STRENGTH OF MATERIALS PREBOARD

SMAT QUIZ
MARCH 24 2022

1) A bar of length L meters extends by l 5) In the figure, Axial loads are applied o
mm under a tensile force of P. The the compound rod that is composed
strain produced in the bar is of an aluminum segremnt rigidly
connected between steel and bronze
a) 0.001 l/L
segments. What is the stress (MPa) in
b) l/L the aluminum rod given that P=10 kN
c) 0.01 l/L A) 33.33
d) 0.1 l/L B) 50
C) 36.37
D) 60
2) The young modulus of material is 25
GPa and Poisson’s ratio is 0.25. The
6) In the figure, The wood pole is
modulus of rigidity is
supported by two cables of 6 mm
a) 30
diameter . The turnbuckles in the
b) 80
cables are tightened until the stress in
c) 50
the cables reaches 414 MPa. If the
d) 100
working compressive stress for wood
is 1.38 MPa, determine the smallest
3) In the figure, The cross sectional area
permissible diameter (mm) of the
of bar ABCS is 600 mm2. Determine
pole.
the maximum normal stress (MPa) in
a) 124.6
the bar
b) 169.7
a) 41.67
c) 145.8
b) 45
d) 136.8
c) 50
d) 58.33
7) In the figure, The homogeneous bar
AB weighing 8 kN is supported at
4) A hallow steel tube with an inside
either end by a steel cable. Calculate
diameter of 80 mm must carry an axial
the smallest safe area (mm2) of each
tensile load of 330 kN. Determine the
cable if the working stress is 124 MPa
smallest allowable outside diameter
for steel.
of the tube if the working stress is 110
A) 45.8
MPa.
B) 32.3
a) 105.6 mm
C) 64.5
b) 101.1 mm
D) 54.8
c) 95.6 mm
d) 92.3 mm
8) In the figure, Determine the largest a) 480 kN
weight W (kN) that can be supported b) 720 kN
safely by the structure shown in the c) 660 kN
figure. The working stresses are 110 d) 550 kN
MPa for the steel cable AB and 4.96
MPa for the wood strt BC. Neglect the 12) Find the smallest diameter blt that
weight of the structure. can be used in the clevis if P=280 kN.
Given a=2.7 m, b=3.7 m, Acable=320 The working shear stress for the bolt
mm2, ABC=10 300 mm2. is Fv=300 MPa.
a) 41.2 a) 25 mm
b) 48.2 b) 22 mm
c) 54.9 c) 28 mm
d) 35.6 d) 30 mm

9) In the figure, The uniform 1300 N bar Situation 1: The lap joint (w=130 mm, t=25
AB carries a load P=2200-N at A. The mm) is connected by three 20 mm diameter
bar is supported by a pin at B and the rivets. Assuming that the axial load P=55 kN
12 mm diameter cable CD. Find the is distributed equally among the three rivets,
stress (MPa) in the cable determine the ff
a) 14.4
b) 25.8 13) The shear stress (MPa) in the rivet is
c) 63 a) 64.3
d) 49 b) 78.9
c) 52.7
10) The 1200 kg uniform bar AB is d) 58.4
suspended from two cables AC and BD
each with cross sectional area 400 14) The bearing stress (MPa) between the
mm2. It is required to find the plate and rivet is
magnitude P and location x of the a) 52.1
largest additional vertical force that b) 25.4
can be applied to the bar. The stresses c) 36.7
in AC and BD are limited to 100 MPa d) 46.8
and 60 MPa, respectively. Determine
the values of x and P. 15) The maximum average tensile stress
Given=L=2m, h=1.8 m (MPa) in each plate
a) 0.62 m; 48.15kN a) 20
b) 0.52m; 57.58 kN b) 10
c) 0.69 m; 52.23 kN c) 30
d) 0.72 m; 48.35 kN d) 40

