Civil Engineering Mcqs

A body is dropped from a height of 100 m and at the same time another body is projected vertically upward with a velocity of 10 m/sec. The two particles will____________________?

• (A)  never meet
• (B)  meet after 1 sec
• (C)  meet after 5 sec
• (D)  meet after 10 sec

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Two balls of masses 3 kg and 6 kg are moving with velocities of 4 m/sec and 1 m/sec respectively, towards each other along the line of their centers. After impact the 3 kg ball comes to rest. This can happen only if the coefficient of restitution between the balls is____________________?

• (A)  2/3
• (B)  1/5
• (C)  3/5
• (D)  1/3

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The number of funicular polygons which can be drawn to pass through two specified points in the space diagram are__________________?

• (A)  zero
• (B)  1
• (C)  2
• (D)  infinity

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If the given forces P,, P2, P3 and P4 are such that the force polygon does not close, then the system will___________________?

• (A)  be in equilibrium
• (B)  always reduce to a resultant force
• (C)  always reduce to a couple
• (D)  both (A) and (C)

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Williot-Mohr diagram is used to determine deflection in__________________?

• (A)  trusses only
• (B)  beam only
• (C)  rigid frames only
• (D)  any type of structure

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For a non-concurrent force system to be in equilibrium__________________?

• (A)  only the closure of force polygon is sufficient
• (B)  only the closure of funicular polygon is sufficient
• (C)  both force polygon and funicular polygon must close
• (D)  none of the above

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The condition of equilibrium for any system of forces in a plane is____________________?

• (A)  that polygon of forces must close
• (B)  that resultant couple must be zero
• (C)  both (A) and (B)
• (D)  none of the above

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A funicular polygon cannot be made to pass through___________________?

• (A)  one specified point
• (B)  two specified points
• (C)  three specified points
• (D)  more than three specified points

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The pole distance is measured in___________________?

• (A)  distance scale
• (B)  force scale
• (C)  mass scale
• (D)  time scale

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The member forces in a statically in determinate truss____________________?

• (A)  can be obtained by graphic statics
• (B)  cannot be obtained by graphic statics
• (C)  may be obtained by graphic statics
• (D)  can be obtained by graphic statics by trial and error

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