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A rectangular singly reinforced concrete beam has a width of $300 \text{ mm}$ and an effective depth of $550 \text{ mm}.$ The grades of steel and concrete are Fe$500$ and...

As per IS:$800-2007$, design of a cantilever steel beam section for its moment capacity requires fulfilment of an upper bound, expressed as:\[M_{d} \leq 1.5 Z_{e} \frac{f...

A plane strain problem (in $\text{X - Y}$ plane) must satisfy the condition:$\sigma_{z z}=0$$\epsilon_{z z}=\epsilon_{x z}=\epsilon_{y z}=0$$\sigma_{x x} \neq \sigma_{x y...

Which one of the following stress conditions represents the state of pure shear stress?

The horizontal beam shown in the figure has fixed supports at $\text{F}$ and $\text{L}.$ Internal hinges are provided at locations $\text{G}$ and $\text{J}$. The beam sup...

A simply supported, linearly elastic, homogeneous, prismatic beam of length $L$ and flexural rigidity $E I$ is shown in the figure.The expression for the Influence Line D...

The plane truss shown in the figure is hinge-supported at $\text{E}$ and $\text{F}$. The truss is subjected to vertical downward force at $\text{R}$ and horizontal force ...

A $250 \mathrm{~mm}$ wide $\times 600 \mathrm{~mm}$ deep rectangular concrete beam is prestressed by means of $4$ high-tensile tendons, each of $14 \mathrm{~mm}$ diameter...

A rigid-jointed portal frame, shown in the figure, consists of beam and columns of equal length $L$. The frame has a fixed support at one end and a roller support at the ...

Linearly elastic, homogeneous, uniform bars $\text{BCD}$ and $\text{FG}$ shown in the figure have fixed supports at $\text{B}$ and $\text{G}$, respectively. For both the ...

A simply-supported rectangular reinforced concrete beam has a width $250$ mm and an overall depth $600$ mm . The effective span of the beam is $6.23$ m. The beam carries ...

A thin-walled spherical gas balloon of radius $R$ and wall thickness $t(t \ll R)$ is subjected to an internal (gauge) pressure $p$. The maximum tensile and shear stresses...

Black dot shown in the figure qualitatively represents the shear centre of the angle section. The option which represents the position of the shear centre is:

Which one of the following is utilized to determine the long-term deformation of concrete under sustained loading?CreepShrinkageModulus of ruptureSplit tensile strength

The required centre-to-centre spacing of $10$ mm diameter bars is $150$ mm to resist the design moment in a concrete slab. Instead of $10$ mm diameter bars, if $12$ mm di...

Two steel plates are to be connected together by a $5$ mm fillet weld of length $150$ mm to transfer a design load. If the size of the fillet weld used to connect the sam...

A plane truss consists of two linearly elastic, homogeneous, identical members, namely PQ and QR. Both members have length ( $L$ ), cross-sectional area ( $A$ ), and modu...

The plane frame has a hinge and a roller support, and is loaded as shown in the figure. Both the columns have same height.What is the absolute value of the maximum bendin...

Select ALL CORRECT option(s) which can be considered to check whether the flexural stresses in a prestressed concrete beam are within the allowable stresses at the transf...

Two identical blocks $\text{A}$ and $\text{B}$ are connected by a rigid rod. The blocks rest against vertical and horizontal planes, as shown in the figure. The coefficie...

A homogenous, linearly elastic rod $\text{AB}$ is connected to a linearly elastic spring $\text{BC}$ in between the fixed supports at $\text{A}$ and $\text{C}$, as shown ...

The cross-section of a steel $\text{T}$-beam is shown in the figure where all dimensions are in mm.The plastic section modulus of the given cross-section is $\_\_\_\_$ $\...

Consider the pin-jointed truss shown in the figure. Influence line is drawn for the axial force in the member G-I, when a unit load travels on the bottom chord of the tru...

In the context of construction materials, which of the following statements is/are CORRECT?If the characteristic strength is defined as that value below which not more th...

The design shear strength of a reinforced concrete rectangular beam with a width of $250 \: \mathrm{mm}$ and an effective depth of $500 \: \mathrm{mm}$, is $0.3 \: \mathr...

A circular tube of thickness $10 \: \mathrm{mm}$ and diameter $250\: \mathrm{mm}$ is welded to a flat plate using $5\: \mathrm{mm}$ fillet weld along the circumference. A...

Let the state of stress at a point in a body be the difference of two plane states of stress shown in the figure. Consider all the possible planes perpendicular to the $x...

Consider a reinforced concrete beam section of $350 \: \mathrm{mm}$ width and $600\: \mathrm{mm}$ depth. The beam is reinforced with the tension steel of $800 \mathrm{~mm...

A steel beam supported by three parallel pin-jointed steel rods is shown in the figure. The moment of inertia of the beam is $8 \times 10^{7} \mathrm{~mm}^{4}$. Take modu...