Civil Engineering Mcqs

The elastic strain for steel is about_________________?
  • (A)  1/12 of strain at the initiation of strain hardening and about 1/120 of maxi-mum strain
  • (B)  1/2 of strain at the initiation of strain hardening and about 1/12 of maxi-mum strain
  • (C)  1/12 of strain at the initiation of strain hardening and 1/200 of maximum strain
  • (D)  1/24 of strain at the initiation of strain hardening and about 1/200 of maximum strain
Load factor is____________________?
  • (A)  always equal to factor of safety
  • (B)  always less than factor of safety
  • (C)  always greater than factor of safety
  • (D)  sometimes greater than factor of safety