Strength of Materials

51. A three-hinged arch is said to be:

  1. Statically determinate structure
  2. Statically indeterminate structure
  3. A bent beam
  4. None of these

Correct answer: (A)
Statically determinate structure

52. A triangular section having base b, height h, is placed with its base horizontal. If the shear stress at a depth y from top is q, the maximum shear stress is

  1. 3S/bh
  2. 4S/bh
  3. 4b/Sh
  4. 3b/bS

Correct answer: (A)
3S/bh

53. A trolley wire weighs 1.2 kg per meter length. The ends of the wire are attached to two poles 20 meters apart. If the horizontal tension is 1500 kg find the dip in the middle of the span

  1. 2.5 cm
  2. 3.0 cm
  3. 4.0 cm
  4. 5.0 cm

Correct answer: (C)
4.0 cm

54. A uniform girder simply supported at its ends is subjected to a uniformly distributed load over its entire length and is propped at the centre so as to neutralise the deflection. The net B.M. at the centre will be

  1. WL
  2. WL/8
  3. WL/24
  4. WL/32

Correct answer: (D)
WL/32

55. According to Lami's theorem

  1. Three forces acting at a point will be in equilibrium
  2. Three forces acting at a point can be represented by a triangle, each side being proportional to force
  3. If three forces acting upon a particle are represented in magnitude and direction by the sides of a triangle, taken in order, they will be in equilibrium
  4. If three forces acting at a point are in equilibrium, each force is proportional to the sine of the angle between the other two

Correct answer: (D)
If three forces acting at a point are in equilibrium, each force is proportional to the sine of the angle between the other two

56. According to law of triangle of forces

  1. Three forces acting at a point will be in equilibrium
  2. Three forces acting at a point can be represented by a triangle, each side being proportional to force
  3. If three forces acting upon a particle are represented in magnitude and direction by the sides of a triangle, taken in order, they will be in equilibrium
  4. If three forces acting at a point are in equilibrium, each force is proportional to the sine of the angle between the other two

Correct answer: (C)
If three forces acting upon a particle are represented in magnitude and direction by the sides of a triangle, taken in order, they will be in equilibrium

57. According to principle of moments

  1. If a system of coplanar forces is in equilibrium, then their algebraic sum is zero
  2. If a system of coplanar forces is in equilibrium, then the algebraic sum of their moments about any point in their plane is zero
  3. The algebraic sum of the moments of any two forces about any point is equal to moment of their resultant about the same point
  4. Positive and negative couples can be balanced

Correct answer: (B)
If a system of coplanar forces is in equilibrium, then the algebraic sum of their moments about any point in their plane is zero

58. According to principle of transmissibility of forces, the effect of a force upon a body is

  1. Maximum when it acts at the center of gravity of a body
  2. Different at different points in its line of action
  3. The same at every point in its line of action
  4. Minimum when it acts at the C.G. of the body

Correct answer: (C)
The same at every point in its line of action

59. According to Unwin's formula, the diameter 'd' of a rivet of plate of thickness 't' is:

  1. d = 6.05 √t
  2. d = 1.5 t + 4
  3. d = √5 t
  4. d = √t + 1.5

Correct answer: (A)
d = 6.05 √t

60. Along the neutral axis of a simply supported beam

  1. Fibres do not undergo strain
  2. Fibres undergo minimum strain
  3. Fibres undergo maximum strain
  4. None of these

Correct answer: (A)
Fibres do not undergo strain

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