11) What force is required to punch a 30

mm diameter hole in plate that is 20
mm thick? The shear strength of the
plate is 350 MPa.
Situation 2: The allowable stresses of the 20) Find the largest force P(kN) that can
truss members shown are 140 MPa in be applied to the structure
tension and 90 MPa in compression.
P1=P2=150 kN, a=6 m, b=4 m, c=6 m a) 12.6
Hint: The allowable stress in compression is b) 18.4
smaller to reduce the danger of buckling c) 13.9
d) 13.2
16) Determine the smallest safe cross
sectional area (mm2) of member CD Situation 4: A billboard 2m high by 4 m wide
a) 1356 is supported on each end by a pin jointed
b) 1130 assembly. (Bracings are now shown). The
c) 1757 total weight of the billboard is 24 kN.
d) 956
Given: H=1m, Angle=60 Degrees
17) Determine the smallest safe cross Wind pressure q=1.44 kPa
sectional area (mm2) of member DG Wind pressure coefficient c=1.20
a) 856
b) 1002 21) What is the vertical reaction at A in
c) 644 kN?
d) 1158 a) 8
b) 13.8
18) Determine the smallest safe cross c) 4
sectional area (mm2) of member FG. d) 6.9
a) 2500
b) 1789 22) What is the vertical reaction at C in
c) 2200 kN?
d) 1608 a) 20
b) 16
Situation 3: The pins at A and C (dp=22 mm) c) 5.3
that support the structure are in single d) 80
shear. The allowable shear stress for these
pins is Fv=34.5 MPa. Neglect the weights of 23) Determine the normal stress in MPa in
the members. strut BC with cross sectional area 6
Given: a=1.2m, b=0.9m, c=1.8m, e=0.6m mm x 50 mm
a) 53
19) Compute the capacity of the pin in kN b) 12
a) 15.6 c) 105
b) 13.1 d) 53
c) 12.4
d) 14.6
Situation 5: Refer to the figure 28) Determine the minimum diameter
(mm) of the pin at C
P=4.2 kN a) 8
L1=1.2m b) 6
L2=1.5m c) 12
L3=1.5m d) 10
Strut BC=75 mm wide x 10 mm thick
Bar AD=100 mm wide x 100 mm thick 29) Determine the resultant reaction (kN)
Allowable bolt shear stress=65 MPa at A
a) 11.31
24) Stress ins strut BC in MPa b) 8.49
a) 18.54 c) 9.36
b) 16.14 d) 8.00
c) 14.56
d) 20.12 Situation 7: The eyebar AC shown has an
outside diameter of 60 mm x 75 mm and a
25) Minimum bolt diameter (mm) at C uniform thickness of 5 mm. length L=1.50 m,
a) 20 E=200 GPa, Angle=32 Degrees. The load
b) 25 W=15 kN
c) 16
d) 12 30) Calculate the tensile stress (MPa) of
the eyebar
26) The bolt A has a diameter of 20 mm. a) 25.4
Which is the resulting bolt stress b) 20.1
(MPa)? c) 28.3
a) 32.8 d) 22.6
b) 24.1
c) 29.3 31) Compute the change in length (mm)
d) 16.7 of the eyebar
a) 0.20
Situation 6: The beam BC shown is b) 0.25
supported by a quarter circular arc AC having c) 0.30
a radius of 4 m. The frame is supported at A, d) 0.35
B , C. The pins at A and B are in single shear
while the pin at C is in double shear. 32) If the rectangular eyebar is replaced
Allowable shear stress of the pin is 110 MPa, with steel rod, what is the required
w=4kN/m. rod diameter (mm) without exceeding
a stress of 92 MPa
27) Determine the minimum diameter a) 25
(mm) of the pin at B b) 18
a) 10 c) 20
b) 12 d) 22
c) 8
d) 6
Situation 8: The rigid bar AB shown is hinged 36) Compute the tension in each steel
at A and supported by a plate hanger, wire
designated as d. The hanger is fixed at C and a) 2.12
bolted at D with 2 plates. b) 2.76
c) 3.25
Given: d) 5.32
L1=2m
L2=1.2m 37) Determine the minimum diameter
H=3m (mm) of the wire the will not exceed
Width of plate hanger=40 mm the allowable stress of 124 MPA
Thickness of plate hanger=10 mm A) 6
Bolt diameter=20 mm B) 5
Allowable bolt shear stress=72 MPa C) 4
Allowable bolt shearing stress=260 MPa D) 7

