1. A cantilever beam having a span of 6m carries a concentrated load of 60 kN at midspan.

If E = 200 GPa and I = 60 x 10 6

mm4, which of the following is the slope at the free end, in radian?
a.) 0.045 b.) 0.090 c.) 0.0112 d.) 0.0225 e.) 0.0116
2. Three structural members AB, BC & CA of equal lengths L, areas A, and elastic moduli E, pin pointed at the ends to form
a triangular truss ABC with member AB along the horizontal. The truss is pinned supported at A and roller supported at
B. At C, a downward vertical load P is applied. Which of the following gives the vertical deflection at joint C?
a.)3 PL/2AE b.)3 PL/ 4AE c.) 2 PL/ 3AE d.) PL/ 3AE e.) none of these
3. Three structural members AB, BC & CA of equal lengths L, areas A, and elastic moduli E, pin pointed at the ends to form
a triangular truss ABC with member AB along the horizontal. The truss is pinned supported at both A and B. At C, a
downward vertical load P is applied. Which of the following gives the vertical deflection at joint C?
a.)3 PL/ 8AE b.)3 PL/ 2AE c.) 2 PL/ 3AE d.) 3 PL/ AE e.) none of these
4. A flat steel bar is 75 mm wide, 9 mm thick and 1.2 m long. It is bent by two equal couples applied at the ends such that the
midpoint deflection is 40 mm. Assuming E = 200 GPa, which of the following gives the magnitude of the couples in Nm?

a.) 202.5 b.) 2001 c.) 707.6 d.) 1414 e.) none of these
5. A simply supported beam of length L carries a uniform load of ω( in kN/m) throughout its length. Which of the following
gives the midspan deflection?
a.) 5 ωL4/(384 EI) b.) 2. 5 ωL4/(384 EI) c.) ωL4/(384 EI) d.) 2 ωL4/(384 EI) e.) none of these

(Refer to the Situation below for the next 3 numbers/questions)

A beam 3 m long is simply supported at its ends. The beam is loaded with a downward vertical load of 200 N at a point 2
m from the left support. Assuming E = 50 GPa, and I = 1 x 10 6 mm4.

6. Which of the following gives the location of the maximum deflection from the left support, in m?
a.) 1.52 b.) 1.63 c.) 2.15 d.) 2 e.) none of these
7. Which of the following gives the maximum deflection of the beam in mm?
a.) 1.5 b.) 2.4 c.) 3.5 d.) 2.9 e.) none of these
8. Which of the following gives the rotation of the beam at the right support, in radian?
a.) 0.00432 b. ) 0.00211 c.) 0.00333 d.) 0.00132 e.) none of these
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9. Which of the following gives the qualitative influence diagram for the shear at a point between the two supports on the
left of the beam shown below?
e.) none of these
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(Refer to the figure below for the next 3 questions)
10. The truss shown has members with Coefficient of linear expansion of 1.2 x 10-5 m/m°C. When the bottom chords were
subjected to an increase of 30 °C in the temperature which of the following gives the vertical deflection of joint C ( in
mm) assuming downward deflection is positive :
a.)4.498 b.) 2.881 c.) -2.881 d.)-4.498 e.) none of these
11. When the same truss is subjected to both the increase in temperature and the loads at B and D, which of the following
gives the vertical deflection of joint C in mm, assuming downward deflection is positive?
a.) 1.268 b.)10.264 c.)8.647 d.)2.884 e.) none of these
12. The same truss shown, with E = 200 GPa, when subjected to downward concentrated loads of 120 kN at both joints B and
D, which of the following gives the vertical deflection at joint C in mm, assuming downward deflection is positive?
a.) 7.566 b.)6.675 c.)5.766 d.)6.756 e.) none of these

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13. Which of the following statements is not true?

a.) The moment at an interior hinge is zero.
b.) generally, where there are 3 nonparallel reaction components in a 2 D structure, there is equilibrium
c.) a complex truss can be analyzed by the combination of the methods of joints and sections
d.) The moment at a simple end of beam is zero
e.) none of these
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(Refer to the Situation below for the next 3 questions).
For the beam loaded as shown, where E = 200 GPa and I = 300000000 mm4

