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 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. The slenderness ratio of a vertical column of square cross-section of 10 cm side and 500 cm long is a) 117.2 b) 17.3 c) 173.2 d) 137.2 2 / 50 2. Load carrying capacity of fixed beam is a) lesser than simply supported beam b) lesser than the cantilever beam c) greater than simply supported beam and cantilever beam d) all of the above 3 / 50 3. The impact tests are used to determine a) ultimate crushing strength b) toughness c) ductility d) tenacity 4 / 50 4. The brittle materials have low toughness because they a) have large plastic deformation before failure b) have small plastic deformation before failure c) have no plastic deformation before failure d) can absorb impact load also 5 / 50 5. *A diagram that shows the variation of axial force a) BMD b) SFD c) thrust diagram d) stress diagram 6 / 50 6. If the Poisson's ratio of a material is 0.25, the ratio of Modulus of Rigidity to the Young's Modulus is a) 2 b) 0.4 c) 2.5 d) 4 7 / 50 7. *Which of the following is dimensionless? a) bulk modulus b) strain c) shear stress d) none of the above 8 / 50 8. *The maximum BM produced in a simply supported beam having a span of 4 m and subjected to a UDL of 10 kN/m a) 10 kN-m b) 20 kN-m c) 30 kN-m d) 40 kN-m 9 / 50 9. In a beam where shear force is maximum, the bending moment will be a) maximum b) zero c) minimum d) no relation 10 / 50 10. The slope of the curve of B.M. diagram at any section will be equal to a) the slope of loading at that section b) the slope of shear force diagram at that section c) the ordinate of shear force diagram at that section d) the area of shear force diagram starting from any one end 11 / 50 11. A member that is subjected to reversible tensile or compressible stress may fail at a stress lower than the ultimate stress of the material. The property of the metal is called a) plasticity of the metal b) elasticity of the metal c) fatigue of the metal d) workability of the metal 12 / 50 12. 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 13 / 50 13. The strain energy stored by a member when strained within the elastic limit is known as a) resilience b) proof resilience c) potential strain d) none of the above 14 / 50 14. *The critical bending moment caused in a fixed end beam loaded with a uniformly distributed load (W = wL) throughout is a) M = WL/4 b) M = WL/8 c) M = WL/12 d) M = WL/16 15 / 50 15. *The forces which meet at one point, but their lines of action do not lie in a plane, are called: a) co-planer non-concurrent forces b) non-coplanar concurrent forces c) non-coplanar non-concurrent forces d) none of the above 16 / 50 16. *A cable subjected to U.D.L. over its entire span assumes a shape of a) semi-circle b) an isosceles triangle c) parabola d) none of the above 17 / 50 17. The bending moment acting on the plane of an element will cause the following type of stress on the plane a) normal stress b) tension stress c) axial stress d) transverse shear stress 18 / 50 18. An orthotropic material has a) inelastic properties b) non-homogeneous properties c) the same properties in an orthogonal direction d) different properties in three perpendicular directions 19 / 50 19. 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 20 / 50 20. 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 21 / 50 21. Moment of inertia of a rectangular beam bxd is a) bd^3/12 b) bd^3/6 c) db^3/12 d) db^3/6 22 / 50 22. *Which of the following sections is the most efficient in carrying bending moments a) rectangular section b) circular section c) I-section d) T-section 23 / 50 23. *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 24 / 50 24. Bending moment diagram of simply supported beam with a point load at the centre of the span is a) parabola b) triangular c) rectangle d) diagonal 25 / 50 25. A Prismatic bar when subjected to pure bending assumes the shape of a) catenary b) parabola c) cubic parabola d) arc of a circle 26 / 50 26. Find the slenderness ratio of the column of M.I. = 10000cm4, Area =100cm^2 & effective length =3.0m a) 3 b) 30 c) 4 d) 40 27 / 50 27. *The ratio of change in volume to the original volume is called: a) linear strain b) lateral strain c) volumetric strain d) Poisson's ratio 28 / 50 28. *A truss is completely