Structural Analysis MCQ Questions PDF

1.The maximum bending moment due to a train of wheel loads on a simply supported
girder_____________

1. Always occurs under a wheel load

2. Never occurs under a wheel load
3. Always occurs at centre of span
4. None

Answer: Always occurs under a wheel load

2. For heavily reinforced concrete member, the nominal maximum size of the
aggregates should be restricted to______________

1. 5 mm less than the minimum cover to the reinforcement

2. 5 mm less than the minimum clear distance between the main bars
3. Smaller of A and B
4. Greater of A and B

Answer: Smaller of A and B

3. When a series of wheel loads crosses a simply supported girder, the maximum
bending moment under any given wheel load occurs when

1. The centre of span is midway between the centre of gravity of the load system and the
wheel load under consideration
2. The centre of gravity of the load system is midway between the centre of span and
wheel load under consi-deration
3. The wheel load under consideration is midway between the centre of span and the
centre of gravity of the load system
4. None

Answer: The centre of span is midway between the centre of gravity of the load system
and the wheel load under consideration

4. When a uniformly distributed load, shorter than the span of the girder, moves from
left to right, then the conditions for maximum bending moment at a section is
that______________

1. the tail of the load reaches the section

2. the head of the load reaches the section
3. the load position should be such that the section divides it equally on both sides
4. the load position should be such that the section divides the load in the same ratio as it
divides the span

Answer: the load position should be such that the section divides the load in the same
ratio as it divides the span
5. The fixed support in a real beam becomes in the conjugate beam a__________

1. Hinged support
2. Roller support
3. Fixed support
4. Free end

Answer: Free end

6. Degree of static indeterminacy of a rigid-jointed plane frame having 15 members, 3

reaction components and 14 joints is

1. 3
2. 2
3. 6
4. 8

Answer: 6

7. In the displacement method of structural analysis, the basic unknowns

are______________

1. force
2. displacements
3. displacements and forces
4. none

Answer: displacements

8. The width of the analogous column in the method of column analogy

is______________

1. 1/EI
2. 2/EI
3. 1/4 EI
4. 1/2 EI

Answer: 1/EI

9. For the stability of a structural part, the weight or anchorage should be

_________________

1. 1.4 times the minimum overturning moment due to dead load

2. 1.2 times the minimum overturning moment due to dead load
3. All of above
4. None

Answer: All of above

10. Select the correct statement_____________

 1. Stiffness matrix is a square symmetrical matrix
2. Flexibility matrix is a square symmetrical matrix
3. All of above
4. None

Answer: All of above

11. If the specified thickness of a footing is 100 cm, the depth of the form work may be
tolerated from_____________

1. -3 mm to +3 mm
2. -2 mm to +2 mm
3. -4 mm to +4 mm
4. -5 mm to +5 mm

Answer: -5 mm to +5 mm

12. A simply supported beam deflects by 5 mm when it is subjected to a concentrated

load of 10 kN at its centre. What will be deflection in a 1/10 model of the beam if the
model is subjected to a 1 kN load at its centre ?

1. 0.5 mm
2. 5 mm
3. 0.05 mm
4. 0.005mm

Answer: 5 mm

13. Independent displacement components at each joint of a rigid-jointed plane frame

are_______________

1. two linear movements and one rotation

2. three linear movements
3. one linear movement and two rotations
4. three rotations

Answer: two linear movements and one rotation

14. The deflection at any point of a perfect frame can be obtained by applying a unit
load at the joint in____________

1. Horizontal direction
2. Inclined direction
3. Vertical direction
4. The direction in which the deflection is required

Answer: The direction in which the deflection is required

15. The thickness of the rectangular plate for the cap or base of a solid round steel
columns, is calculated from the formula
t = √[(9W/16 fbct) × D/(D -d)] where ‘d’ is__________

1. The dimension of the base

2. The diameter of the base
3. The reduced diameter of the column
4. The diameter of the top

Answer: The reduced diameter of the column

16. While using three moments equation, a fixed end of a continuous beam is replaced
by an additional span of

1. infinite length
2. zero length
3. zero moment of inertia
4. none

Answer: zero length

17. If the main reinforcement of the slab is parallel to a T-beam, the transverse
reinforcement at mid span of the slab is provided at least __________ of main
reinforcement.

1. 50 %
2. 40 %
3. 60 %
4. 70 %

Answer: 60 %

18. For a two-hinged arch, if one of the supports settles down vertically, then the
horizontal thrust_______________

1. Is decreased
2. Remains unchanged
3. Is increased
4. Becomes zero

Answer: Remains unchanged

19. For a symmetrical two hinged parabolic arch, if one of the supports settles
horizontally, then the horizontal thrust______________

1. remains unchanged
2. is decreased
3. is increased
4. becomes zero
Answer: is decreased

20.The effective length of lacing is the distance___________

1. 0.7 of the distance between the inner end rivets of the bar for double lacing
2. Between the inner end rivets of the bar for single lacing
3. Between the inner ends of effective lengths of welds connecting the members
4. All of above

Answer: All of above

21. If there are m unknown member forces, r unknown reaction components and j
number of joints, then the degree of static indeterminacy of a pin-jointed plane frame is
given by______________

1. m – r + 2j
2. m + r – 2j
3. m + r + 2j
4. m + r – 3j

Answer: m + r – 2j

22. The slenderness effect of a wall is considered if the effective height of the wall
exceeds the thickness____________

1. 10 times
2. 12 times
3. 8 times
4. 16 times

Answer: 12 times

23. The test strength of the sample is taken as the average of the strength
of________________-

1. 4 specimens
2. 3 specimens
3. 2 specimens
4. 5 specimens

Answer: 2 specimens

24. Number of unknown internal forces in each member of a rigid jointed plane frame
is_____________

1. 2
2. 1
3. 3
4. 6
Answer: 3

25. The number of independent displacement components at each joint of a rigid-

jointed space frame is______________

1. 1
2. 3
3. 2
4. 6

Answer: 6

26. Degree of kinematic indeterminacy of a pin-jointed plane frame is given by________

1. 3j – r
2. 2j – r
3. j – 2r
4. 2j + r

Answer: 2j – r

27. Pick up the correct statement for the web stiffeners_____________-

1. d is the distance between flange angles or the clear distance between flanges
2. Vertical stiffeners are spaced at a distance not greater than 1.5 d and not less than 0.33
d
3. For horizontal stiffeners, d is the clear distance between the horizontal stiffener and
the tension flange
4. All the above

Answer: All the above

28. Effects of shear force and axial force on plastic moment capacity of a structure are
respectively to_____________

1. decrease and increase

2. increase and increase
3. increase and decrease
4. decrease and decrease

Answer: decrease and decrease

29. The principle of virtual work can be applied to elastic system by considering the
virtual work of__________-

1. External forces only

2. Internal forces only
3. Internal as well as external forces
4. None
Answer: Internal as well as external forces

30. A load W is moving from left to right support on a simply supported beam of span
T. The maximum bending moment at 0.4 1 from the left support is____________

1. 0.20 Wl
2. 0.16 Wl
3. 0.24 Wl
4. 0.25 Wl

Answer: 0.24 WI