Multiple Choice Questions

Q.No Questions
Figure 1 and 2 shows the location of applied loads in a channel section. In figure 1 the loacation of
load is at the centroid of its cross section and the beam tends to bending and twist. In figure 2 the
load is applied at the shear centre.

B1 (i) As shown in the figure 1 and 2, if the applied load it transformed from point S to M, there will not be
torsional deformation in the beam. That point is called
a. Centriod of the beam
b. Shear centre
c. Centroid of the cross section
d. Neutral axis
e. Load centre
f. Point of maximum deflection
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(ii) If the applied load passes through the shear centre of the section of the beam, then there will be
a. No bending in the beam
b. No twisting in the beam
c. Twisting in the beam
d. No deflection in the beam
e. No bending and twisting in the beam
f. No bending and deflection in the beam
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(iii) For a channel section symmetrical about x-x axis as shown in figure 1, the shear centre lies at
a. Centroid of the section
b. Centre of the vertical web
c. Centre of the top flange
d. Centre of the bottom flage
e. Inside the channel and on the x-x axis

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 f. Outside the channel and on the x-x axis
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(iv) Assume that the applied on the beam at the shear centre is increased. Then the location of the
shear centre also changes. State true or false.
a. True
b. False
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(v) Assume that the cross section of the beam is increased by increasing the flange lengths . Then the
location of the shear centre will vary. State true or false.
a. True
b. False
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(vi) The line connecting the shear centres of all the cross sections of the beam is called
a. Elastic axis
b. Neutral axis
c. Coordinate axis
d. Principal axis
e. Symmetrical axis
f. Load axis
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(vii) Find the correct one regarding the position of shear centre for a thin walled T-section.

a. Figure 3(a)
b. Figure 3(b)
c. Figure 3(c)
d. Figure 3(d)
e. Figure 3(e)
f. Figure 3(f)
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(viii) Find the correct one regarding the position of shear centre for a thin walled L-section

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 a. Figure 4(a)
b. Figure 4(b)
c. Figure 4(c)
d. Figure 4(d)
e. Figure 4(e)
f. Figure 4(f)
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(ix) Find the correct one regarding the position of shear centre for an I-section

a. Figure 5(a)
b. Figure 5(b)
c. Figure 5(c)
d. Figure 5(d)
e. Figure 5(e)
f. Figure 5(f)
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 (x) Find the correct one regarding the position of shear centre for an I-section

a. Figure 5(a)
b. Figure 5(b)
c. Figure 5(c)
d. Figure 5(d)
e. Figure 5(e)
f. Figure 5(f)
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Q.No Questions
B2 (i) Choose the correct shear flow distribution diagram for a channel section (Figure 1) subjected to
vertical loading at the shear centre.

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 a. Figure 1(a)
b. Figure 1(b)
c. Figure 1(c)
d. Figure 1(d)
e. Figure 1(e)
f. Figure 1(f)
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(ii) If the vertical load acted as shown in figure 1 is transformed into horizontal loading as shown in
figure 2, choose the correct shear flow distribution diagram for the channel section.

a. Figure 1(a)
b. Figure 1(b)
c. Figure 1(c)
d. Figure 1(d)
e. Figure 1(e)
f. Figure 1(f)
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(iii) For a open section, the shear flow at the channel tip will be
a. zero
b. maximum
c. equal to that at the top of the web
d. equal to that at the other end of the same flange
e. equal to that at the neutral axis
f. equal to that at the centre of the web
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(iv) A thin walled open section shown in figure 1, is subjected to a vertical load on the shear centre. The

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 maximum amount of shear flow will be at the neutral axis. State True or False.
c. True
d. False
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(v) A thin walled open section shown in figure 2, is subjected to a horizontal load on the shear centre.
The maximum amount of shear flow will be at the neutral axis. State True or False.
a. True
b. False
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(vi) Choose the correct shear flow distribution diagram for a T-section subjected to vertical loading at
the shear centre.

a. Figure 1(a)
b. Figure 1(b)
c. Figure 1(c)
d. Figure 1(d)
e. Figure 1(e)
f. Figure 1(f)
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(vii) A thin walled T section shown in figure 3, is subjected to a vertical load on the shear centre. The
maximum amount of shear flow will be at the neutral axis. State True or False.
a. True
b. False
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(viii) Choose the correct shear flow distribution diagram for a T-section subjected to vertical loading at
the shear centre.

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 a. Figure 1(a)
b. Figure 1(b)
c. Figure 1(c)
d. Figure 1(d)
e. Figure 1(e)
f. Figure 1(f)
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(ix) If the vertical load acted as shown in figure 4 is transformed into horizontal loading as shown in
figure 5, choose the correct shear flow distribution diagram for the I - section.

