Free Bachelor of Civil Engineering Structural Analysis Questions and Answers

Question 1

Which one of the subsequent structural loads is not frequently applied to a building?

Accepted Answer

Rain load

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Dead load

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Live load

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Environmental load

Question 2

What is the maximum permissible decrease percent in the case of a structural member supporting more than one level with a load above 100psf?

Accepted Answer

20

Answer

10

Answer

15

Answer

25

Question 3

Which of the following structures is statically determined?

Accepted Answer

Double overhanging

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Fixed beam

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Two hinged arch

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Continuous beam

Question 4

What is the load factor for H in the equation U-0.9D + 1.6W + 1.6H if H's structural action cancels out W's or E's?

Accepted Answer

0

Answer

0.1

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0.05

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0.005

Question 5

If the hospital is constructed of structural steel frames, what will be the value of Vmax in the previous question?

Accepted Answer

.02813gw

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.03813gw

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.04813gw

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.01813gw

Question 6

How many unknowns would there be in a structural system if we used link support?

Accepted Answer

1

Answer

0

Answer

2

Answer

4

Question 7

Which of the following is not a component of trusses?

Accepted Answer

Concrete

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Channel

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Metal bars

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Wooden struts

Question 8

Why do short roof trusses have a base plate?

Accepted Answer

As provision for temperature related expansion/contraction

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For stability

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For rigidity

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To transmit load effectively

Question 9

Which building will fare best in an earthquake?

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Statically indeterminate

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Statically determinate

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Depends upon magnitude of earthquake

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Statically determinate and indeterminate

Question 10

Which building would require fewer materials overall?

Accepted Answer

Statically indeterminate

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Statically determinate

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Depends upon loading

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Both will cost equally