De La Salle University - Dasmariñas

College of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology

ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

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Multiple Choice. Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question by shading/writing the letter on the
provided answering area.

1. The condition under which the stress is constant or uniform is known as

A. Simple stress B. Shearing stress C. Tangential stress D. Normal stress

2. The highest ordinate on the stress-strain curve is called

A. rupture stress C. ultimate stress or ultimate strength
B. elastic limit D. proportional limit

3. This component measures the pulling (or pushing) action perpendicular to the section
A. Torque B. Bending moment C. Axial forces D. Shearing force

4. Shearing stress is also known as

A. Simple stress B. Shearing stress C. Tangential stress D. Normal stress

5. Stress caused by forces perpendicular to the areas on which they act is called
A. Simple stress B. Shearing stress C. Tangential stress D. Normal stress

6. What type of stress is produced whenever the applied load cause one section of a body to tend to slide past its
adjacent section?
A. normal stress B. sliding stress C. shearing stress D. bearing stress

7. Stress caused by forces acting along or parallel to the area resisting the forces is known as
A. Simple stress B. Shearing stress C. Tangential stress D. Normal stress

8. The ratio of the unit lateral deformation to the unit longitude deformation is called
A. compressibility B. bulk modulus C. shear modulus D. Poisson’s ratio

9. It describes the length elasticity of the material.

A. Bulk modulus C. Modulus of Compressibility
B. Young’s modulus or tensile modulus D. Shear modulus

10. Determine the outside diameter of a hollow steel tube that will carry a tensile load of 500 kN at a stress of 140
MPa. Assume the wall thickness to be one-tenth of the outside diameter.
A. 132 mm B. 143 mm C. 113 mm D. 133 mm

11. What force is required to punch a 20-mm diameter hole through a 10-mm thick plate having ultimate strength of
450 MPa?
A. 283 kN B. 312 kN C. 382 kN D. 293 kN

12. A hole is to be punched out of a plate having an ultimate shearing stress of 300 MPa. If the compressive stress in
the punch is limited to 400 MPa, determine the maximum thickness of plate from which a hole 100 mm in
diameter can be punched.
A. 33.3 mm B. 17.9 mm C. 13.4 mm D. 26.9 mm

13. A single bolt is used to lap joint two steel bars together. Tensile force on the bar is 20,000 N. Determine the
diameter of the bolt required if the allowable shearing stress on it is 70 MPa.
A. 17 mm B. 19 mm C. 21 mm D. 23 mm

14. A tank 8 m in diameter, 12 m high is completely filled with water. Determine the minimum thickness of the tank
plating if the stress is limited to 40 MPa.
A. 5.88 mm B. 11.72 mm C. 15.65 mm D. 23.54 mm

15. A spherical pressure vessel 400-mm in diameter has a uniform thickness of 6 mm. The vessel contains gas under
a pressure of 8 MPa. If the ultimate tensile stress of the material is 420 MPa, what is the factor of safety with
respect to tensile failure?
A. 3.15 B. 1.90 C. 3.4 D. 2.6

16. A steel rod with a cross-sectional area of 150 mm2 is stretched between two fixed points. The tensile load at 20°C
is 5000 N. What will be the stress at -20°C? Assume α=11.7 µm/m °C and E=200x109 N/m2.

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 A. 112.8 MPa B. 117.9 MPa C. 132.4 MPa D. 126.9 MPa

17. A steel wire 10 m long, hanging vertically supports a tensile load of 2000 N. Neglecting the weight of the wire,
determine the required diameter if the stress is not to exceed 140 MPa and the total elongation is not to exceed 5
mm. Assume E = 200 GPa.
A. 4.26 mm B. 3.12 mm C. 5.05 mm D. 2.46 mm

18. A steel rod having a cross-sectional area of 300mm2 and length of 150 m is suspended vertically from one end .It
supports a load of 20 kN at the lower end. If the unit mass of steel is 7850 kg/m 3 and E=200 GPa, find the total
elongation of the rod.
A. 33.45 mm B. 54.33 mm C. 53.44 mm D. 35.44 mm

