A. stiffness
B. flexibility
C. influence coefficient
D. unit strain
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Structural Analysis MCQs
In moment distribution method, the sum of distribution factors of all the members meeting at any joint is always__________________?
A. zero
B. less than 1
C. 1
D. greater than 1
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Effects of shear force and axial force on plastic moment capacity of a structure are respectively to_________________?
A. increase and decrease
B. increase and increase
C. decrease and increase
D. decrease and decrease
✅ The correct answer is option D.
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
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Bending moment at any section in a conjugate beam gives in the actual beam_________________?
A. slope
B. curvature
C. deflection
D. bending moment
✅ The correct answer is option C.
When a uniformly distributed load, shorter than the span of the girder, moves from left to right, then the conditions for maximum bending moment at a section is that___________________?
A. the head of the load reaches the section
B. the tail of the load reaches the section
C. the load position should be such that the section divides it equally on both sides
D. the load position should be such that the section divides the load in the same ratio as it divides the
✅ The correct answer is option D.
The degree of kinematic indeterminacy of a pin-jointed space frame is_____________?
A. 2j-r
B. 3j-r
C. j-2r
D. j-3r
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Degree of static indeterminacy of a rigid-jointed plane frame having 15 members, 3 reaction components and 14 joints is__________________?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 6
D. 8
✅ The correct answer is option C.
The degree of static indeterminacy of a rigid-jointed space frame is_________________?
A. m + r – 2j
B. m + r – 3j
C. 3m + r – 3j
D. 6m + r – 6j
✅ The correct answer is option D.
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
✅ The correct answer is option A.