Home» Online Test » Civil Engineering » Mechanics of Materials & Structures Online Test » Paper 1 » Paper 2 » Paper 3 0% Sorry, time's up. To complete the online test, please restart it. Created by Vikash chaudhary This is a FREE online test. Beware of scammers who ask for money to attend this test. Get fresh, new questions in each attempt. Total Questions: 50 Time Allotted: 50 minutes Passing Score: 70% Randomization: Yes Certificate: Yes Do not refresh the page! 👍 All the best! 1 / 50 1. A brittle material has a) no plastic zone b) no inelastic zone c) a very little plastic zone d) a large plastic zone 2 / 50 2. *The property of a material by which a body returns to its original shape after removal of the force is called a) plasticity b) elasticity c) ductility d) malleability 3 / 50 3. A simply supported beam of length I carries a load varying uniformly from zero at the left end to the maximum at the right end. The maximum bending moment occurs at a distance of a) 1/√3 from the left end b) 1/3 from left end c) 1/√3 from the right end d) 1/3 from the right end 4 / 50 4. *Toughness is a) the ability to absorb energy during plastic deformation b) higher ultimate strength c) stress at field d) strain energy at field 5 / 50 5. *Centre of gravity of a semi-circle is... above the base AB (Dia.) a) 2r/π b) 4r/3π c) r/8 d) r/4 6 / 50 6. The number of reaction components at a hinge on rollers support is a) 1 b) 2 c) 4 7 / 50 7. *A diagram that shows the variation of axial force a) BMD b) SFD c) thrust diagram d) stress diagram 8 / 50 8. *Stress may be defined as force a) volume b) length c) area d) none of the above 9 / 50 9. Shear force diagram for a cantilever carrying a UDL over its whole length is a) rectangle b) triangle c) parabola d) cubic parabola 10 / 50 10. The algebraic sum of the shear flow of a section in any direction must be equal to a) zero b) net shear force c) the shear force in that direction d) none of the above 11 / 50 11. A cantilever beam is one which is: a) Fixed at both ends b) Fixed at one end and free at other end c) Supported at its ends d) Supported on more than two supports 12 / 50 12. Point of contraflexure is a point where bending moment a) minimum b) maximum c) zero d) changes sign 13 / 50 13. The value of Poisson's ratio always remains a) greater than one b) lesser than one c) equal to one d) none of these 14 / 50 14. *The maximum bending moment in a simply supported beam UDL is applied a) ends b) mid c) 1/2 distance d) none of the above 15 / 50 15. *The centre of gravity of a triangle is at the point where three a) medians of the triangle meet b) perpendicular bisectors of the sides of the triangle meet c) bisectors of the angle of the triangle meet d) none of these 16 / 50 16. *Load required to produce unit deflection is called a) stiffness b) ductility c) elasticity d) malleability 17 / 50 17. Along the neutral axis of a simply supported beam a) fibers do not undergo strain b) fibers undergo very little strain c) the fibers are subjected to maximum stress d) none of the above 18 / 50 18. An isotropic material has a) elastic mass b) homogeneous mass c) elastoplastic mass d) none of the above 19 / 50 19. The stress necessary to initiate yielding is considerably a) more than necessary to continue it b) less than necessary to continue it c) more than necessary to stop it d) less than necessary to stop it 20 / 50 20. Which of the following end conditions permits the displacement in any direction and also rotation a) fixed end b) hinge end c) free end d) roller end 21 / 50 21. If y is the deflection of the beam, then shear force is a) y b) dy/dx c) d²y/dx² d) d^3y/dx² 22 / 50 22. A viscoelastic material a) is an elastic material b) has a small plastic zone c) has a time-dependent stress-strain relation d) has a viscous surface 23 / 50 23. The maximum bending moment caused on a simply supported beam subjected to two equal concentrated loads (W/2) spaced at an equal distance (L/3) over the span is a) WL/8 b) WL/6 c) WL/4 d) WL/2 24 / 50 24. "When a rectangular beam is loaded transversely the maximum compressive stress is developed on the : a) top layer b) bottom layer c) neutral axis d) every cross section 25 / 50 25. Rate of change of bending moment is equal to a) shear force b) slope c) deflection d) none of the above 26 / 50 26. The bending moment diagram for a cantilever beam subjected to a moment at the end of the beam would be a) rectangle