Civil Engineering MCQs

2965 MCQs  (Page 49 of 297)

A beam curved in plan is designed for_______________?
A. Bending moment and shear
B. Bending moment and torsion
C. Shear and torsion
D. Bending moment, shear and torsion
In a spherical dome the hoop stress due to a concentrated load at crown is_______________?
A. Compressive everywhere
B. Tensile everywhere
C. Partly compressive and partly tensile
D. Zero
In prestressed concrete______________?
A. Forces of tension and compression change but lever arm remains unchanged
B. Forces of tension and compressions remain unchanged but lever arm changes with the moment
C. Both forces of tension and compres-sion as well as lever arm change
D. Both forces of tension and compres-sion as well as lever arm remain unchanged
Normally prestressing wires are arranged in the_______________?
A. Upper part of the beam
B. Lower part of the beam
C. Center
D. Anywhere