All of the following groups of plastics are

thermoplastic, EXCEPT
 
A. Polyvinylchloride (PVC) and polyvinyl acetate
B. Polyethylene, polypropylene, and polysterene
C. Tetrafluoroethylene (Teflone) and other
fluorocarbons
D. Phenolics, melamine and epoxy
Which of the following statements is false?
 
A. Ceramics are inorganic, non-metallic solids that are
processed used at high temperature.
B. Metals are chemical elements that form
substances that are opaque, lustrous, and good
conductors of heat and electricity.
C. Oxides, carbides and nitrides are considered to be
within the class of materials known as glasess.
D. Most metals are strong, ductile, and malleable. In
general, they are heavier than most other
substances.
Which of the following is not a viscoelastic material?
 
A. Plastic
B. Rubber
C. Metal
D. Glass
In molecules of the same composition, what are
variations of atomic arrangements known as?
 
A. Polymers
B. Monomers
C. Isomers
D. Crystal system
What is the atomic packing factor for a simple cubic
crystal?
 
A. 0.48
B. 0.52
C. 0.75
D. 0.58
Which of the following statements is false?
 
A. Both copper and aluminum have a face – centered
crystal structure.
B. Both magnesium and zinc have a hexagonal close-
packed crystal structure.
C. Iron can have either a face- centered or a body
centered cubic crystal structure.
D. Both lead and cadmium have a hexagonal close-
packed crystal structure.
Which crystals structure possesses the highest number
of close-packed planes and closed-packed direction?
 
A. Simple cubic
B. Face- centered cubic
C. Body- centered cubic
D. Closed- packed hexagonal
What are the most common slip planes for face-
centered cubic and body- centered cubic structures,
respectively?
 
A. Face- centered: (111), body – centered:(110)
B. Face- centered: (100), body – centered:(110)
C. Face- centered: (110), body – centered:(111)
D. Face- centered: (111), body – centered:(100)
Entrance losses between tank and pipe, or losses
through elbows, fittings and valves are generally
expressed as function of:
 
A. Kinetic energy
B. Friction factor
C. Pipe diameter
D. Volume flow rate
With regard to corrosion of metals, passivation is the
process that:

A. Intensifies deterioration temporarily

B. Inhibits further deterioration
C. Changes the composition of the metal
D. Alter the grain size of the metal
How are lines of constant pressure in a fluid related to
the force field?
 
A. They are parallel to the force field
B. They are perpendicular to the force field
C. They are at 45 angles to the force field
D. They are perpendicular only to the force of gravity.
What are the units of Reynolds number for pipe flow?
 
A. m/s
B. lbm/ft-sec2
C. ft2/sec
D. none of the above
For fully developed laminar flow of fluids through
pipes, the average velocity is what fraction on the
maximum velocity in the pipe?
 
A. 1/8
B. 1/2
C. 1/4
D. 3/4
For a system to be in equilibrium, the sum of the
external forces acting on the system must be:
 
A. Equal to unity
B. A maximum
C. Indeterminate
D. Zero
The mass moment of inertia of a cylinder about its
central axis perpendicular to a circular cross section
is:

A. Directly proportional to its radius

B. Independent to its radius
C. Directly proportional to its length
D. Independent of its length
How many independent properties are required to
completely fix the equilibrium state of a pure
gaseous compound?
 
A. 0
B. 2
C. 1
D. 3
The moment of inertia of any plane figure can be
expressed in units of the length to the:
 
A. First power
B. Second power
C. Third power
D. Fourth power
The vector which represents the sum of a group of
force vectors is called the
 
A. Magnitude
B. Resultant
C. Sum
D. Phase angle
Which of the following is not a vector quantity?
 
A. Velocity
B. Speed
C. Acceleration
D. Displacement
The stress in an elastic material is:
 
A. Inversely proportional to the material’s yield
strength
B. Inversely proportional to the force acting
C. Proportional to the displacement of the material
acted upon by the force
D. Inversely proportional to the strain
The “SLENDERNESS RATIO “ of a column is generally
defined as the ratio of its:
 
