Civil Engineering MCQs

2965 MCQs  (Page 186 of 297)

A pin-jointed plane frame is unstable if________________?
A. (m + r)<2j
B. M + r = 2j
C. (m + r)>2j
D. None of the above
Independent displacement components at each joint of a rigid-jointed plane frame are_________________?
A. Three linear movements
B. Two linear movements and one rotation
C. One linear movement and two rotations
D. Three rotations
In the slope deflection equations, the deformations are considered to be caused by________________?
A. I) bending moment
B. Ii) shear force
C. Iii) axial force
D. The correct answer is
To generate the j the column of the flexibility matrix________________?
A. A unit force is applied at coordinate j and the displacements are calculated at all coordinates
B. A unit displacement is applied at co-ordinate j and the forces are calculated at all coordinates
C. A unit force is applied at coordinate j and the forces are calculated at all coordinates
D. A unit displacement is applied at co-ordinate j and the displacements are calculated at all co-ordinates
For stable structures, one of the important properties of flexibility and stiffness matrices is that the elements on the main diagonal________________?
A. I) of a stiffness matrix must be positive
B. Ii) of a stiffness matrix must be negative
C. Iii) of a flexibility matrix must be positive
D. Iv) of a flexibility matrix must be negative
The engine failure case for determining the basic runway length may require________________?
A. Only clearway
B. Only stop way ,
C. Either a clearway or a stopway
D. Either a clearway or a stopway or both