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: 30 Time Allotted: 30 minutes Passing Score: 50% Randomization: Yes Certificate: No Do not refresh the page! 👍 All the best! 1 / 30 1. 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 2 / 30 2. *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. 3 / 30 3. In a continuous beam, the point where bending moment changes sign is called a) point of inflection b) point of virtual hinge c) point of contraflexure d) all of the above 4 / 30 4. 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 5 / 30 5. 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 6 / 30 6. If a material has identical properties in all directions, it is said to be a) homogeneous b) isotropic c) elastic d) orthotropic 7 / 30 7. The property of material by which it can be beaten or rolled into plates is called a) malleability b) ductility c) plasticity d) elasticity 8 / 30 8. 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 9 / 30 9. *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 10 / 30 10. The value of Poisson's ratio always remains a) greater than one b) lesser than one c) equal to one d) none of these 11 / 30 11. *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 12 / 30 12. *Which of the following is dimensionless? a) bulk modulus b) strain c) shear stress d) none of the above 13 / 30 13. 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 14 / 30 14. If the stress produced by a prismatic bar is equal to the working stress, the area of the cross-section of the prismatic bar becomes a) zero b) infinite c) maximum d) minimum 15 / 30 15. "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 16 / 30 16. The stress due to temperature change in a member depends on a) cross-section of the member b) length of the member c) supporting end conditions d) none of the above 17 / 30 17. 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 18 / 30 18. If the length of a simply supported beam carrying a concentrated load at the center is doubled, the deflection at the center will become a) two times b) four times c) eight times d) sixteen times 19 / 30 19. In a simply supported beam with span, L subjected to a point load, W at the center. Find the maximum bending moment induced in the beam a) WL/2 b) WL/3 c) WL/4 d) WL/8 20 / 30 20. *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 21 / 30 21. A brittle material will a) fail suddenly b) fail after giving warning c) never fail d) none of the above 22 / 30 22. Centrifugal force acts at a curve a) along the center line b) towards the center c) away from the center d) all of the above 23 / 30 23. A cantilever beam of span 4m and carrying a point load of 10 kN located at 3m from the fixed end. Find the BM at the fixed and free end a) 30 kN-m, 0 b) 30 kN-m, 10 kN-m c) 10 kN-m, 30 kN-m d) none of the above 24 / 30 24. *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 25 / 30 25. *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 26 / 30 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 / 30 27. 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 28 / 30 28. *The shear flow in a section can be defined as a) total shear stress b) flow direction of shear c) total shear stress at a point d) none of the above 29 / 30 29. 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 30 / 30 30. 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 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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