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The buckling load for a given column depends upon

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A load which is spread over a beam in such a manner that it varies uniformly over the whole length of abeam is called uniformly ________ load.

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A continuous beam is one which is

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A cantilever beam is one which is

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A body is subjected to two normal stresses 20 kN/m2 (tensile) and 10 kN/m2 (compressive) acting perpendicular to each other. The maximum shear stress is

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When a body is subjected to biaxial stress i.e. direct stresses () and () in two mutually perpendicular planes accompanied by a simple shear stress ( ), then maximum shear stress is

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When a body is subjected to a direct tensile stress () in one plane accompanied by a simple shear stress ( ), the maximum shear stress is

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Two bars of different materials and same size are subjected to the same tensile force. If the bars have unit elongation in the ratio of 2 : 5, then the ratio of modulus of elasticity of the two materials will be

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Whenever some external system of forces acts on a body, it undergoes some deformation. As the body undergoes some deformation, it sets up some resistance to the deformation. This resistance per unit area to deformation, is called

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Elasticity of Mild Steel specimen is defined by

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The energy absorbed in a body, when it is strained within the elastic limits, is known as

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The assumption made in Euler's column theory is that

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The rectangular beam 'A ' has length l, width b and depth d. Another beam 'B' has the same width and depth but length is double that of 'A'. The elastic strength of beam 'B' will be __________ as compared to beam A.

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The rectangular beam 'A' has length l, width b and depth d. Another beam 'B' has the same length and width but depth is double that of 'A'. The elastic strength of beam B will be __________ as compared to beam A.

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The ultimate tensile stress for mild steel is __________ the ultimate compressive stress.

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In a simple bending theory, one of the assumptions is that the plane sections before bending remain plane after bending. This assumption means that

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The simply supported beam 'A' of length '' carries a central point load 'W'. Another beam 'B' is loaded with a uniformly distributed load such that the total load on the beam is 'W'. The ratio of maximum deflections between beams 'A' and 'B' is

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For a simply supported beam of length 'L', when a concentrated load W is applied in the center of the beam, the maximum deflection is

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The stress at which the extension of the material takes place more quickly as compared to the increase in load, is called

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If the depth is kept constant for a beam of uniform strength, then its width will vary in proportional to

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