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  • Question
  • The bending moment of a cantilever beam of length l and carrying a uniformly distributed load of w per unit length is __________ at the fixed end.


  • Options
  • A. wl/4
  • B. wl/2
  • C. wl
  • D. wl2/2

  • Correct Answer
  • wl2/2 


  • Strength of Materials problems


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    • 1. Every direct stress is always accompanied by a strain in its own direction and an opposite kind of strain in every direction, at right angles to it. Such a strain is known as

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    • A. linear strain
    • B. lateral strain
    • C. volumetric strain
    • D. shear strain
    • Discuss
    • 2. The unit of Young's modulus is same as that of stress.

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    • A. True
    • B. False
    • Discuss
    • 3. The Young's modulus of a material is 125 GPa and Poissons ratio is 0.25. The modulus of rigidity of me material is

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    • A. 30 GPa
    • B. 50 GPa
    • C. 80 GPa
    • D. 100 GPa
    • Discuss
    • 4. Two shafts 'A' and 'B' are made of same material. The shaft 'A' is of diameter D and shaft 'B' is of diameter D/2. The strength of shaft 'B' is __________ as that of shaft 'A'

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    • A. one-eighth
    • B. one-fourth
    • C. one-half
    • D. four times
    • Discuss
    • 5. The stress developed in the material without any permanent set is called

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    • A. elastic limit
    • B. yield stress
    • C. ultimate stress
    • D. breaking stress
    • Discuss
    • 6. A continuous beam is one which is

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    • A. fixed at both ends
    • B. fixed at one end and free at the other end
    • C. supported on more than two supports
    • D. extending beyond the supports
    • Discuss
    • 7. In a beam of uniform strength, the bending stress developed is constant and is equal to the allowable stress at every section of the beam.

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    • A. True
    • B. False
    • Discuss
    • 8. The value of equivalent length is taken to be half of the actual length of a column with one end fixed and the other end free.

    • Options
    • A. Agree
    • B. Disagree
    • Discuss
    • 9. According to Euler's column theory, the crippling load for a column of length (l) with one end fixed and the other end hinged, is

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
    • Discuss
    • 10. In a stress-strain diagram for mild steel, as shown in the below figure, the point A represents

    • Options
    • A. elastic limit
    • B. upper yield-point
    • C. lower yield point
    • D. breaking point
    • Discuss


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