MCQs of Direct and Bending stresses + Column & Struts (Structural Analysis - I - 3140603)

Structural Analysis - I (3140603) MCQs

MCQs of Direct and Bending stresses + Column & Struts

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31.

A long vertical member, subjected to an axial compressive load, is called

(a)	a column
(b)	a strut
(c)	a tie
(d)	a stanchion

32.

Columns of given length, cross-section and material have different values of buckling loads for different end conditions. The strongest column is one whose

(a)	one end is fixed and other end is hinged
(b)	both ends are hinged or pin jointed
(c)	one end is fixed and the other end entirely free
(d)	both the ends are fixed

33.

The slenderness ratio of a vertical column of square cross- section of 10 cm side and 500 cm long, is

(a)	117.2
(b)	17.3
(c)	173.2
(d)	137.2

34.

The equivalent length of a column fixed at one end and free at the other end, is

(a)	0.5L
(b)	0.7L
(c)	L
(d)	2L

35.

The equivalent length of a column fixed at both ends, is

(a)	0.5L
(b)	0.7L
(c)	L
(d)	2L

36.

A column is said to be of medium size if its slenderness ratio is between

(a)	20 and 32
(b)	32 and 120
(c)	120 and 160
(d)	160 and 180

37.

The radius of gyration of a section of area A and least moment of inertia I about the centroidal axis, is

(a)	$\frac{A}{I}$
(b)	$\frac{I}{A}$
(c)	$\sqrt{\frac{I}{A}}$
(d)	$\sqrt{\frac{A}{I}}$

38.

For calculating the allowable stress of long columns. The empirical formula

σ_{0} = \frac{σ_{y}}{n} (1 - a \frac{L}{r})

(a)	Straight line formula
(b)	Parabolic formula
(c)	Perry's formula
(d)	Rankine's formula

39.

The equivalent length of a column of length L, having both the ends hinged, is

(a)	2L
(b)	L
(c)	0.5L
(d)	0.7L

40.

P = \frac{π^{2} EI}{L^{2}}

is the equation for Euler's crippling load if

(a)	both the ends are fixed
(b)	both the ends are hinged
(c)	one end is fixed and other end is free
(d)	one end is fixed and other end is hinged

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