Strength of Materials MCQs

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Q211.
When the shear force diagram between any two points is an inclined straight line, it indicates that there is a uniformly varying load between the two points.

a.

Yes

b.

No

c.

Can't say

d.

None of these

Discuss
Answer: (a).Yes
Q212.
A pressure vessel is said to be a thick shell, when

a.

it is made of thick sheets

b.

the internal pressure is very high

c.

the ratio of wall thickness of the vessel to its diameter is less than 1/10.

d.

the ratio of wall thickness of the vessel to its diameter is greater than 1/10.

Discuss
Answer: (d).the ratio of wall thickness of the vessel to its diameter is greater than 1/10.
Q213.
A steel bar 2 m long, 20 mm wide and 10 mm thick is subjected to a pull of 2 kN. If the same bar is subjected to a push of 2 kN, the Poission's ratio of the bar in tension will be __________ the Poisson's ratio for the bar in compression.

a.

equal to

b.

less than

c.

greater than

d.

None of these

Discuss
Answer: (a).equal to
Q214.
A square beam and a circular beam have the same length, same allowable stress and the same bending moment. The ratio of weights of the square beam to the circular beam is

a.

1/2

b.

1

c.

1/1.12

d.

1/2

Discuss
Answer: (c).1/1.12
Q215.
A thin cylindrical shell of diameter (d), length (l) and thickness (t)is subjected to an internal pressure (p). The hoop stress in the shell is

a.

pd/t

b.

pd/2t

c.

pd/4t

d.

pd/6t

Discuss
Answer: (b).pd/2t
Q216.
When a body is subjected to a direct tensile stress (ฯƒ) in one plane, then tangential or shear stress on an oblique section of the body inclined at an angle ฮธ to the normal of the section is

a.

ฯƒ sin 2ฮธ

b.

ฯƒ cos 2ฮธ

c.

ฯƒ/2 sin 2ฮธ

d.

ฯƒ/2 cos 2ฮธ

Discuss
Answer: (c).ฯƒ/2 sin 2ฮธ
Q217.
The maximum shear stress in a thin spherical shell subjected to an internal pressure (p) is zero.

a.

Yes

b.

No

c.

Can't say

d.

None of these

Discuss
Answer: (a).Yes
Q218.
The change in length due to a tensile or compressive force acting on a body is given by (where P = Tensile or compressive force acting on the body, l = Original length of the body, A = Cross-sectional area of the body, and E = Young's modulus for the material of the body)

a.

P.I.A/E

b.

PI/AE

c.

E/P.I.A

d.

AE/PI

Discuss
Answer: (b).PI/AE
Q219.
The assumption, generally, made in the theory of simple bending is that

a.

the beam material is perfectly homogenous and isotropic

b.

the beam material is stressed within its elastic limit

c.

the plane sections before bending remain plane after bending

d.

all of the above

Discuss
Answer: (d).all of the above
Q220.
The shear force of a cantilever beam of length l carrying a uniformly distributed load of w per unit length is __________ at the fixed end.

a.

zero

b.

wl/4

c.

wl/2

d.

wl

Discuss
Answer: (d).wl
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