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				This section includes 29 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Materials Science knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. | Creep ___ as the age of application of load _____ | 
| A. | Increase, increase | 
| B. | Increase, decrease | 
| C. | Decrease, decrease | 
| D. | Decrease, increase | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. | Aggregate has therefore a direct effect on the long-term deformations of concrete because __________ | 
| A. | Low elastic modulus aggregate will produce a stiffer concrete that will have relatively higher resistance to deformation | 
| B. | High elastic modulus aggregate will produce a stiffer concrete that will have relatively higher resistance to deformation | 
| C. | High elastic modulus aggregate will produce a stiffer concrete that will have relatively lower resistance to deformation | 
| D. | Low elastic modulus aggregate will produce a stiffer concrete that will have relatively lower resistance to deformation | 
| Answer» C. High elastic modulus aggregate will produce a stiffer concrete that will have relatively lower resistance to deformation | |
| 3. | When concrete is loaded it experiences a large strain upon loading known as _____________ | 
| A. | Differential elastic strain | 
| B. | Instantaneous elastic strain | 
| C. | Differential inelastic strain | 
| D. | Instantaneous inelastic strain | 
| Answer» C. Differential inelastic strain | |
| 4. | According to Lamond and Pielert, it’s the ____ that exhibits creep upon application of load on a concrete specimen. | 
| A. | Aggregates | 
| B. | Water | 
| C. | Cement paste | 
| D. | Admixtures | 
| Answer» D. Admixtures | |
| 5. | If θ is creep coefficient then what is Elong? | 
| A. | Eshort /(1+θ) | 
| B. | Eshort *(1+θ) | 
| C. | Eavg /(1+θ) | 
| D. | Eavg *(1+θ) | 
| Answer» B. Eshort *(1+θ) | |
| 6. | If the creep effect is considered at a given load, the modulus determined is referred to as ______ | 
| A. | Short term modulus of elasticity | 
| B. | Elasticity | 
| C. | Long term modulus of elasticity | 
| D. | Creep effect | 
| Answer» D. Creep effect | |
| 7. | Creep is ____________ | 
| A. | Time dependent | 
| B. | Time independent | 
| C. | Pressure dependent | 
| D. | Temperature dependent | 
| Answer» B. Time independent | |
| 8. | Diffusion creep is a type of creep. The slope of a strain-time graph increases with the increase in temperature. | 
| A. | True | 
| B. | False | 
| Answer» B. False | |
| 9. | What is the nature of the curve of a viscous creep? | 
| A. | Parabola | 
| B. | Hyperbola | 
| C. | Straight line passing through an origin | 
| D. | Circle | 
| Answer» D. Circle | |
| 10. | Which of the following isn’t a stage of creep? | 
| A. | Transient creep stage | 
| B. | Constant creep stage | 
| C. | Fracture stage | 
| D. | Steady stage creep stage | 
| Answer» C. Fracture stage | |
| 11. | Which of the following is a slow rise of plastic deformation under the action of shear stresses when it is below the yield strength of the material? | 
| A. | Brittle fracture | 
| B. | Ductile fracture | 
| C. | Creep | 
| D. | Fatigue | 
| Answer» D. Fatigue | |
| 12. | AGGREGATE_HAS_THEREFORE_A_DIRECT_EFFECT_ON_THE_LONG-TERM_DEFORMATIONS_OF_CONCRETE_BECAUSE___________?$ | 
| A. | Low elastic modulus aggregate will produce a stiffer concrete that will have relatively higher resistance to deformation | 
| B. | High elastic modulus aggregate will produce a stiffer concrete that will have relatively higher resistance to deformation | 
| C. | High elastic modulus aggregate will produce a stiffer concrete that will have relatively lower resistance to deformation | 
| D. | Low elastic modulus aggregate will produce a stiffer concrete that will have relatively lower resistance to deformation | 
