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REE – Apr. 2006
1. What is stress?
A. force per unit length C. force per unit area
B. mass per unit acceleration D. force per unit volume

REE – Sept. 2017

2. A bar is axially loaded in tension by forces of 10 kip. Determine the minimum cross-
sectional area (sq. in.) so as not to exceed a maximum normal stress of 36,000 psi.
A. 0.03 B. 1.23 C. 0.28 D. 2.78

REE – Oct. 2000 / May 2009 / Apr. 2015

3. Find the required diameter of a steel member if the tensile design load is 7,000 pounds.
Assume a safety factor of 5 based on an ultimate strength of 60,000 lbf/sq. in.
A. 5.406 cm B. 0.8618 in C. 4.695 mm D. 3.2367 m

REE – Apr. 2016

4. A copper column of annular cross-section has an outer diameter of 15 feet, and is
subjected to a force of 45 kips. The allowable compressive stress is 300 lbf/ft 2. What
should be the inner diameter?
A. 3.52 ft B. 5.03 ft C. 4.59 ft D. 5.83 ft

REE – Sept. 2004

5. What is the force to punch a 0.75 inch circular hole through a piece of 5/8 inch thick steel
plate (ultimate shear strength of 42 ksi)?
A. 154 kip B. 732 kip C. 43 kip D. 61.85 kip

REE – Apr. 2006

6. A thin walled pressurized vessel consists of a right circular cylinder with flat ends.
Midway between the ends, the stress is greatest in what direction?
A. Longitudinal
B. Circumferential
C. Radial
D. At an angle of 30 degrees to the longitudinal and circumferential direction

7. In designing a cylindrical pressure tank 3 feet in diameter, a factor of safety of 2.5 is

used. The cylinder is made of steel (yield stress = 30 ksi) and will contain pressures up
to 1000 psi. What is the required wall thickness, t, based on the circumferential stress
considerations?
A. 0.75 in B. 1.50 in C. 3 in D. 3.75 in

REE – Oct. 1996 / Oct. 1999 / Sept. 2004

8. Find the limiting peripheral velocity of a rotating steel ring if the allowable stress is
140 MN/sq. m. and the mass density of the steel is 7850 kg/cu. m
A. 130.62 m/s B. 129.58 m/s C. 142.37 m/s D. 133.55 m/s

REE – Sept. 2003 / Apr. 2007

9. A rotating steel ring has a mass density of 7,850 kg/cu. m. At what angular velocity will
the stress reach 200 MN/sq. m. if the mean radius is 250 mm?
A. 750.30 rad/sec B. 564.33 rad/sec C. 700.21 rad/sec D. 638.47 rad/sec

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REE – Apr. 2002 / Apr. 2015
10. The simple mathematical statement of the relationship between elastic stress and strain:
stress is proportional to strain. What is this law?
A. Boyle’s law B. Hooke’s law C. Charles’s law D. Gas law

REE – Apr. 2018

11. What is the unit of strain?
A. Pa B. unitless C. N-m D. N-m/s

REE – Apr. 2019

12. What is the definition of normal strain, ϵ? (δ is elongation, and L is the length of the
specimen.)
A. ϵ = B. ϵ = C. ϵ = D. ϵ =

REE – May 2010

13. Find the elongation of the aluminum (in inch) specimen 100 inch long when loaded at
each point. E = 10 x 10 raised to 6 psi and yield stress = 37 ksi. Neglect the weight of
the bar.
A. 0.65 B. 0.37 C. 0.43 D. 0.25

REE – Apr. 2002 / Apr. 2004 / Sept. 2005

14. A steel rod having a cross-sectional area of 300 sq. mm. 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/cu. m. and E = 200 x 10 to the positive 3 MN/sq. m.,
find the total elongation of the rod.
A. 52.48 mm B. 60 mm C. 54.33 mm D. 56 mm

REE – Sept. 2010

15. A 10 mm diameter round bar is made of aluminum alloy 7075-T6. An axial force
stretches the bar resulting in a decrease in its diameter by 0.016 mm. Find the
magnitude of the axial load, in kN.
A. 27.4 B. 28.3 C. 25.6 D. 24.7

REE – Apr. 2017 / Apr. 2018

16. A bar of uniform cross section is subject to a uniaxial tension and develops a strain in
the direction of the force of 1/800. Calculate the change of volume per unit volume.
Assume μ = 1/3.
A.1/2400 (inc) B. 1/2400 (dec) C. 1/1200 (inc) D. 1/1200 (dec)

