1) Calculate the degree of static indeterminacy for the given structure

a) 0 b)2 c)3 d)4

Ans- 3 (c )

2) Calculate the degree of static indeterminacy for the given structure

a)2 b)5 c)3 d)4

Ans- 5 (b)

3) Calculate the degree of static indeterminacy for the given structure

a)3 b)6 c) 9 d)0

Ans- 3 (a)
 4) Calculate the degree of static indeterminacy for the given structure

a)0 b)1 c)2 d) 3

Ans- 1 (b)

5) Calculate the degree of static indeterminacy for the given structure

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4

Ans- 3 (c)

6) Calculate the degree of static indeterminacy for the given structure

a)0 b)1 c)2 d)3

Ans- 0 (a)
 7) Calculate the degree of kinematic indeterminacy for the given structure

a)0 b)1 c)2 d)3

Ans- 3(d)

8) Calculate the degree of kinematic indeterminacy for the given structure

a) 0 b) 2 c)3 d) 4

Ans- d (4)

9) Calculate the degree of kinematic indeterminacy for the given structure

a) 18 b) 16 c) 14 d) 12

Ans- 14 (c)
 10) Calculate the degree of kinematic indeterminacy for the given structure

a) 3 b) 5 c) 7 d) 9

Ans- 5 (b)

11) Calculate the degree of kinematic indeterminacy for the given structure

a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d)5

Ans- 2 (a)

12) Calculate the degree of static indeterminacy for the given structure

a) 1 b) 2 c)3 d)4
Ans - 1 (a)
 13) Calculate the degree of kinematic indeterminacy for the given structure

a) 3 b)5 c)2 d)3

Ans- 5 (b)

14) Calculate the degree of kinematic indeterminacy for the given structure

a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 6

Ans- 5 (c)

15) Calculate the degree of kinematic indeterminacy for the given structure

a)4 b)6 c)8 d)9

Ans- 6

16) Calculate the degree of Static indeterminacy for the given structure
a) 3 b) 6 c)9 d) 12 ANS- 9 (C)
 17) Calculate the degree of Static indeterminacy for the given structure

a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d)3

Ans- 3 (d)

18) Calculate the degree of Static indeterminacy for the given structure

a) 2 b) 3 c)5 d)6

Ans- 5 (C)

19) Calculate the degree of Static indeterminacy for the given structure

a) 3 b) 6 c) 9 d) 12

Ans- 6 (b)
 20) Calculate the degree of Static indeterminacy for the given structure

a) 10 b) 11 c)12 d)14

Ans- 10 (a)

21) Calculate the degree of Static indeterminacy for the given structure

a) 4 b)3 c)2 d)0

Ans- 4 (a)

22) Calculate the degree of Static indeterminacy for the given structure

a) 10 b)11 c)12 d)15

Ans- 12 (c)
 23) What is / are the use(s) of influence lines?
a) To study the effect of moving loads on the structures
b) To calculate the value of stress function with the critical load condition
c) To find the position of live load for a maximum value of particular stress function
d) Towards all the purposes

Ans- d

24) Which one of the following statements is correct?

The influence line diagram (ILD) for bending moment at a section in a cantilever is a triangle
extending between the section and the
a) Fixed end with maximum ordinate under the section
b) Fixed end with maximum ordinate under the fixed end
c) Unsupported end with maximum ordinate section
d) Unsupported end with maximum ordinate at the unsupported end

Ans- d

25) What is the shape of Influence line diagram from the maximum bending moment in respect of a
simply supported beam?
a) Rectangular
b) Triangular
c) Parabolic
d) Circular

Ans- c

26) What is the variation of influence line for stress function in a statically determinate structure?
a) Parabolic
b) Bilinear
c) Linear
d) Uniformly rectangular

Ans- c
 27) The internal forces at any cross section of an arch are
a) Shear force only
b) Shear force and Bending moment only
c) Normal thrust and shear force
d) Twisting moment

Ans- C

28) The effect of arching a beam is

a) To reduce the shear force
b) To reduce bending moment in the span
c) Increases the bending moment
d) None of the above

Ans- b

29) An arch will be efficient if

a) The center line of the arch is funicular polygon, for live load and at least a part of live load,
as close as possible
b) Parabolic for any type of loading
c) If circular for any type of loading
d) None of the above

Ans- a

30) A two hinged arch is statically

a) Determinate
b) Indeterminate by one degree
c) Indeterminate by two degree
d) Unstable

Ans- b

31) The shape factor of a rectangular section is

A) 1.05
B) 1.49
C) 1.48
D) 1.5
ANSWER: D
32)The length of a simply supported rectangular beam which will get plastified due to the point
load on entire span at collapse is
A) L/3
B) L/2
C) L/5
D) L
ANSWER: B

33)The shape factor of a square section is

A) 1.05
B) 1.49
C) 1.48
D) 1.5
ANSWER: D

34)The number of plastic hinges necessary to convert a framed structure of redudancy 'r' into a
mechanism is
A) r+1
B) r-1
C) 2r-1
D) 2r+1
ANSWER: A

35)The number of plastic hinges necessary to convert a fixed beam into a mechanism is
A) 2
B) 3
C) 1
D) 4
ANSWER: B

36)The number of plastic hinges necessary to convert a propped cantilever beam into a
mechanism is
A) 2
B) 1
C) 0
D) 4
ANSWER: A

37)The number of plastic hinges necessary to convert a simply supported beam into a
mechanism is
A) 1
B) 0
C) 2
D) 3
ANSWER: A

38)The shape factor of a circular section is

A) 1.07
B) 1.49
C) 1.5
D) 1.7
ANSWER: D

39)The design of a structure based on kinematics or mechanism or virtual work or upper bound
theorem
A) safe side
B) Unsafe side
C) Upper bound side
D) None
ANSWER: B

40)The design of a structure based on static or equilibrium or lower bound theorem

A) safe side
B) Unsafe side
C) Upper bound side
D) None
ANSWER: A

41)The number of possible independent mechanisms n is determined from the following

relationship
A) n=N-r
B) n=N+r
C) n= 2N-r
D) n=2N+r
ANSWER: A

42)At the location of plastic hinge

A) Radius of curvature is infinite
B) curvature is infinite
C) Moment is infinite
D) Flexural stress is infinite
ANSWER: B

43)Which of the following methods is not suitable for structures subjected to impact andfatigue
A) simple design
B) plastic Design
C) semi rigid design
D) rigid design
ANSWER: B

44)Which one of the following condition, both elastic and plastic methods of analysis of
Indetermiante structures have to satisfy
A) Yield condition
B) Mechanism condition
C) Equilibrium condition
D) Compatabiltiy condition
ANSWER: C

45)Which one of the following is the load factor

A) Live load/Dead load
B) Failure load/Working load
C) Total load/Dead load
D) Dynamic load/working load
ANSWER: B

46)The load factor to be used for plastic design of steel structures for dead load and imposed
load
A) 2.2
B) 2
C) 1.7
D) 1.5
ANSWER: C

47)At the location of the plastic hinge of a deformed structure

A) curvature is infinite
B) radius of curvature is infinite
C) moment is infinte
D) flexural stress is infinite
ANSWER: A

48)In a plastic analysis of structures, the segment between any two successive plastic hinges is
assumed to deform as
A) A plastic material
B) A rigid material
C) An elastic material
D) An Inelastic material
ANSWER: B