| Answer» C. High elastic modulus aggregate will produce a stiffer concrete that will have relatively lower resistance to deformation | |
| 13. | WHAT_IS_THE_NATURE_OF_THE_CURVE_OF_A_VISCOUS_CREEP??$ | 
| A. | Parabola | 
| B. | Hyperbola | 
| C. | Straight line passing through an origin | 
| D. | Circle | 
| Answer» D. Circle | |
| 14. | Creep ___ as the age of application of load _____$ | 
| A. | Increase, increase | 
| B. | Increase, decrease | 
| C. | Decrease, decrease | 
| D. | Decrease, increase | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. | Diffusion_creep_is_a_type_of_creep._The_slope_of_a_strain-time_graph_increases_with_the_increase_in_temperature.$ | 
| A. | True | 
| B. | False | 
| Answer» B. False | |
| 16. | When concrete is loaded it experiences a large strain upon loading known a? | 
| A. | Differential elastic strain | 
| B. | Instantaneous elastic strain | 
| C. | Differential inelastic strain | 
| D. | Instantaneous inelastic strain | 
| Answer» C. Differential inelastic strain | |
| 17. | According to Lamond and Pielert, it’s the ____ that exhibits creep upon application of load on a concrete specimen.$ | 
| A. | Aggregates | 
| B. | Water | 
| C. | Cement paste | 
| D. | Admixtures | 
| Answer» D. Admixtures | |
| 18. | Above what temperature is the phenomenon of creep important in steel? | 
| A. | 200 °C | 
| B. | 500 °C | 
| C. | 300 °C | 
| D. | 600 °C | 
| Answer» D. 600 ¬¨¬®‚Äö√†√ªC | |
| 19. | If the stress is removed, the specimen shows an instantaneous recovery strain ___ the elastic strain on loading. | 
| A. | Higher than | 
| B. | Lower than | 
| C. | Equal to | 
| D. | Much greater than | 
| Answer» C. Equal to | |
| 20. | Creep depends on temperature. | 
| A. | True | 
| B. | False | 
| Answer» B. False | |
| 21. | This strain increases over time due to _________ | 
| A. | Creep | 
| B. | Elastic modulus | 
| C. | Short term modulus of elasticity | 
| D. | Long term modulus of elasticity | 
| Answer» B. Elastic modulus | |
| 22. | In which of the following stages do the deformation rate increases and causes failure? | 
| A. | Transient creep stage | 
| B. | Constant creep stage | 
| C. | Fracture stage | 
| D. | Steady stage creep stage | 
| Answer» D. Steady stage creep stage | |
| 23. | Concrete exhibits initial elastic strain which depends on __________ | 
| A. | Magnitude of applied stress | 
| B. | Rate of applied stress | 
| C. | Magnitude and rate of applied stress | 
| D. | Elastic modulus | 
| Answer» D. Elastic modulus | |
| 24. | In which of the stages, do we observe a constant deformation rate? | 
| A. | Transient creep stage | 
| B. | Constant creep stage | 
| C. | Fracture stage | 
| D. | Steady stage creep stage | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. | If θ is creep coefficient then what is Elong?$ | 
| A. | E<sub>short</sub> /(1+θ) | 
| B. | E<sub>short</sub> *(1+θ) | 
| C. | E<sub>avg</sub> /(1+θ) | 
| D. | E<sub>avg</sub> *(1+θ) | 
| Answer» B. E<sub>short</sub> *(1+‚âà√≠‚Äö√†√®) | |
| 26. | Which of the following stage is also known as the unstable stage? | 
| A. | Transient creep stage | 
| B. | Constant creep stage | 
| C. | Fracture stage | 
| D. | Steady stage creep stage | 
| Answer» B. Constant creep stage | |
| 27. | If creep effect is considered at a given load, the modulus determined is referred to as ______ | 
| A. | Short term modulus of elasticity | 
| B. | Elasticity | 
| C. | Long term modulus of elasticity | 
| D. | Creep effect | 
| Answer» D. Creep effect | |
| 28. | Which of the following isn’t a stage of creep?$ | 
| A. | Transient creep stage | 
| B. | Constant creep stage | 
| C. | Fracture stage | 
| D. | Steady stage creep stage | 
| Answer» C. Fracture stage | |
| 29. | Which of the following is a slow rise of plastic deformation under the action of stresses? | 
| A. | Brittle fracture | 
| B. | Ductile fracture | 
| C. | Creep | 
| D. | Fatigue | 
| Answer» D. Fatigue | |