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The shape factor of standard rolled beam section varies from_______________?

  • (A)  1.10 to 1.20
  • (B)  1.20 to 1.30
  • (C)  1.30 to 1.40
  • (D)  1.40 to 1.50
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Submitted By :Ali Uppal


A rectangular column shown in the given figure carries a load P having eccentricities ex and ey along X and Y axes. The stress at any point (x, y) is_______________?

  • (A)  (p/bd) [1 + (12ey. y/d²) + (12ex. x/d²)]
  • (B)  p [1 + (6ey. y/b) + (6ex. x/ b)]
  • (C)  (p/bd) [1 + (6ey. y/d) + (6ex. x/b)]
  • (D)  (p/bd) [1 + (ey. y/d) + ( ex. x/d)]
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parabolic arch of span and rise , is given by The equation of a________________?

  • (A)  y = h/l² × (1 – x )
  • (B)  y = 2h/l² × (1 – x)
  • (C)  y = 3h/l² × (1 – x)
  • (D)  y = 4h/l² × (1 – x)
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y/n) (1 – a l/r), is For calculating the allowable stress of long columns. The empirical formula 0 known as_________________?

  • (A)  Straight line formula
  • (B)  Parabolic formula
  • (C)  Perry’s formula
  • (D)  Rankine’s formula
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d constant, the width of a cantilever of length l of uniform strength loaded with Keeping the depth a uniformly distributed load w varies from zero at the free end and________________?

  • (A)  (2w/ × l² at the fixed end
  • (B)  (3w/ × l² at the fixed end
  • (C)  (3w/ × l² at the fixed end
  • (D)  (5w/ × l² at the fixed end
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In the truss, the force in the member AC is_______________?

  • (A)  6.25 t compressive
  • (B)  8.75 t tensile
  • (C)  t tensile
  • (D)  t compressive
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The general expression for the B.M. of a beam of length l is the beam carries M = (wl/2) x – (wx²/2)_______________?

  • (A)  A uniformly distributed load w/unit length
  • (B)  A load varying linearly from zero at one end to w at the other end
  • (C)  An isolated load at mid span
  • (D)  None of these
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Submitted By :Ali Uppal