b) triangle c) parabola d) cubic parabola 27 / 50 27. The effective length of a column if both ends are hinged a) L b) 0.5L c) 2L d) 4L 28 / 50 28. A long vertical member subjected to an axial compressive load is called a) column b) strut c) tie d) tanchion 29 / 50 29. The slenderness ratio of a vertical column of a square section of 2.5 cm sides and an effective length of 1.75 m is a) 232 b) 242 c) 252 d) 262 30 / 50 30. Longitudinal cracks observed in timber beams are due to a) high bending stresses b) application of concentrated loads over the beam c) shear failure between the layers d) timber not being in compression 31 / 50 31. *Find the maximum bending moment in a simply supported beam loaded with a UDL of 2 t/m having a span of 4m a) 2 t-m b) 4 t-m c) 6 t-m d) 8 t-m 32 / 50 32. The square root of the ratio of moment of inertia and cross-section area of the member is known as a) least lateral dimension b) second moment of inertia c) radius of gyration d) section modulus 33 / 50 33. In rectangular column having cross section b X h, the core is a) rectangle of lengths b/2 and h/2 b) square of lengths b/2 c) rhombus of lengths h/2 d) rhombus of diagonals b/3 and h/3 34 / 50 34. The beam strongest in flexure will have the maximum a) moment of inertia b) section modulus c) area of cross-section d) none of the above 35 / 50 35. The reaction at end A of the beam shown is a) 9 kN b) 3 kN c) 18 kN d) zero 36 / 50 36. The difference between BM values at any two sections will be equal to a) the area of SF diagram between those two sections b) the area of loading diagram between the two sections c) the area of loading diagram d) the area of bending moment between the two sections 37 / 50 37. A column that fails primarily due to buckling is known as a) long column b) short column c) wear column d) medium column. 38 / 50 38. The maximum bending moment in a simply supported beam loaded with a UDL of w/m having span l is a) wl^2/2 b) wl^2/4 c) wl^2/8 d) wl^2/16 39 / 50 39. Normally, the numerical value of Poisson's is a) 0.3 for steel b) 0.15 for concrete c) both (a) and (b) of the above d) none of the above 40 / 50 40. *BM in a cantilever beam having a span of 1.8m and a uniformly distributed load of 4kg/m a) 4.48 kg-m b) 5.48 kg-m c) 6.48 kg-m d) none of the above 41 / 50 41. The actual breaking stress of a ductile material from a tension test will be a) greater than the ultimate strength b) equal to the ultimate strength c) equal to the nominal breaking stress d) less than the ultimate strength but greater than the nominal breaking stress 42 / 50 42. *The magnitude of a shear force at a distance of L/4 from either end of a simply supported beam with load P applied at midspan is equal to: a) P b) P/2 c) P/4 d) P/8 43 / 50 43. *A beam is said to be of uniform strength if a) bending moment is the same throughout the beam b) deflection is the same throughout the beam c) bending stress is the same throughout the beam d) none of the above 44 / 50 44. *Which of the following gives Modulus of Elasticity a) the ratio of linear stress to linear strain b) the ratio of shear stress to shear strain c) the ratio of lateral strain to longitudinal strain d) the ratio of the normal stress 45 / 50 45. *The shear flow in a section can be defined as a) total shear stress b) flow direction of shear c) total shear stress at a point d) none of the above 46 / 50 46. A section of a beam is said to be in pure bending if it is subjected to a) constant bending moment and constant shear force b) constant bending moment and zero shear force c) constant shear force and zero bending moment d) none of the above 47 / 50 47. The point of contraflexure occurs in a beam a) cantilevers only b) simply supported only c) overhanging only d) all of the above 48 / 50 48. *Tensile internal force tends to: a) crush the member b) elongate the member c) shorten the member d) smash the member 49 / 50 49. Which one is correct if the deflection of a beam is y a) θ = dy/dx b) dθ/dx = d²y/dx² c) M = EI/R d) all of the above 50 / 50 50. A column that fails primarily due to direct stress is called a) long column b) short column c) weak column d) none of the above Please provide accurate information so we can send your Achievement Certificate by mail. NameEmailPhone Number Your score isShare your achievement! LinkedIn Facebook 0% Restart Test Please provide your feedback. 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