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. Find the value of thrust, if the member (beam) is subjected to an inclined force having a magnitude of 5 kN and an inclination with the vertical of 30° a) 2.5 kN b) 5 kN c) 2.5 √3 kN d) 7.5 kN 2 / 30 2. The reaction at end A of the beam shown is a) 9 kN b) 3 kN c) 18 kN d) zero 3 / 30 3. The c.g. of a semi-circular arc is a) r/π b) r/2π c) r/3π d) 2r/π 4 / 30 4. 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 5 / 30 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 / 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 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 8 / 30 8. 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 9 / 30 9. 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 10 / 30 10. *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 11 / 30 11. 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 12 / 30 12. 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 13 / 30 13. The maximum bending moment caused on a simply supported beam subjected to two equal concentrated loads (W/2) spaced at an equal distance (L/3) over the span is a) WL/8 b) WL/6 c) WL/4 d) WL/2 14 / 30 14. *Centre of gravity of a semi-circle is... above the base AB (Dia.) a) 2r/π b) 4r/3π c) r/8 d) r/4 15 / 30 15. *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 16 / 30 16. *The ratio of the largest load in a test to the original cross-sectional area of the piece is called: a) elastic limit b) ultimate stress c) yield stress d) breaking stress 17 / 30 17. *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 18 / 30 18. *Centrifugal force is given by a) v^2/R b) mv^2/R c) mxa d) all of the above 19 / 30 19. Euler's formula for a column of length 1, with one end fixed and other hinged is a) P= 2π^2EI/l^2 b) P = π^2EI/4l^2 c) P= 4π^2EI/l^2 d) none of the above 20 / 30 20. The point of contraflexure occurs in a beam a) cantilevers only b) simply supported only c) overhanging only d) all of the above 21 / 30 21. *The law which states that within elastic limits strain produced is proportional to stress producing it is known as: a) Bernoulli's law b) yield stress c) Hooke's law d) Poisson's law 22 / 30 22. The moment of inertia of a rectangular (Bx D) section about its base is a) BD^3/12 b) DB^3/12 c) BD^3/3 d) DB^3/3 23 / 30 23. 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 24 / 30 24. 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 25 / 30 25. *Maximum bending moment occurs where a) shear force is maximum b) shear force is less than one c) shear force changes sign d) deflection is zero 26 / 30 26. Point of contraflexure is a point where bending moment a) minimum b) maximum c) zero d) changes sign 27 / 30 27. For a column, with both ends fixed, the crippling load will be equal to a) 2P b) 4P c) P/8 d) P/16 28 / 30 28. *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 29 / 30 29. *Stress may be defined as force a) volume b) length c) area d) none of the above 30 / 30 30. 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