19. An elevator weighs 1000 lb and is supported by a 5/16 inch diameter cable that is 1500 ft long. When the elevator
carries 1500 lb, the cable elongates 6 inches more. What is the modulus of elasticity of the cables?
A. 58.7x106 psi B. 78.5x106 psi C. 68.5x106 psi D. 88.7x106 psi

20. What physical property of a material refers to the ratio of the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of
a unit mass of a substance 1 degree to the heat required to raise the same mass of water to 1 degree?
A. Specific Heat B. Latent Heat C. Heat of Fusion D. Heat of Fission

21. The straight-line portion of the stress-strain diagram has slope equal to the _of the material.
A. modulus of rigidity C. modulus of elasticity
B. compressibility D. shear modulus

22. The stress beyond which the material will not return to its original shape when unloaded is called
A. elastic limit B. maximum stress C. ultimate stress D. allowable stress

23. The point on the stress-strain diagram at which there is an appreciable elongation or yielding of the material
without any corresponding increase of load is called
A. yield point C. ultimate stress or ultimate strength
B. elastic limit D. proportional limit

24. Steel railroads 10 m long are laid with clearance of 3 mm at a temperature of 15 OC. At what temperature will the
rails just touch? What stress would be induced in the rails at that temperature if there were no initial clearance?
(α = 11.7x10-6/OC and E = 200 GPa)
A. 64.40 OC ; 60 MPa C. 64.40 OC ; 76 MPa
B. 40.64 C ; 76 MPa
O D. 40.64 OC ; 60 MPa

25. What is the minimum diameter of a solid steel shaft that will not twist through more than 3° in a 6-m length when
subjected to a torque of 14 kN-m? Use G=83 GN/m2.
A. 118 mm B. 145 mm C. 122 mm D. 113 mm

26. Determine the length of the shortest 2-mm diameter bronze wire which can be twisted through two complete
turns without exceeding a shearing stress of 70 MPa. Use G=35 GPa.
A. 6280 mm B. 3420 mm C. 1280 mm D. 1658 mm

27. A solid steel shaft 5 m long is stressed to 60 Mpa when twisted through 4°. Using G = 83 GPa, compute the power
that can be transmitted by the shaft at 20 rev/s.
A. 1.21 MW B. 1.67 MW C. 3.21 MW D. 1.26 MW

28. A steel shaft 3 ft long that has a diameter of 4 inches is subjected to a torque of 15 kip-ft. Determine the
maximum shearing stress and angle of twist.
A. 14.3 ksi; 1.23 degrees C. 14.3 ksi; 2.31 degrees
B. 13.4 ksi; 2.31 degrees D. 13.4 ksi; 1.23 degrees

29. A helical spring is made by wrapping steel wire 20 mm in diameter around a forming cylinder 150 mm in
diameter. Compute the number of turns required to permit an elongation of 100 mm without exceeding a shearing
stress of 140 MPa. Use G=83 GPa.
A. 15.43 turns B. 13.83 turns C. 18.24 turns D. 12.36 turns

30. Determine the maximum shearing stress in a helical steel spring composed of 20 turns of 20-mm diameter wire
on a mean radius of 80 mm when the spring is supporting a load of 2kN.
A. 120.6 MPa B. 117.9 MPa C. 132.4 MPa D. 126.9 MPa

31. A hole is to be punched out of plate having a shearing strength of 40 ksi. The compressive stress in the punch is
limited to 50 ksi. Compute the maximum thickness of plate from which a hole 2.5 inches in diameter can be
punched.
A. 0.500 in B. 0.781 in C. 0.102 in D. 0.204 in

32. A large pipe, called a penstock in hydraulic work, is 1.5 m in diameter. It is composed of wooden staves bound
together by steel hoops, each 300 sq. millimeter in cross-sectional area, and is used to conduct water from a
reservoir to power a house. If the maximum tensile stress permitted in the hoops is 130 MPa, what is the
maximum spacing between hoops under a head of water of 30 m?
A. 17.7mm B. 77.1 mm C. 177 mm D. 71.7 mm

33. A pipe carry steam at 3.5 MPa has an outside diameter of 450 mm and a wall thickness of 10 mm. A gasket is
inserted between the flange at one end of the pipe and a flat plate use to cap the end. How many 40-mm-

