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: 50 Time Allotted: 50 minutes Passing Score: 70% Randomization: Yes Certificate: Yes Do not refresh the page! 👍 All the best! 1 / 50 1. 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 2 / 50 2. The value of Poisson's ratio always remains a) greater than one b) lesser than one c) equal to one d) none of these 3 / 50 3. 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) 4 / 50 4. The equivalent length of column fixed at one end and free at the other end is a) 2l b) 0.75l c) 1l d) 1.25l 5 / 50 5. 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 6 / 50 6. The phenomenon of slow growth of strain under steady tensile stress, i.e., increasing with time, is called a) yielding b) creeping c) breaking d) none of the above 7 / 50 7. 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 8 / 50 8. The effective length of a column effectively held in position and restrained in direction at one end will be a) 1l b) 1.5 l c) 2 l d) 3 l 9 / 50 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 / 50 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 / 50 11. 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 12 / 50 12. The maximum number of transverse shear forces possible at one end of an element of a plane truss are a) zero b) one c) two d) three 13 / 50 13. The bending moment in a cable carrying a system of loads will be a) zero at all point b) minimum at the center c) maximum at the center d) none of the above 14 / 50 14. *A simply supported beam as shown in the fig. carries 10 t of load. What will be the reaction at point B ? a) 5t b) 4.5 t c) 4t d) 3 t 15 / 50 15. The property of material by which it can be drawn, due to tension, to a smaller section, is called a) plasticity b) ductility c) elasticity d) malleability 16 / 50 16. 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 17 / 50 17. 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 18 / 50 18. Rate of change of bending moment is equal to a) shear force b) slope c) deflection d) none of the above 19 / 50 19. The limit of proportionality depends upon a) area of cross-section b) types of loading c) types of material d) none of the above 20 / 50 20. What is tenacity? a) ultimate strength in tension b) ultimate strength in compression c) ultimate shear strength d) ultimate impact strength 21 / 50 21. If y is the deflection of the beam, then shear force is a) y b) dy/dx c) d²y/dx² d) d^3y/dx² 22 / 50 22. *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 23 / 50 23. *Compression members always tend to buckle in the direction of the a) parallel to the axis of the load b) perpendicular to the axis of the load c) least radius of gyration d) least cross-section 24 / 50 24. 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 25 / 50 25. 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 26 / 50 26. 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 27 / 50 27. 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 28 / 50 28. *Which of the following gives Bulk Modulus? 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 of equal magnitude on all six faces of a solid cube to the volumetric strain 29 / 50 29. *The product EI is called a) flexural rigidity b) torsional rigidity c) second moment of area d) none of the above 30 / 50 30. *The unit failure stress is taken as : a) rupture stress b) ultimate stress c) failure stress d) fracture stress 31 / 50 31. *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 32 / 50 32. *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 33 / 50 33. *The property of a material by which a body returns to its original shape after removal of the force is called a) plasticity b) elasticity c) ductility d) malleability 34 / 50 34. *Strut is a a) horizontal member b) vertical member c) inclined member d) compression member 35 / 50 35. If magnitude and direction of a load does not change with respect to time, this type of load is called a) point load b) static load c) dynamic load d) wind load 36 / 50 36. *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 37 / 50 37. 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 38 / 50 38. *Which of the following is dimensionless? a) bulk modulus b) strain c) shear stress d) none of the above 39 / 50 39. *The stress at which the extension of a material takes place more quickly as compared to the increase in load is called a) elastic limit b) plastic limit c) breaking point d) yielding point 40 / 50 40. 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 41 / 50 41. 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 42 / 50 42. 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 43 / 50 43. A body having similar properties throughout a) homogeneous b) isomorphic c) isotropic d) anisotropy 44 / 50 44. The ratio of elongations of a conical bar due to its own weight and that of a prismatic bar of the same length is a) 1/6 b) 1/5 c) 1/4 d) 1/3 45 / 50 45. *Bending moment diagram of a simply supported beam having a uniformly distributed load is a) rectangular b) parabolic c) triangular d) all of the above 46 / 50 46. *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 47 / 50 47. 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 48 / 50 48. *A member which does not regain its original shape after the load producing deformation is removed, is said to be: a) plastic b) elastic c) rigid d) none of the above. 49 / 50 49. *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 50 / 50 50. The maximum deflection of a simply supported beam subjected to a uniformly distributed load (w) over the span is a) WL^3 / 8EI b) WL^3 / 48EI c) 5WL^3 / 48EI d) 5WL^3 / 384EI Please provide accurate information so we can send your Achievement Certificate by mail. NameEmailPhone Number Your score is Share your achievement! LinkedIn Facebook Twitter 0% Restart Test Please provide your feedback. 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