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This is the Multiples Choice Questions Part 2 of the Series in Strength of Materials as one of
the General Engineering and Applied Sciences (GEAS) topic. In Preparation for the ECE
Board Exam make sure to expose yourself and familiarize in each and every questions
compiled here taken from various sources including past Board Questions in General
Engineering and Applied Sciences (GEAS), Strength of Materials Books, Journals and other
Strength of Materials References.
51. Determine the maximum shearing stress in a helical steel spring composed of 20 turns of
20 mm diameter wire on mean radius of 80 mm when the spring is supporting a load of 2
kN?
A. 121 MPa
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B. 130 MPa
C. 150 MPa
D. 120 MPa
52. A single bolt is used to lap joint two steel bars together. Tensile force on the bar is 20,000
N. Determine the diameter of the bolt required if the allowable shearing stress on it is 70
MPa.
A. 25 mm
B. 19 mm
C. 15 mm
D. 12 mm
53. Strength of materials can most aptly be described as “statics of deformable _______
bodies”.
A. elastic
B. rigid
C. compressible
D. thermal
A. Pascal’s Law
B. Hooke’s Law
C. Young’s Theorem
D. Farrell’s Law
A. Young’s modulus
B. Modulus of rigidity
C. Hooke’s ratio
D. Yield strength
56. A ________ material is one having a relatively large tensile strain up to the point of
rupture
A. malleable
B. brittle
C. conductible
D. ductile
57. A ________ material has a relatively small strain up to the point of rupture
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A. brittle
B. malleable
C. ductile
D. conductible
58. The maximum stress that may be developed during a simple tension that the stress is a
linear function of strain.
A. elastic limit
B. proportional limit
C. yield point
D. rupture point
59. The maximum stress that may be developed during a simple tension test such that there
is no permanent or residual deformation when the load is entirely removed
A. elastic limit
B. proportional limit
C. yield point
D. rupture point
60. The region of the stress-strain curve extending from the origin to the proportional limit is
called
A. rigid range
B. malleable range
C. elastic range
D. plastic range
61. The region of the stress-strain curve extending from the proportional limit to the point of
rupture is called
A. rigid range
B. malleable range
C. elastic range
D. plastic range
62. The ordinate of the point at which there is an increase in strain with no increase in stress
is known as
A. elastic limit
B. proportional limit
C. yield point
D. rupture point
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63. The maximum ordinate to the curve
A. yield strength
B. ultimate strength
C. tensile strength
D. both B and C are correct
64. The ratio of the strain in the lateral direction to that in the axial direction
A. Pascal’s Number
B. Factor of Safety
C. Young’s Modulus
D. Poisson’s ratio
65. Defined as the ratio of the ultimate strength to the specific weight
A. Specific Strength
B. Specific Rigidity
C. Specific Modulus
D. Specific Gravity
66. Defined as the ratio of the Young’s modulus to the specific weight
A. Specific Strength
B. Specific Rigidity
C. Specific Modulus
D. Specific Gravity
67. One of the same elastic properties at all points in the body
A. heterogeneous material
B. multistate material
C. homogenous material
D. monostate material
68. One of having the same elastic properties in all directions at any one point of the body
A. Orthotropic
B. Isotropic
C. Anisotropic
D. Monotropic
69. Material that does not possess any kind of elastic symmetry
A. Orthotropic
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B. Isotropic
C. Anisotropic
D. Monotropic
70. Material that has three mutually perpendicular planes of elastic symmetry
A. Orthotropic
B. Isotropic
C. Anisotropic
D. Monotropic
A. Convection
B. Dilatation
C. Expansion
D. Mutation
72. A measure of the resistance of a material to change of volume without change of shape
or form
A. Young’s modulus
B. Modulus of rigidity
C. Bulk modulus
D. Shear modulus
73. Stresses arising when a change in temperature affects the original length of a body
A. Kelvin stress
B. Thermal stress
C. Hydraulic stress
D. Humid stress
A. 0.16
B. 0.19
C. 0.23
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D. 0.27
A. 7 – 11 MPa
B. 7 – 11 GPa
C. 2 – 5 MPa
D. 2 – 5 GPa
A. Joule
B. Watt
C. Pascal
D. Kelvin
A. directly proportional to
B. inversely proportional to
C. less than
D. greater than
79. The condition under which the stress is constant or uniform is known as
A. Shearing stress
B. Tangential stress
C. Torsion
D. Simple stress
80. Tensile and compressive stress are caused by forces _________ to the areas on which
they act
A. perpendicular
B. parallel
C. angled
D. skew
A. Circumferential stress
B. Hoop stress
C. Girth stress
D. All of the above
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82. The maximum safe stress a material can carry
A. Optimum stress
B. Working stress
C. Differential stress
D. Partial stress
83. It is the change in shape and / or size of a continuum body after it undergoes a
displacement between an initial and a deformed configuration
A. Deformation
B. Distortion
C. Deflection
D. Dilation
84. Expressed as the ration of total deformation to the initial dimension of the material body
in which forces are being applied.
A. Elasticity
B. Dislocation
C. Stress
D. Strain
A. Hooke strain
B. Cauchy strain
C. Couch strain
D. Pascal strain
86. When a material is stretched in one direction and the other direction tends to contract,
the Poisson’s ratio is
A. Positive
B. Negative
C. Zero
D. Cannot be determined
87. When a material is stretched in one direction and the other direction tends to expand, the
Poisson’s ratio is
A. Positive
B. Negative
C. Zero
D. Cannot be determined
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88. Which of the following is known to have no contractions or expansion when stretched in
the other direction?
A. Cast iron
B. Sand
C. Auxetics
D. Cork
89. Which of the following materials is known to expand instead of contracting when
stretched in the other direction?
A. Cast iron
B. Sand
C. Auxetics
D. Cork
A. Torsion
B. Radial distortion
C. Circumferential shear
D. Centrifugal force
A. Mils
B. Gradians
C. Radians
D. Degrees
A. Pressure
B. Torque
C. Torsion
D. Tangential load
93. It is made of elastic material formed into the shape of a helix which returns to its natural
length when unloaded
A. Autumn
B. Spring
C. Spiral
D. Beam
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94. The form of deformation of a spring is
A. Twisting
B. Volume expansion
C. Elongation
D. None of the above
A. 333.33 MPa
B. 70.74 MPa
C. 435.34 MPa
D. 43.30 MPa
96. If the circumference of the cross section of a cylindrical bar is 25mm, what maximum
axial load can it handle if the stress is not to exceed 100 MPa?
A. 4973.59 N
B. 4932.43 N
C. 4901.53 N
D. 4892.43 N
97. What is the minimum diameter of a bar subjected to an axial load of 6.5 kN if its ultimate
stress is 140 MPa
A. 2.43 mm
B. 4.24 mm
C. 6.34 mm
D. 7.69 mm
98. A hollow cylindrical baris subjected to an axial load of 4.5 kN. If the inner diameter is
3mm, what should the outer diameter be if it is not to exceed 125 MPa?
A. 4.34 mm
B. 8.53 mm
C. 7.41 mm
D. 5.34 mm
99. Determine the outside of a hollow steel tube that will carry a tensile load of 500 kN at a
stress of 140 MPa. Assume the wall thickness to be one tenth of the outside diameter.
A. 104 mm
B. 113 mm
C. 134 mm
D. 153 mm
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100. A 20 m bar with a square cross section of 9 mm2 is subjected to a tensile force without
exceeding its ultimate stress. If the bar is to be replaced by cylindrical one, what should the
diameter be?
A. 4.34 mm
B. 8.32 mm
C. 3.39 mm
D. 1.24 mm
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