Structural Analysis - Study Mode
[#1] For stable structures, one of the important properties of flexibility and stiffness matrices is that the elements on the main diagonal (i) Of a stiffness matrix must be positive (ii) Of a stiffness matrix must be negative (iii) Of a flexibility matrix must be positive (iv) Of a flexibility matrix must be negative The correct answer is
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(A) (i) and (iii)
[#2] Study the following statements. i) The displacement method is more useful when degree of kinematic indeterminacy is greater than the degree of static indeterminacy. ii) The displacement method is more useful when degree of kinematic indeterminacy is less than the degree of static indeterminacy. iii) The force method is more useful when degree of static indeterminacy is greater than the degree of kinematic indeterminacy. iv) The force method is more useful when degree of static indeterminacy is less than the degree of kinematic indeterminacy. The correct answer is
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(D) (ii) and (iv)
[#3] Muller Breslau’s principle for obtaining influence lines is applicable to i) trusses ii) statically determinate beams and frames iii) statically indeterminate structures, the material of which is elastic and follows Hooke’s law iv) any statically indeterminate structure The correct answer is
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(A) (i), (ii) and (iii)
[#4] In the slope deflection equations, the deformations are considered to be caused by i) bending moment ii) shear force iii) axial force The correct answer is
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(A) Only (i)
[#5] Select the correct statement
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(C) Both (A) and (B)