1.

Varignon's theorem is used to determine

(a) moment of area
(b) mass moment of inertia
(c) moment of inertia
(d) location of centroid
2. What is the study of motion with reference to the force which causes the motion?
(a) Statics
(b) Kinetics
(c) Dynamics
(d) Kinematics
3. An Impulse causes:
(a) the object's momentum to decrease
(b) the object's momentum to remain constant or be conserved
(c) the object's momentum to increase
(d) the object's momenturn to change
4. Momentum is a property related to the object's
(a) mass and acceleration
(b) weight and velocity
(c) motion and mass
(d) motion and velocity
5. Centrifugal force is
(a) inversely proportional to the square of the tangential velocity
(b) directly proportional to the radius of the curvature
(c) directly proportional to the square of the weight of the object
(d) directly proportional to the square of the tangential velocity
6. A measure of the resistance of a body it offers to any change in its angular velocity, determined by the mass
and distribution of its mass about the axis of rotation is known as:
(a) moment of inertia
(b) angular acceleration
(c) friction
(d) torsion
7. Momentum is the product of mass and,
(a) acceleration
(b) velocity
(c) time
(d) force
8. The moment of inertia of a plane figure:
(a) is maximum at the centroidal axis
(b) is zero at the centroidal axis
(c) decreases as the distance of the axis moves farther from the centroid
(d) increases as distance of the axis moves farther from the centroid
9. To maximize the horizontal range of the projectile, which of the following applies?
(a) Maximize velocity
(b) Maximize the angle of elevation and velocity
(c) The tangent function of the angle of trajectory must be equal to 1
(d) Maximize the angle of elevation
10. Moment of inertia of any plane figure is expressed in units of length to the
(a) fourth power
(b) first power
(c) third power
(d) second power
11. A branch of physical science which deals with state of rest or motion of bodies under the action of forces.
(a) Kinematics
(b) Mechanics
(c) Kinetics
(d) Statics
12. A branch of mechanics which deals with bodies at rest.
(a) Statics
(b) Kinematics
(c) Kinetics
(d) Dynamics
13. The branch of mechanics which deals with bodies in motion is known as
(a) Statics
(b) Kinetics
(c) Dynamics
(d) Kinematics
14. The action of a force is characterized by:
(a) the direction of its action
(b) all of the above
(c) point of application
(d) its magnitude
15. For a system to be in equilibrium:
(a) all forces must be concurrent, if not acting parallel
(b) it must satisfy the 3 static equations
(c) all of the above
(d) the force polygon must close
16. A pair of forces equal in magnitude, opposite in direction, and not in the same line is called
(a) couple
(b) torque
(c) all of the above
(d) moment
17. The_______exerted by a force on a body is the measure of its effectiveness in turning the body about a
certain pivot
(a) torque
(b) all of the above
(c) couple
(d) moment arm
18. A body is said to be in "rotational equilibrium" when:
(a) its vector sum of the forces is zero
(b) no net force acts on it
(c) the forces acting on the body are non-concurrent
(d) no net torque acts on it
19. A couple consists of two forces________in magnitude, parallel and oppositely directed.
(a) directly proportional
(b) unequal
(c) equal
(d) inversely proportional
20. The_________of the body or system is the point about with the product of the mass and moment arm sums
up to zero.
(a) centroid
(b) center of mass
(c) all of the above
(d) center of gravity
21. What do you call the point through which the resultant of the distributed gravity force passes regardless of
the orientation of the body in space?
(a) Center of mass
(b) Center of inertia
(c) Centerpoint
(d) Center of gravity
22. If an object exerts a normal force on a surface, then its normal force is
(a) equal to the weight of the object
(b) parallel to the surface
(c) perpendicular to the surface
(d) less than the frictional force
23. Whenever the surfaces of two bodies are in contact, there will be a
limiting amount of resistance to sliding between them. This is known as
(a) coefficient of friction
(b) coefficient of sliding
(c) angle of friction
(d) friction
24. What is the moment of inertia of a triangle with respect to the base b?
(a) bh³/3
(b) bh³/6
(c) bh³/12
(d) bh³/36
25. The moment of inertia of a triangle with respect to the base is times its moment of inertia with respect to its
centroidal axis?
