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For a symmetrical two hinged parabolic arch, if one of the supports settles horizontally, then the horizontal thrust
A Is increased
B Is decreased
C Remains unchanged
D Becomes zero
A three hinged arch is generally hinged at its supports and
A At one quarter span
B At the crown
C Anywhere in the rib
D None of these
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
According to Euler's column theory, the crippling load for a column of length (l) fixed at both ends is __________ the crippling load for a similar column hinged at both ends.
A Equal to
B Two times
C Four times
D Eight times
If W is total load per unit area on a panel, D is the diameter of the column head, L is the span in two directions, then the sum of the maximum positive bending moment and average of the negative bending moment for the design of the span of a square flat slab, should not be less than
A $$\frac{{{\text{WL}}}}{{12}}{\left( {{\text{L}} - \frac{{2{\text{D}}}}{3}} \right)^2}$$
B $$\frac{{{\text{WL}}}}{{10}}{\left( {{\text{L}} + \frac{{2{\text{D}}}}{3}} \right)^2}$$
C $$\frac{{{\text{WL}}}}{{10}}{\left( {{\text{L}} - \frac{{2{\text{D}}}}{3}} \right)^2}$$
D $$\frac{{{\text{WL}}}}{{12}}{\left( {{\text{L}} - \frac{{\text{D}}}{3}} \right)^2}$$
To ensure that the hogging bending moment at two points of suspension of a pile of length L equals the sagging moment at its centre, the distances of the points of suspension from either end, is
A 0.107 L
B 0.207 L
C 0.307 L
D 0.407 L
The horizontal thrust on the ends of a two hinged semicircular arch of radius ‘R’ carrying
A A uniformly distributed load $$\omega $$ per unit run over its right half span, is $$\frac{2}{3}\frac{{\omega {\text{R}}}}{\pi }$$
B A uniformly distributed load $$\omega $$ per unit run over its entire span is $$\frac{4}{3}\frac{{\omega {\text{R}}}}{\pi }$$
C A distributed load varying from zero at the left end to $$\omega $$ per unit horizontal run at the right end, is $$\frac{2}{3}\frac{{\omega {\text{R}}}}{\pi }$$
D All the above
A simply supported beam A carries a point load at its mid span. Another identical beam B carries the same load but uniformly distributed over the entire span. The ratio of the maximum deflections of the beams A and B, will be
A $$\frac{2}{3}$$
B $$\frac{3}{2}$$
C $$\frac{5}{8}$$
D $$\frac{8}{5}$$
The ratio of crippling loads of a column having both the ends fixed to the column having both the ends hinged, is
A 1
B 2
C 3
D 4
A column of length ($$l$$) with both ends fixed may be considered as equivalent to a column of length __________ with both ends hinged.
A $$\frac{l}{8}$$
B $$\frac{l}{4}$$
C $$\frac{l}{2}$$
D $$l$$

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