The possible loading in various members of framed structures are
Compression or tension
Buckling or shear
Shear or tension
All of the above
Correct Answer :
A. Compression or tension
Related Questions
On a ladder resting on smooth ground and leaning against vertical wall, the force of friction will be
Towards the wall at its upper end
Away from the wall at its upper end
Upwards at its upper end
Downwards at its upper end
If tension in the cable supporting a lift moving downwards is half the tension when it is moving upwards, the acceleration of the lift is
g/2
g/3
g/4
None of these
A flywheel on a motor goes from rest to 1000 rpm in 6 sec. The number of revolutions made is nearly equal to
25
50
100
250
The equivalent length of a simple pendulum which gives the same frequency as compound pendulum is
h/(kG² + h²)
(kG² + h²)/h
h²/(kG² + h²)
(kG² + h²)/h²
The principle of transmissibility of forces states that, when a force acts upon a body, its effect is
Same at every point on its line of action
Different at different points on its line of action
Minimum, if it acts at the centre of gravity of the body
Maximum, if it acts at the centre of gravity of the body
The bellow figure shows the two equal forces at right angles acting at a point. The value of force R acting along their bisector and in opposite direction is 
P/2
2P
√2 × P
P/√2
The necessary condition for forces to be in equilibrium is that these should be
Coplanar
Meet at one point
Both (A) and (B) above
All be equal
The angle between two forces when the resultant is maximum and minimum respectively are:
0° and 180°
180° and 0°
90° and 180°
90° and 0°
Which of the following is the example of lever of first order?
Arm of man
Pair of scissors
Pair of clinical tongs
All of the above
Forces are called concurrent when their lines of action meet in
One point
Two points
Plane
Perpendicular planes
Which of the following is not a vector quantity?
Weight
Velocity
Acceleration
Force
A cable with a uniformly distributed load per horizontal meter run will take the following shape
Straight line
Parabola
Hyperbola
Elliptical
Least force required to draw a body up the inclined plane is W sin (plane inclination + friction angle) applied in the direction
Along the plane
Horizontally
Vertically
At an angle equal to the angle of friction to the inclined plane
In the lever of third order, load W, effort P and fulcrum F are oriented as follows
W between P and F
F between W and P
P between W and F
W, P and F all on one side
If n = number of members and y = number of joints, then for a perfect frame, n = ?
1/2
2/3
3/2
2/4
Which of the following statement is incorrect?
A force acting in the opposite direction to the motion of the body is called force of friction
The ratio of the limiting friction to the normal reaction is called coefficient of friction
A machine whose efficiency is 100% is known as an ideal machine
The velocity ratio of a machine is the ratio of load lifted to the effort applied
Varingon's theorem of moments states that if a number of coplanar forces acting on a particle are in equilibrium, then
Their algebraic sum is zero
Their lines of action are at equal distances
The algebraic sum of their moments about any point in their plane is zero
The algebraic sum of their moments about any point is equal to the moment of their resultant force about the same point.
The maximum acceleration of a particle moving with simple harmonic motion is
ω
ωr
ω2r
ω/r
The static friction
Bears a constant ratio to the normal reaction between the two surfaces
Is independent of the area of contact, between the two surfaces
Always acts in a direction, opposite to that in which the body tends to move
All of the above
Coplanar concurrent forces are those forces which
Meet at one point, but their lines of action do not lie on the same plane
Do not meet at one point and their lines of action do not lie on the same plane
Meet at one point and their lines of action also lie on the same plane
Do not meet at one point, but their lines of action lie on the same plane
The process of finding out the resultant force is called __________ of forces.
Composition
Resolution
Decomposition
None of these
In order to completely specify angular displacement by a vector, it must fix
Direction of the axis of rotation
Magnitude of angular displacement
Sense of angular displacement
All of these
Which of the following is not a scalar quantity?
Mass
Volume
Density
Acceleration
The Cartesian equation of trajectory is (where u = Velocity of projection, α = Angle of projection, and x, y = Co-ordinates of any point on the trajectory after t seconds.)
y = (gx²/2u² cos²α) + x. tanα
y = (gx²/2u² cos²α) - x. tanα
y = x. tanα - (gx²/2u² cos²α)
y = x. tanα + (gx²/2u² cos²α)
A body moves, from rest with a constant acceleration of 5 m per sec. The distance covered in 5 sec is most nearly
38 m
62.5 m
96 m
124 m
The C.G. of a plane lamina will not be at its geometrical centre in the case of a
Right angled triangle
Equilateral triangle
Square
Circle
One joule means that
Work is done by a force of 1 N when it displaces a body through 1 m
Work is done by a force of 1 kg when it displaces a body through 1 m
Work is done by a force of 1 dyne when it displaces a body through 1 cm
Work is done by a force of 1 g when it displaces a body through 1 cm
Moment of inertia of a hollow circular section, as shown in the below figure about X-axis, is 
π/16 (D² - d²)
π/16 (D³ - d³)
π/32 (D⁴ - d⁴)
π/64 (D⁴ - d⁴)
A smooth cylinder lying on its convex surface remains in __________ equilibrium.
Stable
Unstable
Neutral
None of these
The moment of inertia of a thin spherical shell of mass m and radius r, about its diameter is
mr2/3
2mr2/3
2mr2/5
3mr2/5