Exam Details

Subject Theory Of Structures - Ii
Paper
Exam / Course Bachelor Of Architecture (B.ARCH)
Department School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date June, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given in questions(a)to(g) below.

A roller support develops

a horizontal reaction

a vertical reaction

a moment

All the above

Percentage expansion in a bar in respect to its original length on application of axial forces is termed as

Stress

Ductility

Young's modulus

Strain

What types of structural elements out of those given below, were used in ancient buildings?

Steel trusses

Rigid concrete frames

Concrete beams

Arches

Which of the following materials is ductile?

Glass

Brick

Stone

Steel

Which of the following is a 3-D representation of an arch

Beam

Fixed support

Dome

Truss

A simply supported beam of span is subjected to a uniformly distributed load of intensity throughout its span length. Vertical reaction at any of its supports is given as

wL

wL^2/2

wL/2

wL^2/8

A beam section is subjected to

Shear force

Bending moment

Both the above

None of the above

An arch is provided with a roller and a hinged support respectively at its two ends. Describe how the arch would be different from a simply supported beam in terms of the load transfer mechanism.

What do you understand by stress? Discuss briefly.

Explain the various characteristics of a pin-jointed truss.

What is a bearing wall system? Describe with the help of a neat sketch.

Draw the shear force diagram for a simply supported beam subjected to a UDL of intensity over its full length which is

Discuss why stiffness is a desired quality of a lintel.

Compare the working aspects of a fixed support to those of a hinged one.

What do you understand by a rigid frame? Explain with a neat sketch.

What are simple geometric forms? Give some examples.

Write and explain some advantages of symmetrical layouts of structural systems in buildings.

7. Write short notes on any two of the following topics:

Cuboidal and Prismatic Forms

Desired Qualities of Structural Materials

Foundations of Buildings


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  • Theory Of Structures - I
  • Theory Of Structures - Ii
  • Theory Of Structures - Iii
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