right, the
nature of force in any diagonal member in the left half of the span would
(A) Change from compression to tension
(B) Change from tension to compression
(C) Always be compression
(D) Always be tension
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9. For a two-hinged arch, if one of the supports settles down vertically, then the
horizontal thrust
(A) Is increased
(B) Is decreased
(C) Remains unchanged
(D) Becomes zero
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10. The deflection at any point of a perfect frame can be obtained by applying a
unit load at the joint in
(A) Vertical direction
(B) Horizontal direction
(C) Inclined direction
(D) The direction in which the deflection is required
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11. The principle of virtual work can be applied to elastic system by considering
the virtual work of
(A) Internal forces only
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12. If in a rigid-jointed space frame, (6m + r) < 6j, then the frame is
(A) Unstable
(B) Stable and statically determinate
(C) Stable and statically indeterminate
(D) None of the above
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15. The fixed support in a real beam becomes in the conjugate beam a
(A) Roller support
(B) Hinged support
(C) Fixed support
(D) Free end
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