REE – Apr. 1996

17. A 60-kg four cylindrical rubber blocks. Each cylinder has a height of 3 cm and a motor
sits in cross-sectional area of 15 cm. sq. The shear modulus for this rubber is 2 MPa. If a
sideways force of 300 N is applied to the motor, how far will it move sideways?
A. 0.124 cm B. 0.075 cm C. 0.102 cm D. 0.092 cm

18. A 20 N weight is supported by two springs in series. The first spring has a stiffness of 1
N/mm and the second spring has a stiffness of 2.0 N/mm. The natural period of vibration
is
A. 0.55 sec B. 0.35 sec C. 1.15 sec D. 0.75 sec

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19. Determine the stresses set up in the rails of the tramway when the temperature rises
from 0 to 50 deg F. The rails are welded together so that there are no clearance and are
laid so that they cannot expand. For steel; assume α = 6.5 x 10 to the negative 6 per
degree F and E = 20 x 10 to the positive 10 N/m. sq.
A. 55 MPa B. 60 MPa C. 65 MPa D. 70 MPa

REE – Sept. 2017 / Aug. 2019

20. Calculate the change in length (in cm) of a steel bar that is heated to 125 deg C, where
coefficient of expansion for steel = 12 microcm/cm/deg C and a length = 3 m.
A. 0.79 B. 0.15 C. 0.45 D. 0.55

REE – Sept. 2012

21. A solid circular shaft is required to transmit 200 kW while turning at 1.5 rev/sec. The
allowable shearing stress is 42 MPa. Find the required shaft diameter.
A. 148 mm B. 138 mm C. 126 mm D. 156 mm

REE – Apr. 2012

22. A hollow shaft with outer and inner diameters of 10 cm and 5 cm, respectively, with an
applied torque of 12,000 N-m. What is the maximum shearing stress?
A. 62.4 MPa B. 46.2 MPa C. 65.2 MPa D. 56.2 MPa

REE – Apr. 2006 / Sept. 2009

23. A flanged bolt coupling consists of eight steel 20 mm diameter bolt spaced evenly
around a bolt circle 300 mm in diameter. Determine the torque capacity of the coupling if
the allowable shearing stress on the bolts is 40 MN/m. sq.
A. 22.1 kN-m B. 20.5 kN-m C. 15.08 kN-m D. 18.4 kN-m

REE – Apr. 2001 / Apr. 2003 / Apr. 2004

24. Determine the maximum shearing stress in a helical 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.
A. 140 MPa B. 115 MPa C. 121 MPa D. 160 MPa

REE – Sept. 2017

25. What is the maximum moment of a beam supported at both ends and carries a uniform
load of w throughout its entire length?
A. wL/8 B. wL2/4 C. wL/2 D. wL2/8

REE – Sept. 2014

26. The maximum bending moment of a beam simply supported at the both ends and
subject to a total load W uniformly distributed over its length L is expressed by the
formula.
A. WL/8 B. WL2/8 C. WL/2 D. WL/4

REE – Apr. 2018

27. The maximum bending moment in a simple supported beam of span L and carrying a
concentrated load “W” at the beam’s midpoint.
A. WL B. WL/2 C. WL/4 D. 2WL

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REE – Sept. 2004
28. A 14 foot long simple beam is uniformly load with 200 pounds per foot over its entire
length. If the beam is 3.625 inches wide and 7.625 inches deep, what is the maximum
bending stress?
A. 6332 lbf/sq. in. (psi) C. 7974 lbf/sq. in. (psi)
B. 1674 lbf/sq. in. (psi) D. 8205 lbf/sq. in. (psi)

REE – Sept. 2011

29. A cantilever beam 3 m long carries a concentrated force of 35 kN at its free end. The
material is structural steel and the maximum bending stress is not to exceed 125 MPa.
Determine the required diameter if the bar is to be circular.
A. 308 mm B. 124 mm C. 436 mm D. 204 mm

REE – May 2010

30. A beam of rectangular cross-section is to be cut from a circular log of diameter D. What
should be the ratio of the depth of the beam to its width for maximum strength in pure
bending?
A. sqrt. of 2 B. (sqrt. of 2)/2 C. sqrt. of 3 D. (sqrt. of 3)/3

REE – Feb. 2014 / Sept. 2014 / Sept. 2016

31. A beam with rectangular cross-section with breadth of 20 cm. Determine the depth of the
beam if the maximum shearing stress in the beam is 30 kg/cm 2 and Vmax = 10,000 kg.
A. 25 cm B. 23 cm C. 20 cm D. 30 cm

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