870+ Strength of Materials Solved MCQs

801.

In case of non-dilatent materials, the maximum value of Poisson's ratio is

A. 0.5
B. 0.25
C. 0.33
D. 0.47
E. 0.6
Answer» A. 0.5
802.

A self-supporting steel chimney transmits the lateral forces to the foundation by

A. fixed beam action
B. proposed beam action
C. cantilever action
D. simply supported beam action
E. None of the above
Answer» C. cantilever action
803.

The phenomenon under which the strain of a material varies under constant stress is known as

A. Buchinger's effect
B. Hysteresis
C. Visco-elasticity
D. Creep
E. Strain hardening
Answer» D. Creep
804.

The strength of a riveted plate in tearing should be based on

A. the rivet diameter
B. the rivet hole diameter
C. the average of (A) and (B) above
D. the average of (A) and (B) above plus 2 mm.
E. None of the above
Answer» B. the rivet hole diameter
805.

The Erichsen cupping number of a sheet metal indicates its

A. Surface roughness
B. Drawing quality
C. Hardness
D. Ductility
E. Toughness
Answer» B. Drawing quality
806.

The limiting value of span to depth ratio will be least in case of

A. simply supported slabs spanning in one direction
B. simply supported slabs spanning in two directions
C. continuous salb spanning in one direction
D. cantilever slabs
E. None of the above
Answer» D. cantilever slabs
807.

A load of 10,000 kg is applied to copper cylinder 20 cm long and 5 cm in diameter causes the length to increase by 4 mm and diameter to decrease by 0.4 mm. The Poisson's ratio for copper would be

A. 0.33
B. 0.4
C. 0.25
D. 0.23
E. 0.6
Answer» B. 0.4
808.

The allowable stresses for the design of steel chimney depend upon the ratio of

A. area of cylindrical portion of the area flared portion
B. volume of cylindrical portion to the volume of flared portion
C. weight of cylindrical portion to the weight of the flared portion
D. effective height to the radius of gyration
E. None of the above
Answer» D. effective height to the radius of gyration
809.

When a beam having square cross-section is loaded longitudinally, the shear stress develops

A. On middle fibre in vertical plane
B. On top fibre in horizontal plane
C. Equally on each fibre along horizontal plane
D. Along the diagonal
E. One middle fibres in horizontal plane
Answer» C. Equally on each fibre along horizontal plane
810.

A solid circular shaft and a thin walled circular tube made of the same material and having the same weight are stressed in torsion to the same maximum shear stress. The ratio of the amounts of strain energy stored in the two shafts would be

A. 1?4
B. 1
C. 2
D. ?
E. 1?2
Answer» D. ?
811.

A bolt of nominal diameter 33 mm having a safe tensile stress of 100 N/mm2 can safely carry a load of

A. 260 kN
B. 100 kN
C. 150 kN
D. 160 kN
E. 60 kN
Answer» E. 60 kN
812.

The number of elastic constants for a completely anisotropic elastic material which follows Hooke's law, is

A. 25
B. 21
C. 4
D. 2
E. 3
Answer» B. 21
813.

A masonry dam is liable to fail

A. By sliding on the soil on which it rests
B. Over overturning
C. Due to tensile stress developed
D. Due to excessive compressive stresses
E. Any of the above
Answer» E. Any of the above
814.

The modulus of resilience in tension is nearly

A. 65 kJ/m3
B. 130 kJ/m3
C. 210 kJ/m3
D. 260 kJ/m3
E. None of the above
Answer» D. 260 kJ/m3
815.

The shape of the Kem area for a rectangular section is

A. Rhombus
B. Rectangle
C. Square
D. Parallelogram
E. Circle
Answer» D. Parallelogram
816.

For any shaft the number of critical speed is

A. infinite
B. depends on size and load
C. 2
D. 1
E. depends on external load and moment of inertia
Answer» A. infinite
817.

The ratio of Bulk modulus to shear modulus for Poisson's ratio of 0.25 will be

A. 5?3
B. 3?2
C. 2?3
D. 5?6
E. 1
Answer» A. 5?3
818.

In case of a hinged support, the reaction

A. Acts perpendicular to the beam
B. In a direction which depends on the loads
C. Acts in a direction opposite to the resultant shear force at the support
D. Acts perpendicular to the surface of hinge
E. Acts along the axis of beam
Answer» C. Acts in a direction opposite to the resultant shear force at the support
819.

The limiting values of Poisson's ratio are

A. 0 and 1
B. ?1 and +1
C. ?0.5 and +0.5
D. ?1 and +0.5
E. None of the above
Answer» D. ?1 and +0.5
820.

The effect of arching a beam is to

A. increase the shear force
B. reduce the shear force
C. reduce the bending moment throughout
D. increase the bending moment throughout
E. None of the above
Answer» C. reduce the bending moment throughout
821.

