Earthquake Engineering (3160621) MCQs

MCQs of Design Philosophy

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11.

For simple rigid objects with uniform density, the center of mass is located at the ______________.

(a)

Centre

(b)

At boundary

(c)

On any one axis

(d)

None

Answer:

Option (a)

12.

__________________ is the point through which resultant of masses of system acts.

(a)

Centre of Mass

(b)

Centre of stiffness

(c)

Centre of Strength

(d)

None of the above

Answer:

Option (a)

13.

_________________ is the point in building through which resultant of inertia force is consider to act during earthquake shaking?

(a)

Centre of Mass

(b)

Centre of stiffness

(c)

Centre of Strength

(d)

None of the above

Answer:

Option (a)

14.

Earthquake induces lateral force on the floor is proportion to _________________.

(a)

Stiffness

(b)

Strength

(c)

Mass

(d)

Flexibility

Answer:

Option (c)

15.

Resultant of earthquake force passes through the _____________ of the floor.

(a)

Centre of Mass

(b)

Centre of stiffness

(c)

Centre of Strength

(d)

None of the above

Answer:

Option (a)

16.

Which is not geometrical center point of the structure?

(a)

Centre of Mass

(b)

Centre of stiffness

(c)

Centre of Rigidity

(d)

All of the above

Answer:

Option (d)

17.

Center of Stiffness is also known as _________________.

(a)

Centre of Strength

(b)

Centre of Flexibility

(c)

Centre of Rigidity

(d)

None of the above

Answer:

Option (c)

18.

________________ is the point through which the resultant of the restoring forces of system acts.

(a)

Centre of Mass

(b)

Centre of stiffness

(c)

Centre of Strength

(d)

None of the above

Answer:

Option (b)

19.

________________________ is the required force on system to produce unit displacement.

(a)

Strength

(b)

Stiffness

(c)

Flexibility

(d)

Rigidity

Answer:

Option (b)

20.

Restoring force of lateral force passes through ______________.

(a)

Centre of Mass

(b)

Centre of stiffness

(c)

Centre of Strength

(d)

None of the above

Answer:

Option (b)

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