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 diameter bolts must be used to hold the cap on if the allowable stress in the bolts is 80 MPa, of which 55 MPa is
the initial stress?
A. 14 B. 15 C. 16 D. 17

34. A pipe carry steam at 3.5 MPa has an outside diameter of 450 mm and a wall thickness of 10 mm. A gasket is
inserted between the flange at one end of the pipe and a flat plate use to cap the end. What circumferential stress
is developed in the pipe?
A. 75.30 MPa B. 37.65 MPa C. 78.75 MPa D. 39.38 MPa

35. A steel bar 50 mm in diameter and 2 m long is surrounded by a shell of cast iron 5 mm thick. Compute the load
that will compress the bar a total of 1 mm in the length of 2 m. Esteel = 200 GPa, Eiron = 100 GPa.
A. 200 kN B. 240 kN C. 280 kN D. 320 kN

36. It is the point at which there is an appreciable elongation of the material without any corresponding increase of
load
A. Elastic limit B. Yield point C. Ultimate stress D. Point of rupture

37. What gives the average ratio of stress to strain of the material operating in the non-linear region of the stress-
strain diagram?
A. specific modulus B. Young’s modulus C. secant modulus D. modulus of resilience

38. A steel rod having a cross-sectional area of 300 sq. millimeters and a length of 150 m is suspended vertically from
one end. It supports a tensile load of 20 kN at the lower end. If the unit mass of steel is 7850 kg/m^3 and E =
200x10^3 MN/m^2, find the total elongation of the rod.
A. 54.3 mm B. 40 mm C. 43.3 mm D. 35 mm

39. What is the theoretical maximum value of Poisson’s ratio of any given material subjected to a uniform triaxial
stress.
A. 0 B. 1 C. 1/3 D. 1/2

40. A steel bar 50 mm in diameter and 2 m long is surrounded by a shell of cast iron 5 mm thick. Compute the load
that will compress the combined bar a total of 0.8 mm in the length of 2m. For steel E = 200 GPa, and for cast
iron E = 100 GPa
A. 291 kN B. 240 kN C. 192 kN D. 420 kN

41. A solid steel shaft 5 m long is stressed to 80 MPa when twisted through 4 degrees. Using G = 83 GPa, compute
the shaft diameter.
A. 104 mm B. 138 mm C. 148 mm D. 160 mm

42. A hallow steel shaft 2540 mm long must transmit torque of 34 kN-m. The total angle of twist must not exceed 3
degrees. The maximum shearing stress must not exceed 110 MPa. Find the inside diameter of the shaft that
meets these conditions. Use G = 83 GPa.
A. 129 mm B. 92 mm C. 125 mm D. 65 mm

43. A cylindrical pressure vessel is fabricated from steel plates which have a thickness of 20mm. The diameter of the
pressure vessel is 500mm and its length is 3m. Determine the maximum internal pressure which can be applied if
the stress in the steel is limited to 140 MPa.
A. 11.2MPa B. 65.8MPa C. 45.6MPa D. 113.8MPa

44. What do you call a form of stress assisted corrosion, wherein vapor bubbles form and then burst on a surface
causing damage to the underlying material.
A. Cavitation B. corrosion C. compression D. explosion

45. Find the required diameter of a steel member if the tensile design load is 7000 pounds. Assume a safety factor of
5 based on an ultimate strength of 60,000 psi.
A. 0.5290 in B. 0.8618 in C. 0.8928 in D. 0. 6180 in

46. An elevator weighs 1000 pounds and is supported by a 5/16” cable, 1500 feet long. When the elevator carries a
1500 pound load, the cable elongates 6” more. What is the modulus of elasticity of the cable?
A. 58.7 x 10^6 psi B. 82.3 x 10^6 psi C. 46.8 x 10^6 psi D. 81.7 x 10^6 psi

47. Determine the maximum torque that can be applied to a hollow circular steel shaft of 100-mm outside diameter
and 70-mm inside diameter without exceeding a shearing stress of 60 MPa or a twist of 0.5 deg/m. Use G=83
GPa.
A. 4,648 N-m B. 3,742 N-m C. 5,403 N-m D. 6,263 N-m

