Strength of Material MCQ

STRENGTH OF MATERIAL MCQ
1. Young's modulus is defined as the ratio of
A. Volumetric stress and volumetric strain

B. Lateral stress and lateral strain
C. Longitudinal stress and longitudinal strain
D. Shear stress to shear strain
2. The layer at the center of gravity of the beam as shown in the below figure, will be
A. In tension
B. In compression
C. Neither in tension nor in compression
D. None of these
3. When a body is subjected to a direct tensile stress (σ x) in one plane accompanied by a simple
shear stress (τxy), the minimum normal stress is
A. (σx/2) + (1/2) × √(σx² + 4 τ²xy)

B. (σx/2) - (1/2) × √(σx² + 4 τ²xy)
C. (σx/2) + (1/2) × √(σx² - 4 τ²xy)
D. (1/2) × √(σx² + 4 τ²xy)
4. Tensile strength of a material is obtained by dividing the maximum load during the test by
the
A. Area at the time of fracture

B. Original cross-sectional area
C. Average of (A) and (B)
D. Minimum area after fracture
5. The section modulus of a circular section about an axis through its C.G., is
A. πd²/4
B. πd²/16
C. πd3/16
D. πd3/32
6. If a part is constrained to move and heated, it will develop

A. Principal stress
B. Tensile stress
C. Compressive stress
D. Shear stress
7. The moment of resistance of a balanced reinforced concrete beam is based on the stresses in
A. Steel only
B. Concrete only
C. Steel and concrete both
D. None of these
8. The property of a material by virtue of which it can be beaten or rolled into plates is called
A. Malleability
B. Ductility
C. Plasticity
D. Elasticity
9. In case of an under-reinforced beam, the depth of actual neutral axis is __________ that of
the critical neutral axis.
A. Same as
B. Less than
C. Greater than
D. None of these
10. The energy absorbed in a body, when it is strained within the elastic limits, is known as
A. Strain energy
B. Resilience
C. Proof resilience
D. Modulus of resilience
11. A simply supported beam with a gradually varying load from zero at ‘B’ and ‘w’ per unit
length at ‘A’ is shown in the below figure. The shear force at ‘B’ is equal to
A. wl/6
B. wl/3
C. wl
D. 2wl/3
12. A fletched beam is used to

A. Change the shape of the beam
B. Effect the saving in material
C. Equalize the strength in tension and compression
D. Increase the cross-section of the beam
13. Percentage reduction in area performing tensile test on cast iron may be of the order of
A. 50%
B. 25%
C. 20%
D. 30%
14. A beam is loaded as cantilever. If the load at the end is increased, the failure will occur
A. In the middle
B. At the tip below the load
C. At the support
D. Anywhere
15. The assumption made in Euler's column theory is that

A. The failure of column occurs due to buckling alone
B. The length of column is very large as compared to its cross-sectional dimensions
C. The column material obeys Hooke's law
D. All of the above
16. Determine the moment at fixed end.
A. 40 kNm
B. 50 kNm
C. 60 kNm
D. 80 kNm
17. Shear force is unbalanced _____ to the left or right of the section.
A. Horizontal force
B. Vertical force
C. Inclined force
D. Conditional force
18. SI units of shear force is _______________
A. kN/m
B. kN-m
C. kN
D. m/N
19. At the point of contraflexure, the value of bending moment is ____________
A. Zero
B. Maximum
C. Can’t be determined
D. Minimum
20. Shear force of following diagram
A. Rectangle
B. Square
C. Circle
D. Trapezoidal
21. At ________ the shearing stress in a beam are maximum.
A. Extreme fibres
B. Modulus of section
C. Neutral axis
D. Along the cross-sectional area
22. The maximum shear stress is ______ times the average shear stress [For rectangular beams].
A. 2.5
B. 3
C. 1.2
D. 1.5
23. Shear stress in a beam is zero at ______
A. Neutral axis
B. Extreme fibres
C. Cross section
D. Junctions
24. Shear stress distribution over rectangular section will be _________
A. Parabolic
B. Elliptical
C. Triangular
D. trapezoidal
25. For circular section, the maximum shear stress is equal to ____________ times of average
shear stress.
A. 2/3
B. 3/2
C. 4/3
D. 3/4
26. Which of the following is a differential equation for deflection?

A. dy / dx = (M/EI)
B. dy / dx = (MI/E)
C. d2y / dx2 = (M/EI)
D. d2y / dx2 = (ME/I)
27. In cantilever beam, slope and deflection at free end is _____
A. zero
B. maximum
C. minimum
D. None of the above
28. Deflection of a simply supported beam when subjected to central point load is given as
________
A. (Wl /16 EI)

B. (Wl2 /16 EI)
C. (Wl3 /48 EI)
D. (5Wl4 / 384EI)
29. Which of the following statements is/are true for a simply supported beam?
A. Deflection at supports in a simply supported beam is maximum