(a) 2
(b) 5
(c) 4
(d) 3
26. What is the moment of inertia of a circle of radius r?
(a) πr⁴/16
(b) πr⁴/64
(c) πr⁴/2
(d) πr⁴/4
27. The moment of inertia of the circle with respect to its tangent________is times its centroidal moment of
inertia.
(a) 5
(b) 4
(c) 2
(d) 3
28. The moment of inertia of a rectangle with respect to the base ___________is times its moment of inertia
with respect to the centroid.
(a) 5
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 4
29. What is the mass moment of inertia of a sphere of mass m and radius r?
(a) 1/4mr²
(b) 2/5 mr²
(c) 1/3 mr²
(d) 1/2mr²
30. Given a cylinder of radius r, altitude h and mass m. What is its mass moment of inertia?
(a) 2/5 mr²
(b) 1/2 mr²
(c) 1/4 mr²
(d) 1/3 mr²
31. A structure is called__________if at least one of its individual member is a multiforce member.
(a) Truss
(b) frame
(c) bridge
(d) three-hinged arch
32. What is another term of moment of inertia?
(a) Second moment of areas
(b) Moment of area
(c) All of the above
(d) Moment of mass
33. The diagram of an isolated body with the representation of all external forces acting on it is called
(a) stress-strain diagram
(b) free body diagram
(c) maxwell diagram
(d) shear and moment diagram
34. What do you call a framework composed of members joined at their ends to form a rigid structure?
(a) Machine
(b) Truss
(c) Purlin
(d) Joist
35. The moment of the resultant of two concurrent forces with respect to a center of their planes is equal to
the algebraic sum of the moments of the components with respect to the same center. This statement is
otherwise known as
(a) Law of reaction
(b) Mass moment of inertia
(c) Law of inertia
(d) Varignon's theorem
36. The condition exists in structures where the reactive forces exceed the number of independent equations
for equilibrium. What do you call such condition?
(a) None of the above
(b) Statically indeterminate
(c) Statically determinate
(d) Static equilibrium
37. Two lengths of a steel wire are used to support a chandelier of weight W. The tension in the wire must:
(a) have a vector sum of magnitude> W
(b) each be W/2
(c) each be W
(d) have a vector sum of magnitude W
38. The built-in or fixed support is capable of supporting which of the following loads?
(a) All of the above
(b) A bending moment
(c) A transverse load
(d) An axial load
39. Which of the following BEST describes d'Alembert's principle?
(a) First law of motion
(b) F=ma
(c) Stress is directly proportional to strain.
(d) F=kx
40. Which of the following closely related to d'Alembert's theorem?
(a) Bernoulli's theorem
(b) Newton's third law of motion
(c) Newton's second law of motion
(d) Newton's first law of motion
41. What do you call the force on a rigid body caused by other bodies?
(a) Internal force
(b) Natural force
(c) External force
(d) Vector
42. What do you call the force which holds parts of the rigid body together?
(a) External force
(b) Natural force
(c) Concentrated force
(d) Internal force
43. The line of action of the moment vector is normal to the plane containing the force vector and the position
vector. What is used to determine the sense or direction of the moment?
(a) Varignon's theorem
(b) Right-hand rule
(c) Left-hand rule
(d) Maxwell's diagram
44. If a force, F is moved a distance d from the original point of application, a couple, M, equal to Fd must be
added to counteract the induced couple. What is the term used to describe this combination of moved force
and the couple?
(a) Force-couple system
(b) Indeterminate balance system
(c) Linear force system
(d) Three-moment system
45. How many reactions are there in a fixed or built-in support?
(a) 4
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3
46. All supports have only one reaction except:
(a) Link
(b) Frictionless guide
(c) Roller
(d) Pin connection
47. The ratio of the applied force lever arm to the load lever arm is known as
(a) Efficiency
(b) Mechanical advantage
(c) Determinacy
(d) Indeterminacy
48. What is the term used to describe the process of determining member forces by considering loads one at a
time?
