Civil Engineering - Strength of Materials

46.
The property of a material by which it can be beaten or rolled into thin plates, is called
malleability
ductility
plasticity
elasticity.
Answer: Option
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47.
If a constant section beam is subjected to a uniform bending moment throughout, its length bends to
a circular arc
a parabolic arc
a catenary
none of these.
Answer: Option
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48.
A simply supported beam (l + 2a) with equal overhangs (a) carries a uniformly distributed load over the whole length, the B.M. changes sign if
l > 2a
l < 2a
l = 2a
l = 4a
l = 3a.
Answer: Option
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49.
The type of butt joints in common use, is :
single inverted V-butt joint
double V-butt joint
double U-butt joint
single V-butt joint.
Answer: Option
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50.
For structural analysis, Maxwell's reciprocal theorem can be applied to :
plastic structures
elastic structures
symmetrical structures
all the above.
Answer: Option
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