Worksheetsstrength of materials_quiz
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 50mins
Hooke's law holds good up to
yield limit
elastic limit
ultimate limit
breaking limit
Unit of Rigidity Modulus
N/mm
kN/mm2
Nmm/s
mm/N
Poisson's ratio is defined as the ratio between
longitudinal stress and longitudinal strain
longitudinal stress and lateral stress
lateral stress and longitudinal stress
lateral stress and lateral strain
Poisson's ratio is in the range
less than 0.5
0.5-1
1-1.5
1.5-2
If a material expands freely due to heating it will develop
thermal stress
bending stress
compressive stress
no stresses
Elasticity of various materials is controlled by their
tensile stress
stress at yield point
stress at elastic limit
proof stress
A material capable of absorbing large amount of energy before fracture is known as
ductility
plasticity
shock proof
toughness
If the load at the cantilever end of a beam is increased, the failure will occur
in the middle
only at the support
anywhere on the beam
at the tip below the load
A cylindrical vessel having no joint is known as
jointless section
seamless section
perfect section
homogenous section
Longitudinal stress in a thin cylinder is ____ of the hoop stress
half
twice
four times
same
The section modulus of a circular section about an axis through its Centre of Gravity, is
4πd2
8πd3
64πd4
32πd3
If a part is constrained to move and heated, it will develop
Compressive Stress
Tensile Stress
Proof Stress
Shear Stress
A hollow shaft of same cross-section area as compared to a solid shaft transmit
more torque
less torque
same torque
unpredictable
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.
shaft 'B' has greater diameter
shaft 'A' has greater diameter
both are of same diameter
none of these
The neutral axis of the cross-section a beam is that axis at which the bending stress is
zero
minimum
maximum
infinity
Euler's formula holds good only for
short columns
long columns
both short and long columns
weak columns
The bending moment at a point on a beam is the algebraic ________ of all the moments on either side of the point.
sum
difference
multiplication
none of the above
The shape of cantilever for uniformly distributed load will be
straight line
parabolic
elliptical
cubic
The point of contra flexure is a point where
SF changes sign
SF is maximum
BM changes sign
BM is maximum
When shear force at a point is zero, then bending moment is _________ at that point.
Zero
minimum
maximum
infinity
In the torsion equation T/J = τ/r = Gθ/ L, the term J/R is called
polar modulus
shear modulus
section modulus
none of these
When both ends of a column are fixed, the effective length is
Its own length
Half its length
Twice its length
1/ 2 x its length
When a beam is subjected to a bending moment, the strain in a layer is __________ the distance from the neutral axis.
Equal to
Directly proportional to
Inversely proportional to
Independent of
A bar of copper and steel form a composite system, which is heated to a temperature of 40°C. The stress induced in the copper bar will be
Tensile
Compressive
Shear
Zero
The section modulus (Z) of a beam is given by
I / y
I.y
y / I
M / I
The Rankine's formula holds good for
Short column
Long column
Both Short and long columns
Weak columns
The maximum bending moment of a simply supported beam of span 'L' and carrying a point load 'W' at the center of beam, is
WL / 4
WL / 2
WL
WL2 /8
A tensile test is performed on a mild steel round bar. Its diameter after fracture will
Remain same
Increase
Decrease
Depend upon rate of loading
The relation between Young's modulus (E) and bulk modulus (K) is given by
K = (3m -2) / mE
K = mE / 3 (m -2)
K = 3 (m -2) / mE
K = mE/ (3m-2)
The springs in brakes and clutches are used to
absorb shocks
store strain energy
measure forces
apply forces
The load at which the column just buckles, is known as
Buckling Load
Critical Load
Euler's Load
All of these
Principle plane is a plane on which the shear stress is
unity
zero
minimum
maximum
A load which is spread over a beam in such a manner that it varies uniformly over the whole length of a beam is called ________ load.
uniformly distributed
couple
point load
uniformly varying
The Young's modulus of a material is 125 GPa and Poisson’s ratio is 0.25. The modulus of rigidity of me material is
100 GPa
80 GPa
50 GPa
30 GPa
The slenderness ratio is the ratio of
length of column to least radius of gyration
area of column to least radius of gyration
least radius of gyration to area of column
least radius of gyration to length of column
The modulus of elasticity for mild steel is approximately equal to
2000GPa
200GPa
20GPa
2GPa
Mohr's circle is used to determine the stresses on an oblique section of a body subjected to
Direct tensile stress in one plane accompanied by a shear stress
Direct tensile stress in two mutually perpendicular directions
Direct tensile stress in two mutually perpendicular directions accompanied by a simple shear stress
All of the above
When there is a sudden increase or decrease in shear force diagram between any two points, it indicates that there is a
uniformly varying load between the two points
point load at the two points
no loading between the two points
uniformly distributed load between the two points
The steel bars in a reinforced cement concrete beam are embedded __________ of the beam.
in the centre
near the bottom
near the top
at any position
Compression members always tend to buckle in the direction of the
Axis of load
perpendicular to the axis of load
minimum cross section
least radius of gyration
Closed coiled helical spring takes
tensile force
twisting force
compressive force
bending force
The energy absorbed in a body, when it is strained within the elastic limits, is known as
strain energy
resilience
proof resilience
modulus of resilience
The stress induced in a body due to suddenly applied load compared to when it is applied gradually is
same
four times
two times
none of the above
Along the principal plarr subjected to maximum principal stress
Maximum shear stress acts
Minimum shear stress acts
no shear stress acts
none of these
The ratio of the tensile stress developed in the wall of a boiler in the circumferential direction to the tensile stress in the axial direction, is
4
3
2
1
A simply supported beam carries two equal concentrated loads W at distances L/3 from either support. The maximum is
linear
parabolic
cubical
circular
The number of shear planes in a butt joint
1
2
3
4
Double shear test is conducted on specimen to determine its _____________shear strength
elastic
yield
safe
ultimate
If stiffness of the spring 30 kN/m, the load which causes 30mm deflection is
1 kN
30 kN
100 kN
900 N
Column is a pure _________ member
straight
long
compression
short
