CET 308 COMPREHENSIVE COURSE WORK

MODULE 1
1. Match list-I (Type of beam with type of loading) with list-II (Max.BM formula) and select
the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

A B C D

a) 2 3 1 4
b) 1 2 3 4
c) 4 3 1 2
d) 2 1 4 3

2. Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?

a) A bending moment diagram can have a change of slope only under a transverse load.
b) The bending moment is maximum where the shear force is zero.
c) A non-linear bending moment diagram is possible only in the distributed load regions.
d) At every support of a continuous beam, the maximum values of negative bending moment in
the span are experienced.

3. A cantilever beam is 2m long. The cross-section of the beam is hollow square, with external
sides 60mm and the internal side is such that I= 6⨯105mm3. If the safe bending stress of the
material is 100N/mm2, the safe concentrated load at the free end would be
a) 400N b) 500N c) 600N d) 1000N
4. Which of the following is/are determined at a point of a beam by moment area method?

1. Shear force
2. Bending moment
3. Slope
4. Deflection

Select the correct answer codes given below:

a) 1 and 2 b) 3 alone c) 4 alone d) 3 and 4

5. If the shear force diagram of a simply supported beam is parabolic, then the load on the
beam is

a) Uniformly distributed load

b) Concentrated load at mid span
c) External moment acting at mid span
d) Linearly varying distributed load.

6. The beam shown in the figure given below is subjected to concentrated load and clockwise
couple. What is the vertical reaction of A?

a)10kN b) 40kN c) 50kN d) 30kN

7. Shear span is defined as the zone where

a) Bending moment is zero
b) Shear force is zero
c) Shear force is constant
d) Bending moment is constant.

8. The shear modulus (G), modulus of elasticity (E) and the Poisson’s ratio (v) of a material
are related as,

(a) G = E/[2(1 + v)]

(b) E = G/[2(1+v)]
(c) G = E/[2(1 – v)]
(d) G = E/[2(v – 1)]

9. An axially loaded bar is subjected to a normal stress of 173 MPa. The shear stress in thebar is
(a) 75 MPa (b) 86.5 Pa (c) 100 MPa (d) 122.3 MPa

10. A bar of diameter 30mm is subjected to a tensile load such that the measured extension on a
gauge length of 200mm is 0.09mm and the change in diameter is 0.0045mm. The Poisson’s
ratio will be
a) 1⁄ 4 b) 1⁄3 c) 1⁄5 d) 1⁄6

11. A bar of uniform section is subjected to axial tensile loads such that the normal strain in
the direction is 1.25mm per m. if the poisons ratio of the material of the bar is 0.3, the
volumetric strain would be
a) 2x104 b) 3 x104 c) 4 x104 d) 5 x104
12. Two bars one of material A and the other of material B of same length are tightly secured
between two unyielding walls. Coefficient of thermal expansion of bar A is more than that of
B. when temperature rises the stresses induced are
a) Tension in both the materials
b) Tension in material A and compression in material B
c) Compression in material A and tension in material B
d) Compression in both the materials.

13. The SFD and BMD for a beam are shown in the given figures I and II. Corresponding
loading diagram would be

14. Simply supported beam is loaded as shown in the given figure. The bending moment at E
would be

a) 6t-m (sagging) b) 4t-m(hogging) c) 6t-m(hogging) d) 4t-m(sagging)

15. Which one of the following statements is correct?

a) Shear force is the first derivative of bending moment.

b) Shear force is the first derivative of intensity of load.
c) Load intensity on a beam is the first derivative of bending moment.
d) Bending moment is the first derivative of shear force.

