Exam Details

Subject Theory Of Structures - I
Paper
Exam / Course Bachelor Of Architecture (B.ARCH)
Department School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2015
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. Choose the most appropriate answer from the options in questions to given below:

A simply supported beam is subjected to a uniformly distributed load on the whole of its span. The bending moment is maximum at

Support

Mid-span

Quarter span

Mid-span and support

A propped cantilever beam is a/an

Determinate structure

Stable and determinate structure

Stable and indeterminate structure

Unstable structure

The free end of a cantilever is applied with a point load. The point of maximum bending moment is at the

Free end

Fixed end

Mid-span

Free end and fixed end

A slender member is most critical under which type of loading?

Compression

Tension

Flexure

Torsion

A structure should be in

Stable equilibrium

Unstable equilibrium

Neutral equilibrium

Stable and Neutral equilibrium

Displacement resulting because of the application of unit force is known as

Stiffness

Flexibility

Stress

Strain

The stiffness method of analysis is also known as

Displacement method

Force method

Equilibrium method

Displacement or Equilibrium method

Explain under what conditions is a combined footing required for a building.

Draw the stress-strain diagram for mild steel and describe its various portions briefly.

Enlist the names of different types of loads which are considered for a building. Explain the characteristics of any .one of them briefly.

Draw the symbols of different types of supports. Explain the characteristics of a fixed support.

What do you understand by the analysis of a structure? Discuss its importance briefly.

What are the different steps to be followed for designing a structural element Explain briefly.

Describe an indeterminate structure with a suitable example.

What do you understand by a primary element of a structure? Explain with a neat sketch of a structure taken as an example.

Explain the importance of model study for the design of various types of structures. Give a suitable example.

What do you understand by the term "Factor of safety" for designing a structure How is it determined

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

Primary and secondary forces acting on a structure

Proof stress and its determination

Importance of strength of a material of construction


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