Civil Engineering MCQs

A. Change from compression to tension
B. Change from tension to compression
C. Always be compression
D. Always be tension

A. Stiffness
B. Flexibility
C. Influence coefficient
D. Unit strain

A. 1.25%
B. 2.5%
C. 5.0%
D. 7.5%

A. 2/ei
B. 1/ei
C. 1/2 ei
D. 1/4 ei

A. I) trusses
B. Ii) statically determinate beams and frames
C. Iii) statically indeterminate structures, the material of which is elastic and follows hooke’s law
D. Iv) any statically indeterminate structure

A. 0.16 wl
B. 0.20 wl
C. 0.24 wl
D. 0.25 wl

A. Displacements
B. Force
C. Displacements and forces
D. None of the above

A. Slope deflection method
B. Column analogy method
C. Moment distribution method
D. None of the above

A. The head of the load reaches the section
B. The tail of the load reaches the section
C. The load position should be such that the section divides it equally on both sides
D. The load position should be such that the section divides the load in the same ratio as it divides the

A. Always occurs at centre of span
B. Always occurs under a wheel load
C. Never occurs under a wheel load
D. None of the above