Civil Engineering MCQs

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Frictional force encountered after commencement of motion is called________________?
A. post friction
B. limiting friction
C. kinematic friction
D. frictional resistance
On a ladder resting on smooth ground and leaning against vertical wall, the force of friction will be__________________?
A. Towards the wall at its upper end
B. Away from the wall at its upper end
C. Upwards at its upper end
D. Downwards at its upper end
The ratio of limiting friction and normal reaction is known as_______________?
A. Coefficient of friction
B. Angle of friction
C. Angle of repose
D. Sliding friction
The coefficient of friction depends on_________________?
A. Area of contact
B. Shape of surfaces
C. Strength of surfaces
D. Nature of surface
In the equation of virtual work, following force is neglected_______________?
A. Reaction of any smooth surface with which the body is in contact
B. Reaction of a rough surface of a body which rolls on it without slipping
C. Reaction at a point or an axis, fixed in space, around which a body is con-strained to turn
D. All of the above
The possible loading in various members of framed structures are_______________?
A. Compression or tension
B. Buckling or shear
C. Shear or tension
D. All of the above
The center of gravity of a triangle lies at the point of__________________?
A. Concurrence of the medians
B. Intersection of its altitudes
C. Intersection of bisector of angles
D. Intersection of diagonals