A beam supported at more than two places is known as

A. Flitched beam
B. Uniform beam
C. Continuous beam
D. Economical beam
E. None of the above
Answer» C. Continuous beam
822.

A spring steel ribbon 3.2 mm wide, 0.5 mm thick is wound on a 500 mm diameter cylinder. If E = 2 x 105 N/mm2, the maximum stress in the steel will be

A. 100 N/mm2
B. 200 N/mm2
C. 400 N/mm2
D. 800 N/mm2
E. None of the above
Answer» B. 200 N/mm2
823.

In a universal testing machine during the testing of a specimen of original cross-sectional area 1 cm2 the maximum load appliied was 7.5 tonnes and neck area 0.6 sq. cm. The ultimate tensile strength of the specimen is

A. 12.5 tonnes/cm2
B. 10.0 tonnes/cm2
C. 7.5 tonnes/cm2
D. 4.5 tonnes/cm2
E. None of the above
Answer» C. 7.5 tonnes/cm2
824.

It is desired to punch a hole of 20 mm diameter in a plate 20 mm think. If the shear stress of mild steel is 30 kg/mm2, the force necessary for punching would be approximately in the range

A. 20 - 25 tonnes
B. 15 - 20 tonnes
C. 10 - 15 tonnes
D. 35 - 40 tonnes
E. 25 - 35 tonnes
Answer» D. 35 - 40 tonnes
825.

A spherical pressure vessel is made of thin magnesium plate 0.25 cm thick. The main diameter of the sphere is 600 cm and allowable stress in tension is 900 kg/cm2. The safe internal gas pressure for the vessel would be

A. 5.5 kg/cm2
B. 3.0 kg/cm2
C. 0.5 kg/cm2
D. 4.77 kg/cm2
E. 1.5 kg/cm2
Answer» E. 1.5 kg/cm2
826.

Materials exhibiting time bound behaviour are known as

A. Anelastic
B. Visco elastic
C. Reactive
D. Fissile
E. Isentropic
Answer» B. Visco elastic
827.

The shear stress when a circular shaft subjected to torsion is

A. maximum, maximum
B. minimum, minimum
C. maximum, minimum
D. minimum, maximum
E. None of the above
Answer» C. maximum, minimum
828.

The deflection of a beam may be reduced by

A. decreasing the depth of beam
B. increasing the span
C. providing greater end restrains
D. any of the above methods
E. None of the above
Answer» C. providing greater end restrains
829.

The safe working pressure for a spherical vessel 1.5 m diameter and 1.5 cm wall thickness with limiting tensile stress of 450 kg/cm2 would be

A. 18 kg/cm2
B. 36 kg/cm2
C. 4.5 km/cm3
D. 9 kg/cm2
E. 45 kg/cm2
Answer» A. 18 kg/cm2
830.

For a shear force to be uniform throughout the span of a simply supported beam, it should be subjected to

A. a couple at mid span
B. a couple at any point on the span
C. a uniformly distributed load
D. two concentrated loads spaced at third points
E. None of the above
Answer» A. a couple at mid span
831.

A cylindrical section having no joint is known as

A. Perfect section
B. Strong section
C. Jointless section
D. Seamless section
E. Stress free section
Answer» D. Seamless section
832.

Poisson's ratio for cast iron is

A. 0.38
B. 0.36
C. 0.27
D. 0.33
E. 0.31
Answer» C. 0.27
833.

A beam of uniform strength is one in which

A. The bending stress is same at every section
B. The bending moment is same at every section
C. The cross-section is same throughout
D. The stiffness is same at every section
E. The load on fibres is same at every section
Answer» A. The bending stress is same at every section
834.

A material which undergoes no deformation till its yield point is reached and then it flows at a constant stress is known as

A. 25
B. Rigid-plastic
C. Elasto-plastic
D. Plasto-electric
E. Rigid-elastic
Answer» B. Rigid-plastic
835.

The neutral axis of beam

A. Is subjected to maximum stress
B. Is subjected to maximum shear force
C. Has tensile stress on one side and compressive stress on the other
D. Is in the same plane in which the beam bends
E. None of the above
Answer» C. Has tensile stress on one side and compressive stress on the other
836.

For which of the following diameters a seam-less pipe of 3 mm wall thickness will be considered as a thin walled cylinder?

