278.

Elasticity is the property of the material due to which it can be:

A. Draw into wires B. Beaten into sheets
C Drawn into thinner sections D. None of these
Answer: D
279.Necking in case of ductile materials begins at the;
A. Elastic limit point B Upper yield point C. Lower yield point D. Ultimate point
Answer: D
280.If, for a given material, the modulus of elasticity is equal to twice its modulus of rigidity (G), then the bulk
modulus is: A2G B 0 33 G C O G D 0 67 G
Answer: D
281.For a beam of span L subjected to a couple M at the centre, the shear force at left support is:
A. 4M/L B.2M/L C. M/L D. Zero
Answer: C
282.A simple beam AB of span L pinned at A and resting on rollers at B is subjected to a clockwise couple M at
centre. The maximum shear is:
A. M x L B. M/L C. ML2/2 D. Zero
Answer: B
283.A beam AB of span L and flexural rigidity EI is fixed at A and simply supported at B. If the support B settles by
8, the moment induced at B will be:
A. Zero B. 2EIδ /L2 C. 4EIδ /L2 D. EIδ /L2
Answer: A
284.If the value of Young's modulus of elasticity for a material is zero, it implies that the material:
A. Is in gaseous state B. Is visco-elastic C. Incompressible D. Plastic
Answer: C
285.The slenderness ratio of a column is zero when.
A. Its length is exactly equal to radius of gyration B. Us length is half the radius of gyration
C. Total load carried is less than half the dead weight
D. Its length is supported on all sides throughout its full length
Answer: D
286 The theory of failure considered appropriate for ductile material is:
A. Rankines theory B. Beltrami's theory C. St. Venant theory D. Von Mises theory
Answer: D
287. A bar of copper and steel form a composite system, which is heated to a temperature of 45°C. The stress in
the copper bar will be;
A. Tensile stress B. Compressive stress C. Bursting stress D. Shear stress
Answer: B
283. The strength of a riveted plate in tearing should be based on:
A. The rivet diameter B. The rivet hole diameter
C. The average of A and B D. The average of A and B plus 2 mm
Answer: B
289.Temperature stresses are set up in a material when:
A. It is free to expand or contract B. It is first heated and then cooled
C. It is first cooled and then heated D. Its expansion or contraction is restrained
Answer: D
290.In a case of biaxial state of normal stresses, the shear stress is maximum on a plane whose angle, with
reference to the principal planes is:
A. 45° B. 90° C. 22 ½ 0 D. 67 ½ 0
Answer: A
291 Principal planes are the planes on which the resultant stress is the:
A. Shear stress B. Normal stress C. Tangential stress D. Temperature stress
Answer: B
292. A beam AB of span L and flexural rigidity EI is fixed at A and B. If the support at A settles by 8.
A. Equal moments will be induced at A and B B. Unequal moments will be induced at A and B
C. Moment will be induced at B only D. Moment will be induced at A only
Answer: A
293. Moment area method is useful in determining the following in the beam.
A. Slope and deflection at point B. Shear force and bending moment at a point
C. Tensile and compressive stresses at a point D. None of the above
Answer: A
294. Perry-Robertson formula for columns takes into account.
A. Initial curvature of column B. Initial eccentricity of column C Both A and B above
D. None of the above
Answer: C
295. Arching of a beam results in:
A. Increased bending moment throughout B. Reduced bending moment throughout C. Increased
bending moment at the support D. No change in bending moment Answer: B
296. If the angle between two planes is 9, then the angle between the normal stress and the resultant stress on the
oblique plane in the case of unaxial stress is;