(a) Method of joints
(b) Traverse loading
(c) Superposition
(d) Cut-and-sum method
49. What is used to determine the reactions of a continuous beam?
(a) Method of section
(b) Method of joints
(c) Superposition method
(d) Three moment equation
50. All supports have two reactions except
(a) Cable
(b) Rough surface
(c) Pin connection
(d) Frictionless hinge
51. Is the change in shape of any materials when subjected to the action of a force.
(a) Moment of inertia
(b) Strain
(c) Stress
(d) Modulus of elasticity
52. Which of the following forces can a roller support hold?
(a) Both horizontal and vertical forces simultaneously
(b) Either vertical or horizontal forces but not both
(c) Only horizontal forces
(d) Only vertical forces
53. Which of the following laws expressed relation between stress and strain?
(a) Hooke's law
(b) Newton's law
(c) Poisson's law
(d) Young's law
54. What do you call the inelastic (plastic) failure of the beam?
(a) Rotation
(b) Moment
(c) Crippling
(d) Buckling
55. What loading occurs when the load is not applied through the centroid?
(a) Eccentric loading
(b) Axial loading
(c) Local loading
(d) Neutral loading
56. Which of the following stresses has an area perpendicular to the force?
(a) Shear stress
(b) Flexural stress
(c) Torsional stress
(d) Normal stress
57. Which of the following type of loadings does fatigue occurs?
(a) Static load
(b) Repeated load
(c) Plane load
(d) Moving load
58. It is a quantity which measures the resistance of the mass to being revolved about the line.
(a) Strain
(b) Modulus of elasticity
(c) Stress
(d) Moment of inertia
59. What do you call an overload condition that occurs near large concentrated loads?
(a) Web crippling
(b) Vertical buckling
(c) Local buckling
(d) Lateral buckling
60. What do you call the relative stiffness when more than one spring or resisting member shares the load?
(a) Volumetric expansion
(b) Shear modulus
(c) Stiffness
(d) Rigidities
61. Which of the following moment occurs where the shear is zero?
(a) Statistical moment
(b) One-way moment
(c) Resisting moment
(d) Maximum moment
62. Which one will occur whenever there is a discontinuity or non-uniformity in an object?
(a) Combined stresses
(b) Principal stresses
(c) Stress riser
(d) Stress concentrations
63. Any pair of equal, opposite and parallel forces constitutes which of the following?
(a) Dead load
(b) Torque
(c) Couple
(d) Moment
64. Which of the following forces can a pinned support hold?
(a) Only vertical forces
(b) Only horizontal forces
(c) Both horizontal and vertical forces simultaneously:
(d) Either vertical or horizontal forces but not both
65. What is the property of a body that tends to return to its original size or shape after a deformation and
when the deforming forces have been removed?
(a) Malleability
(b) Ductility
(c) Plasticity
(d) Elasticity
66. For any point in a loaded specimen, a plane can be found where the shear stress is zero. How do you call the
normal stresses associated with this plane?
(a) Extreme stresses
(b) Combined stresses
(c) Loading stresses
(d) Principal stresses
67. Which of the following refers to the number of reactions or members
that would have to be removed in order to make the structure statically determinate?
(a) Degree of accuracy
(b) Degree of rigidity
(c) Degree of indeterminacy
(d) Degree of structure
68. When all forces are acting on the same point, the force system is known as
(a) Concurrent force system
(b) Coplanar force system
(c) Parallel force system
(d) Collinear force system
69. The change in length per degree rise in temperature.
(a) Temperature scale
(b) Volume expansivity
(c) Linear expansivity
(d) Ideal gas temperature
70. What do you call the stress beyond which the material will not return to its original shape when unloaded but
will retain a permanent deformation?
(a) Yield limit
(b) Elastic limit
(c) Proportional limit
(d) Yield strength
71. Which of the following refers to the amount of force required to cause a unit of deformation?
(a) Modulus
(b) Rigidity
(c) Strain
(d) Stiffness
72. What do you call the greatest stress which the material is capable of withstanding without a deviation from
acceptable stress to stain?
(a) Elastic limit
(b) Yield strength
(c) Ultimate strength
(d) Proportional limit
73. Which of the following theorems stated on how the total moment is derived from a number of forces acting
simultaneously at a point?
(a) Varignon's Theorem
(b) Maxwell's Theorem
(c) Hooke's Law
(d) Superposition Theorem
74. Which of the following is a simple three-dimensional truss which consists of three axial members?
(a) Chords
(b) Tripod
(c) End posts
(d) Panels
75. What is the sum of the strains in the three coordinate directions?
(a) Dilation
(b) Stress
(c) Poisson's ratio
(d) Strain
76. Which of the following refers to the stress at failure?
(a) Rupture strength
(b) Working stress
(c) Ultimate strength
(d) Allowable stress
77. If a load is applied through the centroid of a lension or compression member's section, what type of loading
is it?
