Top 1000+ Solved Strength of Materials MCQ Questions Answer
Q. A reinforced cement concrete beam is considered to be made of
a. homogeneous material
b. hetrogeneous material
c. composite material
d. isotropic material
Q. The ratio of linear stress to the linear strain is called
a. modulus of rigidity
b. modulus of elasticity
c. bulk modulus
d. Poisson's ratio
Q. The load required to produce a unit deflection in a spring is called
a. flexural rigidity
b. torsional rigidity
c. spring stiffness
d. Young's modulus
Q. When a thin cylindrical shell is subjected to an internal pressure, there will be
a. a decrease in diameter and length of the shell
b. an increase in diameter and decrease in length of the shell
c. a decrease in diameter and increase in length of the shell
d. an increase in diameter and length of the shell
Q. The design of thin cylindrical shells is based on
a. hoop stress
b. longitudinal stress
c. arithmetic mean of the hoop and the longitudinal stress
d. geometric mean of the hoop and longitudinal stress
Q. A column of length (l) with both ends fixed may be considered as equivalent to a column of length
a. l / 8
b. l / 4
c. l / 2
d. l
Q. Resilience is the
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
Q. A body is subjected to a direct tensile stress (?) in one plane. The shear stress is maximum at a section inclined at
a. 45? and 90?
b. 45? to 135?
c. 60? and 150?
d. 30? and 135?
Q. A localised compressive stress at the area of contact between two members is known as
a. tensile stress
b. bending stress
c. crushing stress
d. shear stress