Explore topic-wise MCQs in Strength Materials.

This section includes 72 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Strength Materials knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

51.

Volumetric strain = 3× _____ strain.

A. Lateral
B. Linear
C. Composite
D. Yield
Answer» C. Composite
52.

Calculate the Strain energy that can be stored in a body to be pulled with 100 N/mm² stress (f) and E = 2×10⁵ N/mm².

A. 0.9 kNm
B. 0.05kNm
C. 0.87kNm
D. 0.54kNm
Answer» C. 0.87kNm
53.

Principal plane has ____________

A. Maximum shear stress
B. Maximum tensile stress
C. Zero shear stress
D. Minimum bending stress
Answer» D. Minimum bending stress
54.

A body having similar properties throughout its volume is said to be _____________

A. Isotropic
B. Homogeneous
C. Continuous
D. Uniform
Answer» C. Continuous
55.

Unsymmetrical bending occurs due to ______

A. The Beam cross section is unsymmetrical
B. The shear Centre does not coincide with the neutral axis
C. The Beam is subjected to trust in addition to bending moment
D. The bending moment diagram is unsymmetrical
Answer» E.
56.

Materials exhibiting time bound behaviour are known as _______

A. Isentropic
B. Reactive
C. Fissile
D. Visco elastic
Answer» E.
57.

If a beam is subjected to pure bending, then the deformation of the beam is_____

A. Arc of circle
B. Triangular
C. Trapezoidal
D. Rectangular
Answer» B. Triangular
58.

In simple bending, ______ is constant.

A. Shear force
B. Loading
C. Deformation
D. Bending moment
Answer» E.
59.

Find the modulus of section of square beam of size 300×300 mm.

A. 4.8 × 10⁶ mm³
B. 4.5 × 10⁶ mm³
C. 5.6 × 10⁶ mm³
D. 4.2 × 10⁶ mm³
Answer» C. 5.6 × 10⁶ mm³
60.

Calculate the maximum stress due to Bending in a steel strip of 30 mm thick and 60 mm wide is bent around a circular drum of 3.6 m diameter [Take Young’s modulus = 200kN/m²].

A. 2341.76 N/mm²
B. 1666.67 N/mm²
C. 5411.76 N/mm²
D. 4666.67 N/mm²
Answer» C. 5411.76 N/mm²
61.

Determine section modulus for beam of 100mm diameter.

A. 785 × 10³ mm³
B. 456 × 10³ mm³
C. 87 × 10³ mm³
D. 98 × 10³ mm³
Answer» E.
62.

The steel plate is bent into a circular path of radius 10 metres. If the plate section be 120 mm wide and 20 mm thick, then calculate the maximum bending stress. [Consider Young’s modulus = 200000 N/mm2].$#

A. 350 N/mm<sup>2</sup>
B. 400 N/mm<sup>2</sup>
C. 200 N/mm<sup>2</sup>
D. 500 N/mm<sup>2</sup>
Answer» D. 500 N/mm<sup>2</sup>
63.

The strength of beams depend merely on________$

A. Modulus section
B. Moment of inertia
C. Flexural rigidity
D. Moment of resistance
Answer» B. Moment of inertia
64.

STATEMENT: “The product of modulus of elasticity (E) and polar moment of inertia (J) is called torsional rigidity”?#

A.
B. True
Answer» C.
65.

In cantilever beams, there is _______ stress above neutral axis?

A. Compressive
B. Tensile
C. Temperature
D. Shear
Answer» C. Temperature
66.

_________ is the total Strain energy stored in a body.

A. modulus of resilience
B. impact energy
C. resilience
D. Proof resilience
Answer» D. Proof resilience
67.

Skin stress is also called as ______

A. Shear stress
B. Bending stress
C. Lateral stress
D. Temperature stress
Answer» C. Lateral stress
68.

The curvature of a beam is equal to _____

A. EI/M
B. M/E
C. M/EI
D. E/MI
Answer» D. E/MI
69.

At the extreme fibre, bending stress is______

A. Minimum
B. Zero
C. Constant
D. Maximum
Answer» E.
70.

The stress is directly proportional to _______

A. E
B. u
C. y
D. R
Answer» D. R
71.

The maximum _________ stresses occurs at top most fibre of a simply supported beam.

A. Tensile
B. Compressive
C. Shear
D. Bending
Answer» C. Shear
72.

In simply supported beams, the _____ stress distribution is not uniform.

A. Bending
B. Shearing
C. Tensile
D. Compressive
Answer» B. Shearing