Q.

1 In a two –dimensional state of stress at point, the maximum shear strain is

found to be  max  500m/m . The sum of the normal stresses on two
perpendicular planes at that point is 40 MPa. (Young’s modulus E-200 GPa ;
Modulus E=200 GPa; Modulus of rigidity G = 80 GPa; Poisson’s ration v =
0.25). The principal stresses at the point are.
(A) 1  20MPa and 2  20MPa

(B) 1  60MPa and 2  20MPa

(C) 1  50MPa and 2  10MPa

(D) 1  80MPa and 2  40MPa

Q.2 The kind of fracture surface observed in a brittle specimen that fails under a
uniaxial tensile test is
(A) Cup and cone
(B) Flat rough surface perpendicular to the axis of the specimen

(C) Helical rough surface with a 450 inclination to the axis of the specimen

(D) Flat rough surface with a 450 inclination to the axis of the specimen
Q.3 The two-dimensional state of stress at a point is given by

The corresponding Mohr’s circle is

(A) A circle of radius 10MPa with center at 10MPa on the  - axis
(B) A circle of radius 10MPa with center at 10MPa on the  - axis
(C) A point on the positive  - axis
(D) A point on the negative  - axis
Q.4 A simply supported beam AB is subjected to a horizontal force. P. as shown in
the figure.

Shear force at section a-a is given by

(A) Ph / L (B) 3Ph / (2 L)

(C) 3Ph / L (D) PL / h

Q.5 A component made of a material with a modulus of elasticity of 200 MPa and
modulus of rigidity of 80 MPa experiences an axial strain of 1000. The lateral
strain experienced by the component within the elastic limit is
(A) 250
(B) 400
(C) 500
(D) 800
Q.6 U1 and U 2 are the strain energies stored in a prismatic bar due to axial tensile
forces P1 and P2 , respectively. The strain energy U stored in the same bar due
to combined action of P1 and P2 will be

(A) U  U1  U 2

(B) U  U1U 2

(C) U  U1  U 2

(D) U  U1  U 2
Q.7 The shear stress at the neutral axis in a beam of triangular section with a base of
40 mm and height 20 mm, subjected to a shear force of 3 kN is
(A) 3 MPa
(B) 6 MPa
(C) 10 MPa
(D) 20 MPa
Q.8 A rigid bar is suspended by three rods made of the same materials. The area and
length of the central rod are 3A and L, respectively while that of the two outer
rods are 2A and 2L, respectively. If a downward force of 50 kN is applied to the
rigid bar, the forces in the central and each of the outer rods will be

(A) 16.67 kN each (B) 30 kN and 15 kN

(C) 30 kN and 10 Kn (D) 21.4 kN and 14.3 kN
Q.9 A metal bar of length 100 mm is inserted between two rigid supports and its
temperature is increased by 100 C . If the coefficient of thermal expansion is
12 106 per 0 C and the Young’s modulus is 2 105 MPa, the stress in the bar
is
(A) Zero
(B) 12 MPa
(C) 24 MPa
(D) 2400 MPa
Q.10 A beam having a rectangular cross-section, as shown in the figure, is subjected to a non-uniform
dM y
bending moment along its length, Vz  . The shear stress distribution  xz across its cross-
dx
section is given by

h
2
 
Vz    2 
 xz   
Vz z 2 1  z 
(A)  xz  (B)
2I y  h  2I y  h  2

     
2  2 
2 2
  h
Vz  
Vz  z 
 xz   
2
(C)  xz    (D)
2I y   h   2I y
2
 
Q.11 A circular shaft is made-up of two materials A and B. The inner core is made-up
of material A with diameter d A , torsion constant J A , and shear modulus GA .The
outer sleeve is made-up of material B with diameter d B , torsion constant J B , and
shear modulus GB .The composite shaft is of length L and is subjected to pure
T
torsion moment T. The torsional stiffness, , where  is the angle of twist, of

this composite shaft is then

 G A J A GB J B 
  
(A)  L L  (B)
GA J A GB J B

 G A J A GB J B  L L
  
 L L 
(GA  GB ) ( J A  J B ) GA J B GB J A
(C) (D) 
L L L
Q.12 Which of the following is true?
(A) In the plane of maximum shear, normal stress is always zero.
(B) In the plane of maximum shear, normal stress may not be always zero.
(C) In a principal plane, shear stress is never zero.
(D) In a principal plane, normal stress is always zero.