Structures
Structural Engineering covering beams, columns, trusses, and structural analysis. Practice problems for GATE Civil and other engineering exams.
Topics:
Applied Mechanics MCQs 118Design of Steel and Masonry Structures MCQs 1Laws of Forces 17Reinforced Concrete Technology (RCC Design) MCQs 1Strength of Materials MCQs 318Theory of Structures (Structure Analysis) MCQs 1
MCQ explainedLocate the centroid, measured from the base AB, of a rectangular section 200 mm wide and 300 mm high from whic…Structures · 1 min read
MCQ explainedThe maximum frictional force which comes into play when a body just begins to slide over the surface of anothe…Structures · 1 min read
MCQ explainedIf p is the internal pressure, d the diameter and t the wall thickness of a thin cylindrical shell, the hoop s…Structures · 1 min read
MCQ explainedIf we use a link support in a structural system, how many unknowns would we have?Structures · 1 min read
MCQ explainedAn overhanging beam ABC is pinned at A and on a roller at B (span AB = 6 m, overhang BC = 3 m) and carries a 1…Structures · 2 min read
MCQ explainedTwo simply supported beams carry central concentrated loads. Beam A: length 5 m, rigidity EI, load 2 kN. Beam…Structures · 1 min read
MCQ explainedAs per Euler’s theory, buckling of a long column occurs when ______ (P = applied axial load, Pcr = cripp…Structures · 2 min read
MCQ explainedA material has linear strains of 0.05, 0.10 and 0.10 along the X, Y and Z directions. The hydrostatic stress a…Structures · 1 min read
MCQ explainedIn a triangular truss ABC with span AC = 6 m, pin at A, roller at C and a 10 kN downward load at B, find the f…Structures · 1 min read
MCQ explainedIf a cantilever beam carries a uniformly distributed load over its entire length, the shape of the bending mom…Structures · 1 min read
MCQ explainedKeeping the breadth b constant, the depth of a cantilever of length l and uniform strength, carrying a UDL w,…Structures · 1 min read
MCQ explainedFor a linearly elastic, homogeneous and isotropic material with modulus of rigidity G and modulus of elasticit…Structures · 1 min read
MCQ explainedA body is said to be in equilibrium if:Structures · 1 min read
MCQ explainedA short column carries an eccentric load. Which stress distribution at the base AB represents the case where t…Structures · 2 min read
MCQ explainedTo have exactly zero tensile stress at one extreme fibre of a solid circular section (diameter D) under combin…Structures · 1 min read
MCQ explainedWhich is the correct expression for the design bending strength of a laterally unsupported beam (IS 800: 2007)…Structures · 1 min read
MCQ explainedFor a semicircular plate of diameter D and radius R, with y as the vertical axis and x as the horizontal axis…Structures · 1 min read
MCQ explainedWhich instrument is used for the measurement of the longitudinal coefficient of friction (of a road surface)?Structures · 1 min read