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
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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