Civil Engineering Mcqs

An ordinate in a funicular polygon represents__________________?

(A) shear force
(B) resultant force
(C) bending moment
(D) equilibrium

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In which of the following trusses, the method of substitution is required for determining the forces in all the members of the truss by graphic statics ?

(A) howe truss
(B) king post truss
(C) fink truss
(D) warren truss

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Coefficient of friction depends on__________________?

(A) nature of surfaces only
(B) area of contact only
(C) both (A) and (B)
(D) none of the above

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A ladder of weight ‘w’ rests against a smooth vertical wall, and rests on rough horizontal ground, the coefficient of friction between the ladder and the ground being 1/4. The maximum angle of inclination of the ladder to the vertical, if a man of weight ‘w’ is to walk to the top of it safely, is tan’1 x, where x is___________________?

(A) 1/4
(B) 1/3
(C) 3
(D) 4

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The shape of a suspended cable for a uniformly distributed load over it is__________________?

(A) circular
(B) parabolic
(C) catenary
(D) cubic parabola

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A light rope is loaded with many equal weights at equal horizontal intervals. The points of suspension on the rope lie on a_____________________?

(A) parabola
(B) catenary
(C) cycloid
(D) ellipse

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A ball moving on a smooth horizontal table hits a rough vertical wall, the coefficient of restitution between ball and wall being 1/3. The ball rebounds at the same angle. The fraction of its kinetic energy lost is___________________?

(A) 1/3
(B) 2/3
(C) 1/9
(D) 8/9

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A ball is dropped from a height of 16 m on a horizontal floor. If it rebounds to a height of 9 m after striking the floor, the coefficient of restitution between ball and floor is_____________________?

(A) 1/4
(B) 2/3
(C) 3/4
(D) 4/3

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When a body slides down an inclined surface, the acceleration of the body is given by__________________?

(A) g
(B) gsinG
(C) g cos 6
(D) g tan 6

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A shell travelling with a horizontal velocity of 100 m/sec explodes and splits into two parts, one of mass 10 kg and the other of 15 kg. The 15 kg mass drops vertically downward with initial velocity of 100 m/sec and the 10 kg mass begins to travel at an angle to the horizontal of tan”1 x, where x is______________________?

(A) 3/4
(B) 4/5
(C) 5/3
(D) 3/5

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