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. For a beam of uniform strength if its depth is maintained constant then its width will vary in proportion to a) bending moment b) (B.M)^2 c) (B.M)^3 d) (B.M) 2 / 30 2. *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 3 / 30 3. *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 4 / 30 4. A body having similar properties throughout a) homogeneous b) isomorphic c) isotropic d) anisotropy 5 / 30 5. *The phenomenon of decreased resistance of material due to the reversal of stress is called a) creep b) fatigue c) elasticity d) plasticity 6 / 30 6. 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 7 / 30 7. At the point of application of concentrated load on a beam, there is a) maximum BM b) sudden change in the slope of BM c) point of contraflexture d) maximum deflection 8 / 30 8. *The inclined member carrying compressive load in the case of frames and trusses is a) Post b) stanchion c) strut d) column 9 / 30 9. *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 10 / 30 10. 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 11 / 30 11. 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 12 / 30 12. *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 13 / 30 13. 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 14 / 30 14. 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 15 / 30 15. The ratio of the effective length of a column and the minimum radius of gyration of its cross-sectional area is known as a) buckling factor b) slenderness ratio c) crippling factor d) none of the above 16 / 30 16. *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 17 / 30 17. *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 18 / 30 18. The algebraic sum of the shear flow of a section in any direction must be equal to a) zero b) net shear force c) the shear force in that direction d) none of the above 19 / 30 19. For a column, with both ends fixed, the crippling load will be equal to a) 2P b) 4P c) P/8 d) P/16 20 / 30 20. If the elasticity of the material is zero then the material is said to be a) rigid b) perfect c) plastic d) all of the above 21 / 30 21. 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 22 / 30 22. The section modulus of a rectangular section is proportional to a) area of the section b) square of the area of the section c) product of the area & depth d) half moment of inertia of the section 23 / 30 23. 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 24 / 30 24. In a beam where shear force is maximum, the bending moment will be a) maximum b) zero c) minimum d) no relation 25 / 30 25. The expression EI(d^4y/dx^4) at any section for a beam is equal to a) load intensity at the section b) shear force at the section c) BM at the section d) slope of the section 26 / 30 26. 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 27 / 30 27. In simple bending theory, the assumption that a plane section before bending remains plane after bending implies that a) stress is proportional to strain at all sections b) strain is proportional to the distance from the neutral axis c) stress is uniform in the cross-section d) none of the above 28 / 30 28. *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 29 / 30 29. 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 30 / 30 30. 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 Your score is Share your achievement! LinkedIn Facebook Twitter 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 Share the above MCQs:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on X (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)
