Solid Mechanics Objective paper

1. Time dependent permanent deformation is called ________________.

(a) Plastic deformation. b) Creep

(c) Creep. d) Anelastic deformation

2. If a material has identical properties in all directions, it is called

(a) Elastic

(b) Plastic

(c) Isotropic

(d) Homogeneous

3. The limit beyond which the material does not behave elastically is known as

(a) Proportional limit

(b) Elastic limit

(c) Plastic limit

(d) Yield Point

4. The length of a wire is increased by 1 mm on the application of a certain load. In a

wire of the same material but of twice the length and half the radius, the same force will
produce an elongation of
(a) 0.5 mm

(b) 2 mm
(c) 4 mm

(d) 8 mm

5.When mild steel is subjected to a tensile load, its fracture will conform to

(a) Star shape

(b) Granular shape

(c) Cup and cone shape

(d) Fibrous shape

6. When a wire is stretched to double in length, the longitudinal strain produced in it is

a) 0.5

(b) 1.0

(c) 1.5

(d) 2.0

7. Percentage elongation during tensile test is indication of

(a) Ductility

(b) Malleability

(c) Creep

(d) Rigidity
8.When a section is subjected to two equal and opposite forces tangentially to the section,
the stress produced is known as

(a) Tensile stress

(b) Lateral stress

(c) Shear stress

(d) No stress

9.The ratio of lateral strain to linear strain is called

(a) Modulus of Elasticity

(b) Modulus of Rigidity

(c) Bulk Modulus

(d) Poisson’s Ratio

11. Point of cotraflexure occurs in...........

A. Simply supported beam

B. Cantilever beam
C. Fixed beam
D. Overhanging beam

12. Bending moment is maximum on cantilever beam at a....

A. Free end
B. Fixed end

13. when shear force zero that points bending moment is..........

A. Maximum
B. Minimum
C. Infinite
D. Zero

14. The beam which heaved more than two support that beam is called as...

A. Simply supported beam

B. Cantilever beam
C. Fixed beam
D. Continuous beam

15. What is the SF at support B?

a) 5 kN
b) 3 kN
c) 2 kN
d) 0 kN

16. Where do the maximum BM occurs for the below diagram.

a) -54 kNm
b) -92 kNm
c) -105 kNm
d) – 65 kNm

17. How do point loads and udl be represented in SFD?

a) Simple lines and curved lines
b) Curved lines and inclined lines
c) Simple lines and inclined lines
d) Cant represent any more

18. Sagging, the bending moment occurs at the _____ of the beam.

a) At supports
b) Mid span
c) Point of contraflexure
d) Point of emergence
19. A simply supported beam carries uniformly distributed load of 20 kN/m over the length
of 5 m. If flexural rigidity is 30000 kN.m2, what is the maximum deflection in the beam?
a. 5.4 mm
b. 1.08 mm
c. 6.2 mm
d. 8.6 mm

20. In cantilever beam, slope and deflection at free end is _____

a. zero
b. maximum
c. minimum
d. none of the above

21. Which of the following is an elastic curve equation for shear force?
(EI = flexural rigidity)

a. S = EI (dy/dx)
b. S = EI (d2y /dx2)
c. S = EI (d3y / dx3)
d. S = EI (d4y/ dx4)

22. Which of the following is a differential equation for deflection?

a. dy / dx = (M/EI)
b. dy / dx = (MI/E)
c. d2y / dx2 = (M/EI)
d. d2y / dx2 = (ME/I)

23.Macaulay's method is used to determine ______

a. deflection
b. strength
c. toughness
d. all of the above

24. Which of the following statements is/are true for a simply supported beam?

a. Deflection at supports in a simply supported beam is maximum

b. Deflection is maximum at a point where slope is zero
c. Slope is minimum at supports in a simply supported beam
d. All of the above

25. The design of a beam is based on strength criteria, if the beam is sufficiently strong to
resist _______

a. shear force
b. deflection
c. both a. and b.
d. none of the above
25. Calculate the deflection if the slope is 0.0225 radians. Take the distance of centre of gravity
of bending moment to free end as 2 metres.
a) 45mm
b) 35mm
c) 28mm
d) 49mm

26. A beam is designed on the basis of

(a) Maximum deflection
(b) Minimum deflection
(c) Maximum slope
(d) None

27. Maximum slope in a S.S. beam with W at center will be

(a) WL /16EI
2

(b) WL /32EI
2

(c) WL /48EI
2

(d) None

28. Maximum slope in a cantilever beam with with UDL ‘w’ over the entire length will be
(a) wL3/9EI
(b) wL3/6EI
(c) wL3/3EI
(d) None

