STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS – III

1.) Write the relative stiffness whose far end is fixed

a) I/L b) L/I c) ¾(I/L) d) 4/3(I/L)
2.) What is stiffness
a) moment which is applied to a structural joint to produce
rotation.
b) the moment required to produce unit slope
c) moment which produces no rotation
d) all of above
3.) Stiffness of propped cantilever beam
a) 6EI/L b) 4EI/L c) 4EI/L2 d) 5EI/L2
4.) A freely supported beam AB subjected at a couple M at B
than moment reqired to be applied at B so as produce unit
slope
a) 4EI/L b) 6EI/L c) 5EI/L2 d) 3EI/L
5.) Write relative stiffness whose far end is hinged.
a) ¾(I/L) b)4/5(I/L) c)4/3(I/L) d) 4/3(L/I)
6.) The hinged support is defined as:
a) permitting rotation of upper rocker with respect to lower
rocker.
b) fixed end support has zero degree of freedom
c) lower rocker is fixed and cannot move
d) none of these
7.) Rotation factor is given by:
a) -1/2(kab/∑kab) b) ½(kab/∑kab)
c) (kab/∑kab) d) ½(∑kab/kab)
8.) What do you understand by term sinking of support
a) ability of material of it’s haedness
b) sink of any building superstructure
c) sink of any structure foundation
d) none of these
9.)

Mab is given by
 −wab 2 wba2 wab wba2
a) l2
b) l2
c) l d) l

10.) B.M. at any section is given by:

dy d2 y
a) EI( dx ) b) EI( dx 2 ) c) EIY d) all of the above

11.) Slope at any section is given by:

dy d2 y
a) EI( dx ) b) EI( dx 2 ) c) EIY d) all of the above

12.) What is the relation between rotation factor and

distribution factor.
a) ½(distribution factor)
1
b) - 3 (distribution factor)

c) 2×(distribution factor)
1
d) - 2 (distribution factor)

13.) Distribution factor is defined as:

relative stiffness total stiffness
a) total stiffness b) relative stiffness

c) both (a) and (b) d) none of these

14.) Which is not a condition of symmetry
a) M.I. is same b) given loading is same
c) length is not same d) all of above
15.) Symmetry is occurs:
a) when moment of inertia is not same
b) when given loading is same
c) when length is same
d) b & c both
16.) Kani’s method is developed by:
a) gasper b) newton c) Charles d) bhor’s
17.) Kani’s method is advance from of ……………………………..
18.) Kani’s method is simple from of ……………………………….
a) slope deflection method
b) moment distribution method
c) both a & b
d) none of these
19.) Final moment in a beam is given by :
a) moment in non sway condition + moment in actual pure
sway condition
b) moment in non sway – moment in pure sway
c) a & b both d) none of these
20.) Deflection in portal frame is given by. When one end is
fixed & other is hing
6 EIδ 6 EI 6 EIδ 6 EI
a) l b) l2
c) l d) l

21.) What are causes of side sway

a) eccentric loading on portal frame
b) horizontal loading
c) settlement of the support of the frame
d) all of the above
22.) When UDL acts over a span then fixed end moment
w a2 b w l2 wa b2 wl
a) l2 b) 12
c) l2 d) 12

23.) When point load act at the centre then fixed end moment
wl 2 wa2 b wab2 wl
a) 12
b) l2
c) 12
d) 8

24.) Define the structure

a) bars b) cable c) arches d) all of the above
25.) Rotation contribution of any beam ab. Whose both ends
are fixed
a)Uab{∑ M͞ab+∑M’ba} b) Uab{∑ M͞ba+∑M’ba}
c) Uab{∑ M͞ab+∑M’ab} d) none of these
26.) Final moment is given by:
a) M͞ab+2M’ab+M’ba b) M͞ab+M’ab+M’ba
c) M͞ab+3M’ab+M’ba d) Mab+3M’ab+M’ba
27.) Portal frame made up of:
a) 3 column and 1 beam b) 2 column and 2 beam
c)2 column and 1 beam d) none of these
28.) Slope deflection metod is presented by:
a) newton b) gasper kani’s
c) bohr’s d)George A.maney
29.) If an end of the member is fixed then rotation at end
a) zero b) 2 c) 1 d) 3
30.) If an end of a member is fixed the rotation distribution at
the end
a) 2 b) 3 c) 0 d)1
31.) Write condition of fixed support
a) the fixed end support has zero degree of freedom
b) rotation of upper rocker with respect to lower rocker
c) lower rocker is fixed
d) b & c both
32.) A beam is fixed at one end and simply supported at other
end is known as:
a) cantilever beam b) propped cantilever beam
c) fixed beam d) simply supported beam
33.) The rate of change of bending moment is equal to the:
a) momentum b) distribution factor
c) rotation contribution d) shear force
34.) When a structure member of uniform section is subjected
to a moment at one end on y then the moment required so as
to rotate that end to produce unit slope is called:
a) stiffness of member b) distribution factor
c) shear force d) rotation factor
35.) Carry over moment is of the correcting moment applyied
a) 2/3 b) ½ c) 2 d) ¼
36.) kani’s metod is:
a) rotation contribution metod
b) slope deflection method
c) moment distribution method
d) a & b both
37.) The distribution factor for a member at a joint is the ratio
of…………………………………………………
a)stiffness of the member to the total stiffness of all
members meeting at the joint
b) moment of inertia to length of member
c) ratio of fixed end moment to free end moment
d) load to moment ratio
38.) The downward deflection of the right end of span with
respect to its left end
a) negative b) zero
c) positive d) none of these
39.) Deflection of the upper end towards the right relative to
lower end
a) zero b) negative
c) positive d) a & b both
40.) fixed beam carrying a point load at midspan then B.M. at
midspan
wl −wl wl 2 wl
a) 8 b) 8 c) 12
d) 12