Pre-test for Strength of Materials

This stress is used in the determining the size of a member.*

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design stress
working stress
endurance limit
ultimate stress
yield stress

This is the maximum stress that will not cause failure when the force is reversed
indefinitely.*
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ultimate stress
endurance limit
design stress
working stress

It is the maximum stress value obtained on a stress-strain curve.*

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ultimate strength
yield strength
elastic limit
unit strain

It is the maximum stress that can be applied without permanent deformation of the test
specimen.*
1 point

unit strain
elastic limit
yield strength
ultimate strength

It is the maximum stress to which a test specimen may be subjected and still return to
its original length upon release of the load.*
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elastic limit
ultimate strength
unit strain
yield strength

A steel tie rod on bridge must be made to withstand a pull of 5000 lbs. Find the diameter
of the rod assuming a factor of safety of 5 and ultimate stress of 64,000 lb/in^2.*
2 points

0.79 in
0.75 in
0.84 in
0.71 in

If the ultimate shear strength of a steel plate is 42,000 lb/in^2, what force is necessary
to punch a 0.75 in diameter hole in a 0.625 in thick plate?*
2 points

66, 800 lbs

68,080 lbs
63,000 lbs
61,850 lbs

A link has load factor of 0.8, the surface factor is 0.92 and the endurance strength is
28000 psi. Compute the alternating stress of the link if it is subjected to a reversing load.
Assume a factor of safety of 3.
2 points

8150
10920
9333
7260

A steel wire 10m long hanging vertically supports a tensile load 2000 N. Neglecting the
weight of the wire, determine the required diameter if the stress is not to exceed 140
MPa. Assume E= 200 GPa.*
2 points

5.05 mm
6.0 mm
5.50 mm
4.26 mm
2.64 mm
A steel wire 10m long hanging vertically supports a tensile load 2000 N. Neglecting the
weight of the wire, determine the required diameter of deformation or if the the total
elongation is not to exceed 5mm. Assume E= 200 GPa.
2 points

4.26 mm
2.64 mm
5.05 mm
5.50 mm
6.0 mm