A. Length to its minimum width
B. Unsupported length to its maximum radius of
gyration
C. Length to its moment of inertia
D. Unsupported length to its least radius of gyration
The relationship between the extension of a spring and
the force required to produced the extension is :
 
A. F = ma
B. F = N
C. F=
D. F = kx
The linear portion of the stress – strain diagram of
steel is known as the:
 
A. Modulus of elongation
B. Plastic range
C. Irreversible range
D. Elastic range
Principal stresses occur on those planes:
 
A. Where the shearing stress is zero
B. Which are 45 degrees apart
C. Where the shearing stress is a maximum
D. Which are subjected only to tension
The ratio of the moment of inertia of the cross section
of a beam to the section modulus is:
 
A. Equal to the radius of gyration
B. Equal to the area of the cross section
C. A measure of distance
D. Multiplied by the bending moment to determine
the stress.
When an air entrainment agent is introduced into a
concrete mix:
 
A. The strength will increase
B. The strength will decrease
C. The strength will not be affected
D. The water/cement ratio must be reduced from 10-
15%
Structural steel elements subjected to torsion
develop:
 
A. Tensile stress
B. Compressive stress
C. Shearing stress
D. Bending stress
The deflection of the beam
 
A. Directly proportional to the modulus of elasticity
and moment of inertia
B. Inversely proportional to the modulus of elasticity
and length of the beam cubed.
C. Inversely proportional to the modulus of elasticity
and moment of inertia
D. Inversely proportional to the weight and length
The differential of the shear equation is which one of
the following?
 
A. Load of the beam
B. Tensile strength of beam
C. Bending moment of the beam
D. Slope of the elastic curve
A vertically loaded beam, fixed at one end simply
supported at the other is indeterminate to what
degree?
 
A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. Fourth
A thin walled pressurized vessel consist of a right
circular cylinder with flat ends. Midway between
the ends the stress is greatest in what direction?
 
A. Longitudinal
B. Circumferential
C. Radial
D. At an angle 45 to the longitudinal and
circumferential direction.
The bending moment at a section of a beam is derived
from the
 
A. Sum of the moments of all external forces on one
side of the section.
B. Difference between the moments on one side of
the section and the opposite side.
C. Sum of the moments of all external forces on both
sides of the section.
D. Sum of the moments of all external forces
between supports.
The stress concentration factor:
 
A. Is a ratio of the average stress on a section to the
allowable stress
B. Cannot be evaluated for brittle materials
C. Is the ratio of areas involved in an sudden change
of cross section
D. Is the ratio of the maximum stress produced in a
cross section to the average stress over the section
Poison’s ratio is the ratio of the
 
A. Unit lateral deformation to the unit longitudinal
deformation
B. Unit stress to unit strain
C. Shear strain to compressive strain
D. Elastic limit to proportional limit
Hooke’s law for an isotropic homogeneous medium
experiencing on-dimensional stress is:
 
A. Stress = E( strain)
B. (Force) (Strain) = (change in length / length)
C.  Strain = E (stress)
D. Force / Area = length / change in length
The modulus of rigidity of a steel member is:

A. A function of the length and depth

B. Defined as the unit shear stress divided by the unit
shear deformation
C. Equal to the modulus of elasticity divided by one
plus poison’s ratio.
D. Defined as the length divided by the moment of
inertia
A thin homogeneous metallic plate containing a hole
is heated sufficiently to cause expansion. If the
coefficient of surface expansion is linear, the area of
the hole will:
 
A. Increase at twice the rate the area of the metal
increases
B. Increase at the same rate as the area of the metal
increases
C. Decreases at twice the rate as the area of the
metal increases
D. Decreases at the same rate as the area of the
metal increases
The linear portion of the stress – strain diagram of
steel is known as the:
 
A. Modulus of elasticity
B. Irreversible range
C. Plastic range
D. Elastic range
In a column (slenderness ratio > 160 which of the
following has the greatest influence on its tendency
to buckle under a compressive load.
 
