STRENGTH OF MATERIALS – PRACTICE ELEMENTS d.

Elastic limit
11. The ability of material or metal to resist being
1. The changes in shape or geometry of the body crushed is:
due to action of a force on it is called a. Fatigue strength
deformation or ____? b. Bending strength
a. Shear stresses c. Torsional strength
b. Stresses d. Compressive strength
c. Compressive stress 12. The ratio of the average shear to maximum
d. Strain shear stress for a circular section equal to:
2. The differential of the shear equation is which a. 2
one of the following: b. 2/3
a. Bending moment of the beam c. 3/2
b. Tensile strength of the beam d. ¾
c. Slope of the elastic curve 13. The intensity of stress that causes unit strain is
d. Load of the beam known as:
3. The ratio of the moment of inertia of the cross a. Unit stress
section of the beam to the section modulus: b. Bulk modulus
a. Equal to the radius of gyration c. Modulus of rigidity
b. Equal to the area of the cross section d. Modulus of elasticity
c. Measure of a distance 14. For steel, the ultimate strength in shear as
d. Dependent on the modulus of elasticity of compared to in tension is nearly:
beam measure a. Same
4. Stresses that are independent of loads: b. Half
a. Working stress c. One-third
b. Operating stress d. Two-third
c. Residual stress 15. When a part is constrained to move and heated,
d. Shear stress it develops:
5. The ability of a metal to be deformed a. Principal stress
considerable without rupture is called: b. Tensile stress
a. Plasticity c. Compressive stress
b. All of these d. Shear stress
c. Ductility 16. The tensile stress of a material is given by:
d. Malleability a. Maximum load during test over original
6. The property of material which relates the cross-sectional area.
lateral strain to the longitudinal strain: b. Average load during test over original cross-
a. Stress sectional area.
b. Strain c. Maximum load during test over area at the
c. Poisson’s ratio time of fracture.
d. Strength d. Average load during the test over area at
7. The maximum stress to which a material may the time of fracture.
be subjected before failure occurs: 17. The total strain energy stored in a body is
a. Ultimate strength called:
b. Ultimate stress a. Resilience
c. Endurance limit b. Proof resilience
d. Tensile stress c. Modulus of resilience
8. The capacity of metal to withstand load without d. Toughness
breaking is: 18. For a circular shaft subjected to torque the
a. Strength value of shear stress is equal to:
b. Stress a. Is uniform throughout
c. Elasticity b. Has maximum value at the axis
d. Strain c. Has maximum value at the surface
9. What is the property of a material which resists d. Is zero at the axis and linearly increases to
forces acting to pull the material apart? a maximum value at the surface of the
a. Shear strength shaft.
b. Tensile strength 19. The radial pressure and hoop tension for a thick
c. Torsional strength cylinder is:
d. Compressive strength a. Maximum at inner surface and decreases
10. Strength of a material that is of a stress towards outer surface.
intensity determined by considering the b. Minimum at inner surface and increased
maximum test load to act over the original area towards outer surface.
of the test specimens: c. Minimum at inner and outer surfaces and
a. Yield point maximum in middle.
b. Ultimate strength d. Maximum at inner and outer surfaces and
c. Breaking strength minimum in middle.
20. If the areas of cross sections of square and
circular beams are same and both are put to
equal bending moment, then the correct
statement is:
a. The circular beam is more economical
b. The square beam is more economical
c. Both the beams are equally strong
d. Both the beams are equally economical
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