A. 30 mm
B. 60 mm
C. 80 mm
D. 90 mm
E. All of the above
Answer» A. 30 mm
837.

All elastic materials

A. Elongate on the application of load
B. Shrink on the application of load
C. Permanently deform under load
D. Do not deform under load
E. None of the above
Answer» A. Elongate on the application of load
838.

The heaviest I section for the same depth is

A. ISMB
B. ISLB
C. ISHB
D. ISWB
E. None of the above
Answer» C. ISHB
839.

When a no. of loads rest upon a beam, the deflection at any point is equal to the sum of the deflections at this point due to each of the loads taken separately. This is according to

A. Moment shear relation
B. Theory of flexure
C. Principle of least work
D. Castiglano's theorem
E. Max's well theorem
Answer» E. Max's well theorem
840.

A form factor is introduced in the design of compressive members to represent the effect of

A. local buckling
B. voids
C. grain orientation
D. diagonal buckling
E. None of the above
Answer» A. local buckling
841.

As compared to the Brinell hardness lest, the Rockwell method

A. makes a thinner indentation
B. may be used on thicker materials
C. is much slower
D. all of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» A. makes a thinner indentation
842.

Two cantilever beams are of equal length. One carries a uniformly distributed load and other carries same load but concentrated at the free end. The ratio of maximum deflection is

A. 2?3
B. 5?12
C. 1?3
D. 1?2
E. 5?6
Answer» E. 5?6
843.

In a three-hinged beam, the bending moment will be zero at

A. the left hinge
B. the right hinge
C. both the hinges
D. the crown
E. None of the above
Answer» D. the crown
844.

Arching of a beam results in

A. increased bending moment throughout
B. reduced bending moment throughout
C. increased bending moment at the support
D. no change in bending moment
E. None of the above
Answer» B. reduced bending moment throughout
845.

A dead load is

A. One that can be neglected
B. One that does not exist
C. One that is dead
D. One that remains constant.
E. One that does not move
Answer» D. One that remains constant.
846.

In the simple bending theory one of the assumptions usually made is that the plane sections before bending remain plane after bending. This assumption implies that

A. Stress is proportional to the distance from the neutral axis
B. Stress is uniform in the beam cross section
C. Stress is proportional to strain at all section
D. Stress is uniform in the beam cross-section
E. Strain is proportional to the distance from the neutral axis
Answer» E. Strain is proportional to the distance from the neutral axis
847.

Along the principal plane subjected to maximum principal shear

A. The maximum shear stress acts
B. The minimum shear stress acts
C. No shear stress acts
D. Any of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» C. No shear stress acts
848.

If the value of Young's modulus of elasticity for a material is zero, it implies that the material

A. is in gaseous state
B. is visco-elastic
C. incompressible
D. plastic
E. None of the above
Answer» C. incompressible
849.

A steel shaft 6 mm in diameter turns at 10,000 r.p.m. the safe working stress in shear is 350 kg/cm2. The maximum power that such a shaft may develop is approximately

A. 2
B. 2.45
C. 1
D. 0.5
E. 1.73
Answer» A. 2
850.

The area around the centre of gravity of a cross-section within which any load applied will produce stress of only one sign throughout the entire cross-section, is known as

A. Symmetrical
B. Centroid
C. Kern
D. Neutral zone
E. Balance zone
Answer» C. Kern
851.

In case of thin walled cylinders the ratio of longitudinal stress to shear stress is

A. 2
C. 4
E. None of the above
Answer» A. 2
852.

A live load is one that

A. Varies continuously
B. Cannot be neglected
C. Has lived and is no more in existence
D. Remains constant
E. Varies with time
Answer» A. Varies continuously
853.

Within elastic limits the greatest amount of strain energy per unit volume that a material can absorb is known as

A. Resilience
B. Strain hardening
C. Impact energy limit
D. Proof resilience
E. Shock proof energy
Answer» D. Proof resilience
854.

The deformation of a steel bar under its own weight as compared to the deformation caused by a direct load equal to the weight of the shaft will be

A. Double
B. Four times
C. Same
D. Half
E. One fourth
Answer» D. Half
855.

Two shafts of the same material are subjected to the same torque. If the first shaft is of solid circular section and the second shaft is of hollow section whose internal diameter is 2/3 of the outside diameter, the ratio of weights of hollow shaft to solid shaft would be

A. 1
B. Less than 0.5
C. Between 0.5 to 0.99
D. 1.5 to 2
E. 1 to 1.5
Answer» C. Between 0.5 to 0.99
856.

A solid cube is subjected to equal normal forces of the same type on all its faces. The ratio volumetric strain/liner strain in any of the three xes will be

A. 3
B. 1
C. 4
D. 2
E. 6
Answer» A. 3
857.

With a punch for which the maximum crushing stress is 4 times the maximum shearing stress of the plate, the biggest hole that can be punched in the plate would be of diameter equal to

A. 4 times the thickness of plate
B. Thickness of plate
C. 2 times the thickness of plate
E. Inverse hyperbola
Answer» B. Thickness of plate
858.