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 a. Figure 1(a)
b. Figure 1(b)
c. Figure 1(c)
d. Figure 1(d)
e. Figure 1(e)
f. Figure 1(f)
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(x) A thin walled I-section shown in figure 4, is subjected to a vertical load on the shear centre. the
maximum amount of shear flow will be at the centre of the flange. State True or False.
a. True
b. False
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Q.No Questions
B3 (i) The shear stresses are directed along the centreline of the cross section and act parallel to the
edges of the section. State true or false.
a. True
b. False
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(ii) The shear flow at any point in the cross section is equal to the product of shear stress and
thickness at that point. State true or false.
a. True
b. False
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(iii) Figure 1 shows the shear stress distribution over an angle section. The maximum value of shear

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 stress occurs at
a. Edge of the upper leg
b. Edge of the bottom leg
c. Center of the upper leg
d. Centre of the bottom leg
e. Intersection of two legs
f. At the centroid

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(iv) The location of shear centre for the section shown in figure 1 is at
a. Edge of the upper leg
b. Edge of the bottom leg
c. Center of the upper leg
d. Centre of the bottom leg
e. Intersection of two legs
f. At the centroid
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(v) Assume that the the the angle section shown in figure 1 is tilted such that one leg is made
horizontal and another one is kept vertical. In such beam configuration, the location of shear centre
will be at the intersection of the two legs. State true or false.
a. True
b. False
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(vi) Assume that the load applied is initially vertical and later it is made horizontal. What about the
change in the location of the shear centre?
a. Remains same at the intersection of the two legs
b. Moves to the vertical leg
c. Moves to the horizontal leg
d. Moves away from the legs
e. Moves inside the leg and inline with the centroid
f. Coincides with the centroid
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(vii) If the thickness of the legs are changed,the location of the shear centre also varies. State true or

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 false.
a. True
b. False
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(viii) Consider a thin walled z-section with its shear centre at the mid section of the web when a vertical
load is applied at the shear centre as shown in figure 2. Instead of vertical load, if the load is
applied horizontally, the shear centre will

a. Remains same
b. Moves to the middle of the top flange
c. Moves to the middle of the bottom flange
d. Moves towards the intersection of top flange and web
e. Moves towards the intersection ofbottom flange and web
f. Moves to the tip of the top flange
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(ix) If the length of the both flanges and increased by 50 %, what will be the effect on the location of the
shear centre?
a. Remains same
b. Moves to the middle of the top flange
c. Moves to the middle of the bottom flange
d. Moves towards the intersection of top flange and web
e. Moves towards the intersection ofbottom flange and web
f. Moves to the tip of the top flange
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(x) If the length of the top flange is increased by 50 %, and the length of the bottom flange and web is
kept, what will be the effect on the location of the shear centre?
a. Remains same
b. Moves to the middle of the top flange
c. Moves to the middle of the bottom flange
d. Moves towards the intersection of top flange and web
e. Moves towards the intersection ofbottom flange and web
f. Moves to the tip of the top flange
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Q.No Questions

In the wing section of Figure 1, the stringers and spar flanges have small cross-sectional
dimensions compared with the complete section. Therefore, the variation in stress over the cross-
section of a stringer due to, say, bending of the wing would be small.

Furthermore, the difference between the distances of the stringer centroids and the adjacent skin
from the wing section axis is small. It would be reasonable to assume therefore that the direct
stress is constant over the stringer cross-sections. We could therefore replace the stringers and
spar flanges by concentrations of area, known as booms, over which the direct stress is constant
and which are located along the midline of the skin, as shown in the figure 1.
B4 (i) The shear flow between the two adjacent stiffeners _____
a. varies linearly
b. varies exponentially
c. varies lograthmically
d. is constant
e. is zero
f. unpredicatable
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(ii) The magnitude of the resultant shear force is only a function of the straight line between the two
adjacent stiffeners, and is absolutely independent of the web shape. State True or False.
e. True
f. False
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(iii) The direction of the resultant shear force is a function of _________
a. the shape of the web
b. the cross sectional area of the web

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 c. the thickness of the web
d. the straight line connecting the adjacent stiffeners
e. Stiffener shape
f. Web material
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(iv) For multi-stiffener, multi-web beams the shear flow never changes direction in the web between the
adjacent stiffeners. State True or False.
a. True
b. False
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(v) In constant shear flow webs of wing structure in figure 1, the skin carries ________
a. Shear stress
b. Circumferential stress
c. Bending stress
d. Bending induced normal stress
e. Tensile stress
f. Hoop stress
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(vi) In constant shear flow webs of wing structure in figure 1, the stiffeners carry ________
a. Shear stress
b. Shear flow
c. Shear deformation
d. Bending induced normal stress
e. Shear strain
f. Hoop stress
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(vii) Calculations of centroid, symmetry and moment of inertia for a constant shear web beam is based
on the area and distribution of web and stiffeners. State True or False.
a. True
b. False
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(viii) Choose the correct shear flow distribution diagram for a constant shear web arrangement shown in
figure 2.

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 a. Figure 2(a)
b. Figure 2(b)
c. Figure 2(c)
d. Figure 2(d)
e. Figure 2(e)
f. Figure 2(f)
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(ix) The magnitude of resultant force of a constant shear web beam is always pass through the
a. Centroid of the section
b. Shear centre of the section
c. Boom on the upper right corner
d. Boom on the bottom right corner
e. Boom of minimum cross sectional area
f. Boom of maximum cross sectional area
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(x) If the cross sectional area of the booms are changed, the location of the shear centre will not
change and remains the same. State True or False.
a. True
b. False
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