14. Which of the following gives the absolute value of the deflection y (in mm)at the free end of the beam?
a.)1.2 b.)0.2 c.) 2.4 d.)3.5 e.)none of these
15. Which of the following gives EI t C/A ?
a.)-3304/45 b.) -3368/45 c.)-2208/45 d.)-1748/45 e.)none of these
16. If AD is the span between points 2&3 in the Method of three Moments, the value of the term 6Ab/L for the said span is
equal to:
a.)-166.67 b.) 241.33 c.)-187.6 d.) -107.6 e.)none of these
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(Refer to the Situation below for the next 4 questions).
The non prismatic rectangular beam shown below is made of concrete with a compressive strength of 28 MPa ( E = 20125
MPa.) Section AB has the dimension b= 300 mm and d = 500 mm, section BD has the dimension b= 300mm and d = 450
mm.

17. Which of the following most nearly gives the deflection at B?

a.) 6.827 mm b.) 16.576 mm c.) 14.578 mm d.) 14.827 mm e.) none of these
18. Which of the following most nearly gives the deflection at D?
a.) 6.827 mm b.) 16.576 mm c.) 14.578 mm d.) 14.827 mm e.) none of these
19. If the concrete used for the beam has the compressive strength of 25 MPa ( E = 22500 MPa) and the entire length of the
beam has the cross section 300mm wide by 500 mm deep, which of the following gives the deflection at B?
a.) 6.827 mm b.) 16.576 mm c.) 14.578 mm d.) 14.827 mm e.) none of these
20. If the concrete used for the beam has the compressive strength of 25 MPa ( E = 22500 MPa) and the entire length of the
beam has the cross section 300mm wide by 500 mm deep, which of the following gives the deflection at D?
a.) 6.827 mm b.) 16.576 mm c.) 14.578 mm d.) 14.827 mm e.) none of these
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 (Refer to the beam described below for the next 3 questions.)
A 4 m simple beam carries a downward concentrated load 500 N in magnitude at 1 m from its left end. It also carries a
counterclockwise couple of 100 N m at 1m from the right end. The product EI is 1000000.

21. Which of the following most nearly gives the vertical deviation of point B relative to the tangent drawn at A, in mm?
a.) 1.97 b.) 0.75 c.) 3.86 d.) 2.47 e.) 1.12
22. Which of the following most nearly gives the vertical deviation of point D relative to the tangent drawn at A, in mm?
a.) 0.72 b.) 3.58 c.) 2.73 d.) 1.13 e.) 4.12
23. Which of the following most nearly gives the vertical deflection at D, in mm?
a.) 0.187 b.) 0.342 c.)0.058 d.) 0.275 e.) 0.406
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24. Which of the following best describes the classification of the structure shown below?

a.) Statically determinate b.) Statically indeterminate to the first degree c. ) Statically indeterminate to the second
degree d.) unstable e.) with geometric instability
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(Refer to the figure shown below for the next 2 numbers/questions.)

25. Which of the following most nearly gives the horizontal component of the reaction at A, in kN?
a.) 255 b.) 285 c.) 305 d.) 295 e.) none of these
26. Which of the following most nearly gives the total force transmitted at the connecting pin at B, in kN?
a.) 324.2 b.) 287.3 c.) 309.2 d.) 254.7 e.) none of these
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(Refer to the beam below for the next 2 numbers/questions )

27. Which of the following most nearly gives the maximum value of the vertical component of the reaction at the fixed
support due to a combination of a downward concentrated load of 100 N, and a downward uniform dead load of 50 N/m.
and live load of 40 N/m?
a.) 460 N b.) 335 N c.) 520 N d.) 235 N e.) none of these
28. Which of the following most nearly gives the maximum value of the vertical component of the reaction at the leftmost
support due to a combination of a downward concentrated load of 100 N, and a downward uniform dead load of 50 N/m.
and live load of 40 N/m?
a.) 235N b.) 335 N c.) 460 N d.) 520 N e.) none of these
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