29. If the effective length of a column is twice the actual length, then the column is ________

a. fixed at both the ends

b. hinged at both the ends
c. fixed at one end and free at the other end
d. fixed at one end and hinged at the other end

30. While determining crippling load, the effective length of solid circular bar is 1/ √2 of
actual length if, _______

a. both ends of solid circular bar are fixed

b. both ends of solid circular bar are hinged
c. one end is fixed and one is free
d. one end is fixed and other end is hinged

31. What is the relation between actual length and effective length while determining
crippling load for a hollow rectangular cast iron column having both ends fixed?
(where L= actual length and Le =effective length)
a. Le = L
b. Le = L/2
c. Le = 2L
d. Le = 4L

32. Slenderness ratio is the ratio of effective length of column and ________

a. lateral dimension of a column

b. least radius of gyration of a column
c. maximum radius of gyration of a column
d. none of the above

33. In Euler's theory, long columns having the ratio of (Le /LLD) ≥ 12 fail due to _______

a. crushing
b. buckling
c. both a. and b.
d. none of the above

34. The ratio of effective length and least lateral dimension for short column is _______

a. > 12
b. < 12
c. ≥ 12
d. none of the above

35. Rankine-Gordon's empirical formula is applicable for _____

a. long column
b. short column
c. both a. and b.
d. none of the above

36. circular bar is subjected to an axial force and shear force, the difference between two
principle stresses is 120 Mpa. Based on maximum shear stress theory what is the factor of
safety, if elastic limit of the bar is 300 Mpa?

a. .5
b. 2
c. 2.5
d. 3

37. For designing ductile materials, which of the following theories is/are used?

a. Maximum shear stress theory

b. Shear strain energy theory
c. Both a. and b.
d. None of the above
38. St. Venant's theory is also known as maximum _________

a. principle stress theory

b. shear stress theory
c. principle strain theory
d. strain energy theory

39. According to Coulomb's theory, material subjected to complex stresses fails, if ________
shear stress induced in the material exceeds _______ shear stress at the yield point.

a. minimum, maximum
b. maximum, minimum
c. maximum, maximum
d. minimum, minimum

40. Which theory gives satisfactory results for brittle materials?

a. Maximum shear stress theory

b. Maximum principle stress theory
c. Shear strain energy theory
d. None of the above

41. In maximum principle strain theory, maximum principal strain for no failure condition is
________

a. e = (σx - σy )/ E +τ2
b. e = qmax ≥ qyp
c. e = σyp / E
d. none of the above

42. Principal stress of 30 Mpa and -70 Mpa acts on a material which has elastic limit stress
in simple tension and compression as 60 Mpa and 200 Mpa respectively. Specify the reason
for failure of the material assuming maximum principle stress theory.

a. Compression
b. Tension
c. Unpredictable

43. Shear stress energy theory is called as ______

a. distortion theory
b. Von Mises theory
c. both a. and b.
d. none of the above

44. The ______________ of a column is the distance between the points of zero bending
moments.
a) Slenderness ratio
b) Eccentricity
c) Radius of gyration
d) Effective length

45 In the column, eccentric load produces

. (A) Both direct and bending stress

(B) Bending stress
(C) Direct stress
(D) None of these

46. When a column is subjected to eccentric load, the edge of column towards the eccentricity
will be subjected to ________ and the opposite edge will be subjected to _________.
(A) Direct stress, Bending stress
(B) Minimum stress, Maximum stress
(C) Bending stress, Direct stress
(D) Maximum stress, Minimum stress

47. The maximum distance of load from the centre of cloumn, such that if load acts within this
distance there is no tension in the column. This maximum distance is called ____________.
(A) Axial distance
(B) Vertical distance
(C) Limit of Eccentricity
(D) Eccentricity

48. The central part in the cross section of column joining the points of elimit such that, if load
acts within this part, there will be no tension induced in the column. This central part is known
as _____________ of the section.
(A) Core
(B) Eccentricity
(C) Kernal
(D) Both A and C

49. For no tension condition in the base of a short column of rectangular cross section, the limit
of eccentricity is
(A) d/4 or b/4
(B) d/2 or b/2
(C) d/6 or b/6
(D) d/8 or b/8

50. In the column, eccentric load produces

(A) Both direct and bending stress
(B) Bending stress
(C) Direct stress
(D) None of these