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Civil Engineering Mcqs

Maximum shear stress theory for the failure of a material at the elastic limit, is known________________?

  • (A)  Guest’s or Trecas’ theory
  • (B)  St. Venant’s theory
  • (C)  Rankine’s theory
  • (D)  Haig’s theory
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A close coil helical spring when subjected to a moment M having its axis along the axis of the helix_________________?

  • (A)  It is subjected to pure bending
  • (B)  Its mean diameter will decrease
  • (C)  Its number of coils will increase
  • (D)  All the above
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Maximum strain theory for the failure of a material at the elastic limit, is known as_______________?

  • (A)  Guest’s or Trecas’ theory
  • (B)  St. Venant’s theory
  • (C)  Rankine’s theory
  • (D)  Haig’s theory
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


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A composite beam is composed of two equal strips one of brass and other of steel. If the temperature is raised___________________?

  • (A)  Steel experiences tensile force
  • (B)  Brass experiences compressive force
  • (C)  Composite beam gets subjected to a couple
  • (D)  All the above
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Submitted By :Ali Uppal


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The load on a spring per unit deflection, is called______________?

  • (A)  Stiffness
  • (B)  Proof resilience
  • (C)  Proof stress
  • (D)  Proof load
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The forces acting normally on the cross section of a bar shown in the given figure introduce_____________?

  • (A)  Compressive stress
  • (B)  Tensile stress
  • (C)  Shear stress
  • (D)  None of these
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A body is said to be in equilibrium if___________________?

  • (A)  It moves horizontally
  • (B)  It moves vertically
  • (C)  It rotates about its C.G.
  • (D)  None of these
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