Beams

What is a beam?

• A. A structural member that is designed to resist transverse loads

• B. A structural member that is designed to resist axial loads

• C. A structural member that is designed to resist torsional loads

• D. A structural member that is designed to resist shear loads

What is the type of beam that has a straight member with uniform cross-section along its length?

• A. Cantilever beam

• B. Overhanging beam

• C. Simple beam

• D. Fixed beam

What is Fixed Beam?

• Both ends are fixed

• One end is Fixed

• one end is fixed and other is open

• Both end are open

The total load is assumed to be acting at a distance of _____ of the total length of the beam.

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 3/2

• 4/2

Nature of SFD and BMD for the UDL is

• Triangle and Parabola

• Rectangle and parabola

• Parabola and cubic curve