Structural Analysis - I (3140603) MCQs

MCQs of Strain energy & Displacement of Statically Determinate structures

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31.
A cantilever carries is uniformly distributed load W over its whole length and a force W acts at its free end upward. The net deflection of the free end will be
(a) zero
(b) 524WL3EI upward
(c) 524WL3EI downward
(d) none of these
Answer:

Option (b)

32.
If the width b and depth d of a beam simply supported with a central load are interchanged, the deflection at the centre of the beam will be changed in the ratio of
(a) b/d
(b) d/b
(c) d/b2
(d) b/d2
Answer:

Option (d)

33.
If the width of a simply supported beam carrying an isolated load at its centre is doubled, the deflection of the beam at the centre is changed by
(a) 2 times
(b) 4 times
(c) 8 times
(d) 1/2 times
Answer:

Option (c)

34.
The maximum deflection of a simply supported beam of length L with a central load W, is
(a) WL248EI
(b) W2L24EI
(c) WL348EI
(d) WL28EI
Answer:

Option (c)

35.
The ratio of the maximum deflection of a cantilever beam with an isolated load at its free end and with a uniformly distributed load over its entire length, is
(a) 1
(b) 24/15
(c) 3/8
(d) 8/3
Answer:

Option (d)

36.
If the length of a cantilever carrying an isolated load at its free end is doubled, the deflection of the free end will increase by
(a) 8
(b) 1/8
(c) 1/3
(d) 2
Answer:

Option (a)

37.
If the depth of a simply supported beam carrying an isolated load at its centre, is doubled, the deflection of the beam at the centre will be changed by a factor of
(a) 2
(b) 1/2
(c) 8
(d) 1/8
Answer:

Option (d)

38.
The maximum deflection due to a uniformly distributed load w/unit length over entire span of a cantilever of length L and of flexural rigidly EI, is
(a) wL33EI
(b) wL43EI
(c) wL48EI
(d) wL412EI
Answer:

Option (c)

39.
The general expression for the B.M. of a beam of length l is the beam carries Mx=wLx2-wx22
(a) a uniformly distributed load w/unit length
(b) a load varying linearly from zero at one end to w at the other end
(c) an isolated load at mid span
(d) none of these
Answer:

Option (a)

40.
The ratio of the maximum deflections of a simply supported beam with a central load W and of a cantilever of same length and with a load W at its free end, is
(a) 1/10
(b) 1/12
(c) 1/14
(d) 1/16
Answer:

Option (d)

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