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 explainedA rectangular beam of uniform strength, subjected to a bending moment M, has a constant width. The depth varie…Structures · 1 min read
MCQ explainedThe slope of a bending moment diagram gives:Structures · 1 min read
MCQ explainedFor a beam of uniform strength with constant depth:Structures · 1 min read
MCQ explainedA rectangular log of wood is floating in water with a load of 100 N at its centre. The maximum shear force in…Structures · 2 min read
MCQ explainedThe ratio of the flexural rigidity of a beam of section b × d to that of another beam of section b × 2d of the…Structures · 1 min read
MCQ explainedAn I-section has flanges 100 mm wide × 20 mm thick and a web 80 mm high × 20 mm thick. The shear stress at poi…Structures · 1 min read
MCQ explainedThe shear force diagram of a cantilever beam carrying a concentrated load at the free end is a/an:Structures · 1 min read
MCQ explainedTwo identical simply supported beams of span l carry equal total loads W: one as a central point load, the oth…Structures · 1 min read
MCQ explainedThe ratio of maximum shear stress to average shear stress in a circular beam is:Structures · 1 min read
MCQ explainedA simply supported beam carries a distributed load of zero intensity over one support, increasing linearly to…Structures · 1 min read
MCQ explainedA cantilever of length l and uniform strength carries a UDL w. Keeping the depth d constant, the width varies…Structures · 1 min read
MCQ explainedA beam ABC is supported at A and B (span L) and has an overhang BC with a couple M applied at the free end C.…Structures · 1 min read
MCQ explainedThe shear centre of a thin half-circular (semicircular) section of radius r and constant thickness lies at a d…Structures · 1 min read
MCQ explainedA cantilever of span l has a load P at the free end. The bending moment at the free end is:Structures · 1 min read
MCQ explainedA bar of square section (area a²) is placed with one diagonal vertical. The maximum shear stress develops at a…Structures · 2 min read
MCQ explainedFor a beam with a rectangular cross-section, the shear stress at the neutral axis is always:Structures · 1 min read
MCQ explainedA simply supported beam carries a couple somewhere in the span. It would produce: 1. a rectangular SF diagram;…Structures · 2 min read
MCQ explainedA cantilever AB, fixed at A and free at B, carries no transverse load (only a couple acts at the free end). Th…Structures · 1 min read