B. Deflection is maximum at a point where slope is zero
C. Slope is minimum at supports in a simply supported beam
D. All of the above
30. The vertical distance between the axis of the beam before and after loading at a point is
called as _______
A. Deformation
B. Deflection
C. Slope
D. none of the above
31. The design of a beam is based on strength criteria, if the beam is sufficiently strong to resist
_______
A. shear force
B. deflection
C. both a. and b.
D. none of the above
32. A hollow shaft of same cross-section area as compared to a solid shaft transmit
A. Same torque
B. Less torque
C. More torque
D. Unpredictable
33. A steel bar of 5 mm is heated from 25°C to 45°C and it is free to expand. The bar will induce
A. No stress
B. Shear stress
C. Tensile stress
D. Compressive stress
34. Two shafts 'A' and 'B' transmit the same power. The speed of shaft 'A' is 250 r.p.m. and that
of shaft 'B' is 300 r.p.m.
A. The shaft 'B' has the greater diameter
B. The shaft 'A' has the greater diameter
C. Both are of same diameter
D. None of these
35. The intensity of stress which causes unit strain is called
A. Unit mass
B. Modulus of rigidity
C. Bulk modulus
D. Modulus of Elasticity
36. A thick cylindrical shell having ro and ri as outer and inner radii, is subjected to an internal
pressure (p). The maximum tangential stress at the inner surface of the shell is
A. (ro² - ri²)/ 2p ri²
B. 2p ri²/ (ro² - ri²)
C. p (ro² + ri²)/ (ro² - ri²)
D. p (ro² - ri²)/ (ro² + ri²)
37. A vertical column has two moments of inertia (i.e. Ixx and Iyy ). The column will tend to
buckle in the direction of the
A. Axis of load
B. Perpendicular to the axis of load
C. Maximum moment of inertia
D. Minimum moment of inertia
38. Strain energy is the

A. Energy stored in a body when strained within elastic limits
B. Energy stored in a body when strained up to the breaking of a specimen
C. Maximum strain energy which can be stored in a body
D. Proof resilience per unit volume of a material
39. The neutral axis of the cross-section a beam is that axis at which the bending stress is
A. Zero
B. Minimum
C. Maximum
D. Infinity
40. A composite bar made up of steel and copper bars of equal lengths are heated through
100°C. The stresses developed shall be
A. Tensile in both the material
B. Tensile in steel and compressive in copper
C. Compressive in steel and tensile in copper
D. Compressive in both the materials
41. Euler's formula holds good only for
A. Short columns
B. Long columns
C. Both short and long columns
D. Weak columns
42. The bending moment at a point on a beam is the algebraic ________ of all the moments on
either side of the point.
A. Sum
B. Difference
C. Multiplication
D. None of the above
43. The maximum diameter of the hole that can be punched from a plate of maximum shear
stress 1/4th of its maximum crushing stress of punch, is equal to (where t = Thickness of the
plate)
A. t
B. 2t
C. 4t
D. 8t
44. Within elastic limit, stress is
A. Inversely proportional to strain
B. Directly proportional to strain
C. Square root of strain
D. Equal to strain
45. Two closely coiled helical springs 'A' and 'B' are equal in all respects but the number of
turns of spring 'A' is half that of spring 'B' The ratio of deflections in spring 'A' to spring 'B' is
A. 1/8
B. 1/4
C. 1/2
D. 2
46. The deformation per unit length is called
A. Tensile stress
B. Compressive stress
C. Shear stress
D. Strain
47. The shape of cantilever for uniformly distributed load will be
A. Straight line
B. Parabolic
C. Elliptical
D. Cubic
48. The bending stress in a beam is _________ section modulus.
A. Inversely proportional to two times
B. Directly proportional to
C. Inversely proportional to
D. None of these
49. Elasticity of Mild Steel specimen is defined by
A. Hooke’s law
B. Yield point
C. Plastic flow
D. Proof stress
50. When a bar is cooled to -5°C, it will develop
A. No stress
B. Shear stress
C. Tensile stress
D. Compressive stress
KEY
1. C
2. C
3. B
4. B
5. D
6. C
7. C
8. A
9. B
10. A
11. A
12. C
13. C
14. D
15. D
16. D
17. B
18. C
19. A
20. A
21. C
22. D
23. B
24. A
25. C
26. C
27. B
28. C
29. B
30. B
31. A
32. C
33. A
34. B
35. D
36. C
37. D
38. A
39. A
40. D
41. B
42. A
43. C
44. B
45. C
46. D
47. B
48. C
49. C
50. C

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STRENGTH OF MATERIAL MCQ

1. Young's modulus is defined as the ratio of

A. Volumetric stress and volumetric strain

A. (σx/2) + (1/2) × √(σx² + 4 τ²xy)

A. Area at the time of fracture

6. If a part is constrained to move and heated, it will develop

12. A fletched beam is used to

15. The assumption made in Euler's column theory is that

16. Determine the moment at fixed end.

21. At ________ the shearing stress in a beam are maximum.

26. Which of the following is a differential equation for deflection?

27. In cantilever beam, slope and deflection at free end is _____

A. (Wl /16 EI)

A. Deflection at supports in a simply supported beam is maximum

38. Strain energy is the

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