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 shear force diagram of a simply supported beam shows constant shear force throughout the span. It is subjected to a) two concentrated loads spaced at points b) a couple at mid span c) a uniformly distributed load d) none of the above 2 / 50 2. *The Young's Modulus of elasticity is defined as the ratio of stress & strain within the a) plastic limit b) all of the above c) yield limit d) elastic limit 3 / 50 3. The shear force on a beam and the displacement are related by a) V = EI(d^2y/dx^2) b) V = EI(d^3y/dx^2) c) V = EI(d^3y/dx^3) d) none of the above 4 / 50 4. *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 5 / 50 5. *Moment of inertia of an object having rectangular section of 'b' as width and 'd' as depth is given by: a) bd^3/12 b) bd^2/24 c) b^2d^2/12 d) db^3/24 6 / 50 6. The value of Poisson's ratio always remains a) greater than one b) lesser than one c) equal to one d) none of these 7 / 50 7. The section modulus of a rectangular section is proportional to a) area of the section b) square of the area of the section c) product of the area & depth d) half moment of inertia of the section 8 / 50 8. The property of material by which it can be beaten or rolled into plates is called a) malleability b) ductility c) plasticity d) elasticity 9 / 50 9. *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 10 / 50 10. *Toughness is a) the ability to absorb energy during plastic deformation b) higher ultimate strength c) stress at field d) strain energy at field 11 / 50 11. *The slope of an elastic curve at the point of contraflexture a) must be equal to zero b) greater than zero c) need not be equal to zero d) none of the above 12 / 50 12. If a cantilever beam carries a uniformly distributed load over its entire length, then the shape of the shear force diagram and bending moment diagram respectively are a) triangle and quadratic parabola b) quadratic parabola and cubic parabola c) rectangle and triangle d) quadratic parabola and rectangle 13 / 50 13. 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 14 / 50 14. *Young's modulus is the ratio of a) Volumetric stress/volumetric strain b) Lateral stress/lateral strain c) Longitudinal stress/ longitudinal strain d) Shear stress/ shear strain 15 / 50 15. 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 16 / 50 16. The slope of the curve of S.F. diagram at any section will be equal to a) the slope of loading at that section b) the ordinate of loading diagram at that section c) the area of loading diagram from end to that section d) the bending moment at that section 17 / 50 17. *If the shear force along a section of a beam is zero, the bending moment at the section is: a) zero b) maximum c) minimum d) average of maximum-minimum 18 / 50 18. *The maximum deflection of a simply supported beam subjected to a concentrated load (W) at the midpoint is a) WL^3 / 8EI b) WL^3 / 48EI c) 5WL^3 / 48EI d) none of the above 19 / 50 19. The property of material by which it can be drawn, due to tension, to a smaller section, is called a) plasticity b) ductility c) elasticity d) malleability 20 / 50 20. An isotropic material has a) elastic mass b) homogeneous mass c) elastoplastic mass d) none of the above 21 / 50 21. 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 22 / 50 22. *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 23 / 50 23. *Centrifugal force is given by a) v^2/R b) mv^2/R c) mxa d) all of the above 24 / 50 24. A perfectly elastic body is a) that body which recovers its original shape completely after the removal of force b) a body of such a material with a lot of extensibility c) a body made of rubber only d) a body whose cross-sectional dimensions are very small 25 / 50 25. For a column of given material, the Rankine's constant depends on a) length of the column. b) diameter of column c) moment of inertia of column d) none of the above 26 / 50 26. Shape of the bending moment diagram for a simply supported beam having a point load at the center is a) parabolic b) square c) rectangular d) triangular 27 / 50 27. 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 28 / 50 28. *The stress at which the extension of a material takes place more quickly as compared to the increase in load is called a) elastic limit b) plastic limit c) breaking point d) yielding point 29 / 50 29. "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 30 / 50 30. Buckling load for a given column depends upon a) length of the column only b) least lateral dimension only c) both length and least lateral dimension d) none of the above 31 / 50 31. The maximum shear stress will always occur at a) neutral axis b) top extreme fiber c) a fiber in the cross-section depending on configuration d) bottom extreme fiber 32 / 50 32. *The total time of collision and restitution of two bodies is called a) time of collision b) period of collision c) period of impact d) all the above 33 / 50 33. The maximum bending moment caused by a moving load on a fixed-end beam occurs a) at the support b) under the load c) at mid span d) none of the above 34 / 50 34. 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 35 / 50 35. *Mathematically, strain may be defined as a) the deformation per unit volume b) the deformation per unit area c) the deformation per unit length d) all of the above 36 / 50 36. *Compression members always tend to buckle in the direction of the a) parallel to the axis of the load b) perpendicular to the axis of the load c) least radius of gyration d) least cross-section 37 / 50 37. *Stress may be defined as force a) volume b) length c) area d) none of the above 38 / 50 38. *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 39 / 50 39. 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 40 / 50 40. *The phenomenon of decreased resistance of material due to the reversal of stress is called a) creep b) fatigue c) elasticity d) plasticity 41 / 50 41. 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 42 / 50 42. *The compression test is commonly used for testing a) ductile materials b) rubber c) brittle materials d) none of the above 43 / 50 43. *"If a rod is simultaneously pulled at both of its ends, it will be a case of: a) axial loading b) vertical loading c) horizontal loading d) none of these 44 / 50 44. What is tenacity? a) ultimate strength in tension b) ultimate strength in compression c) ultimate shear strength d) ultimate impact strength 45 / 50 45. The difference between SF values at any two sections will be equal to a) the area of bending moment between the two sections b) the difference between the slopes of the curve of the loading diagram at two sections c) the ordinate of shear force diagram at one section plus the slope of the loading diagram multiplied by the distance between two sections d) the area of the loading diagram between those two sections 46 / 50 46. *Stress in a beam due to simple bending is a) inversely proportional b) directly proportional c) curvilinear related d) all of the above 47 / 50 47. The stress in the member subjected to a force is a) continued deformation under sustained loading b) load per unit area c) the resistance offered by the material per unit area to a force d) the strain per unit length 48 / 50 48. *Determinate beam can be analyzed with the help of a) two equations of statics b) three equations of statics c) four equations of statics d) five equations of statics 49 / 50 49. If y is the deflection of the beam, then shear force is a) y b) dy/dx c) d²y/dx² d) d^3y/dx² 50 / 50 50. The number of reaction components at a hinged end of a general loading is a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 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. Thank you for your valuable feedback. Send feedback Buy Mechanics of Materials & Structures MCQ PDF for Offline Study