Explore topic-wise MCQs in Strength Materials.

This section includes 17 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Strength Materials knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Circumferential stress is same as of _________

A. Hoop stress
B. Longitudinal stress
C. Transverse stress
D. Phreatic stress
Answer» B. Longitudinal stress
2.

Maximum shear stress in thin cylindrical shell be ___________

A. pr/2t
B. pr/3t
C. pr/4t
D. pr/ 5t
Answer» D. pr/ 5t
3.

A steel beam is 200 mm wide and 300 mm deep. The beam is simply supported and carries a concentrated load w. If the maximum stress are 2 N/mm2. What will be the corresponding load?

A. 50 kN
B. 80 kN
C. 40 kN
D. 85 kN
Answer» C. 40 kN
4.

For circular section, the maximum shear stress is equal to ____________ times of average shear stress.

A. 2/3
B. 3/2
C. 4/3
D. 3/4
Answer» D. 3/4
5.

A round Steel rod of 100 mm diameter is bent into an arc of radius 100m. What is the maximum stress in the rod? Take E = 2×105 N/mm2.

A. 150 N/mm2
B. 200 N/mm2
C. 100 N/mm2
D. 300 N/mm2
Answer» D. 300 N/mm2
6.

The maximum shear stress is ______ times the average shear stress [For rectangular beams].

A. 2.5
B. 3
C. 1.2
D. 1.5
Answer» E.
7.

Determine the shear stress at the level of neutral axis, if a beam has a triangle cross section having base “b” and altitude “h”. Let the shear force be subjected is F.

A. 3F/8bh
B. 4F/3bh
C. 8F/3bh
D. 3F/6bh
Answer» D. 3F/6bh
8.

MAXIMUM_SHEAR_STRESS_IN_THIN_CYLINDRICAL_SHELL_BE____________?$

A. pr/2t
B. pr/3t
C. pr/4t
D. pr/ 5t
Answer» D. pr/ 5t
9.

Circumferential_stress_is_same_as_of__________$

A. Hoop stress
B. Longitudinal stress
C. Transverse stress
D. Phreatic stress
Answer» B. Longitudinal stress
10.

A steel beam is 200 mm wide and 300 mm deep. The beam is simply supported and carries a concentrated load w. If the maximum stress are 2 N/mm2. What will be the corresponding load?

A. 50 kN
B. 80 kN
C. 40 kN
D. 85 kN
Answer» C. 40 kN
11.

For circular section, the maximum shear stress is equal to ____ times of average shear stress.

A. 2/3
B. 3/2
C. 4/3
D. 3/4
Answer» D. 3/4
12.

A round Steel rod of 100 mm diameter is bent into an arc of radius 100m. What is the maximum stress in the rod? Take E = 2√ó105 N/mm2.$

A. 150 N/mm<sup>2</sup>
B. 200 N/mm<sup>2</sup>
C. 100 N/mm<sup>2</sup>
D. 300 N/mm<sup>2</sup>
Answer» D. 300 N/mm<sup>2</sup>
13.

Shear stress distribution over rectangular section will be _________

A. parabolic
B. elliptical
C. triangular
D. trapezoidal
Answer» B. elliptical
14.

Shear stress in a beam is zero at ______

A. Neutral axis
B. Extreme fibres
C. Cross section
D. Junctions
Answer» C. Cross section
15.

The maximum shear stress is______ times the average shear stress [For rectangular beams].

A. 2.5
B. 3
C. 1.2
D. 1.5
Answer» E.
16.

Determine the shear stress at the level of neutral axis, if a beam has a triangle cross section having base “b” and altitude “h”. Let the shear force be subjected is F.$

A. 3F/8bh
B. 4F/3bh
C. 8F/3bh
D. 3F/6bh
Answer» D. 3F/6bh
17.

At ________ the shearing stress in a beam are maximum.

A. Extreme fibres
B. Modulus of section
C. Neutral axis
D. Along the cross-sectional area
Answer» D. Along the cross-sectional area