1. A strut is a structural member subjected to ?

compression in direction perpendicular to its longitudinal axis

tension in a direction parallel to its longitudinal

tension in a direction perpendicular to its longitudinal axis

compression in a direction parallel to its longitudinal axis

Answer: compression in a direction parallel to its longitudinal axis

Explanation:


2. Which of the following is not a compression member ?

Tie

Boom

Rafter

Strut

Answer: Tie

Explanation:


3. In a fillet weld, throat is the ?

maximum dimension

leg of weld

minimum dimension

average dimension

Answer: minimum dimension

Explanation:


4. A butt weld is specified by ?

penetration thickness

plate thickness

leg length

effective throat thickness

Answer: penetration thickness

Explanation:


5. If A is the cross-sectional area of an eccentrically loaded column and Z is the section modulus, then bending factor is equal to ?

2A/Z

Z/A

A/2Z

A/Z

Answer: A/Z

Explanation:


6. The hot driven rivets are ?

power driven field rivets

power driven shop rivets

hand driven rivets

all of these

Answer: all of these

Explanation:


7. Aluminium is being increasingly used for structural purposes because ?

the strength to unit weight ratio of aluminium is high

it requires less maintenance

its coefficient of thermal expansion is half that of steel

Both b and c

Answer: Both b and c

Explanation:


8. When the load is acting downward in a simply supported beam, the bending stress is ?

maximum at the extreme fibre

compressive above the neutral axis

tensile above the neutral axis

both (a) and (b)

Answer: both (a) and (b)

Explanation:


9. A space structure is also called ............ dimensional structure ?

one

two

three

four

Answer: three

Explanation:


10. Minimum pitch in a riveted joint should not be ?

less than 200 mm

more than 200 mm

greater than 2.5 times the gross diameter of the rivet

less than 2.5 times the gross diameter of the rivet

Answer: less than 2.5 times the gross diameter of the rivet

Explanation: