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. *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 2 / 30 2. The relation between deflection (y) and bending moment (M) is a) M = EI(dy/dx) b) M =-EI(d²y/dx²) c) M = EI(d²y/dx] d) none of the above 3 / 30 3. If the value of Young's Modulus of elasticity for a material is zero, it implies that the material is a) incompressible b) compressible c) plastic d) visco elastic 4 / 30 4. In the case of an H section, the maximum shear stress will occur at a) top fibers b) neutral axis c) bottom fibers d) at the junction of web and flanges 5 / 30 5. *BM in a cantilever beam having a span of 1.8m and a uniformly distributed load of 4kg/m a) 4.48 kg-m b) 5.48 kg-m c) 6.48 kg-m d) none of the above 6 / 30 6. 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 7 / 30 7. 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 8 / 30 8. 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 9 / 30 9. *Determinate beam can be analyzed with the help of a) two equations of statics b) three equations of statics c) four equations of statics d) five equations of statics 10 / 30 10. Which of the following is a relatively ductile material? a) cast iron b) wrought iron c) mild steel d) bronze 11 / 30 11. *The maximum bending moment caused by a moving load on a simply supported beam is a) at the support b) under the load c) at mid span d) none of the above 12 / 30 12. *A point where SF is zero, BM is a) maximum b) minimum c) either maximum or minimum d) none of the above 13 / 30 13. 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 14 / 30 14. The diagram showing the variation of axial load along the span is called a) thrust diagram b) shear force diagram c) bending moment diagram d) none of the above 15 / 30 15. 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 16 / 30 16. Normally, the numerical value of Poisson's is a) 0.3 for steel b) 0.15 for concrete c) both (a) and (b) of the above d) none of the above 17 / 30 17. *"A simply supported beam of span L carries a uniformly distributed load W. The maximum bending moment, M is: a) WL/2 b) WL/4 c) WL/8 d) WL/16 18 / 30 18. An orthotropic material has a) inelastic properties b) non-homogeneous properties c) the same properties in an orthogonal direction d) different properties in three perpendicular directions 19 / 30 19. The crippling load for a column with both ends hinged is a) πΕΙ/ L^2 b) π^2EI/4L^2 c) π^2EI/L^2 d) 4π^2EI/L^2 20 / 30 20. *Stress may be defined as force a) volume b) length c) area d) none of the above 21 / 30 21. In a beam where shear force is maximum, the bending moment will be a) maximum b) zero c) minimum d) no relation 22 / 30 22. 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 23 / 30 23. *The shear force and bending moment are related by a) V = M/Z b) V = MY/I c) V = dM/dx d) V = Mdx 24 / 30 24. 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 25 / 30 25. Buckling load for a given column depends upon a) length of the column only b) least lateral dimension only c) both length and least lateral dimension d) none of the above 26 / 30 26. An isotropic material has a) elastic mass b) homogeneous mass c) elastoplastic mass d) none of the above 27 / 30 27. *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 28 / 30 28. *The tension in a cable supporting a lift a) is more when the lift is moving downwards b) is less when the lift is moving upwards c) Remains constant whether it moves downwards or upwards d) is less when the lift is moving downwards 29 / 30 29. If a material has identical properties in all directions, it is said to be a) homogeneous b) isotropic c) elastic d) orthotropic 30 / 30 30. 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 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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