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WorksheetsMaterial Properties Quiz
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which of the following is a measure of a material's ability to resist deformation?
Durability
Strength
Permeability
Brittleness
Durability of a material refers to its ability to withstand:
Compressive load
Tensile stress
Environmental degradation
Impact load
Which of the following is not a mechanical property?
Toughness
Hardness
Conductivity
Elasticity
The ability of a material to return to its original shape after deformation is called:
Plasticity
Elasticity
Brittleness
Malleability
Which of the following properties directly affects the long-term performance of concrete?
Density
Durability
Tensile strength
Yield strength
Tensile strength is defined as the:
Stress at which material starts deforming plastically
Maximum stress a material can withstand under tension
Ultimate load divided by area
Deformation per unit length
Which material generally has the highest tensile strength?
Concrete
Mild Steel
Wood
Brick
In a direct tensile test, failure usually occurs due to:
Bending
Cracking
Shearing
Tension
Which of the following is used to find tensile strength of concrete?
Split tensile test
Flexural test
Compression test
Rebound hammer test
Tensile strength of concrete is approximately ____ of its compressive strength.
10%
20%
40%
60%
Ductile materials show a prominent:
Ultimate strength
Yield point
Brittle fracture
Linear elastic region only
Which of the following is not a ductile material?
Mild steel
Aluminium
Cast iron
Copper
The area under the stress-strain curve indicates:
Strength
Elasticity
Toughness
Hardness
In a stress-strain diagram, the slope in the elastic region represents:
Tensile strength
Young's modulus
Poisson's ratio
Ductility
The elastic limit for mild steel is:
Higher than yield point
Less than ultimate point
Equal to breaking point
None of the above
The test usually conducted on concrete cylinders to determine compressive strength is:
Flexural test
Torsion test
Uniaxial compression test
Pull-out test
Concrete is strong in:
Tension
Compression
Shear
Torsion
Which apparatus is used for testing compressive strength of concrete?
Vicat apparatus
UTM
Compression testing machine
Hardness tester
The compressive strength of M20 grade concrete is:
10 MPa
15 MPa
20 MPa
25 MPa
The standard specimen for concrete cube test is:
100mm cube
150mm cube
300mm cylinder
200mm prism
Flexural strength is also known as:
Yield strength
Modulus of rupture
Split strength
Ultimate strength
Flexural strength of concrete is generally:
Greater than tensile strength
Less than compressive strength
Equal to compressive strength
More than compressive strength
Deflection of a simply supported beam is maximum at:
Supports
Mid-span
One-third span
Quarter span
Which of the following factors affects beam deflection?
Moment of inertia
Load type
Span length
All of the above
Which of the following materials shows minimum deflection under load?
Wood
Aluminium
Concrete
Steel
In a simply supported beam subjected to UDL, top fibers are under:
Tension
Compression
Shear
No stress
Bottom fibers in a beam under positive bending moment are in:
Compression
Shear
Tension
Torsion
Neutral axis in bending lies where:
Maximum tension occurs
Maximum compression occurs
No stress occurs
Shear is maximum
Flexural stress in a beam is maximum at:
Centre
Neutral axis
Extreme fibres
Supports
In bending, compressive and tensile stresses are equal in magnitude at:
Neutral axis
Supports
Centre
Extreme fibers
Split tensile test is performed using:
Beam
Prism
Cube
Cylinder
In split tensile strength test, the load is applied:
Longitudinally
Axially
Diametrically
Tangentially
Torsional strength is a material's ability to resist:
Compression
Shear
Twisting
Bending
In a shaft under torsion, maximum shear stress occurs at:
Axis
Centre
Surface
Middle radius
Torsional stress is directly proportional to:
Bending moment
Shear force
Torque
Axial force
Shear strength is maximum at which point of a rectangular section?
Centre
Top fiber
Bottom fiber
Neutral axis
Impact strength is tested using:
Vicat test
Charpy test
Slump test
Compression test
A material that can absorb high impact energy without fracture is:
Brittle
Hard
Tough
Elastic
Hardness is the ability of a material to resist:
Shear
Deformation
Penetration
Bending
Brinell and Rockwell are tests used to measure:
Elasticity
Tensile strength
Hardness
Ductility
