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. The effective length of a column if both ends are hinged a) L b) 0.5L c) 2L d) 4L 2 / 30 2. *The rate of change of shear force is called a) bending moment b) slope c) deflection d) intensity of load 3 / 30 3. *Centrifugal force is given by a) v^2/R b) mv^2/R c) mxa d) all of the above 4 / 30 4. *Find the maximum bending moment in a simply supported beam loaded with a UDL of 2 t/m having a span of 4m a) 2 t-m b) 4 t-m c) 6 t-m d) 8 t-m 5 / 30 5. *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 6 / 30 6. What is strain energy? a) stress x strain b) volume x stress x strain c) energy that is spent for straining a body d) energy stored in a body because of being strained 7 / 30 7. 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 8 / 30 8. *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 9 / 30 9. *Load required to produce unit deflection is called a) stiffness b) ductility c) elasticity d) malleability 10 / 30 10. 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 11 / 30 11. *Fatigue is the failure of a material under: a) constant loads but occasionally well above static load b) varying loads, well below ultimate static load c) constant loads well below ultimate static load d) varying loads well above ultimate static load 12 / 30 12. *"If a rod is simultaneously pulled at both of its ends, it will be a case of: a) axial loading b) vertical loading c) horizontal loading d) none of these 13 / 30 13. For a column, with both ends fixed, the crippling load will be equal to a) 2P b) 4P c) P/8 d) P/16 14 / 30 14. *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 15 / 30 15. 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 16 / 30 16. 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 17 / 30 17. 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 18 / 30 18. 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 19 / 30 19. 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. 20 / 30 20. *The maximum bending moment in a simply supported beam UDL is applied a) ends b) mid c) 1/2 distance d) none of the above 21 / 30 21. Which of the following gives Modulus of Rigidity 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 22 / 30 22. 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 23 / 30 23. *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 24 / 30 24. The reaction at end A of the beam shown is a) 9 kN b) 3 kN c) 18 kN d) zero 25 / 30 25. *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 26 / 30 26. 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 27 / 30 27. Which one is correct if the deflection of a beam is y a) θ = dy/dx b) dθ/dx = d²y/dx² c) M = EI/R d) all of the above 28 / 30 28. The difference between SF values at any two sections will be equal to a) the area of bending moment between the two sections b) the difference between the slopes of the curve of the loading diagram at two sections c) the ordinate of shear force diagram at one section plus the slope of the loading diagram multiplied by the distance between two sections d) the area of the loading diagram between those two sections 29 / 30 29. If y is the deflection of the beam, then shear force is a) y b) dy/dx c) d²y/dx² d) d^3y/dx² 30 / 30 30. According to Hook's law, which one is correct? a) σ=E b) σE=1 c) σ = Εε 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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