Top 1000+ Solved Strength of Materials MCQ Questions Answer
Q. The ratio of shear modulus to the modulus of elasticity for a Poisson's ratio of 0.4 will be
a. 5 ? 7
b. 7 ? 5
c. 5 ? 14
d. 14 ? 5
Q. The shear force at the centre of a simply supported beam with a gradually varying load from zero at both ends to w per metre at the centre, is
a. zero
b. wl / 4
c. wl / 2
d. wl2 / 2
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. In calculating the strength of a riveted joint in tearing, shearing and crushing, the
a. actual diameter of river is used
b. actual diameter of hole drilled for rivet is used
c. mean diameter of hole drilled and rivet is used
d. smaller of the rivet diameter and hole diameter is used
Q. At the neutral axis of a beam
a. the layers are subjected to maximum bending stress
b. the layers are subjected to minimum bending stress
c. the layers are subjected to compression
d. the layers do not undergo any strain
Q. The slenderness ratio is the ratio of
a. area of column to least radius of gyration
b. length of column to least radius of gyration
c. least radius of gyration to area of column
d. least radius of gyration to length of column
Q. The steel bars in a reinforced cement concrete beam are embedded
a. in the centre
b. near the bottom
c. near the top
d. at any position
Q. Mohr's circle is used to determine the stresses on an oblique section of a body subjected to
a. direct tensile strss in one plane accompanied by a shear stress
b. direct tensile stress in two mutually perpendicular directions
c. direct tensile stress in two mutually perpendicular directions accompanied by a simple shear stress
d. all of the above
Q. When a body is subjected to a direct tensile stress (?) in one plane, the maximum shear stress is
a. equal to
b. one-half
c. two-third
d. twice