A sheet metal 2 mm thick having a shear strength of 40 kg/cm2 is to receive a punch hole of 35 mm diameter. The force required to make the punching will be

A. 12,540 kg
B. 88 kg
C. 4400 kg
D. 2200 kg
E. 17,600 kg
Answer» B. 88 kg
859.

The numerical value of Young's modulus of elasticity in ascending order for glass, aluminium, copper, wrought iron and tungsten are given by

A. Glass, aluminium, copper, wrought, iron, tungsten
B. Aluminium, glass, copper, wrought, iron, tungsten
C. Wrought iron, copper, aluminium, glass, tungsten
D. Tungsten, wrought, iron, copper, aluminium, glass
E. Copper, aluminium, glass, tungsten, wrought iron
Answer» A. Glass, aluminium, copper, wrought, iron, tungsten
860.

Elasticity is the property of the material due to which it can be

A. draw into wires
B. beaten into sheets
C. drawn into thinner sections
D. rolled into bars
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
861.

An underground pipeline is laid in spring at 35?C. If the pipe is unable to contract, during winter when temperature drops to 5?C, the pipe will be under

A. hoop stress
B. Compressive stress
C. hoop and compressive stresses
D. tensile stress
E. None of the above
Answer» D. tensile stress
862.

The maximum bending moment due to a moving load on a fixed ended beam occurs

A. under the load only
B. at mid span
C. anywhere along the span
D. at a support
E. None of the above
Answer» D. at a support
863.

The stress strain curve for a glass rod during tensile test would exhibit

A. A straight line
B. A parabola
C. A sudden break
D. An irregular curve
E. None of the above
Answer» C. A sudden break
864.

The ratio of the area under the bending moment diagram between any two points along a beam to the flexural rigidity EI gives the change to the following parameter between the two points

A. deflection
B. shear force
C. slope
D. bending moment
E. None of the above
Answer» C. slope
865.

The maximum strains at the end of plastic range of structural steel is about

A. 0.11 percent
B. 1.5 percent
C. 11 percent
D. 15 percent
E. None of the above
Answer» B. 1.5 percent
866.

When the deformation arising from change of temperature is presented, the stresses set up are known as

A. Compressive stresses
B. Tensile stresses
C. Shear stresses
D. Thermal stresses
E. None of the above
Answer» D. Thermal stresses
867.

A beam of uniform strength is the one in which

A. B.M. is same throughout the beam
B. Deflection is same throughout the length
C. Bending stress is same in every section along the longitudinal axis
D. Shear stress is uniform throughout the beam
E. None of the above
Answer» C. Bending stress is same in every section along the longitudinal axis
868.

In design of a shaft, pulley and key for a system

A. Shaft is the weakest member
B. Pulley is the weakest member
C. Key is the weakest member
D. All are designed equally strong
E. None of the above
Answer» C. Key is the weakest member
869.

In case of a beam subjected to pure bending

A. The nature of stress in any fibre is identical
B. The stress intensity in any fibre is uniform
C. The stress intensity in any fibre is proportional to the distance of the fibre from the neutral axis
D. The stress intensity in any fibre is proportional to the distance of the fibre from the load carrying end
E. The stress intensity in any fibre is inversely proportional to the distance of the fibre from the bottom of the beam
Answer» C. The stress intensity in any fibre is proportional to the distance of the fibre from the neutral axis
870.

A mild steel bolt of net cross-sectional area 8.4 sq. cm, diameter 37 will be safe to take a tensile load of about

A. 75 tonnes
B. 40 tonnes
C. 30 tonnes
D. 50 tonnes
E. 60 tonnes
Answer» C. 30 tonnes
871.

The stress at neutral axis is

A. Zero
B. Minimum tensile
C. Maximum compressive
D. Maximum tensile
E. Minimum compressive
Answer» A. Zero
872.

The ratio of bending moment at the centre of a simply supported beam of effective length L subjected to a central load W with that when the load W is uniformly distributed, will be

A. 8
B. 4
C. 2
D. 1
E. None of the above
Answer» C. 2
873.

A cantilever beam of square section is subjected to a load W at the free end. If the length of the beam is doubled and load reduced to half, the deflection at the free end as compared to original deflection would be

A. 4 times
B. 2 times
C. 16 times
D. half
E. 8 times
Answer» A. 4 times
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