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. *The amount of shear force at the maximum bending moment a) all of the above b) minimum c) medium d) maximum 2 / 50 2. *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 3 / 50 3. *A point where SF is zero, BM is a) maximum b) minimum c) either maximum or minimum d) none of the above 4 / 50 4. 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 5 / 50 5. 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 6 / 50 6. *The product EI is called a) flexural rigidity b) torsional rigidity c) second moment of area d) none of the above 7 / 50 7. *A member which does not regain its original shape after the load producing deformation is removed, is said to be: a) plastic b) elastic c) rigid d) none of the above. 8 / 50 8. *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 9 / 50 9. 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 10 / 50 10. How does Young's Modulus vary with an increase in temperature? a) will increase b) will not be affected c) will decrease d) impossible to predict 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. 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 13 / 50 13. *The shear force and bending moment are related by a) V = M/Z b) V = MY/I c) V = dM/dx d) V = Mdx 14 / 50 14. Permanent set is a) the force that acts permanently on the body b) irrecoverable deformation in the body c) the shape of the member just after the completion of construction d) the ratio of Poisson's ratio to Young's modulus 15 / 50 15. The method of increasing fatigue resistance by overstressing the metal by successively increasing the loading is known as a) compounding b) coaxing c) relaxing d) enduring 16 / 50 16. *Strut is a a) horizontal member b) vertical member c) inclined member d) compression member 17 / 50 17. *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 18 / 50 18. *The velocity of a moving body is: a) A vector quantity b) A scalar quantity c) A constant quantity d) None of the above 19 / 50 19. "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 20 / 50 20. The value of Poisson's ratio always remains a) greater than one b) lesser than one c) equal to one d) none of these 21 / 50 21. 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 22 / 50 22. *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 23 / 50 23. 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 24 / 50 24. The section modulus of a circular section about an axis through its C.G. is a) πd^2/16 b) πd^3/32 c) πd^3/64 d) πd^2/64 25 / 50 25. *Dead load of a member is the a) one that remains constant b) one that occurs due to the dead body c) one that comes all of a sudden d) one that comes due to the self-weight of the object 26 / 50 26. 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 27 / 50 27. 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 28 / 50 28. *Tensile internal force tends to: a) crush the member b) elongate the member c) shorten the member d) smash the member 29 / 50 29. A long vertical member subjected to an axial compressive load is called a) column b) strut c) tie d) tanchion 30 / 50 30. A beam of uniform strength will have at every cross-section the same a) deflection b) stiffness c) BM d) bending stress 31 / 50 31. The maximum number of transverse shear forces possible at one end of an element of a plane frame are a) zero b) one c) two d) three 32 / 50 32. *The stress at which the extension of a material takes place more quickly as compared to the increase in load is called a) breaking point b) plastic point c) yielding point d) elastic point 33 / 50 33. The effective length of a column if both ends are hinged a) L b) 0.5L c) 2L d) 4L 34 / 50 34. Centrifugal force acts away from the center of the path while centripetal force a) does not act b) away from the center of the path c) towards the center of the path d) all of the above 35 / 50 35. Strain energy of a member may be defined as work done on it a) to deform it b) to resist elongation c) to resist shortening d) all of the above 36 / 50 36. *Thrust is induced in the case of a) vertical load b) inclined load c) vertical & inclined load d) none of the above 37 / 50 37. 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 38 / 50 38. *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 39 / 50 39. The variation of the bending moment in the segment of a beam where no external load is present is a) linear b) parabolic c) cubic d) rectangular 40 / 50 40. 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 41 / 50 41. *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 42 / 50 42. An isotropic material has a) elastic mass b) homogeneous mass c) elastoplastic mass d) none of the above 43 / 50 43. 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 44 / 50 44. *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 45 / 50 45. 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 46 / 50 46. *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 47 / 50 47. 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 48 / 50 48. *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 49 / 50 49. 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 50 / 50 50. *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 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