A. The modulus of elasticity of the material
B. The compressive strength of the material
C. The radius of gyration of the column
D. The length of the column
The area of the shear diagram of a beam between any
two points on the beam is equal to the:
 
A. Change in shear between the two points
B. Total shear beyond the two points
C. Average moment between the two point
D. Change in moment between the two points
Poisson’s ratio is principally used in:
 
A. The determination of the capability of a material
for being shaped
B. The determination of capacity of a material
C. Stress - strain relationships where stresses are
applied in more than one direction
D. The determination of the modulus of toughness
Young’s modulus of elasticity for a material can be
calculated indirectly from which of the following
properties of the material?
 
A. Temperature coefficient of expansion and
dielectric constant
B. Temperature coefficient of expansion and specific
heat
C. Density and velocity of sound in the material
D. Density and inter – atomic spacing in the material
Which of the following is the definition of the joule?

A. A unit of power
B. A kg m/s2
C. A Newton meter
D. A rate of change of energy
Which of the following metals has the highest specific
heat capacity at 100C
 
A. Aluminium
B. Copper
C. Bismuth
D. Iron
Which of the following is a member of the halogen
family?
 
A. Sodium
B. Hydrogen Chloride
C. Fluorine
D. Phosphorus
Which of the following metals is the best heat
conductor?
 
A. Aluminum
B. Gold
C. Copper
D. Silver
When exposed to the atmosphere, which of the
following liquids is coldest?
 
A. Oxygen
B. Nitrogen
C. Argon
D. Helium
Power may be expressed in units of:
 
A. Ft – lbs
B. Hp- hours
C. BTU/hr
D. Kw- hours
Which of the following is not a unit of work?
 
A. N.m
B. Kg.m2/s2
C. Erg
D. Dyne
Which of the following statements about entropy is
FALSE?
 
A. Entropy of a mixture is greater than that of its
components under the same condition
B. An irreversible process increases entropy of the
universe
C. Entropy has the units of heat capacity
D. Entropy of a crystal at 0 is zero
Work or energy can be a function of all of the
following EXCEPT;
 
A. Force and distance
B. Power and time
C. Torque and angular rotation
D. Force and time
What is a combination of one or more metals with a
non-metallic element?
 
A. Metalloid
B. Matrix composite
C. Inert
D. Ceramic
What do you call an atom that has lost or gain an
electron?
 
A. Ion
B. Cation
C. Hole
D. Neutron
Polymer comes from Greek words “poly” which
means “many” and “meros” which means:
 
A. Metal
B. Material
C. Part
D. Plastic
The engineering materials known as “plastic” are
more correctly called:
 
A. Polyvinyl chloride
B. Polymers
C. Polyethylene
D. Mers
What is a combination of two or more materials that
has properties that the components materials do
not have by themselves?
 
A. Compound
B. Composite
C. Mixture
D. Matrix
What is a reference sheet for the elements that can be
used to form engineering materials?
 
A. Periodic table
B. Truth table
C. Building blocks materials
D. Structure of materials
Who has been accepted as the author of the periodic
table which was developed by chemist in the mid-
nineteenth century?
 
A. Vickers
B. Knoop
C. Rockwell
D. Mendeleev
What physical property of a material that refers to the
point at which a material liquefies on heating or
solidifies on cooling?
 
A. Melting point
B. Curie point
C. Refractive index
D. Specific heat
What physical property of a material that refers to the
temperature at which ferromagnetic materials can
no longer be magnetized by outside forces?
 
A. Melting point
B. Thermal conductivity
C. Thermal expansion
D. Curie point
What is the ratio of the velocity of light in a vacuum to
its velocity in another material?

A. Refractive index
B. Poisson’s ratio
C. Density
D. Mach number
What physical property of a material refers to the
amount of weight gain (%) experienced in a polymer
after immersion in water for a specified length of
time under a controlled environment?
 
