Structural Analysis (Practice Test MCQs)

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1. The process of determining the forces and moments in a structure is called:





2. A structure is statically determinate if:




3. The number of equilibrium equations in a planar structure is:





4. A redundant reaction means:





5. A perfect frame satisfies the equation:





6. The degree of indeterminacy is given by:





7. Which of the following is a statically indeterminate structure?





8. The slope at a support of a simply supported beam with no external moment is:





9. In moment distribution method, the sum of distribution factors at a joint is:





10. Carryover factor for a prismatic beam is:





11. A three-hinged arch is always:





12. The bending moment at the hinge of a three-hinged arch is:





13. The slope deflection equation is used for:





14. Clapeyron’s theorem is related to:





15. In a propped cantilever beam, the degree of static indeterminacy is:





16. A simply supported beam carrying a point load at mid-span has:





17. The point of contraflexure is where:





18. Which of the following is a kinematic indeterminacy parameter?





19. Maxwell’s reciprocal theorem relates:





20. A portal frame is an example of:





21. The deflection of a simply supported beam carrying a uniformly distributed load varies as:





22. Which method is based on the concept of minimum potential energy?





23. Which structure has zero degree of static indeterminacy?





24. The stiffness of a beam is defined as:





25. Influence lines are used to find:





26. Muller-Breslau principle is used for:





27. The slope in a cantilever beam carrying a point load at free end is:





28. Which method is suitable for analyzing indeterminate frames?





29. The unit of flexibility is:





30. In the flexibility method, primary unknowns are:





31. Which theorem is used in column analogy method?





32. The deflection of a cantilever beam carrying a point load at free end is:





33. For a simply supported beam, the maximum bending moment under a uniform load is at:





34. Which method gives an approximate analysis for indeterminate structures?





35. Hardy Cross method is also known as:





36. The carryover moment is the moment induced:





37. Which type of structure cannot resist lateral loads effectively?





38. The stiffness factor for a beam with far end fixed is:





39. The main advantage of stiffness method over flexibility method is:





40. The unit load method is used for:





41. A two-hinged arch is:





42. The bending moment at the fixed end of a uniformly loaded cantilever is:





43. The conjugate beam method is used to determine:





44. What is the degree of kinematic indeterminacy for a fixed-fixed beam?





45. Which of the following is NOT a force in a truss member?





46. The number of unknown forces in a plane truss joint is:





47. In stiffness method, the primary unknowns are:





48. The theorem of three moments is used for:





49. The principle of superposition is valid only when:





50. The influence line for reaction at a simple support is:





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