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. The value of buckling load is ... than the crushing load in the case of a long column a) less b) more c) equal d) none of the above 2 / 50 2. Shear strain is defined as a) change in the angle between planes at right angles b) distortion of fiber c) change in angle between two angles d) strain that normally occurs 3 / 50 3. A long vertical member subjected to an axial compressive load is called a) column b) strut c) tie d) tanchion 4 / 50 4. *The ratio of the largest load in a test to the original cross-sectional area of the piece is called: a) elastic limit b) ultimate stress c) yield stress d) breaking stress 5 / 50 5. The shear force on a beam and the displacement are related by a) V = EI(d^2y/dx^2) b) V = EI(d^3y/dx^2) c) V = EI(d^3y/dx^3) d) none of the above 6 / 50 6. *The bending moment at a section tends to bend or deflect the beam and internal stresses resist its bending. The resistance offered by the internal stress to the bending, is called: a) compressive stress b) shear stress c) bending stress d) elastic modulus 7 / 50 7. The moment of inertia of a triangular section b x h about the c-g is a) bh^3 / 12 b) bh^3 / 18 c) bh^3/36 d) all of the above 8 / 50 8. A beam of uniform strength will have at every cross-section the same a) deflection b) stiffness c) BM d) bending stress 9 / 50 9. *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 10 / 50 10. *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 11 / 50 11. 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 12 / 50 12. 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 13 / 50 13. 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 14 / 50 14. 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 15 / 50 15. 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 16 / 50 16. 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 17 / 50 17. *Normal strain is defined as a) rate of change of length b) strain that normally occurs c) strain that is normal to shear strain d) deformation normal to the force 18 / 50 18. 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 19 / 50 19. The value of Poisson's ratio always remains a) greater than one b) lesser than one c) equal to one d) none of these 20 / 50 20. The effective length of a column if both ends are hinged a) L b) 0.5L c) 2L d) 4L 21 / 50 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 / 50 22. The beam strongest in flexure will have the maximum a) moment of inertia b) section modulus c) area of cross-section d) none of the above 23 / 50 23. 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 24 / 50 24. *Dead load of a member is the a) one that remains constant b) one that occurs due to the dead body c) one that comes all of a sudden d) one that comes due to the self-weight of the object 25 / 50 25. *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 26 / 50 26. *In a simply supported beam with span (L) having a triangular load with its intensity 0 at both ends and W at center. The maximum BM will be a) WL/2 b) WL/2 c) WL^2/12 d) WL/9 27 / 50 27. Which of the following end conditions permits the displacement in any direction and also rotation a) fixed end b) hinge end c) free end d) roller end 28 / 50 28. The maximum bending moment caused on a simply supported beam subjected to two equal concentrated loads (W/2) spaced at an equal distance (L/3) over the span is a) WL/8 b) WL/6 c) WL/4 d) WL/2 29 / 50 29. *If a beam is loaded transversely, the maximum compressive stress develops on a) top fiber b) neutral axis c) bottom fiber d) every cross-section 30 / 50 30. The difference in ordinate of the shear force between any two sections is equal to the area under a) shear curve between these two sections b) load curve between these two sections c) bending moment curve between these two sections d) load curve between these two sections plus concentrated load applied between the sections 31 / 50 31. 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 32 / 50 32. The property of material by which it can be beaten or rolled into plates is called a) malleability b) ductility c) plasticity d) elasticity 33 / 50 33. *Which of the following is dimensionless? a) bulk modulus b) strain c) shear stress d) none of the above 34 / 50 34. 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 35 / 50 35. In an I section, almost all the shear force is taken by a) top flange b) web c) bottom flange d) none of the above 36 / 50 36. "When a rectangular beam is loaded transversely the maximum compressive stress is developed on the : a) top layer b) bottom layer c) neutral axis d) every cross section 37 / 50 37. *Young's modulus is the ratio of a) Volumetric stress/volumetric strain b) Lateral stress/lateral strain c) Longitudinal stress/ longitudinal strain d) Shear stress/ shear strain 38 / 50 38. 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 39 / 50 39. An isotropic material has a) elastic mass b) homogeneous mass c) elastoplastic mass d) none of the above 40 / 50 40. *Proof resilience is the greatest stored energy at a) limit of proportionality b) elastic limit c) plastic limit d) yield point 41 / 50 41. 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. 42 / 50 42. *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 43 / 50 43. *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 44 / 50 44. *The amount of shear force at the maximum bending moment a) all of the above b) minimum c) medium d) maximum 45 / 50 45. Find the elongation of a bar if c/s area of the bar is A, length 1, applied load p, modulus of elasticity of material is E a) PI/AE b) AE/PI c) PA/IE d) PE/AI 46 / 50 46. *If a cantilever beam of 8m long has a uniformly distributed load of 2KN/m throughout the length and a 10KN point load at the center of the beam, find the moment at the center: a) 8 KN-m b) 16 KN-m c) 32 KN-m d) 44 KN-m 47 / 50 47. *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 48 / 50 48. *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 49 / 50 49. Find the maximum SF induced in a cantilever beam subjected to a point load of 10 KN and a length of the beam is 10 m. The load is located at a distance of 3 m from the free end a) 30 kN b) 7 kN c) 3 kN d) 10 kN 50 / 50 50. 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 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. 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) Facebook Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
