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The pin-jointed $2-D$ truss is loaded with a horizontal force of $15 \: kN$ at joint S and another $15 \: kN$ vertical force at joint U, as shown. Find the force in membe...

Two steel columns P (length $L$ and yield strength $f_y=250$ MPa) and Q (length $2L$ and yield strength $f_y=500$ MPa) have the same cross-sections and end-conditions. Th...

As per $IS \: 800:2007$, the cross-section in which the extreme fiber can reach the yield stress, but cannot develop the plastic moment of resistance due to failure by lo...

The creep strains arecaused due to dead loads onlycaused due to live loads onlycaused due to cyclic loads onlyindependent of loads

As per $IS \: 456:2000$ for $M20$ grade concrete and plain barsin tension the design bond stress $\tau_{bd}=1.2$ MPa. Further, $IS \: 456:2000$ permits this design bond s...

The cross-section at mid-span of a beam at the edge of a slab is shown in the sketch. A portion of the slab is considered as the effective flange width for the beam. The ...

The cross-section at mid-span of a beam at the edge of a slab is shown in the sketch. A portion of the slab is considered as the effective flange width for the beam. The ...

A concrete beam prestressed with a parabolic tendon is shown in the sketch. The eccentricity of the tendon is measured from the centroid of the cross-section. The applied...

A symmetric frame $PQR$ consists of two inclined members $PQ$ and $QR$, connected at $‘Q’$ with a rigid joint, and hinged at $‘P’$ and $‘R’$. The horizontal length $PR$ i...

Two plates are connected by filler welds of size $10$ mm and subjected to tension, as shown in the sketch. The thickness of each plate is $12$ mm. The yield stress and th...

The sketch shows a column with a pin at the base and rollers at the top. It is subjected to an axial force $P$ and a moment $M$ at mid-height. The reaction(s) at R is/are...

A simply supported beam is subjected ti a uniformly distributed load of intensity $w$ per unit length, on half of the span from one end. The length of the span and the fl...

Which one of the following is categorised as a long-term loss of prestress in a prestressed concrete member?Loss due to elastic shorteningLoss due to frictionLoss due to ...

If a small concrete cube is submerged deep in still water in such a way that the pressure exerted on all faces of the cube is $p$, then the maximum shear stress developed...

As per $IS \: 456:2000$, in the Limit State Design of a flexural member, the strain in reinforcing bars under tension at ultimate state should not be less than$\dfrac{f_y...

The effective stress friction angle of a saturated, cohesionless soil is $38^{\circ}$. The ratio of shear stress to normal effective stress on the failure plane is$0.781$...

In a steel plate with bolted connections, the rupture of the net section is a mode of failure undertensioncompressionflexureshear

The ratio of the theoretical critical buckling load for a column with fixed ends to that of another column with the same dimensions and material, but with pinned ends, is...

The Poisson’s ratio is defined as$\begin{vmatrix} \dfrac{\text{axial stress}}{\text{lateral stress}} \end{vmatrix} \\$$\begin{vmatrix} \dfrac{\text{lateral strain}}{\text...

The following statements are related to bending of beams:The slope of the bending moment diagram is equal to the shear force.The slope of the shear force diagram is equal...

A $6$ m long simply-supported beam is prestressed as shown in the figure.The beam carries a uniformly distributed load of $6$ kN/m over its entire span. If the effective ...

A cable PQ of length $25$ m is supported at two ends at the same level as shown in the figure. The horizontal distance between the supports is $20$ m. A point load of $15...

A prismatic propped cantilever beam of span $L$ and plastic moment capacity $M_p$ is subjected to a concentrated load at its mid-span. If the collapse load of the beam is...

The total horizontal and vertical stresses at a point X in a saturated sandy medium are $170$ kPa and $300$ kPa, respectively. The static pore-water pressure is $30$ kPa....

A singly-reinforced rectangular concrete beam of width $30$ mm and effective depth $400$ mm is to be designed using $M25$ grade concrete and $Fe500$ grade reinforcing ste...

Four bolts P, Q, R and S of equal diameter are used for a bracket subjected to a load of $130$ kN as shown in the figure.The force in bolt P is$32.50$ kN$69.32$ kN$82.50$...

Two rigid bodies of mass $5$ kg and $4$ kg are at rest on a frictionless surface until acted upon by a force of $36$ N as shown in the figure. The contact force generated...

A reinforced-concrete slab with effective depth of $80$ mm is simply supported at two opposite ends on $230$ mm thick masonry walls. The centre-to-centre distance between...

A fillet weld is simultaneously subjected to factored normal and shear stresses of $120$ MPa and $50$ MPa, respectively. As per $\text{ IS }800:2007$, the equivalent stre...

The setting time of cement is determined usingLe Chatelier apparatusBriquette testing apparatusVicat apparatusCasagrande's apparatus

A vertical load of $10$ kN acts on a hinge located at a distance of $L/4$ from the roller support Q of a beam of length $L$ (see figure).The vertical reaction at support ...

A structural member subjected to compression, has both translation and rotation restrained at one end, while only translation is restrained at the other end. As per $\tex...

All the members of the planar truss (see figure), have the same properties in terms of area of cross-section (A) and modulus of elasticity (E).For the loads shown on the ...

An RCC beam of rectangular cross section has factored shear of $200$ kN at its critical section. Its width $b$ is $250$ mm and effective depth $d$ is $350$ mm. Assume des...