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This section includes 10 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Strength of Materials knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
The transverse shear stress acting in a beam of rectangular cross-section, subjected to a transverse shear load, is ____________ |
| A. | variable with maximum at the bottom of the beam |
| B. | Variable with maximum at the top of the beam |
| C. | Uniform |
| D. | Variable with maximum on the neutral axis |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
What is the formula for shear stress? |
| A. | Shear resistance/shear area |
| B. | Force/unit area |
| C. | Bending strain/area |
| D. | Shear stress/length |
| Answer» B. Force/unit area | |
| 3. |
The stress induced in a body, when subjected to two equal and opposite forces which are acting tangentially across the resisting section resulting the shearing of the body across its section is called ____________ |
| A. | Bending stress |
| B. | Compressive stress |
| C. | Shear strain |
| D. | Shear stress |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
A diagram which shows the variations of the axial load for all sections of the pan of a beam is called ____________ |
| A. | Bending moment diagram |
| B. | Shear force diagram |
| C. | Thrust diagram |
| D. | Stress diagram |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
A material has a Poisson s ratio of 0.5. If uniform pressure of 300GPa is applied to that material, What will be the volumetric strain of it? |
| A. | 0.50 |
| B. | 0.20 |
| C. | 0.25 |
| D. | Zero |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
Which type of stress does in a reinforcement bar is taken by the concrete? |
| A. | Tensile stress |
| B. | Compressive stress |
| C. | Shear stress |
| D. | Bending stress |
| Answer» C. Shear stress | |
| 7. |
If a bar of large length when held vertically and subjected to a load at its lower end, its won-weight produces additional stress. The maximum stress will be ____________ |
| A. | At the lower cross-section |
| B. | At the built-in upper cross-section |
| C. | At the central cross-section |
| D. | At every point of the bar |
| Answer» C. At the central cross-section | |
| 8. |
In a body loaded under plane stress conditions, what is the number of independent stress components? |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 6 |
| Answer» D. 6 | |
| 9. |
The stress which acts in a direction perpendicular to the area is called ____________ |
| A. | Shear stress |
| B. | Normal stress |
| C. | Thermal stress |
| D. | None of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. Thermal stress | |
| 10. |
In the given figure a stepped column carries loads. What will be the maximum normal stress in the column at B in the larger diameter column if the ratio of P/A here is unity? |
| A. | 1/1.5 |
| B. | 1 |
| C. | 2/1.5 |
| D. | 2 |
| Answer» D. 2 | |