Mechanics of Materials & Structures Online Test – Paper 3

1. Which of the following gives Modulus of Rigidity

2. The maximum bending moment caused by a large number of equally spaced identical loads on a simply supported beam is (W = wL)

3. *Which of the following gives Modulus of Elasticity

4. The difference between SF values at any two sections will be equal to

5. Moment of inertia of a rectangular beam bxd is

6. A brittle material has

7. Buckling load for a given column depends upon

8. *Determinate beam can be analyzed with the help of

9. *If the shear force along a section of a beam is zero, the bending moment at the section is:

10. *The ratio of the intensity of stress in a case of a suddenly loaded to that of gradually applied load is

11. Find the bending moment at the center and also find the maximum bending moment

12. If the elasticity of the material is zero then the material is said to be

13. A shear force diagram of a simply supported beam shows constant shear force throughout the span. It is subjected to

14. A brittle material will

15. The shear center in the case of a T-beam section is

16. The number of reaction components at a hinged end of a general loading is

17. What is tenacity?

18. In a continuous beam, the point where bending moment changes sign is called

19. The zone between the elastic limit and proportional limit on the elastic curve of an elastic material is known as

20. The equivalent length of column fixed at one end and free at the other end is

21. Load carrying capacity of fixed beam is

22. *A beam is said to be of uniform strength if

23. In a fixed beam, the points of contraflexure,

24. *Normal strain is defined as

25. *Compression members always tend to buckle in the direction of the

26. The property of material by which it can be drawn, due to tension, to a smaller section, is called

27. The moment of inertia of an area will be least with respect to

28. *Stress may be defined as force

29. What is strain energy?

30. The radius of gyration of a rectangular section is not proportional to

31. The maximum deflection of a simply supported beam subjected to a uniformly distributed load (w) over the span is

32. The bending moment acting on the plane of an element will cause the following type of stress on the plane

33. *A beam is said to be loaded in pure bending when

34. *The total time of collision and restitution of two bodies is called

35. For a column, with both ends fixed, the crippling load will be equal to

36. *The inclined member carrying compressive load in the case of frames and trusses is

37. The diagram showing the variation of BM along the span of the beam is called

38. The limit of proportionality depends upon

39. An orthotropic material has

40. The section modulus of a rectangular section is proportional to

41. The maximum number of transverse shear forces possible at one end of an element of a plane frame are

42. *The S.I. unit of the modulus of elasticity is

43. Which of the following gives Poisson's ratio?

44. For a column of given material, the Rankine's constant depends on

45. A column that fails primarily due to direct stress is called

46. *The maximum deflection of a simply supported beam subjected to a concentrated load (W) at the midpoint is

47. The moment of inertia of a rectangular (Bx D) section about its base is

48. The maximum bending moment in a simply supported beam loaded with a UDL of w/m having span l is

49. How does Young's Modulus vary with an increase in temperature?

50. *A simply supported beam as shown in the fig. carries 10 t of load. What will be the reaction at point B ?