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. *Load required to produce unit deflection is called a) stiffness b) ductility c) elasticity d) malleability 2 / 50 2. The zone between the elastic limit and proportional limit on the elastic curve of an elastic material is known as a) linear elastic zone b) non-linear elastic zone c) plastic zone d) none of the above 3 / 50 3. *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 4 / 50 4. 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 5 / 50 5. *The simple bending equation is a) M/y = σ/I = E/R b) M/I = σ/y = E/R c) M/R = σ/y = E/R d) none of the above 6 / 50 6. 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 7 / 50 7. *The S.I. unit of the modulus of elasticity is a) N/cm^2 b) N/m^2 c) dyne/cm^2 d) none of the above 8 / 50 8. *The velocity of a moving body is: a) A vector quantity b) A scalar quantity c) A constant quantity d) None of the above 9 / 50 9. The maximum deflection in a cantilever beam carrying a uniformly distributed load (w) over spans is (Where L is span of beam, W is total load and EI is flexural rigidity) a) 3WL^3 / 2EI b) WL^3 / 8EI c) WL^3 / 5EI d) WL^3 / 3EI 10 / 50 10. *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 11 / 50 11. 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 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 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 14 / 50 14. *The ratio of the intensity of stress in a case of a suddenly loaded to that of gradually applied load is a) same b) half c) twice d) thrice 15 / 50 15. 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 16 / 50 16. 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 17 / 50 17. 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 18 / 50 18. *Short column taking maximum load having equal section a) sal b) pcc c) chir d) none of the above 19 / 50 19. *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 20 / 50 20. If α is the coefficient of linear expansion, T is the rise in temperature, then thermal stress is given by a) ETα b) ET/α c) Eα/T d) Tα/E 21 / 50 21. A body having similar properties throughout a) homogeneous b) isomorphic c) isotropic d) anisotropy 22 / 50 22. For keeping the stress wholly permissible, the load may be applied to a circular column anywhere within a concentric circle of diameter a) d/2 b) d/3 c) d/4 d) d/5 23 / 50 23. The bending moment in a cable carrying a system of loads will be a) zero at all point b) minimum at the center c) maximum at the center d) none of the above 24 / 50 24. *The product EI is called a) flexural rigidity b) torsional rigidity c) second moment of area d) none of the above 25 / 50 25. The number of reaction components at a hinge on rollers support is a) 1 b) 2 c) 4 26 / 50 26. *When the equal and opposite forces are applied to a body, tending to elongate it, then the stress produced is called a) compressive stress b) tensile stress c) shear stress d) longitudinal stress 27 / 50 27. Effective length of column fixed at one end and hinged at the other end is a) 1/2 b) 1/√2 c) 1l d) 1.25l 28 / 50 28. 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 29 / 50 29. 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 30 / 50 30. The shear force on a beam is proportional to a) curvature of the axis b) displacement of the axis c) sum of the forces d) sum of the transverse forces 31 / 50 31. *Hooke's law holds good up to: a) Yield point b) Plastic limit c) Elastic limit d) Breaking point 32 / 50 32. *Tensile internal force tends to: a) crush the member b) elongate the member c) shorten the member d) smash the member 33 / 50 33. 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 34 / 50 34. The moment of inertia of an area will be least with respect to a) central axis b) horizontal axis c) vertical axis d) none of the above 35 / 50 35. The moment of inertia of a triangular section b x h about the c-g is a) bh^3 / 12 b) bh^3 / 18 c) bh^3/36 d) all of the above 36 / 50 36. 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 37 / 50 37. *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 38 / 50 38. The ratio of the effective length of a column and the minimum radius of gyration of its cross-sectional area is known as a) buckling factor b) slenderness ratio c) crippling factor d) none of the above 39 / 50 39. The relation between deflection (y) and bending moment (M) is a) M = EI(dy/dx) b) M =-EI(d²y/dx²) c) M = EI(d²y/dx] d) none of the above 40 / 50 40. The reaction at end A of the beam shown is a) 9 kN b) 3 kN c) 18 kN d) zero 41 / 50 41. 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 42 / 50 42. *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 43 / 50 43. *Which of the following is dimensionless? a) bulk modulus b) strain c) shear stress d) none of the above 44 / 50 44. 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 45 / 50 45. 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 46 / 50 46. A beam is supported over three rollers lying in the same plane. The beam is stable for a) any general loading b) loading with no component in the direction of the beam c) loading with no component perpendicular to the direction of the beam d) only when no load except self-weight acts. 47 / 50 47. The radius of gyration of a rectangular section is not proportional to a) the square root of the moment of inertia b) the square root of the inverse of the area c) the square root of the moment of inertia divided by the area of the section d) none of the above 48 / 50 48. *The unit failure stress is taken as : a) rupture stress b) ultimate stress c) failure stress d) fracture stress 49 / 50 49. 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 50 / 50 50. In simple bending theory, the assumption that a plane section before bending remains plane after bending implies that a) stress is proportional to strain at all sections b) strain is proportional to the distance from the neutral axis c) stress is uniform in the cross-section 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. Thank you for your valuable feedback. Send feedback Buy Mechanics of Materials & Structures MCQ PDF for Offline Study