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QUESTION BANK
1. The static indeterminacy of the structure shown (a) statically indeterminate but unstable
below
(b) unstable
(c) determinate and stable
(d) none of the above
(a) 3 (b) 6
(c) 9 (d) 12
2. Determine the degree of freedom of the following
frame (a) 1, 21 (b) 2, 20
(c) 1, 22 (d) 2, 22
6. The static Indeterminacy of the structure shown
below is.
A
Hinge
K
(a) 13 (b) 24 I J
(c) 27 (d) 18 H E
G F
3. The force in the member ‘CD’ of the truss in fig
is A
B C D
a
A B
P
(a) 4 (b) 6
a
(c) 8 (d) 10
C
2P D 7. The structure shown below is
E F
hinge A
C E H G
D
A B (a) 4 (b) 3
(c) 2 (d) 1
(a) unstable
12. The plane figure shown below is
(b) stable, determinate
(c) stable, indeterminate to 5th degree B C
rd
(d) stable, indeterminate to 3 degree
9. Determine the degrees of freedom of the
following frame. A D
E
E C D
b
a
B A B
A C
c
I. The truss is statically determinate
P P II. The truss is kinematically determinate.
(a) P, , 0 (b) , P, 0
2 2 With reference to the above statements, which
of the following applies?
P P
(c) P, P, P (d) , , 0 (a) Both statements are true
2 2
(b) Both statements are false
18. The degree of kinematic indeterminacy of the
rigid frame with clamped ends at A and D shown (c) II is true but I false
in the figure is (d) I is true but II is false
B C 21. The total degree of indeterminacy (both internal
P
and external) for the bridge truss shown in the
D given figure is
A
(a) 4 (b) 3
(c) 2 (d) Zero
(a) 4 (b) 5
19. The force in the member DE of the truss shown
(c) 6 (d) 3
in the figure is
22. What is the degree of static indeterminacy of the
100kN
plane structure as shown in the figure below?
C D
A B
E
W1
W3 W4
2L
(a) 2 (b) 3
(a) single degree (b) two degree
(c) 4 (d) 5
(c) three degree (d) four degree
25. Consider the following statements with respect
to the figure below of a typical articulated frame 28. Match List-I (Type of structure) with List-II
: (Statical indeterminacy) and select the correct
answer using the codes given below the lists
Number of member = m
Number of joints = n
Number of external reaction elements = r
List-I List-II
(A) Plane frame 1. m + r – 3n
1. The frame is internally determinate and
externally indeterminate. (B) Space truss 2. 6m + r – 6n
2. The frame is internally indeterminate and (C) Space frame 3. 6m + r – 3n
externally determinate. 4. 3m + r – 3n
3. The frame is internally as well as externally Codes :
determinate.
A B C
4. The frame is internally as well as externally
(a) 1 2 3
indeterminate.
(b) 4 3 2
Which of these statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 (c) 2 1 3
(c) 3 only (d) 3 and 4 (d) 4 1 2
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29. Total degree of indeterminacy (both internal and 34. What is the total degree of indeterminacy both
external) of the plane frame shown in the given internal and external of the plane frame shown
figure is below?
Hinge Hinge
Hinge
(a) 10 (b) 11
(c) 12 (d) 15
30. The degree of indeterminacy of the beam given (a) 10 (b) 11
below is (c) 12 (d) 14
Hinge 35. Which one of the following structures is statically
determinate and stable?
(a) 12 (b) 15
(c) 11 (d) 14
41. What is the total degree of indeterminacy in the
continuous prismatic beam shown in the figure
below? (a) d = 3 and k = 10
Hinge P Hinge
(b) d = 3 and k = 13
(c) d = 9 and k = 10
(A)
Hinge
(a) 9 (b) 8 (B)
(c) 7 (d) 6
47. The degree of static indeterminacy of the rigid
frame having two internal hinges as shown in (C)
the figure below, is
I
H J
(D)
G F E List-II
1. Three
2. Six
(a) 8 (b) 7
3. Two
(c) 6 (d) 5
4. Four
48. The frame shown in the given figure has
Codes :
w/unit length A B C D
P (a) 1 3 2 4
(b) 3 1 4 2
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 1 3 4 2
50. A perfect plane frame having n number of
members and j number of joints should satisfy
(a) one unknown reaction component
the relation
(b) two unknown reaction components
(a) n (2j 3) (b) n (2 j 3)
(c) three unknown reaction components
(c) n (2 j 3) (d) n (3 2 j)
(d) six unknown reaction components
E F X