(a) Eccentric loading
(b) Local loading
(c) Neutral loading
(d) Axial loading
78. Which of the following refers to the ratio of the unit lateral deformation to the unit longitudinal deformation?
(a) Young's ratio
(b) Mohr's ratio
(c) Poisson ratio
(d) Slenderness ratio
79. What is the ratio of stress to strain below the proportional limit?
(a) Poisson ratio
(b) Young's modulus
(c) Modulus of ridity
(d) Hooke's constant
80. In the linear elastic region of the stress-strain diagram, what do you call the slope of the curve?
(a) Proportional limit
(b) Modulus of elasticity
(c) Elastic limit
(d) Ultimate strength
81. In bending of a rectangular beam due to axial loading, where is the location of maximum shear stress?
(a) At the top edge
(b) At the neutral axis
(c) At the location between the top edge and the neutral axis
(d) At the bottom edge
82. What refers to the elongation which is expressed on a fractional or percentage basis?
(a) Strain
(b) Normal stress
(c) Thermal elongation
(d) Modulus of rigidity
83. What is the highest ordinate of the stress-strain diagram?
(a) Elastic strength
(b) Yield strength
(c) Rapture strength
(d) Ultimate strength
84. Which of the following beams has two or more spans (ie, three or more supports) and is statistically
indeterminate?
(a) Fixed-end beam
(b) Cantilever beam
(c) Continuous beam
(d) Propped beam
85. A specimen is subjected to a load. When the load is removed, the stran disappears. Which of the following
statements is correct?
(a) The specimen is plastic
(b) The specimen has a high modulus of elasticity
(c) The specimen is ductile
(d) The specimen is elastic
86. What do you call a simple mechanical machine with the ability to increase an applied force?
(a) Spring
(b) Shaft
(c) Lever
(d) Bearing
87. What is another term for modulus of elasticity?
(a) Young's modulus
(b) Shear strain
(c) Bulk modulus
(d) Constant of elongation
88. The twisting moment of a shaft is ________directly proportional to horsepower and________proportional to
the speed.
(a) directly, inversely
(b) inversely, directly
(c) inversely, inversely
(d) directly, directly
89. What do you call a set of pin-connected axial members?
(a) Structural cell
(b) Trestle
(c) Gable end
(d) Truss
90. Which of the following is true about a beam supported at both ends and carrying a uniformly distributed
load?
(a) It has its maximum shear at the supports
(b) It has its maximum bending moment at the supports
(c) It has its maximum shear at the center of the beam
(d) It has a uniform shear throughout the length of the beam
91. What force system combines the non-concurrent, non-parallel and non-coplanar foces?
(a) Space force system
(b) General three-dimensional system
(c) Polar force system
(d) Parallel force system
92. Which one of the choices below refers to an overload condition that occurs when a long, unsupported
members rolls out of its normal plane?
(a) Local buckling
(b) Lateral buckling
(c) Web crippling
(d) Vertical buckling
93. Which of the following factors are used to account for the non-uniform stress distribution?
(a) Combined stress factors
(b) Mohr's factor
(c) Stress concentration factors
(d) Principal stress factors
94. For shear stress, what is the constant of proportionality?
(a) Shape modulus
(b) Shark modulus
(c) Shout modulus
(d) Shear modulus
95. Which of the following stresses has an area parallel to the force?
(a) Shear stress
(b) Longitudinal stress
(c) Normal stress
(d) Flexural stress
96. If an object is continuously loaded over a portion of its length, it is subjected to which type of loading?
(a) Concentrated load
(b) Dead load
(c) Moving load
(d) Distributed load
97. What is the ratio of the ultimate stress to the allowable stress?
(a) Yield factor
(b) Factor of safety
(c) Safety stress
(d) Design factor
98. The sum of the individual forces in a linear force system is called:
(a) Equivalent resultant force
(b) Total force
(c) Axial force
(d) Concentrated force
99. It is the internal resisting moment of a beam. It is opposite in the sense to the bending moment but of the
same magnitude.
(a) Moment of resistance
(b) Modulus of elasticity
(c) Strain
(d) Elastic limit
100. To prevent translation while permitting rotation, a structure must be added with:
(a) Roller
(b) Hinge
(c) Bearing
(d) Rivet