A. Dielectric strength
B. Electric resistivity
C. Water absorption
D. Thermal conductivity
What physical property of a material that refers to the
rate of heat flow per unit time in a homogenous
material under steady – state condition, per unit
area, per unit temperature gradient in a direction
perpendicular to area?
 
A. Thermal expansion
B. Thermal conductivity
C. Heat distortion temperature
D. Water absorption
What is the absolute value of the ratio of the
transverse strain to the corresponding axial strain in
a body subjected to uniaxial stress?
 
A. Poisson’s ratio
B. Euler’s ratio
C. Refractive index
D. Dielectric index
What physical property of a material refers to the
highest potential difference (voltage) that an
insulating material of given thickness can withstand
for a specified time without occurrence of electrical
breakdown through its bulk?
 
A. Thermal expansion
B. Conductivity
C. Dielectric strength
D. Electrical resistivity
What physical property of a material refers to the
ratio of the amount of heat required to raise the
temperature of a unit mass of a substance 1 degree
to the heat required to raised the same mass of
water to 1 degree?
 
A. Specific Heat
B. Latent Heat
C. Heat of Fusion
D. Heat of fission
What physical property of a material refers to the
temperature at which a polymer under a specified
load shows a specified amount of deflection?
 
A. Curie temperature
B. Specific heat
C. Heat distortion temperature
D. Thermal conductivity
What mechanical property of a material refers to the
nominal stress at fracture in a tension test at
constant load and constant temperature?
 
A. Creep strength
B. Stress rupture strength
C. Compressive yield strength
D. Hardness
What mechanical property of a material refers to the
resistance to plastic deformation?
 
A. Rigidity
B. Plasticity
C. Ductility
D. Hardness
What typical penetrator is used in Brinell hardness
test?
 
A. 10mm ball
B. 120diamond (brale)
C. 1.6mm diameter ball
D. 20 needle
What parameter is defined as the temperature at
which the toughness of the material drops below
some predetermined value, usually 15 ft-lb
 
A. Nil ductility temperature
B. Curie temperature
C. Thermal conductivity
D. Heat distortion temperature
What is obtained by repeated loading a specimen at
given stress levels unit it fails?
 
A. Elastic limit
B. Endurance limit or fatigue strength of material
C. creep
D. all of the choices
What dimensional property of a material refers to the
deviation from edge straightness?
 
A. Lay
B. Out of flat
C. Camber
D. Waviness
What dimensional property of a material refers to a
wavelike variation from a perfect surface, generally
much wider in spacing and higher in amplitude than
surface roughness?
 
A. Lay
B. Waviness
C. Surface finish
D. Out of flat
Wood id composed of chains of cellulose molecules
bonded together by another natural polymer called.
 
A. Plastic
B. Lignin
C. Mer
D. Additive
What is a polymer production process that involves
forming a polymer chain containing two different
monomers?
 
A. Copolymerization
B. Blending
C. Alloying
D. Cross-linking
What is the generic name of a class of polymer which
is commercially known as “nylon”
 
A. Polyacetals
B. Polyamide
C. Cellulose
D. Polyester
By definition, a rubber is a substance that has a least
elongation in tensile test and is capable
of returning rapidly and forcibly to its original
dimensions when load is removed.
 
A. 100%
B. 150%
C. 200%
D. 250%
What is a method of forming polymer sheets of films
into three- dimensional shapes, in which the sheet
is clamped on the edge, heated until soften and
sags, drawn in contact with the mold by vacuum,
and cooled while still in contact with the mold?
 
A. Calendaring
B. Blow molding
C. Thermoforming
D. Solid phase forming
What is a process of forming continuous shapes by
forcing a molten polymer through a metal die?

A. Calendaring
B. Thermoforming
C. Lithugraphy
D. Extrusion
What chemical property of a material which refers to
its ability to resist deterioration by chemical or
electrochemical reactions with environment?
 
A. Stereospecificity
B. Corrosion resistance
C. Conductivity
D. Electrical resistance
What refers to the tendency for polymers and
molecular materials to form with an ordered,
spatial, three- dimensional arrangement of
monomer molecules?
 
