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Strength of Materials problems


  • 1. The limit of eccentricity is based upon no tension condition.

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  • A. True
  • B. False
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  • 2. A load which is spread over a beam in such a manner that it varies uniformly over the whole length of abeam is called uniformly __________ load.

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  • A. distributed
  • B. varying
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  • 3. The rectangular beam 'A' has length l, width b and depth d. Another beam 'B' has the same length and depth but width is double that of 'A'. The elastic strength of beam 'B' will be __________ as compared to beam A.

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  • A. same
  • B. double
  • C. four times
  • D. six times
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  • 4. If the tearing efficiency of a riveted joint is 50%, then ratio of rivet hole diameter to the pitch of rivets is

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  • A. 0.20
  • B. 0.30
  • C. 0.50
  • D. 0.60
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  • 5. Resilience is the

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  • A. energy stored in a body when strained within elastic limits
  • B. energy stored in a body when strained upto the breaking of the specimen
  • C. maximum strain energy which can be stored in a body
  • D. none of the above
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  • 6. In order to know whether a column is long or short, we must know its slenderness ratio.

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  • A. True
  • B. False
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  • 7. When a rectangular beam is loaded transversely, the maximum compressive stress is developed on the

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  • A. top layer
  • B. bottom layer
  • C. neutral axis
  • D. every cross-section
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  • 8. Strain energy is the

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  • A. energy stored in a body when strained within elastic limits
  • B. energy stored in a body when strained upto the breaking of a specimen
  • C. maximum strain energy which can be stored in a body
  • D. proof resilience per unit volume of a material
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  • 9. The bending stress in a beam is __________ section modulus.

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  • A. directly proportional to
  • B. inversely proportional to
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  • 10. For a beam, as shown in the below figure, when the load W is applied in the centre of the beam, the maximum deflection is
    Mechanical Engineering Strength of Materials: For a beam, as shown in the below figure, when the load W is applied in the centre of the bea

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  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.
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