33) What is the allowable tensile stress in 38) If the wires are 10 mm in diameter,
the hanger (MPa) based on bolt find the vertical displacement (mm) of
capacity in double shear at D? the molder.
a) 56.5 a) 0.256
b) 75.2 b) 0.398
c) 134 c) 0.586
d) 113 d) 0.821

34) If the maximum tensile stress in the Situation 10: A rectangular bar 50 mm x 75
hanger is 132 MPa, find the allowable mm in cross section is subjected to tensile
load W in kN force P=210 kN. Plane A-A makes an angle of
a) 45.2 25 Degree with the x axis.
b) 33
c) 52.8 39) What is the normal stress in MPa on
d) 24 plane A-A
a) 32.15
35) If the load W=50 kN, find the vertical b) 46
displacement at B in mm c) 21.45
a) 4.8 d) 28
b) 3
c) 4.2 40) What is the shear stress in MPa on
d) 6 plane A-A
a) 28
Situation 9: Six steel wires are supporting a b) 32.15
circular heavy molding of diameter 2 m from c) 46
an overhead point. The molding weighs 2.5 d) 21.45
kN/m and the attachment point is 3m above
it.
 41) Maximum shearing stress in the bar Situation 13: An open cylindrical tank 600
a) 46 mm in diameter and 3 mm thick is subjected
b) 21.45 to an internal pressure and axial tensile force
c) 28 resulting to the final stresses given in the
d) 32.15 mohr’s circle shown.

Situation 11: Refer to the figure shown Given a=40 MPa, b=100 MPa, c=45 MPa
The stresses in a bar is subjected to uniaxial
stress is plotted. a=40 MPa, 46) Compute the magnitude of the
internal pressure in KPa
42) Determine the maximum normal a) 1241
stress (MPa) b) 954
a) 50 c) 632
b) 60 d) 1521
c) 80
d) 40 47) What is the magnitude of the axial
force in kN
Situation 12: The stresses in a bar subjected a) 90
to uniaxial stress is plotted as shown. A-40 b) 80
MPa. c) 110
d) 130
43) Determine the area (cm2) of the bar. It
is acted in by a tensile force of 120 kN
a) 7.5 Situation 14: A closed cylindrical tank 1200
b) 30 mm in diameter and 3 mm thick is subjected
c) 15 to an internal pressure and axial
d) 10 compressive force, resulting to the final
stresses given in the mohr’s circle shown.
44) Find the normal stress (MPa) on a
plane 25 degrees from the horizontal Given: a=50 MPa, b=100 MPa, c=40 MPa
a) 25.7
b) 3.8 48) Compute the magnitude of the
c) 9.4 internal pressure in kPa
d) 14.3 a) 610.8
b) 425.8
45) Find the shear stress (MPa) on a plane c) 965.8
inclined at 25 degrees from the d) 254.1
direction of loading
a) 16.9 49) What is the magnitude of the axial
b) 14.3 force in kN
c) 30.6 a) 632.2
d) 25.7 b) 879.4
c) 463.5
d) 376.1
Situation 15: Refer to the figure shown 55) The maximum bending moment in
kN-m
a=1m a) 393.2
b=1.5m b) 285.4
c=3m c) 356.4
w=200kN/m d) 425.8

