A free bar of length L is uniformly heated from 0 ° C to a temperature t° C.

∝ is
the coefficient of linear expansion and E the modulus of elasticity. The stress in
the bar is
A)∝tE B)∝tE /2
C) Zero D) none of the mentioned
In terms of Poisson’s ratio (µ) the ratio of Young’s Modulus (E) to shear
Modulus (G) of elastic material is
A)2(1+ µ) B) 2(1- µ)
1 1
C) (1+ µ) D) (1−µ)
2 2
The stress which acts in a direction perpendicular to the area is called

A) Normal stress B) shear stress

C) Thermal stress D) None of above
A steel rod of length L and diameter D, fixed at both ends, is uniformly heated
to a temperature rise of ∆ T . The Young’s modulus is E and the coefficient of
linear expansion is∝. The thermal stress in the rod is
A) 0 B)∝ ∆ T
C) E ∝ ∆ T D) E ∝ ∆ TL
Modulus of rigidity is the ratio of
A) Lateral strain and linear strain B) Shear stress and shear strain
C) Linear stress and lateral strain D) Shear strain and shear stress
Shear force at any cross section of beam is
A) product of all vertical forces on the B) Algebraic sum of all vertical forces
beam acting on left or right side of on the beam acting on left or right side
section. of section.
C) sum of all vertical forces on the D) product of all vertical forces on the
beam. beam .
What is the maximum shear force for simply supported beam carrying a point
load “W” kN at its centre?
A) W/2 kN B) Wl/4 kN
C) Wl kN
2
D) Wl/2 kN
A solid shaft of 40 mm diameter, find the torque which it can safely transmit if
N
the shear stress is not exceed to 80 .
mm2
A) 1.005×10 5 Nmm B) 2.205×10 6 Nmm
C) 1.005×10 6 Nmm D) 2.205×10 5 Nmm
Torque is -----------moment
A) Twisting B) shearing
C) Bending D) couple
Two shafts A and B are made of the same material. The diameter of shaft B is
twice that of shaft A. The ratio of power which can be transmitted by shaft A to
that of shaft B is (f maximum shear stress remains the same)
A) 1/2 B) 1/4
C) 1/8 D) 1/16
A rectangular beam of 100 mm wide is subjected to maximum shear force of
50kN, the corresponding maximum shear stress being 3 N/mm 2. The depth of
the beam is equal to
A)200 mm B) 250 mm
C) 300 mm D) 350 mm
At the extreme fiber, bending stress is______
A)Zero B)Constant
C) Maximum D) Minimum
A portion of a beam between two sections is said to be in pure bending when
there is
A)Constant B.M and S.F B)Constant S. F. and zero B.M
C) Constant B.M and zero S.F D) Zero B.M and S.F
In a cantilever beam subjected to vertical downward force, fibers above the
neutral axis are in
A) Tension B) compression
C) shear D) none
Shearing stresses are maximum at
A) Upper layer B) Bottom layer
C) Neutral axis D) along the length
If the principal stresses in a plane stress problem are σ 1=100 MPa, σ 2=40 MPa,
the magnitude of the maximum shear stress will be
A)60 B) 50
C) 30 D) 20
The state of stress at a point under plane stress condition is σ xx =40 MPa, σ yy
=100 MPa and τ xy =40 MPa. The radius of the Mohr’s circle representing the
given state of stress in MPa is

A)40 B) 50
C) 60 D) 100
Shear stress distribution in different types of cross-section of a beam is stated as
follow. Choose the correct combination
I. For rectangular cross-section, the shear stress is maximum at the neutral
axis.
II. For circular cross-section, the shear stress is maximum at the neutral axis.
III. For I-section, the shear stress is maximum at the junction of web and flange
A)I, II and III are correct B) I and II are correct
C) II and III are correct D) I and III are correct
The state of stress at a point P in two dimensional loading in such that the
Mohr’s circle is a point located at 175 MPa on the positive normal stress axis.
The maximum and minimum principal stresses respectively from the Mohr’s
circle are
A) +175 MPa , -175 MPa B) +175 MPa, +175 MPa
C) 0, -175 MPa D) 0, 0
A principal plane is a plane of
A) Only shear stress B) Only bending stress
C) Only normal stress D) None
In simply supported beams, the slope is _____________ at supports.
A) Minimum B) Zero
C) Maximum D) Uniform
A cantilever beam of uniform section of length 2m and carries a load of 55 kN
at the free end. Find deflection at free end.
4.4 × 1014 440
A) B) 3 EI
3 EI
2.2× 1011 22
C) D) 3 EI
3 EI
In moment area method area considered is
A) BMD B) both BMD and SFD
C) SFD D) None of the above
Maximum deflection for simply supported beam subjected to u. d. l. over entire
span is given by
3 3
3wL wL
A) B)
584 EI 3 EI
4 4
wL 5w L
C) D)
16 EI 384 EI
A cantilever beam having square cross-section of side ‘a’ is subjected to an end
load. If ‘a’ is increased by 19 %, the tip deflection decreases approximately by
A)19 % B) 29 %
C) 41 % D) 50 %