A. Stereospecificity
B. Conductivity
C. Retentivity
D. Spatial configuration
What is the ratio of the maximum load in a tension
test to the original cross – sectional area of the test
bar?
 
A. Tensile strength
B. Yield strength
C. Shear strength
D. Flexure strength
What is the ratio of stress to strain in a material
loaded within its elastic range?
 
A. Poisson’s ratio
B. Refractive index
C. Modulus of elasticity
D. Perfect elongation
What is a measure of rigidity?
 
A. Stiffness
B. Hardness
C. Strength
D. Modulus of elasticity
The greatest stress which a material is capable of
withstanding without a deviation from acceptable
of stress to strain is called:
 
A. Elongation
B. Proportional limit
C. Yield point
D. Elastic limit
What refers to the stress at which a material exhibits a
specified deviation from proportionality of stress
and strain?
 
A. Tensile strength
B. Shear strength
C. Yield strength
D. Flexural strength
What is the amount of energy required to fracture a
given volume of material?
 
A. Impact strength
B. Endurance limit
C. Creep strength
D. Stress rupture strength
What mechanical property of a material which is a
time dependent permanent strain under stress?
 
A. Elongation
B. Elasticity
C. Creep
D. Rupture
In tensile testing, the increase in the gage length
measured after the specimen fractures within the
gage length is called:
 
A. Perfect elongation
B. Creep
C. Elasticity
D. Elongation
What is the resistance of a material to plastic
deformation?
 
A. Hardness
B. Stiffness
C. Creepage
D. Rigidity
What is the maximum stress below which a material
can theoretically endure an infinite number of stress
cycles?
 
A. Endurance state
B. Endurance test
C. Endurance limit
D. Endurance strength
What is a substance that attracts piece of iron?
 
A. Conductor
B. Semiconductor
C. Magnet
D. All of the choices
Which of the following is a natural magnet?
 
A. Steel
B. Magnesia
C. Lodestone
D. Soft iron
Which of the following materials has permeability
slightly less than that of free space?
 
A. Paramagnetic materials
B. Non-magnetic materials
C. Ferromagnetic materials
D. Diamagnetic materials
What materials has permeabilities slighter greater
than that of free space?
 
A. Paramagnetic materials
B. Non-magnetic materials
C. Ferromagnetic materials
D. Diamagnetic materials
What materials have very high permeabilities?
 
A. Paramagnetic materials
B. Non-magnetic materials
C. Ferromagnetic materials
D. Diamagnetic materials
What is defined by ASTM as a material that contains
as an essential ingredient an organic substance of
large molecular weight, is solid in its finished state,
and at some stage in its manufactured or in its
processing into finished articles, can be shape by
flow?
 
A. Metal
B. Metalloid
C. Plastic
D. Ceramic
Some polymetric materials such as epoxies are
formed by strong primary chemical bonds called:
 
A. Metallic bond
B. Van der Walls Bond
C. Cross linking
D. Covalent Bond
What do you call a polymer without additives and
without blending with another polymer?
 
A. Homopolymer
B. Ethenic polymer
C. Polyethylene
D. Copolymer
Steels that are used for axles, gears, and similar parts
are requiring medium to high hardness and high
strength are known as?
 
A. Medium – carbon steels
B. Very high – carbon steels
C. Low- carbon steels
D. High carbon steels
What method used to determine the reactions on
continuous beams?
 
A. Two moment equations
B. Three moment equations
C. Second moment equations
D. Third moment equation
Which of the following is the measure of torsional
stress?
 
A. Accuracy
B. Rigidity
C. Stiffness
D. Rigidity
It is a type of coil where the helical coil is wrapped
into a circle forming an annular ring.
 
A. Volute spring
B. Hair spring
C. Motor spring
D. Garter spring
What type of compound screw which produces a
motion equal to the difference in motion between
the two component screws
 
A. Machine screw
B. Tanden screw
C. Differential screw
D. Variable screw