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
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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