Engineering Materials - week 12

Units of deflection are _________

• kNm

• kN/m

• kN

• m

Deflection is denoted by _______

• i

• y

• h

• e

In cantilever beams, the deflection is zero at ___________

• Free end

• Fixed end

• At supports

• Through out

__________ of a beam is a measure of its resistance against deflection.

• Strength

• Stiffness

• Slope

• Maximum bending

The maximum induced ___________ stresses should be within the safe permissible stresses to ensure strength of the beam.

• Tensile

• Compressive

• Bending

• Lateral

In simply supported beams, the slope is _____________ at supports.

• Minimum

• Zero

• Maximum

• Uniform

In simply supported beam deflection is maximum at ____________

• Midspan

• Supports

• Point of loading

• Through out

Stiffness of the beam is inversely proportional to the _____ of the beam.

• Slope

• Support reaction

• Deflection

• Load

The maximum ____ should not exceed the permissible limit to the span of the beam.

• Slope

• Deflection

• Load

• Bending moment

In cantilever beam the deflection occurs at ______

• Free end

• Point of loading

• Through out

• Fixed end