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. Strain energy of a member may be defined as work done on it a) to deform it b) to resist elongation c) to resist shortening d) all of the above 2 / 50 2. The variation of the bending moment in the portion of the beam carrying a linearly varying load is a) linear b) parabolic c) cubic d) deflection is zero 3 / 50 3. 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 4 / 50 4. 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 5 / 50 5. A beam simply supported at ends is subjected to load. The maximum bending moment is located where a) shear force is zero b) shear force is maximum c) bending moment is zero d) axial thrust is zero 6 / 50 6. The effective length of a column if both ends are hinged a) L b) 0.5L c) 2L d) 4L 7 / 50 7. *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 8 / 50 8. 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 9 / 50 9. The stress due to temperature change in a member depends on a) cross-section of the member b) length of the member c) supporting end conditions d) none of the above 10 / 50 10. The ratio of moment of inertia of a square section to that of a circular section for a given depth is given by a) <1 b) >1 c) 1 d) none of the above 11 / 50 11. *The shear force in a concrete beam is assumed to act a) along the longitudinal axis b) perpendicular to the longitudinal axis c) on a plane normal to the longitudinal axis d) vertically downward 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 maximum bending moment caused by a moment M applied at a distance 'a' from one end on a simply supported beam is.... (where L=span, a>L/2) a) M b) Ma/L c) M(L-a)/L d) ML/a 14 / 50 14. *The maximum BM produced in a simply supported beam having a span of 4 m and subjected to a UDL of 10 kN/m a) 10 kN-m b) 20 kN-m c) 30 kN-m d) 40 kN-m 15 / 50 15. The radius of gyration of a rectangular section is not proportional to a) the square root of the moment of inertia b) the square root of the inverse of the area c) the square root of the moment of inertia divided by the area of the section d) none of the above 16 / 50 16. *The ratio of the intensity of stress in a case of a suddenly loaded to that of gradually applied load is a) same b) half c) twice d) thrice 17 / 50 17. *If the shear force along a section of a beam is zero, the bending moment at the section is: a) zero b) maximum c) minimum d) average of maximum-minimum 18 / 50 18. 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 19 / 50 19. The property of material by which it can be beaten or rolled into plates is called a) malleability b) ductility c) plasticity d) elasticity 20 / 50 20. A perfectly elastic body is a) that body which recovers its original shape completely after the removal of force b) a body of such a material with a lot of extensibility c) a body made of rubber only d) a body whose cross-sectional dimensions are very small 21 / 50 21. 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 22 / 50 22. Rate of change of bending moment is equal to a) shear force b) slope c) deflection d) none of the above 23 / 50 23. *The rate of change of shear force is called a) bending moment b) slope c) deflection d) intensity of load 24 / 50 24. *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 25 / 50 25. *The forces which meet at one point, but their lines of action do not lie in a plane, are called: a) co-planer non-concurrent forces b) non-coplanar concurrent forces c) non-coplanar non-concurrent forces d) none of the above 26 / 50 26. If a material has identical properties in all directions, it is said to be a) homogeneous b) isotropic c) elastic d) orthotropic 27 / 50 27. 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 28 / 50 28. A cantilever beam is the one which is supported with a) one end hinge and other on rollers b) one end fixed and other on rollers c) both ends on rollers d) one end fixed and the other free 29 / 50 29. *The relation between the radius of curvature (R), bending moment (M), and flexural rigidity (EI) is given by a) M = EI/R b) M = E/IR c) EI = R/M d) MI/R = E 30 / 50 30. 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 31 / 50 31. In the case of a simply supported beam subjected to UDL, the maximum shear force occurs at a point a) support b) centre c) 1/3 d) none of the above 32 / 50 32. 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 33 / 50 33. A brittle material will a) fail suddenly b) fail after giving warning c) never fail d) none of the above 34 / 50 34. 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 35 / 50 35. *The amount of shear force at the maximum bending moment a) all of the above b) minimum c) medium d) maximum 36 / 50 36. 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 37 / 50 37. 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 38 / 50 38. *Stress in a beam due to simple bending is a) inversely proportional b) directly proportional c) curvilinear related d) all of the above 39 / 50 39. Shear force diagram for a cantilever carrying a UDL over its whole length is a) rectangle b) triangle c) parabola d) cubic parabola 40 / 50 40. The rate of change of shear force is called a) BM b) point load c) intensity of load d) slope 41 / 50 41. Find the maximum BM induced in a simply supported 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) 8 KN-m b) 4 KN-m c) 2 KN-m d) 1 KN-m 42 / 50 42. A simply supported beam of length I carries a load varying uniformly from zero at the left end to the maximum at the right end. The maximum bending moment occurs at a distance of a) 1/√3 from the left end b) 1/3 from left end c) 1/√3 from the right end d) 1/3 from the right end 43 / 50 43. *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 44 / 50 44. *The law "Stress is proportional to strain within certain limits" is formulated by a) Thomas Youngs b) Poisson c) Mohr d) Robert Hook 45 / 50 45. *The variation of the bending moment in the segment of a beam where the load is uniformly distributed is a) linear b) parabolic c) cubic d) rectangular 46 / 50 46. *The product EI is called a) flexural rigidity b) torsional rigidity c) second moment of area d) none of the above 47 / 50 47. 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 48 / 50 48. A cantilever beam of span 4m and carrying a point load of 10 kN located at 3m from the fixed end. Find the BM at the fixed and free end a) 30 kN-m, 0 b) 30 kN-m, 10 kN-m c) 10 kN-m, 30 kN-m d) none of the above 49 / 50 49. 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 50 / 50 50. *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 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. 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