Subject : Composite Material

Question : 1 1) Composite materials are classified based on:

a) type of matrix

b) size-and-shape of reinforcement

c) both

d) none

Question : 2 2) Major load carrier in dispersion-strengthened composites

a) matrix

b) fiber

c) both

d) can?t define

Question : 3 3) Usually softer constituent of a composite is

a) matrix

b) reinforcement

c) both are of equal strength

d) can?t define

Question : 4 4) Usually stronger constituent of a composite is

a) matrix

b) reinforcement

c) both are of equal strength

 d) can?t define

Question : 5 5) Last constituent to fail in fiber reinforced composites

a) matrix

b) fiber

c) both fails at same time

d) can?t define

Question : 6 6) Size range of dispersoids used in dispersion strengthened composites

a) 0.01-0.1 ?m

b) 0.01-0.1 nm

c) 0.01-0.1 mm

d) none

Question : 7 7) Rule-of-mixture provides _________ bounds for mechanical properties of

particulate composites.

a) lower

b) upper

c) both

d) none

Question : 8 8) Al-alloys for engine/automobile parts are reinforced to increase their

a) strength

b) wear resistance
 c) elastic modulus

d) density

Question : 9 9) Mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced composites depend on

a) properties of constituents

b) interface strength

c) fiber length, orientation, and volume fraction

d) all the above

Question : 10 10) Longitudinal strength of fiber reinforced composite is mainly influenced by

a) fiber strength

b) fiber orientation

c) fiber volume fraction

d) fiber length

Question : 11 11) The following material can be used for filling in sandwich structures

a) polymers

b) cement

c) wood

d) all

Question : 12 12) Not an example for laminar composite

a) wood
 b)bimetallic

c) coatings/paints

d) claddings

Question : 13 13) Which of the following reactions will be used in the first commercial fusion
reaction?

a) h + h

b) d + d

c) d + t

d) n + t

Question : 14 14) A temperature of 108 C, required for fusion to occur at a sufficient rate in a
tokamak, corresponds to particle energies of

a) 1 kev

b) 10 kev

c) 100 kev

d) 1 mev

Question : 15 15) In the Sun the hydrogen plasma is contained by

a) electrostatic interactions

b) inertia

c) chemical bonds

d) gravitational attraction
Question : 16 16) Which of the following ways can plasmas be contained on Earth? Please
select all that apply.

a) by magnetic fields

b) by inertia

c) by advanced composite materials

d) by electrostatic fields

Question : 17 17) Which of the following are sources of tritium?Please select all that apply.

a) the oceans

b) natural gas

c) lithium

d) beryllium

Question : 18 18) Which of the following statements about a tokamak fusion reactor are
correct?Please select all that apply.

a) the toroidal and poloidal fields provide macroscopic but not microscopic stability.

b) the induced radioactivity in the containment wall is a significant hazard.

c) neutrons deposit most of their energy within the containment wall.

d) making a tokamak a divertor tokamak and providing sufficient plasma heating can
give improved containment.

Question : 19 19) The pressure in a plasma with a temperature of 14 keV and a number density
of 8?1019m-3.

a) 11.2 bar

b) 1.9 bar
 c) 1.9 pa

d) 190 pa

Question : 20 20) The approximate current required to contain a tokamak plasma at a

temperature of 2?108K, a number density of 1020 and a cross-sectional area of 2 m2 is

a) 1.2 ma

b) 2.35 ma

c) 4.7 ma

d) 9.4 ma

Question : 21 21) The limiter in a tokamak is made of low Z material

a) to reduce the mass of the limiter.

b) to reduce losses through line radiation.

c) to withstand high temperatures better.

d) to reduce corrosion.

Question : 22 22) 200 kg of deuterium and 300 kg of tritium would produce about

a) 0.5 gwy of electricity

b) 1 gwy of electricity

c) 2 gwy of electricity

d) 5 gwy of electricity

Question : 23 23) Resources are sufficient to provide the world through controlled fusion

a) 10 twy annually for 100 years

 b) 10 twy annually for 300 years

c) 10 twy annually for 1000 years

d) 10 twy annually for 5000 years

Question : 24 24) In relation to structural vibration control, what is meant by active control?

a) use of a viscoelastic material.

b) use of a sensor

c) use of an actuator.

d) combined use of a sensor and an actuator.

Question : 25 25) Flexible graphite is a flexible sheet that is all graphite. The fabrication of
flexible graphite involves the following procedure.

a) intercalation.

b) exfoliation.

c) intercalation and exfoliation.

d) intercalation, exfoliation and compression

Question : 26 26) The fabrication of high-strength carbon fiber from pitch fiber involves the
following procedure:

a) carbonization.

b) carbonization and graphitization.

c) stabilization and carbonization

d) stabilization, carbonization and graphitization.

Question : 27 27) What is the main advantage of pultrusion compared to compression molding
for fabricating a continuous fiber polymer-matrix composite?

a) higher fiber volume fraction.

b) lower fiber volume fraction.

c) long length of the resulting composite.

d) composite has a constant cross-section.