16. A loaded beam PQRS is shown in the given figure.

The magnitude of reaction at R will be zero if the value of load Wis
a) 2kN b) 2.5kN c) 3kN d) 6 kN

17. A rectangular beam of width 100mm is subjected to a maximum shear force of 60KN.
The corresponding maximum shear stress in the cross section is 4N/mm2. The depth of the
beam should be
a) 200mm b) 150mm c) 100mm d) 225mm
18. In the Mohr’s circle for strains, radius of Mohr’s circle gives the
a) Minimum value of normal strain
b) Maximum value of normal strain
c) Maximum value of shear strain
d) Half of maximum value of shear strain

19. A copper bar of 25cm length is fixed by means of supports at its ends. Supports can yield
(total) by 0.01cm. if the temperature of the bar is raised by 100 0C, then the stress induced in
the bar for αc = 20x106 /0C and Ec= 1 Kg/cm2 will be
a) 2 x102 kg/ cm2
b) 4 x102 kg/ cm2
c) 8 x102 kg/ cm2
d) 16 x102 kg/ cm2

20. Consider the shear force diagram shown in given figure. The loaded beam will be
21. On an element, the stresses are: σx= 110MPa, σy= 30MPa and τxy= 30MPa. The radius of the
Mohr’s circle and the principal stresses are σ1, σ2 are (in MPa)

Radius σ1 σ2
a) 50 120 20
b) 55 30 110
c) 60 140 20
d) 70 140 20

22. For the state of stress shown in the below figure, normal stress acting on the plane of
maximum shear stress is

a) 25MPa compression
b) 75MPa compression
c) 25MPa tension
d) 75MPa tension

23. Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?

a) Visco-elastic : Small plastic zone material
b) Strain hardening material : Stiffening effect felt at some stage
c) Orthographic material : Different properties in three perpendicular directions.
d) Isotropic material : Same physical property in all directions at a point

24. In a experiment it found that the bulk modulus of a material is equal to its shear modulus.
The Poisson’s ratio is
a) 0.125 b) 0.250 c) 0.375 d) 0.50

25. A mild steel bar is in two parts having equal lengths. The area of cross section of part-1 is
double than part-2. If the bar carries an axial load P, then the ratio of elongation in part-1
to that in part-2 will be
a) 2 b) 4 c) 1⁄2 d) 1⁄4

26. What will be the relation between Modulus of Elasticity, E and bulk modulus K, when
Poisson’s ratio=0.25?
Aa)E=Ka Bb)E=2K Cc)E=1.5K Dd)E=K=0

27. A point in a strained body is subjected to a tensile stress of 100 MPa on one plane and a
tensile stress of 50 MPa on plane at right angle to it. If these planes are carrying shear stresses
of 50 MPa, then principal stresses are inclined to the layer normal stress at an angle
Aa)1/2 tan-1 1/2 Bb) 1/2 tan-1 2 Cc) 1/2 tan-1 2/3 Dd) 1/2 tan-1 1/3
28. What is the limiting value of Poisson’s ratio?
Aa) 0 and 0.5 Bb)1 and -0.5 Cc)-1 and -0.5 Dd)-1 and 0.5

29. When a member is subjected to axial tensile load, the greatest normal stress is equal to
Aa)half the maximum shear stress
Bb)maximum shear stress
Cc)twice the maximum shear stress
Dd) none of these

30. Modulus of Elasticity for a perfectly rigid body is

Aa) zero Bb) unity Cc)infinity Dd) none of these

31. The area under the stress-strain curve represents

Aa) breaking strength of material
Bb) toughness of material
Cc) hardness of material
Dd) energy required to cause failure

32. Which of the following beam is likely to have the point of contraflexture?
Aa) cantilever beam
Bb) simply supported beam
Cc) beam with overhangs
Dd) beam fixed at both ends

33. If a cantilever beam of effective length l carries load W at the free end, then maximum
deflection will be
𝑊𝑙 3 𝑊𝑙 3 𝑊𝑙 3 5 𝑊𝑙 3
Aa) Bb) Cc) Dd)
3𝐸𝐼 8𝐸𝐼 48𝐸𝐼 384 𝐸𝐼

34. A simply supported beam is loaded as shown. The maximum shear force in beam will be

W 2W W
C C C C

Aa) zero Bb) W Cc) 2W Dd) 4W

35. Which portion of the loaded beam shown is subjected to pure bending?
W W

A l
l
B
.
2l
C D
E

Aa) AB Bb) DE Cc) AE Dd) BD