48. A simple beam having a span of 6 m has a weight of 20kN/m. It carries a concentrated load of 20kN at the left
end and 40 kN at 2m from the right end of the beam. If it is supported at 2m from the left end and at the right
end, compute the reaction at the right end of the beam.
A. 20 kN B. 30 kN C. 40 kN D. 50 kN

49. Determine the maximum shearing stress in a helical steel spring composed of 20 turns of 20 mm-diameter wire
on a mean radius of 80 mm when the spring is supporting a load of 2 kN. Use G = 83 GPa.
A. 110.6 MPa B. 112.3 MPa C. 120.6 MPa D. 134.6 MPa

50. Determine the elongation in a helical steel spring composed of 20 turns of 20 mm-diameter wire on a mean radius
of 80 mm when the spring is supporting a load of 2 kN. Use G = 83 GPa
A. 87.9 mm B. 78.9 mm C. 98.7 mm D. 89.7 mm

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51. If a steel rod of 50 mm diameter and 1m long is constrained at the ends and heated to 200 C from an initial
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temperature of 20 C, what would be the axial load developed? Take the coefficient of thermal expansion,
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α=12x10^-6per C and E=200 GPa.

A. 959 KN B. 848 KN C. 737 KN D. 626 KN

52. A 5 mm wire having a weight of 1.54 N/m is stretched between two supports 30 meters apart. How much will the
wire sag if the maximum allowable tension is 3920 N?
A. 83 mm B. 73 mm C. 44 mm D. 18 mm

53. A steel rod 2.5 m long is secured between two walls. If the load on the rod is zero at 20 OC, compute the stress
when the temperature drops to -20OC assuming the walls spring together a total distance of 0.500 mm as the
temperature drops. The cross-sectional area of the rod is 1200 mm2, α = 11.7 μm/(m·OC) and E = 200 GPa.
A. 53.6 MPa B. 63.6 MPa C. 83.6 MPa D. 93.6 MPa

54. A simply supported beam AB carries two concentrated loads of 4.5 KN and 1.8 KN at 0.60m and 1.50m,
respectively, from A. If the weight of the beam is 0.30KN/m, find the span which will give minimum reaction of
the support at B.
A. 4.0m B. 3.6m C. 4.5m D. 6.0m

55. The strength of engineering materials used for brittle materials is the strength.
A. rapture B. yield C. working D. ultimate

56. A load P is supported by two springs arranged in series. The upper spring has 20 turns of 14.5 mm radius wire on
a mean radius of 75 mm. The lower spring consists of 15 turns of 5 mm radius wire on a mean diameter of 130
mm. Determine the value of P that will cause a total elongation of 80 mm. Assume G = 83 GPa for both springs.
A. 232.3 N B. 287.4 N C. 278.4 N D. 223.3 N

57. A bar of cross-section 2.25 cm by 2.25 cm is subjected to an axial pull of 20 kN. Calculate the normal stress on a
plane the normal to which makes an angle of 60 degrees with the axis of the bar, the plane being perpendicular to
one face of the bar.
A. 39.4 MPa B. 17.05 MPa C. 9.85 MPa D. 25.8 MPa

58. A bar of steel, having a rectangular cross-section 7.5 cm by 2.5 cm, carries an axial tensile load of 180 kN.
Estimate the decrease in the length of the sides of the cross-section if Young’s modulus, E, is 200 GN/m2 and
Poisson’s ratio, v,0.3.
A. 0.00108cm and 0.00036cm C. 0.0137 cm and 0.00145 cm
B. 0.00234 cm and 0.00219 cm D. 0.0123 cm and 0.0123 cm

59. A rod 50 mm in diameter and 150 mm long is compressed axially by an uniformly distributed load of 250 KN. Find
the change in diameter of the rod if E = 200 GPa and ν=0.3.
A. 9.5 um B. 8.9 um C. 8.2 um D. 7.5 um

60. A metal specimen 36 mm in diameter has a length of 360 mm. A force of 300 kN elongates the length by 1.20
mm. What is the modulus of elasticity?
A. 88.419 GPa B. 92.564 GPa C. 92.658 GPa D. 95.635 GPa

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