Question : 28 28) The rule of mixtures expression for the modulus of a unidirectional
continuous fiber composite is:

a) n=0 for the isostrain situation and n=-1 for the isostress situation.

b) n=-1 for the isostrain situation and n=1 for the isostress situation.

c) n= for the isostrain situation and n=0 for the isostress situation.

d) n=1 for the isostrain situation and n=-1 for the isostress situation.

Question : 29 29) Give an example of a glassy sealant that is used to improve the oxidation
resistance of carbon-carbon composites.

a) hfc

b) b2o3

c) ni

d) si3n4

Question : 30 30) Describe the process of liquid metal inflation involved in the creation of a
SiC practical aluminum-matrix composite.

a) mixing sic practical with molten aluminum and subsequent casting.

b) mixing sic practical with molten aluminum and subsequent spraying.

 c) a sic practical perform is created and molten aluminum is forced into the preform.

d) mixing sic practical?s and aluminum particles and subsequent hot pressing above the
melting temperature of aluminum.

Question : 31 31) Describe the coated filler method of power metallurgy that is used to create a
SiC particle copper-matrix composite.

a) mixing sic particles with molten copper and subsequent casting.

b) mixing sic particles with molten copper and subsequent spraying

c) mixing sic particles and copper particles and subsequent hot pressing below the melting
temperature of copper.

Question : 32 32) What is the main advantage of using activated carbon fiber rather than
activated carbon particles for water purification?

a) faster water flow.

b) greater surface area.

c) larger pores.

d) higher strength.

Question : 33 33) According to the maximum stress criterion lamina failure is determined by
the absolute maximum component of stress in the lamina.

a) true

b) false

Question : 34 34) The maximum stress and maximum strain criteria will predict the same
failure loads.

a) true
 b) false

Question : 35 35) A hybrid stress criterion is used for composites containing more than one
fibre type (i.e. a hybrid composite).

a) true

b) false

Question : 36 36) An interactive stress criterion cannot directly predict the mode of failure.

a) true

b) false

Question : 37 37) An interactive criterion will always predict failure stresses different to those
predicted by the maximum stress criterion.

a) true

b) false

Question : 38 38) When predicting the final failure of a laminate it is necessary to know the
failure mode of individual plies.

a) true

b) false

Question : 39 39) Maximum strain criterion

a) can be obtained from the maximum stress criterion by dividing each term by an
appropriate stiffness,

b) comprises five sub-criteria,

c) cannot predict failure stresses,

d) will give the same prediction as the maximum stress criterion for a lamina in a uniaxial
stress state when the stress is parallel to the fibres,
Question : 40 40) Tsai-Hill criterion

a) is only applicable if the direct stresses are tensile,

b) cannot predict the mode of failure,

c) gives better prediction than does a limit criterion for a unidirectional lamina when the
fibres are not aligned with the applied stress,

d) cannot be used to obtain a reserve factor.

Question : 41 41) Strain energy is the

a) energy stored in a body when strained within elastic limits

b) energy stored in a body when strained upto the breaking of a specimen

c) maximum strain energy which can be stored in a body

d) proof resilience per unit volume of a material

Question : 42 42) A vertical column has two moments of inertia (i.e. Ixx and Iyy ). The column
will tend to buckle in the direction of the

a) axis of load

b) perpendicular to the axis of load

c) maximum moment of inertia

d) minimum moment of inertia

Question : 43 43) The neutral axis of the cross-section a beam is that axis at which the bending
stress is

a) zero

b) minimum
 c) maximum

d) infinity

Question : 44 44) Euler`s formula holds good only for

a) short columns

b) long columns

c) both short and long columns

d) weak columns

Question : 45 45) The object of caulking in a riveted joint is to make the joint

a) free from corrosion

b) stronger in tension

c) free from stresses

d) leak-proof

Question : 46 46) A steel bar of 5 mm is heated from 15 C to 40 C and it is free to expand. The
bar Will induce

a) no stress

b) shear stress

c) tensile stress

d) compressive stress

Question : 47 47) A body is subjected to a tensile stress of 1200 MPa on one plane and another
tensile stress of 600 MPa on a plane at right angles to the former. It is also subjected to a shear
stress of 400 MPa on the same planes. The maximum normal stress will be
 a) 400 mpa

b) 500 mpa

c) 900 mpa

d) 1400 mpa

Question : 48 48) Two shafts `A` and `B` transmit the same power. The speed of shaft `A` is
250 r.p.m. and that of shaft `B` is 300 r.p.m. The shaft `B` has the greater diameter

a) true

b) false

Question : 49 49) A thick cylindrical shell having ro and ri as outer and inner radii, is subjected
to an internal pressure (p). The maximum tangential stress at the inner surface of the shell is

Question : 50 50) The stress induced in a body, when suddenly loaded, is __________ the
stress induced when the same load is applied gradually.

a) equal to

b) one-half

c) twice
d) four times