Determine the ff 56) The location (m) of the point zero

moment measured from A
50) The maximum shear in kN a) 8.5
a) 112.5 b) 8.1
b) 75 c) 9.2
c) 92.5 d) 9.6
d) 125
Situation 17: The three loads will cross the
51) The maximum bending moment in bridge
kN-m
a) 60 57) Determine the maximum shear (kN) in
b) 65 the beam
c) 70 a) 196
d) 75 b) 154
c) 184
52) The location of the point of zero d) 172
moment from A in meters
a) 3.125 58) Determine the maximum span
b) 3.587 moment in kN-m
c) 2.586 a)337.5
d) 2.987 b) 348
c) 325.5
Situation 16: For the beam shown, d) 356
determine the ff
59) Determine the maximum moment
53) The bending moment (kN-m) at B (kN-m) at midspan
a) -62.5 a) 300
b) -58.5 b) 360
c) -72.5 c) 340
d) -86.5 d) 320

54) The maximum shear in kN 60) How much is the maximum shear (kN)
a) 185 at midspan
b) 162 a) 60
c) 177 b) 66
d) 193 c) 75
d) 74
 61) For a single loading moving along a 65) What is the thickness if the vessel is
simple beam, the maximum shear on spherical. Allowable stress is 120 MPa
the beam occurs when the load is at a) 10 mm
a) The support b) 3 mm
b) Midspan c) 6 mm
c) L/4 d) 8 mm
d) L/3
66) The vessel is to be fabricated is
cylindrical using 12 mm thick steel
62) What is the maximum longitudinal plating What is the maximum internal
stress in a steel tank 3 m in diameter, pressure that the vessel can carry if
12 mm thick and filled with water to a the allowable steel stress is 60 MPa?
depth of 6 m? A) 9
a) 14.7 MPa B) 7.5
b) 6 MPa C) 4.5
c) 3.7 MPa D) 6
d) 7.3 MPa

63) A steel tank, 12 mm thick and 3 m in TERMS

diameter is filled with water 6 m high.
What is the maximum circumferential 67) Identify the principle used in
stress? equations related to the deformation
a) 3.7 MPa of axially loaded material that the
b) 6 MPa stress is proportional to the strain
c) 14.70 MPa within the elastic region
d) 7.30 MPa A) Hooke’s Law
B) Young Modulus
Situation 18: A pressure vessel 320 mm in C) Poisson’s ratio
diameter is to be fabricated from steel D) St. Venant’s Principle
plates. The vessel is to carry an internal
pressure of 4 MPa. 68) Identify the principle used in
equations related to the deformation
64) Find the thickness if the vessel is to be of axially loaded material that in the
cylindrical. The allowable stress is 120 deformation of axially loaded
MPa members, the ratio of the lateral to
a) 10 mm the longitudinal strain is constant.
b) 6 mm a) Hooke’s Law
c) 3 mm b) Young Modulus
d) 8 mm c) Poisson’s ratio
d) St. Venant’s Principle
69) Identify the principle used in 73) The property of material to resist the
equations related to the deformation effect of tensile forces without
of axially loaded material that within rupture
the elastic range, it is the constant of a) Elasticity
proportionality that defines the linear b) Tenacity
relationship between stress and strain c) Plasticity
d) Ductility
a) Hooke’s Law
b) Young Modulus
c) Poisson’s ratio 74) The ratio of the lateral strain to linear
d) St. Venant’s Principle strain
a) Modular Ratio
b) Poisson’s ratio
70) It refers to the tendency of a body to c) Stress Strain ratio
return to its original size and shape d) Strain ratio
after having stretched, compressed or
deformed. 75) The property of material to resist
a) Plasticity deformation is known as
b) Elasticity a) Resistibility
c) Malleability b) Resilience
d) Ductility c) Ductility
d) Stiffness
71) It is an increase in length or distance
such as caused by stress or
temperature change and usually ****nothing follows****
expressed as a percent of the original
dimension
A) Deformation
B) Elongation
C) Deflection
D) Settlement

72) The resistance of a material to

repeated bending and twisting as
measured by the work needed to
break it during impact test
a) Hardness
b) Toughness
c) Resilience
d) Ductility
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