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 impact tests are used to determine a) ultimate crushing strength b) toughness c) ductility d) tenacity 2 / 30 2. *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 3 / 30 3. *The velocity of a moving body is: a) A vector quantity b) A scalar quantity c) A constant quantity d) None of the above 4 / 30 4. The shear force on a beam is proportional to a) curvature of the axis b) displacement of the axis c) sum of the forces d) sum of the transverse forces 5 / 30 5. *Short column taking maximum load having equal section a) sal b) pcc c) chir d) none of the above 6 / 30 6. *Strut is a a) horizontal member b) vertical member c) inclined member d) compression member 7 / 30 7. *A diagram that shows the variation of axial force a) BMD b) SFD c) thrust diagram d) stress diagram 8 / 30 8. *Centrifugal force is given by a) v^2/R b) mv^2/R c) mxa d) all of the above 9 / 30 9. Shape of the bending moment diagram for a simply supported beam having a point load at the center is a) parabolic b) square c) rectangular d) triangular 10 / 30 10. Find the maximum SF induced in S.S beam if the beam is subjected to a point load of 4 KN at the center of the beam and the span of the beam is 4 m a) 1 KN b) 2 KN c) 4 KN d) 8 KN-m 11 / 30 11. *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 12 / 30 12. The shear center may be defined as a) the point through which the resultant of the shear stress pass b) the point about which the moment of shear flow is zero c) the center of gravity of the section d) none of the above 13 / 30 13. *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 14 / 30 14. The region of c/s of a column in which compressive load may be applied without producing tensile load is known as a) core b) more c) compression area d) tension area 15 / 30 15. *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 16 / 30 16. The value of Poisson's ratio always remains a) greater than one b) lesser than one c) equal to one d) none of these 17 / 30 17. 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 18 / 30 18. *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 19 / 30 19. 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 20 / 30 20. 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 21 / 30 21. *In a simply supported beam subjected to a point load at the center, the maximum bending moment occurs at a) left end b) right end c) center d) none of the above 22 / 30 22. Which of the following gives Poisson's ratio? a) ratio of linear stress to linear strain b) ratio of shear stress to shear strain c) ratio of lateral strain to longitudinal strain d) ratio of the normal stress 23 / 30 23. *The shear flow in a section can be defined as a) total shear stress b) flow direction of shear c) total shear stress at a point d) none of the above 24 / 30 24. Effective length of column fixed at one end and hinged at the other end is a) 1/2 b) 1/√2 c) 1l d) 1.25l 25 / 30 25. 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 26 / 30 26. If the stress produced by a prismatic bar is equal to the working stress, the area of the cross-section of the prismatic bar becomes a) zero b) infinite c) maximum d) minimum 27 / 30 27. 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 28 / 30 28. *A beam is said to be of uniform strength if a) bending moment is the same throughout the beam b) deflection is the same throughout the beam c) bending stress is the same throughout the beam d) none of the above 29 / 30 29. *The shear force and bending moment are related by a) V = M/Z b) V = MY/I c) V = dM/dx d) V = Mdx 30 / 30 30. *Stress in a beam due to simple bending is a) inversely proportional b) directly proportional c) curvilinear related 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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