analyzed, when a) the direct stress in all the members are found b) all the external reaction components are determined c) the equilibrium is satisfied d) none of the above 29 / 50 29. *Maximum deflection of a simply supported beam subjected to concentrated load (w) at the mid-point is a) wL^3 / 8EI b) wL^3 / 48EI c) 5wL^3 / 48EI d) none of the above 30 / 50 30. *A member with a cross section of a mm^2 is subjected to a force of P N. It is L mm long and of Young's Modulus, E N/mm^2. The strain will be a) PL/AE(n/mm) b) PA/LE(N/mm^2) c) P/AE(mm/mm) d) AP/LE(mm/mm) 31 / 50 31. *A tie is a member which a) is subjected axial compression only b) is subjected axial tension only c) is subjected moment tension only d) is subjected two equal and opposite forces. 32 / 50 32. The maximum deflection of a simply supported beam subjected to a uniformly distributed load (w) over the span is a) WL^3 / 8EI b) WL^3 / 48EI c) 5WL^3 / 48EI d) 5WL^3 / 384EI 33 / 50 33. *Proof resilience is the greatest stored energy at a) limit of proportionality b) elastic limit c) plastic limit d) yield point 34 / 50 34. The variation of the bending moment in the portion of the beam carrying a linearly varying load is a) linear b) parabolic c) cubic d) deflection is zero 35 / 50 35. The difference in ordinate of the shear force between any two sections is equal to the area under a) shear curve between these two sections b) load curve between these two sections c) bending moment curve between these two sections d) load curve between these two sections plus concentrated load applied between the sections 36 / 50 36. *The variation of the bending moment in the segment of a beam where the load is uniformly distributed is a) linear b) parabolic c) cubic d) rectangular 37 / 50 37. *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 38 / 50 38. *Tensile internal force tends to: a) crush the member b) elongate the member c) shorten the member d) smash the member 39 / 50 39. A beam simply supported at ends is subjected to load. The maximum bending moment is located where a) shear force is zero b) shear force is maximum c) bending moment is zero d) axial thrust is zero 40 / 50 40. Find the maximum SF induced in S.S beam if the beam is subjected to a point load of 4 KN at the center of the beam and the span of the beam is 4 m a) 1 KN b) 2 KN c) 4 KN d) 8 KN-m 41 / 50 41. The shear center may be defined as a) the point through which the resultant of the shear stress pass b) the point about which the moment of shear flow is zero c) the center of gravity of the section d) none of the above 42 / 50 42. A beam of uniform strength will have at every cross-section the same a) deflection b) stiffness c) BM d) bending stress 43 / 50 43. *Bending moment diagram of a simply supported beam having a uniformly distributed load is a) rectangular b) parabolic c) triangular d) all of the above 44 / 50 44. *Maximum bending moment occurs where a) shear force is maximum b) shear force is less than one c) shear force changes sign d) deflection is zero 45 / 50 45. The maximum bending moment caused by a large number of equally spaced identical loads on a simply supported beam is (W = wL) a) WL/6 b) WL/8 c) WL/16 d) WL/2y 46 / 50 46. The crippling load for a column with both ends hinged is a) πΕΙ/ L^2 b) π^2EI/4L^2 c) π^2EI/L^2 d) 4π^2EI/L^2 47 / 50 47. Maximum bending moment occurs at the center if the simply supported beam is subjected to a) point load of center b) uniformly distributed load throughout the span c) triangular load with maximum intensity at the center d) all of the above 48 / 50 48. The moment of inertia of a rectangular (Bx D) section about its base is a) BD^3/12 b) DB^3/12 c) BD^3/3 d) DB^3/3 49 / 50 49. The safe value of stress below which the material will not fail when subjected to a reversal of stress is known as a) endurance limit b) fatigue stress c) tolerance limit d) elastic limit 50 / 50 50. The equivalent length of column fixed at one end and free at the other end is a) 2l b) 0.75l c) 1l d) 1.25l Please provide accurate information so we can send your Achievement Certificate by mail. NameEmailPhone Number Your score is Share your achievement! LinkedIn Facebook Twitter 0% Restart Test Please provide your feedback. Thank you for your valuable feedback. 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