1000+ GATE Civil Engineering Questions and Answers Pdf - 2

Question: 6

Which of the following sections should preferably be used at places where torsion occurs?

(A) box type section

(B) channel section

(C) angle section

(D) any of the above

Ans: A

box type section

Question: 7

The bracing provided in the plane of end posts is called

(A) bottom lateral bracing

(B) top lateral bracing

(C) sway bracing

(D) portal bracing

Ans: D

portal bracing

Question: 8

The effect of axial force and shear force on the plastic moment capacity of a section are

(A) to decrease the plastic moment capacity in both cases

(B) to increase the plastic moment capacity in both cases

(C) to increase and to decrease the plastic moment respectively

(D) to decrease and to increase the plastic moment respectively

Ans: A

to decrease the plastic moment capacity in both cases

Question: 9

Load factor is

(A) sometimes greater than factor of safety

(B) always greater than factor of safety

(C) always less than factor of safety

(D) always equal to factor of safety

Ans: B

always greater than factor of safety

Question: 10

Which of the following conditions is to be satisfied both in elastic and plastic analysis?

(A) yield condition

(B) equilibrium condition

(C) mechanism condition

(D) plastic moment condition

Ans: B

equilibrium condition

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