Top 1000+ Solved Strength of Materials MCQ Questions Answer
Q. 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
a. linear strain
b. lateral strain
c. volumetric strain
d. shear strain
Q. The bending stress in a beam is
a. equal to
b. less than
c. more than
d. directly proportional to
Q. The shear force and bending moment zre zero at the free end of a cantilever beam, if it carries a
a. point load at the free end
b. point load at the middle of its length
c. uniformly distributed load over the whole length
d. none of the above
Q. In a thick cylindrical shell subjected to an internal pressure (p), the radial stress across the thickness of a cylinder is
a. maximum at the outer surface and minimum at the inner surface
b. maximum at the inner surface and minimum at the outer surface
c. maximum at the outer surface and zero at the inner surface
d. maximum at the inner surface and zero at the outer surface
Q. In a tensile test, when the material is stressed beyond elastic limit, the tensile strain
a. decreases slowly
b. increases slowly
c. decreases more quickly
d. increases more quickly
Q. Within elastic limit, shear stress is
a. equal to
b. less than
c. directly proportional to
d. inversely proportional to
Q. The ratio of maximum shear stress developed in a rectangular beam and a circular beam of the same cross-sectional area is
a. 2 ? 3
b. 3 ? 4
c. one
d. 9 ? 8