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: 30 Time Allotted: 30 minutes Passing Score: 50% Randomization: Yes Certificate: No Do not refresh the page! 👍 All the best! 1 / 30 1. *A diagram that shows the variation of axial force a) BMD b) SFD c) thrust diagram d) stress diagram 2 / 30 2. *The law "Stress is proportional to strain within certain limits" is formulated by a) Thomas Youngs b) Poisson c) Mohr d) Robert Hook 3 / 30 3. 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 4 / 30 4. Find the maximum BM induced in a cantilever beam subjected to a point load of 10 KN and a length of the beam is 10 m. The load is located at a distance of 3 m from the free end:- a) 40 kN-m b) 50 kN-m c) 60 kN-m d) 70 kN-m 5 / 30 5. The shear center in the case of a T-beam section is a) at the C.G. of the section b) at the neutral axis of the section c) on the C.G. horizontal plane and away from C.G. within the leg projections d) none of the above 6 / 30 6. *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 7 / 30 7. If magnitude and direction of a load does not change with respect to time, this type of load is called a) point load b) static load c) dynamic load d) wind load 8 / 30 8. *Tensile internal force tends to: a) crush the member b) elongate the member c) shorten the member d) smash the member 9 / 30 9. 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 10 / 30 10. 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 11 / 30 11. The ratio of moment of inertia of a square section to that of a circular section for a given depth is given by a) <1 b) >1 c) 1 d) none of the above 12 / 30 12. 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 13 / 30 13. The impact tests are used to determine a) ultimate crushing strength b) toughness c) ductility d) tenacity 14 / 30 14. 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 15 / 30 15. The stress necessary to initiate yielding is considerably a) more than necessary to continue it b) less than necessary to continue it c) more than necessary to stop it d) less than necessary to stop it 16 / 30 16. *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 17 / 30 17. 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 18 / 30 18. *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 19 / 30 19. 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 20 / 30 20. For a column, with both ends fixed, the crippling load will be equal to a) 2P b) 4P c) P/8 d) P/16 21 / 30 21. 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 22 / 30 22. 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 23 / 30 23. 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 24 / 30 24. 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. 25 / 30 25. *The shear force in a concrete beam is assumed to act a) along the longitudinal axis b) perpendicular to the longitudinal axis c) on a plane normal to the longitudinal axis d) vertically downward 26 / 30 26. If a constant section is subjected to a uniform/ pure bending moment throughout, its length bends to a) circular arc b) parabolic arc c) catenary d) all of the above 27 / 30 27. The reaction at end A of the beam shown is a) 9 kN b) 3 kN c) 18 kN d) zero 28 / 30 28. *The centre of gravity of a triangle is at the point where three a) medians of the triangle meet b) perpendicular bisectors of the sides of the triangle meet c) bisectors of the angle of the triangle meet d) none of these 29 / 30 29. The maximum deflection of a beam occurs at a) zero shear force location b) zero slope location c) zero bending moment location d) none of the above 30 / 30 30. 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 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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