Civil Engineering MCQs

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When a series of wheel loads crosses a simply supported girder, the maximum bending moment under any given wheel load occurs when________________?
A. The centre of gravity of the load system is midway between the centre of span and wheel load under consi-deration
B. The centre of span is midway between the centre of gravity of the load system and the wheel load under consideration
C. The wheel load under consideration is midway between the centre of span and the centre of gravity of the load system
D. None of the above
Which of the following is not the displacement method ?
A. Equilibrium method
B. Column analogy method
C. Moment distribution method
D. Kani’s method
If in a rigid-jointed space frame, (6m + r) < 6j, then the frame is_______________?
A. Unstable
B. Stable and statically determinate
C. Stable and statically indeterminate
D. None of the above
Effects of shear force and axial force on plastic moment capacity of a structure are respectively to_________________?
A. Increase and decrease
B. Increase and increase
C. Decrease and increase
D. Decrease and decrease
Which of the following methods of structural analysis is a displacement method ?
A. Moment distribution method
B. Column analogy method
C. Three moment equation
D. None of the above